Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the migrants may only go as far as southern Europe . |
| 2 | You must not worry too much if she seems a bit depressed during the first few months , instead of being a ‘ sweet and grateful granny ’ . |
| 3 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
| 4 | We should not go so far as to hold a referendum , but the people must have the final say . |
| 5 | A punch should not extend so far as to throw the puncher off balance , nor should a block be carried more than six inches above the head . |
| 6 | Yet he should not weep too long because old stone face himself , Ivan Lendl , made five attempts to land a major title . |
| 7 | Use your mirrors , on narrow or winding roads or where there is a lot of oncoming traffic , drivers of large or slow moving vehicles should be prepared to pull in and slow down to stop as soon as there is suitable opportunity , well , before you take off or turn left or turn right , or slow down or stop , use your mirrors , you should always look behind even if they 're none , a motor cycle should always look behind either , then give the appropriate signal if necessary , remember the routine |
| 8 | Molly did n't remind her that they must n't arrive too early because S. Kettering had told them not to . |
| 9 | It does n't sound quite so good when you put it at that sort of level , cause it puts a school at risk , but of course there 's no reason why a county council should n't borrow considerably more than this council does , looked at on accounting principle , unless I 'm wrong , and Mr I 'm going to call in a minute , will correct me if I am . |
| 10 | They should n't drive so fast because their car is n't worth as much as a child 's life . |
| 11 | I may not move as fast as you , but we 'll be there in good time . |
| 12 | I recognise that this may not go as far as librarians would wish . |
| 13 | A group action may not turn out exactly as the individuals involved intended ; but in order for it to happen at all there must be individuals acting on the basis of various desires , beliefs and intentions . |
| 14 | Agreed the working masses may not bath as regularly as might be wished , but they all drink tea . |
| 15 | I 'm sure the , I 'm sure they 'll all go away very when you , before you came . |
| 16 | When Le Roux bought Norton Motors in 1987 with shareholder and bank money , he knew there was a risk the profit might not flow as quickly as hoped . |
| 17 | NORWICH need to find their touch in front of goal or their Premier League lead might not last much longer than the New Year celebrations . |
| 18 | Matey might not work so hard as McAllister did , or perform such menial tasks , like scrubbing the kitchen floor and whitening the front doorstep — which was next on McAllister 's list of duties — but she did her share and was never idle , even in her spare time — hence her membership of the ladies ' sewing circle and her encouragement of her housemaid , McAllister , to accompany her to it . |
| 19 | Bream are a very impressive fish and though they might not fight as bravely as tench , carp or barbel , they do look big . |
| 20 | We might even go so far as to say that amplification of deviance among one group rather than among another could simply be due to chance . |
| 21 | Indeed , one might even go so far as to say that , were it not for the ‘ discovery ’ of Siberia 's seemingly inexhaustible resources of ‘ soft gold ’ , that is , an abundance of fur-bearing mammals — in particular the highly-prized sable — the Muscovite government would have been without the economic foundation for the growth of its political power . |
| 22 | We might almost go so far as to say that Lyly has embroidered an elaborate garment round the simple idea " Euphues was a young coxcomb " . |
| 23 | I 'd rather ask early rather than late . |
| 24 | The party could only go as far as the unions would allow and their influence was apparent at all levels . |
| 25 | And you could only go as far as the money would go , could n't you ? |
| 26 | Could only get as far as the kitchen . |
| 27 | Manager Alan Lockwood was forced to bring in a number of young faces and he could only look on agonisingly as they struggled against more experienced golfers in gusting winds . |
| 28 | The easterners could not complain too bitterly while their exports to Western Europe were growing by double-digit amounts . |
| 29 | Because of his Cartesianism , Malebranche could not go so far as to say that material objects were not really extended or in motion , but Pierre Bayle had argued that such restraint was unjustifiable . |
| 30 | Even Amabel could not go so far as to trouble Gemma . |