Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [verb] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chart itself should be hung on a well-lit , shadow-free wall at a distance of six metres from where the subject stands . |
| 2 | A particular exercise should be repeated only a certain number of times during any one session , otherwise , the dog will become bored . |
| 3 | Leg and arm muscles should be exercised just a little bit longer after they feel tired , and tendons and muscles should be well stretched . |
| 4 | The teacher may not instantly use all of this material , but the aim should be to build up a growing collection of useful resources which will remain the property of the school and which can be handed on to any teacher , or supply teacher who has to teach the course . |
| 5 | The first two production batches should be put on a full stability test programme at elevated temperatures and , if appropriate , at elevated humidities . |
| 6 | The Council of the Society has been considering whether a scheme should be introduced whereby a young person proposing to enter law as a career could obtain some preliminary experience of the workings of a law office either before commencement of his university studies or during vacations . |
| 7 | There is a legend , born out of a murder once committed at the St. James ' Theatre , that if anyone else should be murdered there a dumb woman will appear on stage to reveal the murderer . |
| 8 | The objection must be taken on a relevant ground ( subs . |
| 9 | After a few weeks of this , I can guarantee you 'll be feeling quite a different person , and unable to wait to get out for your Sainsbury 's session , or your Waitrose-lifting ! |
| 10 | And to prove we mean business — as usual ! — we 'll be giving away a special 100-page A–Z Book Of C64 Tips … absolutely FREE ! |
| 11 | If your correct entry is the first to be drawn you 'll be driving away a fantastic new Renault Clio RT 1.4 voted Car of the Year ! |
| 12 | And if Liz does steer the fastest line , she 'll be keeping up a recent Oxford tradition . |
| 13 | She could be trapped down a vertical hole within the burrow system . |
| 14 | 7 This suit is not severely masculine — it consists of a shirt , tie and pale yellow jacket with fancy , scalloped lapels , and so could be considered merely a fashionable , feminine version of masculine dress . |
| 15 | There appeared to be considerable potential ; but before these videos could be used extensively a robust video player and viewer would be required , able to withstand a certain amount of rough handling . |
| 16 | 3 Can you give us an approximate idea of sales you 'd be expecting over a three-year period ? |
| 17 | One minute she 'd be putting up a good case for one course of action , then produce an equally convincing rebuttal . |
| 18 | There is some indication that the seasonal downturn may be flattening out a little bit earlier this year than usual . |
| 19 | The proposal may be to replace just a single building or a row of shops , or there may be plans for a comprehensive redevelopment involving a whole block or more . |
| 20 | ( 6 ) Hilton Mining ( Harvard OTC ) " Between ourselves , somebody may be picking up a huge stake in this company . |
| 21 | The magnitude of the NLD 's victory placed into question the validity of the SLORC 's stricture that the sole purpose of the election was to establish a Constituent Assembly without legislative power , whose task would be to draw up a new constitution before power could be handed over to a " strong " government , generally interpreted as meaning one acceptable to the military . |
| 22 | Forbidding though the prospect may be , he needs another talking shop — a commission whose function would be to draw up a definitive Russian constitution that could then be entrenched against the amending whims of the Congress . |
| 23 | In a cautiously worded announcement on May 29 Afewerki said that the EPLF would be setting up a provisional administration for Eritrea , but that this did not constitute a unilateral declaration of independence . |
| 24 | That is why it is so important that , as one of the conclusions of the Maastricht settlement , it was agreed that the 12 countries should set up an organisation loosely known as Europol whose first job would be to set up a Europeanwide drugs intelligence unit among the Twelve , which should lead to a greater level of co-operation with our continental partners to stop Ecstasy and other drugs coming into the country . |
| 25 | The idea would be to compile over a short period a national register of wealth holdings . |
| 26 | The hire car would be running up a heavy bill , but apart from the advance that he 'd had to hand over Forester had no intention of paying it . |
| 27 | Should the call come within the next week , I shall be taking out a full-page advert in the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus to express my thanks to you all for your support during my short period as manager . |
| 28 | During the Project Video shoot we shall be moving around a great deal and there may be occasions when people need to contact us but are unable to do so . |
| 29 | In the next few months , with British taxpayers ' money , we shall be setting up a national drugs intelligence unit in Czechoslovakia to try to intercept drugs coming overland . |
| 30 | In a related announcement , Groupe Bull SA says it will be taking out a cross-licensing agreement with HP giving Bull access to OpenView components , whilst HP gets Bull 's CM-API . |