Example sentences of "simply [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But instead of simply struggling in embarrassment they can turn to their advisers and ask for help : " What do I say now ? " , |
| 2 | The first option involved simply eliminating through traffic , principally through the use of one-way systems . |
| 3 | Could n't they see that he was simply dying for want of a word from Kee , that not seeing her or being able to write or talk to her was killing him , and that nothing else mattered ? |
| 4 | I 'm simply dying of thirst . |
| 5 | It involves simply flushing with water , poured from any container . |
| 6 | I notice that even when you are simply listening to music on tape or watching it on the TV monitor when you are editing you are still breathing with the music even though you are not conducting it . |
| 7 | If we regard our guide as simply looking for advice as to what moral rules are correct , unrelated to a particular decision which he is called upon to make or to a particular situation in which he is involved then it will be impartiality of the first and last types which are particularly relevant : that is , the formal requirement that legislation is to be universalised , and the material requirement that the decisions made are based on a consideration of all relevant factors . |
| 8 | In considering the right of the individual to know the law by simply looking at legislation , it is a fallacy to start from the position that all legislation is available in a readily understandable form in any event : the very large number of statutory instruments made every year are not available in an indexed form for well over a year after they have been passed . |
| 9 | Instead of simply going to bed , she insisted on returning , believing that it was her duty to try and fulfil her obligations . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm simply going to bed , ’ Jenna said breathlessly , facing him with anxiety . |
| 11 | Also throughout the branches of physical geography it was necessary to convince members of other disciplines that physical geographers had a contribution to make and this had to be done by showing what could be done rather than by simply stating in advance that a physical geographer had much to contribute . |
| 12 | Instead , sensing a criticism — which this was not , Aunt Lilian was simply asking for information — she gave one of her loud laughs and said , well , she personally thought it was a good thing for a young married woman to cultivate the little niceties of life . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's simply asking for trouble , ’ she said . |
| 14 | A final difficulty associated with attempts to formulate a sentencing tariff arises from the coexistence of other sentencing aims alongside that of simply punishing in proportion to the offender 's ‘ just deserts ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ People never are angry ; they 're always hurt , or surprised , or — when they 're simply boiling with rage — ‘ merely amused ’ . |
| 16 | It means we 're starting from a better baseline than if we were simply dealing with health services budget and social work 's budget and what the voluntary sector has managed to pull together . |
| 17 | Failure to stick to the safety rules is simply playing with fire . |
| 18 | We 're not simply talking about opening and closing in response to a stimulus then , this first stimulus has left the channels in a state in which they 're relatively unable to gate open . |
| 19 | Also , the findings for the causal task indicate that even five-year-olds have some knowledge of the directional component of the causal connectives ' meaning , in that their mean score is considerably higher than the score ( of 8 ) which one would expect if they were simply responding at chance level . |
| 20 | The company that bottles the water says it 's acting completely within the law and is simply responding to customer demand . |
| 21 | U2 and close spirits are not simply fighting against lack of rock groups , or regressive traditional rock activity , but against the stiff tradition of Irish showbands , the giddy lack of pop choice or opportunity . |
| 22 | The 1992 equivalent , simply adjusting for inflation , would be £25.50 per child . |
| 23 | Not that Therapy ? give two hoots about that , but you can be your prized original copy of ‘ Love Buzz ’ that A&M are simply drooling with anticipation that such a miracle might happen . |
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