Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd be surprised if we were back in before the end of this Parliament , ’ he said three weeks ago , almost emphatically enough for the majority of Tory MPs who want to steer clear of the Bundesbank for as long as possible . |
| 2 | Make that donation worth even more ! |
| 3 | Under the STV a candidate must compete not only with political opponents but also with candidates of his own party , and compete in a popularity contest which , commencing with his first election campaign , will have to last without remission for as long as he wishes to hold his seat . |
| 4 | Such an order should usually be made , unless there are positive reasons for not so doing , such as the defendant 's own conduct in bringing suspicion on himself or herself or in misleading the prosecution , or where there is ample evidence supporting a conviction , but the defendant is acquitted on a technicality . |
| 5 | His reasons for no longer enjoying it had nothing to do with his accident , now well past him , or with the failure of the Brabham venture ; it was within himself . |
| 6 | ‘ My reasons for so soon destroying my drawings were these ; though I dare say that they do n't appear so rational to any one but myself : I was obliged to limit the work — in order to get more subscribers — & to erase the drawings — because the expense is considerable for keeping them on , & I have pretty great difficulty in paying my monthly charges , — for to pay colourer & printer monthly I am obstinately pre-possessed — since I had rather be at the bottom of the River Thames — than be one week in debt — be it never so small . |
| 7 | At school , she worked hard , putting off her return to Rose Cottage for as long as she was able . |
| 8 | Assuming that Noxid will only accept a contract for not less 5,000 pocket calculators Calculators Plc can : |
| 9 | Exposing the board for too long a period will rarely cause any damage , but troublesome problems can be caused by underexposure , when the UV sensitive coating will not have thoroughly reacted to the UV light . |
| 10 | There may be a case for sometimes deliberately providing ‘ too many ’ or ‘ too few ’ of , for example , straws for bottles , to enable children to verbalise what they , in some cases , intuitively see . |
| 11 | For those who had criticized the flawed economics of the nuclear protagonists ' case for so long it was the beginning of their justification . |
| 12 | ‘ The reason people have been concerned about this case for so long is that it is about far bigger issues . |
| 13 | For a little while she 'd almost managed to forget about Marianne. , She should have known the other woman would n't allow that to remain the case for very long . |
| 14 | So far as balance is concerned , would a teacher in a school with Afro-Caribbean children on the register have to present a case for as well as against apartheid when covering South Africa ? |
| 15 | erm I think the consensus is that you would n't — that either space is infinite , or at the very least it it 's finite it has no edge , so if you went in one direction for long enough you would come back in the other direction . |
| 16 | In September 1946 an assurance was finally given that American troops would stay in Germany for as long as necessary . |
| 17 | Bent spindles would be a fairly good excuse for not completely stripping some of these units but Ted 's single-minded attention to detail made sure that everything ended up with its proper film of necessary preservative . |
| 18 | " There 's no excuse for not even thinking about your shot when you 're waiting to hit to a green . " |
| 19 | He had been Chairman for less then two years in succession to Dr. Greenwood , when he collapsed and died during a Welsh Regional Rally . |
| 20 | I intended to resign at the A.G.M. due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area before the next A.G.M. but since no-one else wanted the job I agreed to remain chairman for as long as I could . |
| 21 | A CHEQUE for just over £117 has been presented to Bournemouth ladies ' guild by PIP Printing , Bournemouth . |
| 22 | No one was ever left in Masailand for so long again . |
| 23 | They really must realise that time and time again being equivocal on defence when you 're on the left of centre means that voters somehow do n't vote for you , and I think they 've had to learn this lesson yet again and I only hope that by the er December elections in West Germany the Social Democratic Party who I 've got a great deal of er sympathy for on most social issues will be firm and clear about a united Germany not being neutral and within NATO . |
| 24 | If we can keep 'Lash and Bash from each others ' throats for long enough there 'll be another round-up of reader queries next issue . |
| 25 | In the April 18 issue of 19970 , chirpy chart regulars of the time , Blue Mink can be heard bemoaning the onset of ‘ Progressive Rock ’ in terms that are extremely revealing : ‘ The ‘ underground ’ scene has been rammed down people 's throats for too long . |
| 26 | Well , do n't worry , I shall only be here tonight , so I wo n't restrict your activities for too long ! ’ |
| 27 | She could see twigs scattered along the lane for as far as the car 's headlights reached . |
| 28 | The church , however , seems to be out of step for , having opposed change for so long by supporting the status quo , it is now demonstrating an element of true radicalism since a minority of its clergy wish to take change beyond capitalism towards socialism . |
| 29 | I realised that men in politics had dominated world attitudes for long enough and although they claimed to be experts on everything , my experience showed that they understood very little . |
| 30 | All of these choices , it was felt , not only avoided the sense of incompleteness generated by ( b ) , but also rounded the story off more neatly with a short descriptive statement devoid of any actional content . |