Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BEAUTIFUL , flexible sounds , delicately turned phrases , and the sort of energy which skips rather than strides — the King 's Consort at the Queen 's Hall reminded us that civilisation is not entirely destroyed . |
| 2 | She supposed she was perfectly entitled to do that , since she had been his secretary for more than ten years , but for some odd reason it had still made her nerve-ends prickle antagonistically when Eleanor had said his name . |
| 3 | How frustrating it is when other people 's knitting always goes right and outs has ‘ hiccups ’ ! ) |
| 4 | But the three of them got on and Fred explained that ‘ we desperately wanted to turn into a dance band but did n't know how ’ . |
| 5 | The tyre keeps spinning , the revs remain skyward as Doohan shifts up a gear with the rear end still well out of line . |
| 6 | One day in the shop she 'd been waiting for Malcolm 's girlfriend and partner , Vivienne Westwood — they 'd been planning to go somewhere but Vivienne had n't turned up , she 'd phoned to tell this American girl that . |
| 7 | Some years ago , W. G. Hoskins argued that the Domesday Book entries for Devon referred to hamlets and farmsteads rather than villages , and that any particular vill comprised a whole series of villein farms . |
| 8 | No gathering of the clan was really gathered properly until Richard arrived , sartorially plumed and bearing the news from Aix to Brent . |
| 9 | The major difficulty here is the failure to consider the relationship between s17 ( where property passing is linked to contract rather than conveyance ) and s62(4) of SGA 1979 . |
| 10 | One group says it is to do with social deprivation , and the other blames people 's lifestyle , saying they eat badly and smoke and drink too much . |
| 11 | That phrase is read narrowly to convict the accused of handling rather than theft , handling being a more serious offence than theft . |
| 12 | The main disadvantage of a Schedule E income tax charge is that it arises before the managers realise any cash from their shares to pay the tax , and that the benefit of indexation , which would apply were the gains to be subject to capital gains tax rather than income tax , will not be available . |
| 13 | She tossed her head , sending the silky swath of hair tumbling over her shoulders , and sensed rather than saw the sudden shift of emotion away from anger to a raw wild passion that stole her breath and made her legs go weak . |
| 14 | We can not be complacent , for progress marches on and inflation eats at our financing , but we can be proud of the Institution — and extend again our heartfelt thanks to the voluntary fund raisers and crews without whom it could not exist in any form . |
| 15 | Because hyoscine may be a significant factor contributing to the tachycardia , sparing rather than routine use of this agent is advisable . |
| 16 | Smaller firms are avoiding auditing altogether and 40% are operating without insurance cover . |
| 17 | On the subject of safety , do n't worry ; most cases of electrocution by guitar have been down to abusage rather than usage . |
| 18 | I mean , twenty years ago when the volume of work was n't so high as it now , then erm every police officer was doing that , but because time has marched on and problems have become more an more , erm we we tend to have left the traditional way of policing behind . |
| 19 | Even though time has marched on and Danes and Vikings have invaded it , Catholic , Anglican and Methodist religion have influenced it , nothing has really changed its basic aura and raison d'etre . |
| 20 | ‘ If you know anything about the history of art , you 'll know that the real process of evaluation goes on after things have stopped . |
| 21 | Life goes on and Will was busier than ever . |
| 22 | Nothing will last forever but will fade as time goes on and seasons move into the cold of winter . |
| 23 | Because there is a way forward , it is about negotiation , it is about hunt the hunting community , it is about sharing ideas and looking for a way forward , going forward from here , well to turn a blind eye to what goes on and vote for that amendment is very similar to what Hitler did in Germany fifty years ago . |
| 24 | The length of time required for a solid to flow rather than fracture is known as its rheidity and the type of flow produced is termed rheid flow . |
| 25 | Patients , particularly women who are conditioned from childhood to be accepting rather than questioning , are given the sense that they must n't try to invade medical territory . |
| 26 | I 've heard since that people can do silly things then . |
| 27 | The picture becomes almost a real person to the boy , replacing his dead grandmother and helping him to carry on when circumstances seem to be against him . |
| 28 | Henry was the most appropriate of the three to carry on as miller as he had served his apprenticeship at Healings in Tewkesbury . |
| 29 | Migraine , too , is followed by nausea and vomit rather as sin is followed by remorse . |
| 30 | Deprived of this option , Mr Lawson decided to soldier on as Chancellor of the Exchequer , claiming in his speech on Thursday that there was no alternative to his economic policy . |