Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each may have a completely different attitude from the other on the subject of husband and wife roles , money , children and the family . |
| 2 | For example , to offer much quicker delivery than is usual may cost a seller very little because of spare capacity , but if this is highly valued by the buyer the seller may be able to trade it in return for a prompt payment agreement . |
| 3 | This is because if there is a person on both wing-tips , neither may have a good grip . |
| 4 | Alternatively , MAS may undertake a proactive search for a client with target approach being the next logical step in MAS 's acquisition assistance . |
| 5 | This checking role was to be played by the Senate , as John Adams explained : The rich ought to have an effectual barrier in the constitution against being robbed , plundered , and murdered , as well as the poor ; and this can never be without an independent Senate . |
| 6 | Okay so you 've given you 've given us erm the same company as erm that mm that may present a problem with us . |
| 7 | We 've still got the Children Act coming through , I know that may appear a bit odd , but that Act was in fact in nineteen eighty nine , but it 's come through in a sense on an incremental basis , and it 's accepted by the Department of Health and er , the S S I , that indeed , and the Audit Commission , that there are elements in the present settlement for the Children Act . |
| 8 | And if they recommend that , that may mean a little bit of trip , down to either Nottingham or perhaps even Derby , |
| 9 | Visits from the prisoner 's family may be limited to one half-hour twice a month , but since that may involve a 400 mile round journey even such infrequent visits may not be possible . |
| 10 | That may change a tad as both of these teams lost today : - ) . |
| 11 | Although it is an intense period of development and although it provides the basis of values , attitudes , and feelings — as well as darker things like repressions and obsessions — that may last a lifetime , it soon passes . |
| 12 | If you do not like smoking you should say so if the candidate asks , especially if that may prove a stumbling block in the future . |
| 13 | Do n't try and change things , at least until you understand them , and that may take a lifetime , at least ! |
| 14 | And that may take a week or two weeks in the school or college to get that done . |
| 15 | That may put a large and possibly intolerable strain on the firm and may not be an attractive option for the other consultants in the business . |
| 16 | Many people on the other side of the English channel believe that that may become an important institution for the future development of Europe . |
| 17 | The winners go on to the national finals in York , the winners of that may have a chance of selection for the Paralympics in Barcelona . |
| 18 | It is inevitable that a guitar with this pickup combination will be compared to a Strat , irrespective of body shape , and that may seem a little unfair when you consider that Starfield have avoided things Fenderish in most other respects . |
| 19 | That may seem a lot of money . |
| 20 | That may seem a softly-softly approach , but by making aspiring women managers and executives feel more comfortable with the management culture , it could prove effective in shattering the glass ceiling . |
| 21 | That may seem a statement of the blindingly obvious unless you are a British Rail planner that is . |
| 22 | That may seem an unduly harsh judgement on a contest which , in some sense , the RPF " won " . |
| 23 | While that may seem an attractive option for a young partner , it ought to be remembered that such payments will come out of his taxed income . |
| 24 | That may sound a bit over the top , but do not tune out yet . |
| 25 | That may sound a little daunting , but it is quite a natural possibility , known to the mathematician as a Hilbert space . |
| 26 | " Why did n't you use anything ? " is a familiar question , and there are various explanations — getting pregnant may have an unreal quality about it , something which younger teenagers in particular may feel , and even if they know the risks they assume that they 'll be lucky . |
| 27 | The groups were selected in such a way that each should contain a fairly equal proportion of aristocrats , diplomats , artists , men of letters and distinguished academics . |
| 28 | At this stage nothing remains but that each should present an opaque front to the other . |
| 29 | It was through these benefit or friendly societies that working people began collectively to provide insurance against the loss of income through unemployment , and to ensure that each should have a respectable funeral . |
| 30 | The rhizomes can be divided in late spring , to flower the following summer , ad each should have a bud or shoot on it . |