Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [subord] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , the floating charge is practicable only if created by a body corporate , there is a separate system for the registration of company charges , there are distinct statutory procedures for the enforcement of the floating charge , certain provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 affecting company charges are unique to corporate insolvency , and the floating charge can be used tactically in order to veto the making of an administration order . |
| 2 | This small Islamic jug ( OA 1952.2-14.1 ) of the ninth century AD appears intact below when viewed by ordinary light , but X-rays show that it is extensively repaired right , especially around the rim . |
| 3 | She could still hear the pounding of the waves on the rocks below , but felt lulled rather than threatened by the muffled boom , accepting it as an inescapable sound on an island surrounded by the Atlantic ocean . |
| 4 | He still wore his expression of vacuous merriment , which must have been habitual rather than assumed in my honour . |
| 5 | A thin rim of encrusted mud , drying off now , helped to outline the marks , but even so they were elusive enough until pointed out . |
| 6 | Coleridge himself can not have failed to make the calculation that of four marriageable Fricker sisters , one was married to Robert Lovell , and another all but engaged to Southey . |
| 7 | Other ties , with games kicking off at 2 p.m. unless stated , are : |
| 8 | It is no coincidence that 1974 , the year in England and Wales which saw the end of the decline the proportionate use of imprisonment , and the beginning of a major economic crisis during which the numbers of male unemployed more than doubled by 1976 and increased by a factor of 5 by 1984 , also marked the beginning of the end of the welfarist consensus . |
| 9 | Yet Morgan ( 1972 ) wrote that British East Coast N. lapillus refused to attack L. littorea even when starved for 4 months . |
| 10 | Thorough cleaning will often be adequate particularly if combined with complete drying . |
| 11 | They were based on textbook questions , some almost as printed , but slightly altered to make political points . |
| 12 | He is normally an individual who prefers to be convinced rather than compelled , to be motivated rather than threatened . |
| 13 | It is presumed that even preferential dividends are payable only if declared . |
| 14 | [ T ] he term British constitution is near meaningless even as used by British writers . |
| 15 | Those who go quiet and coy even when offended need to work on this . |
| 16 | In such a universe , in which the expansion was accelerated by a cosmological constant rather than slowed down by the gravitational attraction of matter , there would be enough time for light to travel from one region to another in the early universe . |
| 17 | He was very unhappy at having to come out at all , but I think he ‘ s just pig-ignorant rather than involved . |
| 18 | It is arguable that the reader may actually be confused rather than helped by the deviation from convention , precisely because she or he is expecting you to conform to the rules of punctuation . |
| 19 | Although violence at seaside resorts on bank holidays appears frightening enough when described by the media , various studies have pointed to the ritualistic character of this and other delinquent activity . |
| 20 | Technically , unless accepted by the Speaker , a resignation from the Assembly became operative only if approved by the Assembly as a whole , which was due to remain in recess until September . |
| 21 | It is intended to accredit these individually as used but we would like to take the opportunity of thanking Mr Gilson now . |
| 22 | While the Odiham Society has earned and received its fair share of credit , it must be concluded that this modest proposal , so long in incubation , was likely even if put into effect , to have had only a marginal impact on the situation it was meant to remedy — as the society soon realised . |
| 23 | Support for the Alliance was weaker amongst readers of the tabloids than readers of the quality press : all perhaps as expected . |
| 24 | However , they were effective only when injected , and something better was desirable . |
| 25 | Reminiscent of the CKR 's ‘ no disp ’ clause , however , the transfer will be effective only if noted on the sea waybill . |
| 26 | It was said to be effective only if found without actually seeking it , and some people who came upon it used to say a prayer such as : |
| 27 | As is always the case not everyone was pleased : one of Booth 's team described it as a ‘ large and rather ugly building ’ although ‘ its interior looks well enough when crowded with people . ’ |
| 28 | Since both f and g decrease from ½ towards -½ in the interaction region , it is appropriate to divide this region into the subregions A and B in which the product fg is positive and negative respectively as indicated in Figure 10.4 . |
| 29 | Drake very distinctive , being the only waterfowl to appear white in front and black behind when seen at a distance . |
| 30 | For the most part they would n't speak at all even if threatened . |