Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garry deserved all that was coming to him ; fidelity in marriage seemed to be very little regarded but Garry must have known about the baby and there was no excuse for him . |
| 2 | Ernst Mayr rather unkindly remarks that Jenkin 's article ‘ is based on all the usual prejudices and misunderstandings of the physical scientists ’ . |
| 3 | In a letter to his clients ( 3 ) , Mr Popham describes Newport Borough Council as ‘ effectively judge and jury in its own court ’ . |
| 4 | My Bloody Valentine and Blur got stranded at the airport , but thankfully CURVE and SPIRITUALIZED were on hand to step in … |
| 5 | NEW YORK ( AP ) — Computer users around the world waited nervously to see whether warnings of a rogue ‘ virus ’ come true today . |
| 6 | Bond prices have since fallen and yields risen , partly because of inflation worries , but more because of a worldwide liquidity squeeze which has caused bond yields to rise virtually everywhere . |
| 7 | Come on sit and start reading , leave the recorder alone . |
| 8 | But in the outside world , most realised that Beirut was doomed as Begin said he had no intention of capturing it . |
| 9 | Whilst Whigs of all complexions signed with no hesitation , the Country Tories were much more reluctant to swear allegiance in such unqualified terms , although many eventually complied when signing was made compulsory . |
| 10 | We feel we can go on eating and drinking and living for today , just mildly titillated by guilt . |
| 11 | The Pleasure Dome is the host for Dave 's blend of up-front dance and indie tunes , where the sounds are likely to include ditties from the likes of Happy Mondays , The Charlatans , World Of Twist , 808 State , A Tribe Called Quest and The KLF , interspersed with a splattering of classic House tunes . |
| 12 | People in Western Europe , for example , rarely dispute that Jesus lived , but in Eastern Europe the denial of his historical existence is almost a canon of Marxist dogma . |
| 13 | For Wasps , there was no chance of making a recovery — even though their duck was eventually broken when Rick Brevant passed to Robert Forbes with 13 minutes remaining — Pandas running on to complete a comfortable victory with three goals in 90 seconds . |
| 14 | United Buses and Darlington Transport Company both complained that they were not properly consulted before decisions were taken and said the proposed speed humps would make bus travel uncomfortable and could damage the vehicles . |
| 15 | It went on to claim that ISC was a ‘ highly cash-absorptive operation ’ . |
| 16 | She went on to claim that Elvis wanted to join his beloved mother Gladys , whose death had shattered him beyond repair . |
| 17 | In the published version of your parliamentary intervention you admit that ‘ there is an association between health and all the factors that he [ David Blunkett ] has mentioned ’ but go on to claim that health variations are being examined as part of The Health of the Nation strategy . |
| 18 | She foretold the invasion and defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 ; and Samuel Pepys ' Diary grimly records that Mother Shipton gave forewarning of the Great Fire of London in 1666 . |
| 19 | It is not widely realised that Germans of all political complexions have identified the fate of their country with that of Europe . |
| 20 | It does not seem to be widely realised that words have shape and colour and rhythm as well as meaning . |
| 21 | It was she who eventually recommended that Laura go to a college she knew of — one where she would find an environment supportive of her experience . |
| 22 | Dan Rather asked if Hussein would withdraw from Kuwait . |
| 23 | Workplace stress is on the increase , and ironically it 's now being widely recognized that companies own efforts to cut staff and become leaner and fitter , must take part of the blame . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , it is widely recognized that exchange rate adjustments within the EMS will only become less frequent if the economic performance and the economic policies of member countries are converging and consistent . |
| 25 | Kubrick presumably thinks that scientists , engineers and astronauts are dull dogs , a perception ( or rather , opinion , since it 's often untrue ) that he may not have imparted to Clarke . |
| 26 | It would be interesting to be able to monitor educative efforts by Alcor etc. to see if moderation of attitudes ensues . |
| 27 | However , Paine 's observations were duly recognized when Florey and his colleagues published their substantial text on antibiotics in 1949 . |
| 28 | Work at the north end of Normangate Field in 1974–5 dated the allotments here to the earlier second century at least , thereby suggesting that land closer to the town centre must have been surveyed and allotted at this time or even earlier . |
| 29 | Kossen also says that these characteristics can be learned and developed , thereby suggesting that leaders may be made as well as born . |
| 30 | He was now in close touch with the Revd M. J. Berkeley [ q.v. ] , the ‘ father ’ of British mycology , whom he eventually succeeded as Britain 's leading mycologist , but whom he always acknowledged as his master . |