Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The images together speak of the losses within language incurred through the passages of migration — losses accrued through violation , silence and often subtlety . |
| 2 | It is with good reason that presidents constantly complain of the large problems they face in trying to get the bureaucracy to do what they want it to do . |
| 3 | They originally said they 'd be covering the works of 20 composers over the period 1984–2000 but , so far , I only know of the LPs ‘ George And James ’ ( Gershwin and Brown ) and ‘ Stars And Hank Forever ’ ( Sousa and Hank Williams ) . |
| 4 | Firstly , we only know of the existence of these structures because of the waterlogged nature of the peat in which they are found , since without such conditions they would have rotted away and disappeared . |
| 5 | In the northern parts of Sulawesi the maleos obviously know of the presence of hot underground streams , using the heat in the volcanic gravel to incubate their eggs . |
| 6 | I only ask of the Government to be treated as all other men are treated . |
| 7 | He would look at Harry , the picture of health and happiness and , while marvelling at his steady uncomplicated progress , suddenly think of the child 's mother , a travesty of the woman he had once known , suffering , it would seem , from chronic post-natal depression , so much so that , on Winifred Shalcross 's advice , a second specialist had been called in . |
| 8 | ‘ You obviously approve of the Whisky Belt ? ’ |
| 9 | What we already know of the Titfords can serve as a model : Charles the Cheesemonger in the late 18th century had 13 children , seven of whom died in infancy ; his grandson , Benjamin the Silversmith , had reduced the number of offspring to five , and would live to see all but one reach adulthood . |
| 10 | The writer may well have assumed that most book buyers already know of the existence of a writer called Ernest Hemingway , and even if they did not before they picked up the book , they would already have seen his name on the cover before turning to read this biographical sketch inside . |
| 11 | Cardiff , whose rucking and mauling remains sub-standard , at least possess a pair of half-backs with the wit and ability to make best use of the ball they do get . |
| 12 | You battle with the Treasury in public spending negotiations and you battle with the health service to make best use of the resources that are available . |
| 13 | Directional planning involves identifying barriers and potentials and choosing a course in order to overcome the former and make best use of the latter . |
| 14 | We believe that these grants would be more effective if responsibility was transferred to those Departments which can make best use of the money . |
| 15 | However , we will still need to build up our level of knowledge and understanding of expert systems within the RAF and in particular amongst our computing specialists so that we can make best use of the facilities available when providing support to the user . |
| 16 | In order to make best use of the available resources , LoadLeveler needs to be given information about the code that it is trying to run . |
| 17 | However techniques need to be developed to make best use of the opportunities . |
| 18 | ‘ When you mention epilepsy people straight away think of the major fit grand-mal , they do n't think of absence seizures , ’ said Mrs McLeod , whose first fit happened when she had polio as a child . |
| 19 | I 've promised him that I will make a new life for myself and not think of the past . |
| 20 | When we have a cold or a cough , we normally think of the symptoms as annoying byproducts of the virus 's activities . |
| 21 | Just think of the Titanic — everyone knew where she went down , but it still took years to find her . ’ |
| 22 | And just think of the calculations involved when a fielder runs to catch a cricket ball — he does n't necessarily realise he is doing it but he has to work out how high the ball is , how fast it is travelling , its precise direction and how quickly he has to run in order to catch it . |
| 23 | The D sharp note really means that this is a Blues Scale lick as opposed to a pure Pentatonic lick , but just think of the extra note as a passing note . |
| 24 | Just think of the trouble the police had gone to in catching this young person . |
| 25 | There is quite enough for us to worry about in our own institutes ; just think of the state of many buildings in the former East Germany . |
| 26 | Just think of the mental agony you and your family would have suffered in the change . |
| 27 | Just think of the variety of work you may have to commission : computer graphics or cartoon treatment for a commercial ; a glossy colour illustration or a strip cartoon ; action , fashion or food photography ; straight-forward shots of the client 's packs . |
| 28 | And just think of the breakage . |
| 29 | ‘ Just think of the fairy-stories , ’ Sam had said . |
| 30 | Just think of the capital investment required to manufacture cars , steel or cornflakes . |