Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pron] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we identify such a structure , then it means that we can successfully explain our observations in terms of concepts that we genuinely understand already . |
| 2 | I 'd rather eat my shorts ! |
| 3 | Though they might thereby earn their spurs as ‘ good practitioners ’ , their children may gain rather less than if they had experienced a more varied and exact mode of discourse . |
| 4 | Men , if they are still fit on retirement , will have another fifteen years of life ahead of them , whilst women will mostly outlive their husbands and have a further twenty or more years ahead . |
| 5 | Now would you rather answer my questions , or try explaining yourself to Marshal Davout at headquarters ? ’ |
| 6 | Her activities were at first regarded with suspicion by headmistresses of local schools , so , to placate those who did not outright forbid their pupils to attend , she described her lessons as rhythmic exercises to music . |
| 7 | The structure should be tailored in such a way that it can most effectively pursue its aims . |
| 8 | They will vigorously pursue their policies to combat drug trafficking and misuse of drugs , nationally and internationally . |
| 9 | Relating , you form a , a bond basically between you and the customer , that 's why you sell well , cos you gel well with your customers , there 's empathy there , you 've got to come across as caring and sharing , but you 've got ta ask questions and you listen to the answers , right , you 've got to basically treat their problems as if they were your own , do you know what I 'm saying to you ? |
| 10 | This innovation alarms poor Mr Woodhouse , who would much prefer his guests — for medical , not mercenary , reasons — to confine themselves to gruel ; but his daughter 's hospitable instinct is prophetic , for that circular table becomes a standard piece of drawing-room furniture for the rest of the century . |
| 11 | Dividing the colony will merely make its members more vulnerable , they argue , while previous efforts to breed rhinos in captivity have been at best unreliable . |
| 12 | If they are accurate , the new Foxbats can not only evade our missiles , they can attain the very top level of the stratosphere , and maintain a speed which is only marginally sub-orbital . |
| 13 | I 'd better answer your questions in case you 're tempted to make up the answers . ’ |
| 14 | And Dr Charles Deering , who settled there after a wandering career , said that ‘ were a naturalist in Quest of an exquisite Spot to build a Town or a City , could he meet with one that would better answer his Wishes ? ’ |
| 15 | The US would only aid its Allies , should they be attacked , in accordance with its constitution , which left decisions on war and peace to the Senate . |
| 16 | But , Pascal tells us , we need to make the effort : ‘ Imagination can not make fools wise , but she can make them happy , to the envy of reason which can only make its friends miserable . ’ |
| 17 | Caterpillars of the garden tiger moth , for example , will only make their cocoons inside a heap of dead leaves or garden rubbish . |
| 18 | It will only make my clothes much worse . ’ |
| 19 | Preventing dental and gum disease will not only make your visits to the dentist more pleasant , but will mean that your mouth feels fresher and you can have a bright smile . |
| 20 | You 'd better make what preparations you need , Dubois . |
| 21 | They 'd better make their minds up quickly whether he was in charge or not . |
| 22 | If that executive transporter goes up , I 'll personally eat your kidneys , capishe ? |
| 23 | The addition of Uphall will greatly enhance our capabilities in this area of business , the development of which is being masterminded by Peter Witherington . |
| 24 | ‘ Where an unconstitutional change of regime takes place in a recognised state , governments of other states must necessarily consider what dealings , if any , they should have with the new regime , and whether and to what extent it qualifies to be treated as the government of the state concerned . |
| 25 | Even the Nato arms controllers meeting in Vienna , whose job it is to negotiate East-West reductions in conventional armed forces , can only pursue their objectives on the basis of confrontation between their alliance and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 26 | Thus the salesperson must not only know his products ' benefits but the types of situation in which each would be appropriate . |
| 27 | Ultimately , we can only know our institutions of higher education by coming to understand the quality of their internal life . |
| 28 | So we can only concentrate our efforts and what we have been concentrating our efforts on is not turning any place into a nuclear dump , then we have been concentrating on our union 's policy which is the retention of all the facilities and job security for our members . |
| 29 | Such reports should not only discuss what problems might have emerged , and their time and cost implications , but also attempt to anticipate any subsequent difficulties to offer advance warning of any requests for supplementary expenditure . |
| 30 | ‘ No , much better recruit your energies , ’ said Anthony , just as David returned carrying a jug of hot water and two slices of lemon on a plate . |