Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It will be a pleasant change to do so . ’ |
| 2 | The research programme was thus to have a broad base to provide broadly applicable results . |
| 3 | Pulling over to the right lane to turn right down the Royston Bypass |
| 4 | When war broke out in 1914 , Harrison was sent to France to join the British Expeditionary Force and regarded this as a heaven-sent opportunity to move away from the subject of the venereal diseases . |
| 5 | If any wonder whether they made the right decision to come home and marry a British man , Dolly Howard who danced round the world had the wittiest appreciation of the difference between the continental men and the boys back home : |
| 6 | Another suggestion was that the electrolysis caused the liquid level to drop as more of the liquid turned into gas ; this exposed the top of the palladium above the liquid surface and gas began to leak out , releasing in a rush the considerable energy that had been stored with the trapped deuterium , sending the temperature up above the melting point ( 1554 degrees Celsius ) or even boiling at 3000 degrees . |
| 7 | had been given ample opportunity to respond constructively but had palpably failed to do so . |
| 8 | In other words , we must motivate our learner to think , and give her ample opportunity to do so . |
| 9 | You 've had ample opportunity to do so . |
| 10 | A greenhouse offers an unparalleled opportunity to extend both the season of growing and variety of plants you can raise . |
| 11 | The complete freedom to work entirely in an individual way eludes most artists . |
| 12 | It seems that it was a hasty decision to take away the armoured car , which had become inseparable from the city 's history . |
| 13 | on that point er would the er minister indicate whether or not the British government supports the attitude of the French government because of course the British government at the time of the Edinburgh summit were wholly in favour of the agreement to require the European parliament to meet both in Brussels and in Strasbourg and therefore I assume that there 's an identity of interest between the British government and the French government on this question since the French government are maintaining their er opposition to the er six extra seats simply because they want to see a new parliament building constructed in Strasbourg , is that a position that the British government supports ? |
| 14 | These highly intelligent androids , perfect except for their total inability to think creatively , had devised a super robot which they intended should lead them . |
| 15 | But it would be wishful thinking to explain away all , or even most , of the increase as an artefact of recording changes . |
| 16 | He may be willing to use his new powers as executive president to brush aside resistance . |
| 17 | Cornelius made a vain attempt to do so . |
| 18 | I think where the dilemma emerges is in finding equity for an entity that may have had its balance sheet shot to hell in the recession but may now have a strong future to go forward on . |
| 19 | He made a half-hearted attempt to brush away my hand . |
| 20 | The most common error from the top of the backswing is for the right arm and shoulder to push forward , for the right side to unwind prematurely , and for the cut across , out-to-in action to be set . |
| 21 | ‘ So , yes , I would be prepared to resist any kind of armed attempt to take away the liberty which I have to determine my own way in the future . ’ |
| 22 | They may take a toasted sandwich to eat outside . |
| 23 | As a conscious exercise in boosting public morale at a difficult time there was a real danger of over-indulgence in wishful thinking ; it would be a cruel delusion to anticipate too many rabbits out of the hat , only to be fobbed off by the patter of the conjurer . |
| 24 | Choosing the right car to fit both Sue and Richard 's busy days is a demanding task . |
| 25 | Where even these devices prove insufficient to ensure subservience , there is ample reserve of armed force to do so , both within the satellites and in the USSR itself . |
| 26 | Each was also equipped with a Very pistol and two flares , one green one red , a torch with the glass masked by sticky tape to leave only a pencil-thin beam , and a radio transmitter tuned to a master receiver in Springfield 's car . |
| 27 | " It is not the policy of the British Government to encourage any of those persons who become a British responsibility to put forward claims that they are NOT Soviet citizens . " |
| 28 | All that might be allowed for in this context was that individual cases might be considered if I particularly pressed " , and it has to be added that this was in full accordance with the AFHQ instruction of 7 March which stated that " it is not the policy of she British Government to encourage any of those persons who become a British responsibility to put forward claims that they are NOT Soviet Citizens " . |
| 29 | Fenway fans have simply grown resigned to seeing fine teams commit one horrendous play to throw away a crucial championship game as good as won . |
| 30 | If it was possible to do that in the past , it should be possible now for British Rail to design relatively cheap crossing facilities . |