Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the researchers also reported ‘ an irritating tendency for some Ugandan subjects not to answer questions directly . |
| 2 | Robyn could barely think , let alone string coherent words together to form an answer . |
| 3 | A foolish general might surround his Pump Wagon with friendly units only to see the machine crunch through his own lines in the first turn ! |
| 4 | Local authorities did buy in places in voluntary and private Homes occasionally to meet the needs of clients referred to them , but this declined by 1980 . |
| 5 | They also utilize low-valued , passive , social , and subjective methods disproportionately to study subjects of low social status . |
| 6 | CLIVE Brittain warned User Friendly supporters not to put heart before head when his star filly goes for the world 's richest race , the Japan Cup in Tokyo , early tomorrow morning . |
| 7 | In the light of the OAS decision , Fujimori stated on Aug. 30 that there was no remaining excuse for political parties not to participate in the elections . |
| 8 | Do n't feel insecure about it — your intuitive rapport with the wild world is something that many people would give their eye- teeth just to touch . |
| 9 | IT IS rare now for the top clubs not to have some sort of close season tour , but some of this year 's destinations are interesting . |
| 10 | A basic curiosity towards diverse traditions ( a ) to appreciate and delight in diversity and know enough about different religions not to offend the susceptibilities of people , and to be able to give respect to them as persons without marginalizing their religious commitment — to be able therefore to contribute towards a harmonious society ; ( b ) to perceive the crucial area of common-ground between almost all major religious traditions , and that differences and disagreements are only meaningful against that background of what is held in common . |
| 11 | The European Community plays a vital role in developing law in the United Kingdom , and it is important for Scottish solicitors both to have a say in its formation and to be kept informed of changes in Brussels . ’ |
| 12 | Jane Newdick 's recently published book , Period Flowers , draws on inspiration from medieval times onwards to make inspiring flower arrangements great and small . |
| 13 | For people who have a realistic chance of developing their social skills sufficiently to re-enter open employment , other creative approaches have been used to place them in work . |
| 14 | Along with taking LSD and deciding after some very unpleasant attempts never to fuck again , attending Skegness was one of the most powerful and formative experiences of that part of my life . |
| 15 | The 6.00 news , this is Annie Webster , Police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight trying to persuade a man hiding in nearby woods not to kill himself , Paul Chandler reports : |
| 16 | Police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight trying to persuade a man hiding in nearby woods not to kill himself . |
| 17 | And police investigating a triple murder in Buckinghamshire are tonight trying to persuade a man hiding in nearby woods not to kill himself . |
| 18 | But it is the cinema which has blended all these different forms together to create potent and resonant imagery , a visual and aural imagery of powerful locomotives , billowing smoke , clattering rails , and melancholy train whistles , allied to the ideal dramatic potential of a mixed group of passengers thrown together by circumstance for the duration of the journey . |
| 19 | About 850 ‘ restaurants of the heart ’ opened their doors in French cities yesterday to serve free meals to the poor over Christmas and the winter . |
| 20 | ‘ Bruce Rioch is trying to get a few of the old lads back to play . |
| 21 | You should patent your secret — it would fetch a fortune from would-be innocents out to snare a man . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Confidence ’ , indeed , has been such a marked characteristic of the public school boy that many boys have been sent to public schools mainly to acquire it . |
| 23 | I 'm sure you do n't need me to tell you that vinyl wallcovering shows every defect in the plasterwork , so it was important to butt the different vinyls perfectly to avoid the joints showing through the border . |
| 24 | But urban guerrillas do n't kidnap distinguished foreigners only to keep their exploit secret , hijackers can hardly help becoming news on the instant , and here there has been profound silence . |
| 25 | The most famous ( or notorious ) is the giant squid at 15 m or more in length , but some of the extinct ammonites and nautiloids were of similar dimension , and were the largest shelled animals ever to have lived . |
| 26 | She had the idea of bringing staff , students , parents and all interested parties together to celebrate a Mass at the beginning of the Academic Year . |
| 27 | So we really do have to fight fiercely , and to do that , of course , erm one of the things that we do I think most effectively is to bring waves of foreign journalists here to write about how beautiful erm Britain is and indeed into your area , into the Oxford area , erm we 've got the Canadian T V crew coming next week , who 'll be filming and erm making erm documentary films for Canadian T V , which should be screened fairly quickly . |
| 28 | At Christmas we went around houses singing carols but the best thing of all was when on Christmas eve we went to the local old peoples home to sing carols . |
| 29 | Be careful lads not to let this one slip away ! |
| 30 | So what we will try to do is to work out a preliminary understanding of the conventions which tell English speakers when to use " the " . |