Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider , then , two genuinely peace-loving ‘ players ’ , each of whom would most prefer mutual disarmament . |
| 2 | It hit sectors and people who largely escaped before , the skilled , the clerical workers , the managers and the professionals who 've been badly mauled this time , and where last time around er the service sector was expanding to mop up some of those who 'd lost their jobs in manufacturing , this time the service sector too has been in deep trouble . |
| 3 | Nominally they retained their autonomous status , but their provincial assemblies effectively became mere rubber-stamp bodies , and the powers of their provincial governments and judiciary were drastically curtailed . |
| 4 | They appeared in parts over five years from March 1755 to June 1760 and eventually made two folio volumes . |
| 5 | Edward 's manipulation of the wool trade for his financial advantage intensified the divisions between the small group of wealthy merchants who stood to benefit from Edward 's schemes and the lesser merchants who eventually made common cause with the producers in opposing the monopolistic structure that Edward tried to create . |
| 6 | The perpetual spring Schorne had divined for his parish in time of drought came replete with gypsum , Epsom salts , and carbonic acid , and thereby lent considerable support to his posthumous reputation , principally as a healer of rheumatic and eye afflictions , but with an occasional talent in respect of dead oxen , the drowned , and the consolation of ‘ wretched , lonely boys ’ . |
| 7 | African-Americans in South Central mostly hate Korean store owners and there 's no getting around the fact , as Jesse Jackson tried to do when he said the assaults on Koreans were not racist . |
| 8 | They have thereby developed few class allegiances and few commitments to large-scale theories about how society is , or should be , organised . |
| 9 | However , I suspect that Mains rather got some enjoyment out of appearing as some grim nemesis of the south . |
| 10 | It is in snowy weather that owners of buildings roofed in this way most regret this form of construction because wind-blown powdery snow easily enters narrow chinks in the roof surface , and where there is no underslating felt ( as applies in most old constructions ) , the snow settles between the ceiling joists , later melting and saturating ceilings and other internal finishes . |
| 11 | Music business lawyer John Kennedy ( who successfully fought similar Stone Roses and Frankie Goes To Hollywood cases ) has been enlisted by Michael for his tussle with the corporate giant . |
| 12 | For if you are not exercising aerobically using some form of whole body continuous movement ( brisk walking , jogging , cycling ) for 30 minutes at least three to four times a week , then by definition , you are sedentary . |
| 13 | ‘ I would rather make pragmatic progress than theoretical progress . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We are slowly realising that fat is a very effective means of making you put on weight . |
| 15 | Neil Jenkins of Pontypridd was badly exposed last season and the summer tour to Australia was truly a baptism by fire , but he has the physique to return to the top level if his confidence can be restored . |
| 16 | At the 1981 Census 16.3 per cent of its employed men had successfully completed higher education , with the next highest region — the South West managing only 13.3 per cent and the Northern Region lowest at 11.5 per cent . |
| 17 | They were mostly crews who had successfully completed one tour of operations ( 30 missions ) , so they were not only skilful but also lucky . |
| 18 | Despite the impact of the discount rate rise , which caused the dollar to fall in value , concerns were expressed on the international markets that a weak yen and high rates of domestic investment would mean an increase in Japan 's export capacity which would detrimentally affect global trade balances . |
| 19 | Last month Mr Alton met Tibet 's exiled leader , the Dalai Lama , in London and has since lobbied overseas development minister Lynda Chalker over the issue . |
| 20 | Hagfishes have a weakly developed symmetrical tail and the web is supported by poorly developed cartilage rods without associated muscles . |
| 21 | Clovers helped remove the fallow stage from cultivation , effectively bringing more land into use — as in the ‘ Norfolk Four Course ’ ( wheat , turnips , barley , and clover ) advocated but not invented by Viscount Townshend of Raynham ( ‘ Turnip ’ Townshend , 1674–1738 ) . |
| 22 | She was eventually given two life sentences for murdering her seven-year-old daughter and her four-year-old playmate . |
| 23 | The Declaration of Rights was eventually given statutory force with the passage of the Bill of Rights in December , which included a further proviso that no Catholic could inherit the Crown . |
| 24 | My final point relates to the penalties that will be employed when North sea workers are eventually given some sort of legislative protection against victimisation . |
| 25 | to examine the most tax efficient structure for the deal , as regards the capital sums and future income which will accrue to you , and also to examine the opportunities for tax saving prior to the disposal |
| 26 | The most tax efficient way of repaying a mortgage is the pension mortgage . |
| 27 | In considering the payment of income maintenance , regard should be had to any mortgage interest which has to be paid if the matrimonial home is retained and to the most tax advantageous method of payment for both husband and wife . |
| 28 | Whether TI eventually produces higher performance Tsunamis remains to be seen . |
| 29 | Elsewhere , despite disturbance , some young are successfully reared each year , and Ringed Plovers seem to be developing an increasing tolerance of casual disturbance by man of their breeding sites . |
| 30 | Questionnaires and achievement scores may be used but they are rarely given high priority . |