Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I eventually made it into the Yorkshire second XI and ultimately the first team . |
| 2 | When a large debt issue is undertaken , the Bank will underwrite a large proportion of the issue and slowly sell them to the market over a period of time to avoid excess supply of government debt . |
| 3 | What differences follow , for example , from the young Elvis Presley starting out from printed song-copies but slowly transforming them in lengthy sessions in Sam Phillips 's Sun studio , as against Lennon and McCartney taking mostly orally worked-out ideas to George Martin who then might transform them through literate methods — for instance , the addition of written parts ? |
| 4 | He crossed the room then slowly lowered himself to his knees before the great tablet , conscious of how the gold leaf of the Ywe Lung seemed to flow in the wavering light of the candles ; how the red lacquer of the background seemed to burn . |
| 5 | In them he is no longer fighting against his instinctive understanding of the region , traditions and spirit of his home country , but embracing it as a source of inspiration , and eventually using it as a touchstone against which the characters and even life itself are to be judged . |
| 6 | All were of the highest technical calibre and all displayed an extraordinary range of exuberant and exotic motifs , For a few years , until Justinian effectively eclipsed it by his construction of the church of St Sophia in 532–537 , st Polyeuktos was evidently the largest and most sumptuous church in Istanbul ( Constantinople ) . |
| 7 | The terms of the contracts in this category are rarely negotiated ; instead , they are prepared by or for one party who effectively imposes them on the other party to the contract , saying " If you want to do business with me , you must use my terms " . |
| 8 | She has defended the Mulroney government , whereas Mr Charest has discreetly distanced himself from the old regime . |
| 9 | But what most impresses you about this phenomenal piece of theatre is less its class affiliations than its national attributes : a drama of mutinous impulses crushed by an authoritarian social system is given consummate rendering by a cast who very triumphantly unite energy and discipline . |
| 10 | A pipe feeding the power steering system came adrift on the climb oil to pump out of the hydraulic system , and Fisher seized the opportunity to start building a lead that was eventually to carry him to a record fourth successive Lakes victory . |
| 11 | Peeling and torn adverts advertise the ‘ Summer Sun ’ a middle aged woman , in a tweed suit looks up and reads it as an excuse to turn away from her neighbour , an ‘ undesirable type ’ or a young again middle aged man greased back hair , a black fake leather jacket with sheep skin bits appearing here and there and a necklace protruding from his left nostril eventually attaching itself to his right ear . |
| 12 | The South African domestic season thus finished with Eastern Province winning the Castle Cup ( four-Day and the night series ( 45 overs ) , and Free State the Nissan Shield ( 55 overs ) , Eastern Province were the beaten finalists in the latter competition and could thus justifiably regard themselves as South Africa 's champion team . |
| 13 | The only rigour in Hennigian cladistics is produced by the straitjacket of assumptions that Hennig has fastened on himself and his version of the subject , which effectively separates it from having anything to do with evolution . |
| 14 | ‘ Like to come wiv me next week ? ’ offered Rose , the bus slowly bringing them nearer home with each plodding step . |
| 15 | She seemed to be having trouble putting one in front of the other but she did eventually make it to the steps of the disabled bus and fell inside . |
| 16 | ‘ Put me down , ’ she whispered through dry lips , and only after what seemed an eternity did he slowly lower her to one side . |
| 17 | The UK Environment Secretary , Michael Howard , announced on April 30 that the target for stabilizing carbon dioxide emissions at 1990 levels had been brought forward from 2005 to 2000 , thereby bringing it into line with the EC position . |
| 18 | I 'd rather throw her off the Empire State Building ! |
| 19 | She 'd rather throw herself to the lions … |
| 20 | Jane Austen rather prides herself on writing on things with a fairly restricted area of interest , whereas George Eliot , on the other hand , I think is interested to write about all sorts of things . |
| 21 | The NZRFU rather prides itself on its official-player liaison , of treating its players handsomely , and it rather hopes that they in turn would treat the NZRFU with courtesy , if not affection . |
| 22 | Instead , she guides him to check his suggestion and when he realises that he is not successful , she skilfully involves him in the final solution to the problem . |
| 23 | In order to do justice to the Jesus of history , one must effectively divest oneself of preconceptions — and especially of the preconceptions fostered by subsequent tradition . |
| 24 | The organisers of the conference had amassed the hundreds of rights suggested under 17 different principles , hoping eventually to amalgamate them into a single-page charter and a declaration similar to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . |
| 25 | Ken Mentle , who often made up club rules as he went along , declared that his was the casting vote and promptly blocked the appointment , incredibly naming himself as manager . |
| 26 | A high failure rate ensures that only those with the right aptitude for the job eventually make it to the Company . |
| 27 | Melanie had joined us , having put Antiope to bed somewhere among the tents , and so had her minder Tricia , though she was n't slamming with us , rather contenting herself with a small carton of yoghurt drink and a straw . |
| 28 | ( Sweet ale drinkers vigorously attacked it as that pernicious and wicked weed ) . |
| 29 | Only by being more actively involved in identifying issues , organizing action , and thereby helping themselves by fighting for their own rights , can older people hope to improve matters . |
| 30 | Toucans collect them one at a time , throwing them up in the air and deftly catching them at the back of their throats . |