Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , he is rather enjoying flying again . |
| 2 | Looking forward to the end of Brazil 's protected computer market in October , Tandem has set up a wholly owned subsidiary there , its 21st worldwide . |
| 3 | The swiftly reacting keeper bravely threw himself at McCarthy 's feet after Mitch Cook was brushed aside by the forward , and caused a measure of concern as he hobbled around after lengthy treatment . |
| 4 | ‘ of a certain mechanically propelled vehicle namely a … ’ |
| 5 | Salisbury had remarked in 1911 that " whatever your own opinions , the Conservative party can only assimilate change gradually " , and this was certainly so in the case of personnel at the top . |
| 6 | Refrigerated display cabinets are micro-processor controlled to ensure that they run at exactly the correct temperature — cold enough to preserve food properly , not so cold that they waste energy . |
| 7 | Many fruits change colour as they reach maturity and this can be a useful indicator , although not in every case : apples will often colour up early if occupied by a burrowing pest , some pear varieties only change colour once in store and marrows are past their best when they turn yellow . |
| 8 | Similarly when it is hot the superficial vessels expand , so drawing heat away from the interior towards the surface , where it can be cooled by the conduction away from the skin surface . |
| 9 | But for Panama — the many Panamas — it will only make life more difficult . |
| 10 | We can see that a horse 's physical needs , like food , will affect not only its health , but also its emotions ; and we can see , too , that denial of the horse 's psychological needs will only make life more difficult for ourselves . |
| 11 | I know it 's hard , believe me , but continuing will only make life harder and harder if we are never able to meet . |
| 12 | Second , this lack of focus not only renders policy less effective , but crucially the absence of clearly stated rules and guidelines introduces great uncertainty for firms . |
| 13 | Couples not only make love more often than at home , they also talk more often to each other . |
| 14 | One recent survey revealed that 13pc of couples only make love once a week though the researchers believe the number who do n't have sex at all may be even greater . |
| 15 | Some of your patients will have pain when they come into hospital , others will only experience pain post-operatively . |
| 16 | We only eat chicken now do n't we ? |
| 17 | When this eagerly awaited party actually happened , it had been going forty minutes before Dad and I realized that we knew virtually no one there . |
| 18 | When the data base for syntactic analysis is a body of naturally occurring speech rather than experimentally elicited material , analysis and interpretation of that data is liable to raise even more problems than finding a way to collect it in the first place ( see 7.2 ) . |
| 19 | He placed an old towel on the bathroom floor so that it would not get wet and he ensured that everything he needed was within reach so that he did not have to move from the spot and so drip water everywhere . |
| 20 | The liberal vote there almost collapsed to nothing erm while the liberals obviously voted labour tactically in order to prevent the Conservatives from A grabbing the ward , and B erm removing the leader of the council which would have been , which is what they were obviously angling for . |
| 21 | Simply expressed , good intentions and intra-party democracy can only carry socialism so far . |
| 22 | Attitudes are generally seen to be more stable , opinions more variable , but this is an entirely imposed language rather than a reflection of some inherent stability . |
| 23 | Although it was difficult to pretend that a former member of the Rhodesian Special Air Service was on a par in purely military terms with a goat-herd from Bolivia , the fact that both were starting afresh made administration that much easier . |
| 24 | Cos Geoff only eats strawberry well I ought a make it all really cos that 'd be far cheaper would n't it ? |
| 25 | The Manuscripts and Archives Collection acquired a small but interesting group of 18th and 19th century manuscripts , including letters written by John Nash , A.C. Pugin , Decimus Burton and C.R. Cockerell , which nicely complements material already in the Collection . |
| 26 | This provides accurate control of watering , so saving water too . |
| 27 | The rise of the money motive served only to devalue knowledge even further . |
| 28 | Her family did not much understand gardening either , and took little pleasure in the fruit of their unskilled , social labours ; as far back as she could remember , Clara could recollect her mother 's perpetual nagging at her father to cut the lawn , her father 's occasional outburst of resentment against the boys who trampled on the borders . |
| 29 | A government department can only spend money specifically approved by the House of Commons . |
| 30 | Stokenchurch Dog Rescue and Welfare Society is always looking for voluntary dog walkers , blankets , towels and newspaper , as well as much needed finance so that they can continue to care for the other 70 dogs they have in their kennels at present . |