Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is perhaps as well to remember at the outset that the main injury in this particular case was a hip injury which , if it had occurred to a younger man , would have produced an arthrodesis operation . |
| 32 | You will find the speeches scattered like jewels throughout the text , but it is perhaps as well to keep to the simpler ones for your audition piece — those where Romeo and Juliet are directly enthralled by love and the declaration of love to another person . |
| 33 | ( It is perhaps as well to make clear that these systems are not necessarily amenable to introspection . ) |
| 34 | The other committees are convened only when necessary to conduct the special business for which they are appointed . |
| 35 | They are generally operated on a fixed cycle , so that , when a known volume of water has passed through the plant , a valve is turned so as first to backwash the bed to cleanse the zeolite , and then to pass in brine for a fixed time to regenerate the material . |
| 36 | It is in this future that perhaps partnerships can be seen for what they are , a new kind of relationship in which power is shared rather than used to fight others . |
| 37 | Zurich is an essential part of one of the regions inviting exploration , north Switzerland , which tourists are inclined to pass through with no more than an approving nod , rather than lingering to find out . |
| 38 | In some ways he was a throw-back to another era when golfers swung the golf club rather than tried to hit the ball with as much power as they could command . |
| 39 | In the late twentieth century artists working in performance pose difficulties for the critic , though some observers find it refreshing rather than troublesome to consider work beyond the easel picture and the individual sculpture . |
| 40 | When recounting this incident in his published memoirs Lehmann added , ‘ But in later years these demonstrations became painful rather than exhilarating to take part in . ’ |
| 41 | Now France was regarded with suspicion but not feared , and her Emperor forced to seek co-operation rather than able to impose his will . |
| 42 | Indeed , in the final I had the strange sensation of feeling privileged to be running with him rather than determined to try to beat him . |
| 43 | But while the arguments continue in Westminster , families such as the Grassies 's are hoping the reforms will make it easier rather than harder to make ends meet . |
| 44 | Thus , selecting cases needs to be done on the basis of theoretically informed criteria rather than those to do with representativeness . |
| 45 | Nothing could be more enslaving and therefore less worthy of the human mind than to have it chained to the mechanics of the patterns of the language rather than free to dwell on the message conveyed through the language . |
| 46 | small number of sentences number that they come out understanding and that 's rather mysterious So to explain just in general terms , you 're interested in describing language in such a way that it 's the kindest thing that 's easy to learn , rather than hard to learn . |
| 47 | To inform the courtof any potential parties notified as above or impossible to contact and anyone who may wish to be granted party status . |
| 48 | It takes Jane no longer than that to come from Thirsk . |
| 49 | ‘ It may take longer than that to find out who sent you that letter , ’ he said rather shortly . |
| 50 | But on this particular morning it was taking him longer than usual to kindle the cheeky spark that had always singled him out from the rest . |
| 51 | She put on her prettiest night dress , and took longer than usual to brush her hair ; she put a dab of perfume behind her ears — on her neck — between her breasts . |
| 52 | It was taking longer than usual to fade — she could still hear the bells . |
| 53 | This means that other people have to wait longer than necessary to see a doctor ; if we could charge non-attenders , as dentists do , it would help . |
| 54 | Yes , eventually I did put it down to your job , worried about Steve being so long away and anxious to tie up the contract , but there was a worse fear — that you just did n't love me enough to want to stay with me . ’ |
| 55 | One was reminded of some hapless Victorian consumptive , fading away and unable to do anything about it . |
| 56 | In conjunction with changing Postglacial sea levels , high winds have driven large quantities of mineral sand and shell fragments inshore and inland to form machair , arguably the single most important habitat in the Western Isles for man as well as wildlife . |
| 57 | whenever the court is of the opinion that in the circumstances it would be just and equitable to dissolve the partnership . |
| 58 | ( 3 ) That , although the court had a discretion to order rectification of the register on the grounds set out in section 82(1) ( a ) to ( h ) of the Land Registration Act 1925 , the section did not contain a general power allowing the court to order rectification of the register in any case in which it thought it just and equitable to do so ; and that , since the defendant no longer alleged fraud and his claim of non est factum had failed , the defendant 's claim did not come within section 82(1) and , therefore , the court had no discretion under the section to order rectification of the register of charges ( post , pp. 683B–C , 685E–F , 688E–F , 689C–D ) . |
| 59 | The court will not make an order unless it considers it just and equitable to do so having regard , in particular , to the number of shareholders who have been traced but who have not accepted the offer . |
| 60 | It was just and equitable to order a sale because otherwise unfairness and injustice would result . |