Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The problem has been deferred rather than resolved , as the pressure inexorably intensifies to relax rugby union 's amateur regulations . |
2 | So instead of specifying case frames ( or indeed semantic features ) for each individual word , Schank only needs to provide case frames for the primitives . |
3 | The Guardian only needs to seek agreement from 75 per cent of those who vote , while the Abbey had to secure the vote of 20 per cent of all eligible investing members , with 75 per cent of those in favour and a majority vote in favour from eligible borrowers . |
4 | I 'll take quite a lot more interest in this competition now , and perhaps Sebastian here will get out of bed to train before school without being called six times — he only starts running practice about ten days before a competition , you know . |
5 | At this level BIS has encouraged co-operation through its conferences before and after main ALA conferences . |
6 | The same passion , pride and hurt is in the playing and , illuminatingly , the purpose and intricate invention of the blues suddenly starts to take shape . |
7 | The poverty trap exists when a low paid worker receives a pay increase , but then , as a result of the higher income level attained , not only has to pay tax , but also loses various means-tested benefits previously received . |
8 | He examined the problems of ‘ How Did We Get This Way — And Where Are We Going ? ’ , arguing that since the last war Britain especially has presented management with a host of entirely new problems . |
9 | For this reason he stressed in his recommendations not only measures to improve prison conditions but also reforms of grievance and disciplinary procedures ( see Chapter 5 ) which might both improve the objective standard of justice within prisons and be seen as fairer by prisoners . |
10 | Surgeons used long syringes to extract marrow from her pelvic bones , while a motorcycle courier waited outside to rush the refrigerated marrow to the plane that would carry it to a Dutch hospital . |
11 | It apparently intends melding 32-bit versions of Windows and DOS ( the reputed DOS 7.0 ) in one package reportedly slated for delivery in 18 to 24 months . |
12 | The latter only applies to credit account holders . |
13 | Special lighting effects , such as spotlighting one performer , or moving from group to group leaving part of the floor in darkness , all helps to add atmosphere , but , of course , is only possible with a large number and in a suitably equipped arena or hall . |
14 | It contains fewer chemical pollutants , which asthmatics are often allergic to , and so helps to prevent asthma attacks . |
15 | The minor claim is simply that if you it 's an empirical claim it says if you look at the fossil record , and you look in detail at the changes in the fossils , what you observe is not continuous steady change , but you see what they call stasis — that is nothing much happening for long periods of time , perhaps for millions of years , and then rather suddenly changes taking place . |
16 | This not only helps to prevent heart attacks but is also used to aid the recovery of those who have already suffered them . |
17 | If the user only wishes to produce text on the system and is prepared to restrict this to a few styles and sizes then such a device is perfectly adequate . |
18 | Even the most serious management report can usually gain from the occasional injection of levity , even if it merely serves to relieve tension . |
19 | Scott 's appointment could be easily justified on the grounds of his qualifications alone , but the attempt by the Select Committee to make something of the competition results only serves to cast doubt on the reasons for the appointment . |
20 | In the US , where the legal age of drinking has been raised to 21 , some would argue that the banning of alcohol on college campuses only serves to promote alcohol abuse by removing supervision and normal social controls . |
21 | She also points to the danger of a new tendency to give attention to affluent active newly-retired people , which only serves to concentrate ageism on older , poorer people . |
22 | Coalition building not only attracts needed power to a project , it also tends to help guarantee success . |
23 | As output and sales rise , so does total cost and , in this example , total cost rises at a constant rate from £220,000 when 40,000 units are produced to £700,000 when 200,000 units are produced . |
24 | By using the formula , the speaker not only seeks to deflect criticism , but also lays claim to be a member of the moral community of the unprejudiced . |
25 | This is a cold , simple fact — the word " dumb " not only fails to attract youth but it positively repels them … |
26 | The story as a whole only begins to make sense when the reader appreciates that , in appropriate circumstances , all these roles might be filled by one and the same individual . |
27 | When the press finally has to confront masculinist music head on , it gives up any attempt to reclaim it , and tries instead to deny its allure by poking fun at it . |
28 | So the section provides : Where land or any heritable interest therein has become partnership property , it shall , unless the contrary intention appears , be treated as between the partners ( including the representatives of a deceased partner ) and also as between the heirs of a deceased partner and his executors or administrators , as personal or moveable and not real or heritable property . |
29 | A pen-plotter normally has built-in firmware that will automatically join two points with a straight line ; the command is usually JOIN ( X1 , Y1 , X2 , Y2 ) . |
30 | This varies with the type of tenancy , but in all private lettings other than those where meals are provided , the tenant normally has protected tenure . |