Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The books he read and the music he listened to took on profounder significance than ever before . |
| 2 | Well I could I could er I could probably take on that task if you wish , cos it 's easy enough to actually write letters to people , cos I can just ask my secretary to do that . |
| 3 | The structure of deception takes on another layer when Lady Macbeth learns of the prophecies . |
| 4 | He fondly hopes that in the meantime talented managers wo n't be deterred from seeking to take on top jobs because of the greater demands . |
| 5 | They begin , after all , as caricatures who only take on further dimensions as the tale develops . |
| 6 | Everything hung on this jump if the RAF were to stand much chance in the rest of the competition . |
| 7 | I suppose it 's really proof of what er the approach that North Yorkshire County Council is taking on this issue because nothing is is as simple a as it seems . |
| 8 | The I 'm your representative for the minster governors and I 'll be slipping out later on this evening if I may of the installation of the new headteacher , that will be seven minutes time so if you 'll excuse me . |
| 9 | Even if you want the hips , never let a rose take on this effort until it is well established — three years old at least . |
| 10 | One reason why the ‘ Other Minds ’ problem was so important for Wittgenstein was because he could not dissolve it without revising the view he had taken on this point when he wrote the Tractatus . |
| 11 | Last year loyalists gunned down eight people whereas republicans killed 15 . |
| 12 | One elderly juror , whose house had burned down eight months before North appeared , said she tuned in a little to the hearings as she tried to sort everything out , but ‘ it was just like I was focussing on ‘ The Three Stooges ’ or something . ’ |
| 13 | Jacqueline put down that mirror before it breaks please . |
| 14 | At the time , I was far from alone in wondering if he had not wandered further down that path than he knew , whether the playboy and gilded youth had not taken over from the redoubtable fighter . |
| 15 | ‘ You have told me , at least , ’ he said , musing , ‘ that there were more people knew Aldhelm would be coming down that path than just the few of us , as it began . |
| 16 | I take it that is a special bearing , I know she 's had people look at it , I 'm gon na try and suss out how far she 's got down that line as to having another source but I do n't think she has . |
| 17 | Allow the water to cascade down up-stretched arms while you massage elbows and upper arms . |
| 18 | ‘ It is not possible to lay down rigid rules as to when the principles of natural justice are to apply : nor as to their scope and extent . |
| 19 | I stopped , puffed — you puff as much going down steep hills as you do going up , and your thighs hurt . |
| 20 | He offers no apologies for joining Mike Gatting 's ill-fated tour of the Republic and insists he wo n't be breaking down this winter as he has so often before in England 's colours . |
| 21 | Yeah , well I think I 'm down this weekend cos I do n't know what I 'm doing this weekend . |
| 22 | We went down this park cos we wanted |
| 23 | yeah it was running us down this morning cos Britain something something something . |
| 24 | I 'm afraid I ca n't come down this Christmas as I 've arranged to have Christmas dinner with a friend . |
| 25 | I had all my corner cabinet that corner cabinet out and put it down this end cos I 've wanted to move it cos I 've wanted me christmas tree . |
| 26 | Claire Taylor turned the form book upside down this time though … she took control early on and went on to win 6-1 … |
| 27 | Even so , if there are two of you working together an ordinary garden spade or even a shovel can be used by one man to fill in some holes while the other man uses the graft or long spade on a new excavation . |
| 28 | You are more independent , you 're contributing , not only helping and doing in the home but you 're bringing in some money as well . |
| 29 | Therefore we have a control mechanism to bring down blood-sugar level when it begins to reach unhealthy peaks . |
| 30 | I 'm afraid I ca n't tell you anything more about Claudia , really , but I 'll try and jot down some memories if you like . ’ |