Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this achieved was to take on the even more serious problems of behaviourism itself . |
| 2 | The 24-year-old sweeper will lose three days ’ wages for deserting his father 's electrical business to take on the infinitely more difficult job of shoring up the leakiest defence in international soccer . |
| 3 | For anyone disposed to take on the often very satisfying task of making banners I can assure them that there are several very kind ‘ Barnabases ’ in the church whose comments and encouragements I have valued . |
| 4 | A conference inspired by Beyond the Fragments , was held in Leeds in September 1980 — the first major Right-On gathering after the election which had ushered in the then relatively unknown doctrine of Thatcherism . |
| 5 | Erm and I may have slowed down a little today , I do n't know I should have timed it again . |
| 6 | She reddened and bobbed her head and sat down a little awkwardly . |
| 7 | Finally could I suggest that if the ‘ wolf pack ’ had your credit policy and implications explained to them , then credit refusals might go down a little easier or not even occur . |
| 8 | The wheels lifted off the runway , up came the undercarriage and , as it was the short runway , I left the flap down a little longer than usual . |
| 9 | The string retainer has been screwed down a little too low , resulting in quite a severe break angle over the nut , but if I 'm talking about that as a problem , then you can see there 's really not much wrong with the rest of the LX . |
| 10 | Six sectors down ten percent , that of course included investment banking which we have n't touched on , but er the Lazard Houses profits were down a little less than ten percent which is rather good going , given their erm heavy specialist skills in M and A which were a little bit in short supply last year . |
| 11 | If you have prepared really well with a good wodge of organic matter underneath and a ‘ starter ’ of Humber or Growmore , you can ask rather more of a good strong plant by taking it down a little more — and , of course , to outward-facing top buds . |
| 12 | Because they are unaffected by psychology and do n't take break tests they can be used to pin down a much more powerful enemy , diverting attention away from the core units . |
| 13 | For example , the mother of a five-year-old who always cries when bedtime comes may give in every so often and let him stay up late because she can not bear to see tears . |
| 14 | Now move in a little closer , and your next shot might show just one corner of the square which we can now see includes an attractive little feature : an ancient water-trough into which a cascade of water is pouring from the mouth of a gargoyle-like creature in stone . |
| 15 | Even then she had found it difficult to get up in the morning , had begged and pleaded to be allowed to lie in a little longer , had gone back to sleep more often than not , the forerunner , Cecilia supposed , of her present practice of often lying in bed till noon . |
| 16 | Now it is coming in a little again . |
| 17 | Grow in fertile soil , and if need be , mix in a little really well-rotted garden compost , sometime before planting , together with a scattering of a general organic fertilizer . |
| 18 | Then he served on several Government committees of enquiry or review as well as engaging in a little more political manoeuvring than had been his habit . |
| 19 | It is a pity , therefore , that the Beckman sceptics — and they do exist , as was obvious during casual conversations in the breaks — did not indulge in a little more aggressive questioning . |
| 20 | Let us consider in a little more detail some of the main features of British elections ( in other words , election of the House of Commons ) before proceeding to a consideration of the current controversy surrounding the electoral system . |
| 21 | When Dr Maxwell came along a little later , I asked him about it , and although he pooh-poohed it a bit and said it was all a lot of nonsense , I did get him to admit it could n't do me any actual harm to go to the classes and do exercises . |
| 22 | Agrarian reform was put into practice in the second half of the 1960s with the passing of a law , which made it possible to expropriate estates of over 80 hectares and they began by taking over the most economically inefficient . |
| 23 | She strained over a little more . |
| 24 | When the ball is below my feet , I bend over a little more . |
| 25 | Stretch the upper arm up and over a little further than yesterday — approximately 24 ins ( 61 cm ) . |
| 26 | Free flow : dust your scales with flour when you 're weighing treacle to help it flow off a little more easily . |
| 27 | It remains to be seen whether either can bounce back , and whether Saatchi and Saatchi will soon be fighting off a rather more vigorous takeover bid than Mrs Thatcher faced this week . |
| 28 | That 's why it 's important to have time off every so often so we can get away from each other for a short while . ’ |
| 29 | Behind his screens , Mike Quinn gagged on ropes of his own phlegm but was considerate enough to hang on a little longer . |
| 30 | If you hit your stride and get a rhythm going , you may feel comfortable going on a little longer than the minimum times . |