Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To suggest ways to exercise sensibly and stay fit . |
| 2 | I got some more sedatives in anticipation , and eventually had to turn him out when he decided one night that enough was enough and kicked several large holes in the stable wall . |
| 3 | Upon taking up his new post , he discovered that the bearings were not strong enough and put great strains upon the axles which broke regularly . |
| 4 | During the first excitation interval ( i.e. the time between first and second step commands ) the motor must move far enough and attain sufficient velocity to ensure that synchronism with the step commands is maintained when the excitation changes from BC to CD . |
| 5 | Other critics shared his view that enough was enough and gave both Marilyn French 's The War Against Women and Susan Faludi 's Backlash a pretty cool reception . |
| 6 | I watched the strange smile on the American woman 's face — like the smile students wore in the movie-house at Toronto when they were watching some particularly syrupy moment from a corny trailer , extorted smiles , full of shame and self-consciousness , but the suppressed emotion sincere enough and shown unguarded in the darkness , except I was playing the voyeur . |
| 7 | After a long running row with the locals , the diocese has decided enough is enough and plan legal action . |
| 8 | Attempts to straighten out the Lang Lang river in Australia between 1920 and 1923 caused a series of cuts into the bank , which progressed rapidly upstream and destroyed seven bridges . |
| 9 | He has wrapped up warmly and wears good walking boots , old and reliable . |
| 10 | If Ferdinando left the Brownings service and came in with her , adopting his rightful position , then she could manage even better and take more boarders and they would be self-supporting besides living together always . |
| 11 | The wet and windy conditions prevailing were not conducive to good hockey , with the visitors adapting better and taking both points in a creditable 2–1 win . |
| 12 | Can you see ways in which life for the family has become better and become worse . |
| 13 | The Whitby line , another which has been the subject of closure worries , will serve shoppers better and has new connections at Grosmont for the North York Moors Railway . |
| 14 | There are , of course , the alternatives that people behave better and commit less crime ; or that the police become less effective and catch fewer villains . |
| 15 | Cross-references direct students to compound nouns , opposites , confusables , and related words so that they understand words better and learn more vocabulary |
| 16 | He cared terribly and became very ‘ Rule Britannia ’ about it . |
| 17 | Some Westminster wives do mind terribly and get angry and frustrated when their husband fails or resigns . ’ |
| 18 | He stopped suddenly and took another mouthful of lamb . |
| 19 | She giggled suddenly and took another swig from the bottle , carelessly wiping away the champagne that trickled down the sides of her mouth with the back of her hand , in a gesture that proved to this man she was n't the least bit impressed or intimidated by his overbearing attitude . |
| 20 | You know , we do n't stand back idly and see one man penalized . |
| 21 | Mr. Robert Hughes : If the Minister will say that , once all the companies have been sold he will publish the individual price , I at least will be willing to meet him halfway and accept that . |
| 22 | Du Camp smiled approvingly and patted five little fingertips against five others in a prissily judicial manner . |
| 23 | Smoked turkey may be sliced thickly and eaten hot or served cold , with or in salads ( see p27 ) . |
| 24 | I laid the cut-up newspapers inside and got busy arranging the genuine notes on top of each pile . |
| 25 | I jumped in and frothed about a bit , then went back inside and made some coffee . |
| 26 | Let's go inside and have that dinner I promised you . ’ |
| 27 | To stay inside and keep warm . |
| 28 | This does n't apply if the ritual is completed , since the circle will have exploded outwards and had more serious effects . |
| 29 | They completed the epic length ‘ The Daleks ’ Master Plan' story as a joint endeavour early in 1966 , but thereafter they expressed a wish to branch outwards and explore new design horizons . |
| 30 | Provided both are prepared to give some ground it is possible to sort out roles afresh and to plan new patterns for the marriage . |