Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] and [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he took not the slightest notice of her demand Laura closed her eyes , forcing herself to breathe slowly and deeply as she desperately tried to pull herself together . |
| 2 | The measures are designed to deter non-essential traffic and to encourage drivers of essential vehicles to proceed slowly and considerately , not to obstruct and frustrate them . |
| 3 | I could n't understand what was happening to me and I began to sink deeper and deeper into the pit . |
| 4 | I WOULD rather take my children into the main bar or lounge of a pub and expect them to sit sensibly and reasonably quietly so that we can all relax , drink , talk and eat in a proper pub atmosphere . |
| 5 | However , whether employed by a large , medium or small establishment , the receptionist will be required to have a sound general knowledge of business practice , and , if called upon to do so , must be able to perform competently and efficiently the following tasks : |
| 6 | Realizing this will gradually help you to gain confidence to go deeper and deeper into relaxation and experience full benefit from it . |
| 7 | When life seems ordinary St James encourages us to wait patiently and joyfully for Christ 's coming and not to lose heart . |
| 8 | Surely such a sensible little bird , a bantam so civilized as to sit gently and happily on the head of a human child , should have known that her removal from an ill-chosen resting place , in the wilds of hazel and rhododendron , was for her own good and safety ? |
| 9 | Secondly , English contributes to preparation for the adult world : people need to be able to communicate effectively and appropriately in all the widely different social situations in which they find themselves . |
| 10 | It is the responsibility of the angered party to communicate successfully and reasonably why he or she has felt anger . |
| 11 | We do find new ways of reporting experience when necessary , but , on the whole , we tend to rely heavily on existing lexical resources in order to communicate successfully and easily with other members of our language community . |
| 12 | If the global pollutant loading of chlorine continues to build up , ozone destruction will proceed even more rapidly , and the Antarctic hole is likely to appear deeper and earlier each year . |
| 13 | He had not paid enough attention to Anna , he had not even seen the girl , and yet she was the only one to benefit obviously and directly from her father dying when he did . |
| 14 | In 1987 , when she entered the House of Commons as the MP for Norfolk South West — a safe-as-houses rural Tory seat — she was already 46 , with none of the outward trappings of a high-flier , merely a proven ability to work swiftly and effectively and an unthreatening charm . |
| 15 | Fibre-rich foods keep the stomach acids under control for long periods because those acids have to work longer and harder at digestion processes . |
| 16 | They prepare prisoners for life back in the community by allowing them to work outside and occasionally take home leave . |
| 17 | Or you could make under-curtains in a lighter , toning or contrasting fabric to pull backwards and forwards while the original curtains remain stationary . |
| 18 | It 's a frustrating exercise to wander backwards and forwards through a full-sized abstract , its plans and pages held together by a thread or a rusty pin , pursuing some trivial and tedious point . |
| 19 | So it was transparent , with these little black circles in it that seemed to jump backwards and forwards at you . |
| 20 | To accept finally and irrevocably that there was no romance in her life , that romance was a deep killer , a consuming passion and that she was too tough a woman to be consumed . |
| 21 | If the forger tries to write quickly and naturally he loses accuracy . |
| 22 | Institute regulations require that certificates for new members are presented at Divisional Meetings ( with the exception of members overseas ) , to enable them to meet socially and hopefully to take an active part in Divisional affairs . |
| 23 | The argument used to support these top-rate tax cuts was that the lower income tax rates should provide extra incentives to work harder and thus boost tax revenue . |
| 24 | The heart has then got to work harder and harder to keep the flow of blood going , thus causing high blood pressure . |
| 25 | Instead of fearing her as a sensual temptation , a bringer of chaos into the monastic order and productivity of his life , he was able to work harder and better . |
| 26 | Concern for people requires an understanding of what will motivate individuals to work harder and more effectively , and also an understanding of what can make a work group as a whole improve its motivation and norms of working . |
| 27 | Such participation in decisions , leading to job satisfaction , might motivate the subordinates to work harder and more efficiently and effectively , to achieve the goals of the organisation . |
| 28 | This exercise encourages the muscles at the back of the leg to work deeply and strongly . |
| 29 | the skills enabling pupils to communicate imaginatively and effectively as performers or readers ; |
| 30 | Partly because of this facility , knowledge workers are able to communicate directly and informally with the environment 's ‘ original information formulators ’ — and thus receive information before it enters the public domain , if , indeed , it ever subsequently does . |