Example sentences of "explain [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Then we can sit down , and you can explain properly . ’
2 But people who live under the flight path used by the jets say that the report does n't explain properly HOW the accident happened .
3 So down at squadron level we had this very much in our minds when in time the orders came down through Group , through station , right to the people who had to do the carting and the bombing , I feel I should explain right at the outset that I can only view at the later stages of the war the state of morale as I saw it in the entire Pathfinder Force .
4 In paragraph four , page six , we do make a small point about the financial implications er on of course that has been resolved because of er the resolution carried forward in the budget debate and a note there about central training which I could er just , just explain slowly because I have had a number of questions about this .
5 ‘ The change does me good , dear , ’ she would explain gently but firmly to anyone who would listen .
6 A suboptimal ultrasonographic localisation could explain less satisfactory results obtained in some other centres .
7 While she claimed to have the upper hand he might well explain much .
8 The patient can explain only what the problem is .
9 The scientific evidence may be lacking , but there is a colossal body of anecdotal evidence in favour of ESP — and there are few people who , in honesty , can not recall one or more instances in which they themselves have had an experience which they can explain only in terms of it .
10 That would explain so much .
11 It did explain so much .
12 These two notions , which we shall explain shortly , have become increasingly important for current research on social mobility and social stratification , for both neo-Weberian and neo-Marxist sociologists ( see e.g. Murphy , 1986 ) .
13 In this way the therapist can observe and explain away any difficulties the client may have and reinforce the benefits of the technique .
14 He paused a moment to let his words sink in , and then added : " Perhaps he 'll explain away the case , reported officially to the Royal College of Physicians , of a dispenser who accidentally swallowed some of the so-called " rice-water " matter voided by a patient in a state of collapse from cholera … but who suffered no ill-effects whatsoever ! "
15 Orthodox accounts , as we have seen , tend to ignore or explain away evidence for variability when it does not have reflexes in present-day RP .
16 This motive , which became prominent when inquisitorial methods waned and extra-judicial confessions became an important , and in many instances by far the most important , weapon in the prosecution 's armoury , was particularly weighty at a time when the accused could not rebut or explain away the confession by giving evidence on his own behalf .
17 But what she had to remember was that , however convincing he might sound on details , there was a hard core of fact that even Luke Hunter could never explain away .
18 What the hon. Gentleman must explain away is why , with the reductions in the upper rate of tax which have taken place under this Government , the contribution of higher rate taxpayers as a proportion of income tax is so much higher .
19 But if Labour 's leadership genuinely believe that their party is irrelevant to the task of developing non-sectarian politics , they should explain just how they see this task being accomplished .
20 Now sit down and Ah will explain just why I am interested in this Mario Ángel Gómez . ’
21 However , he does not explain just how apposition might be accommodated in a theory of discourse .
22 I said that if any of them would like to come and see me at home , I would explain exactly what was happening .
23 ‘ That 's all right , you need n't explain exactly where , the Brigadier will tell me …
24 The first thing you need is a sympathetic GP who will just listen and explain exactly what this illness is .
25 Will he explain exactly when it was discovered that that material was in the bags sent to Wandsworth prison and when the search for it started ?
26 Let me just explain exactly what we do .
27 Right I 'll just explain quickly what it is then .
28 But let me explain further .
29 Rachel looked up quickly but before her father could explain further Jennifer intervened , manoeuvring her chair closer to the table .
30 I mean , you 've got an education , you 're prepared to work , you 've got the right background and everything … if you could explain more I might be able to help more . ’
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