Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [subord] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These cells respond most vigorously when a combination of wavelengths is used for the illumination , and the area of the stimulus is seen as strongly coloured by human observers . |
| 2 | Creating a climate of trust and reliability within staff groups and between staff and senior staff , where management can be experienced as a kind of co-operative bank to draw on rather than a persecutor to defend against , will be a central task . |
| 3 | DAVID went to sea and rose to command a naval ship ; after losing an arm in a naval battle , he was offered but refused a knighthood ; in his book Memorials of Ochiltree , David Ramsay says that when David 's brother James Tennant asked why he had refused the honour , he replied , ‘ Deed , Jamie , I just considered it little better than a nickname . ’ |
| 4 | In comparison , she herself would look little better than a sack of potatoes on horseback . |
| 5 | But Alice 's mood : little better than a sulk , and behaving as if it were everyone 's fault but her own … |
| 6 | ‘ You accused me of being little better than a thief , a cheat , as though I 'd masterminded it all just to hurt you . |
| 7 | How dare you , miss , turn the Feathers into little better than a bawdy-house ? |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll feel stronger a damn sight faster if I move around a bit , ’ he threw at her in a voice little better than a snarl . |
| 9 | First published in 1962 and now in its 4th edition ( 1980 ) , this fulfils a role as a reference text rather better than a student text , in that it has hundreds of references but no problems . |
| 10 | Parapets gradually grew lower and lower until the trench became little deeper than a roadside ditch . |
| 11 | The West Court has a paved entry from the north , but by way of steps down rather than a ramp up . |
| 12 | In this sense , a physics degree can indeed be a narrowing down rather than a broadening out . |
| 13 | However , much of the fall was due to share prices being marked down rather than a flood of selling and trading volume at just under 500 million shares was little above normal levels . |
| 14 | They still have a problem in managing the demands of Bob 's mother , but this is now a shared problem which they discuss and handle together rather than a seat of battle for the two women with Bob torn between them . |
| 15 | This is especially so when a diagnosis of dementia blinds works to remaining skills . |
| 16 | and know you can do it in less than an hour , right to the bottom |
| 17 | ‘ But they realise that a partnership government would be better than a Labour government , and much better than a minority government of either party . ’ |
| 18 | Much better than a line-out with them throwing-in on half-way . |
| 19 | Oh , that is kind — much better than a visit from me . |
| 20 | ’ Changed a bit , ’ said Arthur , looking at a girl dancing in a mini-skirt not much deeper than a belt . |
| 21 | So obviously if a cook goes , a cook has to be replaced , if a care assistant goes , a care assistant has to be replaced , as long as the population is there . |
| 22 | Down less than an hour |
| 23 | Flight appreciably heavier than a gull but less so than a buzzard , and remarkably agile when chasing other birds ; will pursue even Gannets . |
| 24 | ‘ I ca n't remember what it 's like to be drunk , ’ said O'Toole some years after taking the pledge , ‘ it 's so long since a drink passed my lips . |
| 25 | And so long as a transaction falls within the scope of an activity set out in the objects clause ( ’ manufacturing ’ , ‘ property development ’ , and so on ) it will be authorised . |
| 26 | Lear is now experiencing the truth of La Rochefoucauld 's maxim that ‘ So long as a man is still in a position to help others he will rarely encounter ingratitude . ’ |
| 27 | Those days have gone only so long as a Government are in power who are determined to continue a regime of common sense and reasonable and balanced industrial relations . |
| 28 | The justification supposes that so long as a person is possessed of a right , that right may be exercised regardless of the consequences for others . |
| 29 | So long as a majority of Northern Ireland voters prefer to remain with the United Kingdom , we must concentrate our energies on protection for those on whom the terrorists wage war . |
| 30 | So long as a judge keeps silent his reputation for wisdom and impartiality remains unassailable : but every utterance which he makes in public , except in the course of the actual performance of his judicial duties , must necessarily bring him within the focus of criticism . |