Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would the balance of power tilt further ; would the liberal constitution of limited participation and limited intervention be forced to expand outwards and assume a liberal-democratic form in which all adults had the vote ? |
| 2 | If Lahore symbolized military power , Victoria Terminus represented a scientific and commercial dominance which could suck in and re-process a whole range of other cultures . |
| 3 | He says over the last few years there 've been a number of applications by local people who live and work in the area and want to stay here and they 've been refused permission to build on their own land for single dwellings and we think it would be terribly unfair if Redlands could come in and build a whole new estate , doubling the size of the village . |
| 4 | It 's just a question of finding the right people to bring in and form a fashion-design group . |
| 5 | Catastrophes would serve a useful function in killing off the old species just as the conditions were changing , leaving the world clear for the Creator to step in and design a whole new population adapted to the environment that would stabilize after the upheaval . |
| 6 | If we 're going to go in and make a positive impact in certain parts of the region , erm then both my staff and myself and our colleagues who are working in the arts in the region have got to pull even harder together to make sure that we can make the partnership between us bureaucrats and the artist really be as effective as possible for the broadest range of the community . |
| 7 | Now it looks as though the Council of Europe might step in and establish a small network of centres of excellence for postgraduate research and training . |
| 8 | ‘ It should be a warning to them that if they 're really serious about fighting drug abuse , they need to step in and take a leading role . |
| 9 | A festive atmosphere encourages children to join in and have a good time , and decoration of the room or home can be helpful . |
| 10 | The great thing about drilling is that it can be fun , but remember not to spend too much time on one particular drill , since boredom can easily set in and have a disruptive influence . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's intending to drop in and have a social drink with a few of them in the next day or so , have lunch or dinner , participate in old boys ’ chat , that sort of thing . ’ |
| 12 | With support from the local council and a recent £500,000 grant from the Foundation for Sport and the Arts , Hounslow are hoping to move in and have an artificial pitch laid in time for the start of next season . |
| 13 | In what other job might you call in and use a hot air balloon to appear over a city on a publicity stunt and that same afternoon sit in on a seminar which you have arranged as a scientific event ? |
| 14 | War may not be an overall preference ( Lenin was particularly fond of Clausewitz 's remark that the aggressor would prefer to walk in and occupy a foreign territory peacefully rather than fight for it ) ; but if it is the most effective way of achieving an aim , it is necessary to pursue it . |
| 15 | Walker faces his old club , Nottingham Forest , today in the Makita Trophy , saying : ‘ If I can get in and get a good start and play well I 'll be happy . |
| 16 | Since no scientist was prepared to sit down and do a comparable amount of research in order to demolish a theory which seemed so patently to be a load of rubbish , they all simply cried ‘ Rubbish ! ’ and stamped their feet . |
| 17 | In the wake of the War of Independence , Americans were able to sit down and generate a political system from first principles . |
| 18 | He added : ‘ It is not a political reality to say that we would sit down and negotiate a new treaty with 11 members without Denmark . ’ |
| 19 | So far , man has described and named about 700,000 of them and there are certainly three or four times as many still unnamed , awaiting the attentions of anyone who has the time , patience and knowledge to sit down and make a systematic review of them . |
| 20 | Because it obliges you to sit down and make a careful observation of the chosen subject , you discover so much more than by just pointing a camera . |
| 21 | The other essential is to land well clear of any obstructions , because a wing can so easily go down and cause a bad swing as you slow down after landing . |
| 22 | But I believe that what you should do with trying to come to estimates of housing provision , is to put together the best technical assumptions that you can , to then sit down and take a long hard look at the figures based on the erm the policies of the County Council as approved by the Secretary of State in previous structure plan approvals , the current government policy . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm under constant pressure from the family to settle down and raise a huge brood , but the thought just leaves me cold . ’ |
| 24 | When I 've had this tea I 'll go down and get a cut one |
| 25 | Oh , do n't tell me more about your bloody I ca n't be bothered to bend down and get a white T-shirt . |
| 26 | You got letters from home , from your father asking when you were going to settle down and get a proper job , or were you going to be an ‘ eternal student ’ ? |
| 27 | They came here to settle down and have a happy life . |
| 28 | And we can always sit down and have a quiet chat about it afterwards ! ’ |
| 29 | I think the three of us should sit down and have a little talk . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The staff at the Hillcrest then invited my husband Bill and myself to sit down and have a special anniversary dinner — I felt very glamorous indeed ! ’ |