Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 One argument given earlier was that the processor might treat a proper name as signalling the status of main character , and so bring about a relatively high proportion of singular continuations made to this character .
2 If it can be made intelligible , then it is only in terms of certain structural concepts which are all interdependent and mutually complementary , and together make up a logically self-subsistent whole .
3 She added : ‘ Even if we do n't take an altruistic approach its clear failure to act now is merely building up a very expensive problem for the future ’ .
4 But now it was all opening up a little .
5 They presumably become familiar with all the small local anomalies and so build up a much more detailed magnetic map of the area they live in .
6 Apart from that , life had taught her to pry because sometimes doing so turned up the most surprising things .
7 This would nicely round off a particularly satisfying day of sustained high level fell walking .
8 The royal icing used for run-outs or flooding needs to be very slightly runnier in consistency than usual , so mix in a little unbeaten egg white or water , a drop at a time , until you achieve a cream-like consistency .
9 Even if you ca n't stand the industrialisation , it only takes up a relatively small , if significant , part of the 12-mile-long ( 15km ) inlet .
10 Behind his screens , Mike Quinn gagged on ropes of his own phlegm but was considerate enough to hang on a little longer .
11 As the sun rose higher in the cloudless sky and the sea below took on an almost Mediterranean hue , Bert and Bella Rafferty and Celia and Brian Markham cracked open a bottle of champagne .
12 Hitherto it was thought that natural selection is standing still , or merely weeding out the more harmful defects .
13 They could only lead down a particularly humiliating blind alley she 'd vowed she 'd avoid at all costs …
14 However , the kick enjoys a measure of success because it can literally curl around an otherwise effective guard and thump into the back of the opponent 's head .
15 But then , at about 9pm , it suddenly set up a fortissimo peeping , and from that moment never looked back .
16 Just rub in a little every night and morning and make child 's play out of keeping your skin looking young .
17 He had just picked up a particularly attractive ring , when a girl 's voice said , ‘ That 's not for sale . ’
18 Hopper — crazy , mixed up , Dean-possessed Dennis — had already carried out a pretty full testing programme on several available substances and it was often a gamble to assess his behavioural pattern : lovable , sexual , violent or zonked out .
19 So I said , ‘ Let's knock up a quick vocal and let's knock up Keith 's guitar , ’ and he just banged up a solo very quickly and it was great . ’
20 The only problem is that you might just carry on a little too normally .
21 Could n't they just ease up a little ?
22 We no longer lock up the mentally deranged , although they were locked up until well into the twentieth century ; certainly we do not allow them to be paraded for the general amusement of our population .
23 He is also quite charming , with an attractive dry sense of humour , as I soon discovered over a beautifully prepared meal at his spacious London home .
24 We could not take on a more difficult nation that Iran .
25 If students do not take up the publicly provided loans that are available for them , they are neglecting an important element of the student support system .
26 Additionally , even when moderately-stocked , the tank can soon take on an abnormally crowded appearance which may not appeal to everyone .
27 His brilliant work has already brought out the very best in Brigitte Bardot , Raquel Welch , Britt Ekland and his former wife Faye Dunaway , among countless Hollywood stars .
28 Ah no , it 's a it just lets down every now and again
29 But the initial simple desire for change soon took on a more sinister hue when Rupert Murdoch completely switched his printing operation from Fleet Street to Wapping in the East End of London .
30 Can you just come back a little further and then they 'll be able to see , better if all round the side
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