Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of this he often failed to bring about cures and eventually became disillusioned with hypnosis as a form of therapy . |
| 2 | Since these are relatively common finds of a mundane form , the highly parochial local museum can often contribute its own sequence which is a version of the overall national pattern , thereby helping to embody in material form , and as an aid in teaching , that sense of history which underlies the collective identity presupposed by the state . |
| 3 | New tees lurked in the trees on several holes , and were skilfully placed to bring into play the same hazards which threatened the club players from their tees . |
| 4 | Lord Upjohn said that unlawful behaviour might be constituted by : ( a ) an outright refusal to consider the relevant matter ; ( b ) a misdirection on a point of law ; ( c ) taking into account some wholly irrelevant or extraneous consideration ; ( d ) wholly omitting to take into account a relevant consideration . |
| 5 | But a blank run of five games since has contributed to City 's disappointing fall to mid-table , out of the title race and unable to spend on team strengthening . |
| 6 | The American frustration is evidenced by the utter confusion as sporadic resistance slowly starts to rise in defence of the fleet . |
| 7 | We buy theatre tickets and have the restaurant booked when , if we stopped and checked what we actually wanted to do , we might find we would much prefer to stay at home and have an early night . ’ |
| 8 | If you suffered an injury — like a slipped disc , a dislocated knee — or if you needed a hip replacement or maybe something even more serious , you 'd naturally want to go into hospital without a long delay . |
| 9 | Work was highly differentiated according to sex . |
| 10 | The veins or ‘ lodes ’ of tin so formed varied in width between half a metre and six metres . |
| 11 | In both Britain and America , the educational preparation of librarians includes all these aspects and more , although individual librarians naturally tend to specialize in depth in only a selection . |
| 12 | Failing to do all the IMF wanted was one thing : escaping the exigencies of dependence on foreign credit , if only to continue financing of trade , was quite another . |
| 13 | In recent months the City 's leading institutions have taken it in turns to come under fire : for regulatory failure , for losing money , for not moving with the times , or for lack of leadership . |
| 14 | Item 4 of the same Schedule specifies the ‘ place where the property is situated ’ for an appeal where there is a dispute over a valuation , but this statement is only intended to apply to property within the UK — the authorities can not be compelled to travel to Portugal to hear the appeal ! |
| 15 | The flashing tape is supplied in various widths , and only needs cutting to length with an old pair of scissors |
| 16 | The whole character of the game has been changed by a goal which er suddenly has brought to life in a way which we did n't see at all for the first half . |
| 17 | Work on voting behaviour in Great Britain in the 1980s illustrates this , with the class divide much distorted according to power in the market place , which in turn has become increasingly spatially variable : Johnston and Pattie , 1988 , 1990 . ) |
| 18 | This rationalist approach is overtly expressed in Fowler 's statement that ‘ The proper excellence of architecture is that which results from its suitableness to the occasion … and this principle rightly pursued leads to originality without the affection of novelty ; but … the present enlightened epoch in architecture is woefully distinguished as having no character of its own nor any pretensions beyond that of adopting the various styles that have prevailed in all ages and nations without regard to the difference of circumstances upon which they were founded ’ ; while the critic J. C. Loudon [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ one of the few modern architects who belong to the School of Reason and who design buildings on fundamental principles instead of antiquated rules and precedents ’ . |
| 19 | Erm , and therefore , that Planning Committee erm , basically has to vote in favour of development , unless there are over-riding planning reasons why they should not . |
| 20 | Alan had obviously expected to return to university alone , once the fuss was over . |
| 21 | They all agreed to this , and they became so occupied looking for ivy on the walls alongside the lane that they did n't see two boys suddenly come racing round the bend just by Miss Miggs 's cottage . |
| 22 | As with many ghosts this headless horseman is only permitted to travel between midnight and dawn . |
| 23 | Mr Gaviria has sensibly decided to operate at arm 's length , seeking influence through private meetings with all sides . |
| 24 | A high position — 30mm above normal — can be manually selected to cope with flooding and snow . |
| 25 | The first two display times up to 12.00 with AM/PM added to distinguish between morning and afternoon while the two international formats rely on the 24-hour clock . |
| 26 | Others , such as Eric Bremner , a 28-year-old physics teacher , had only decided to apply for water shares on the spur of the moment . |
| 27 | Gowing goes on to indicate the health hazard arising from the intense alpha activity of polonium at the Windscale site : ‘ Alpha handling procedures had to be greatly upgraded to deal with polonium , and for a time everyone had to work with respirators … |
| 28 | Perhaps pretending to fall in love was merely a smart career move allowing you to diversify into pasturing . |
| 29 | As you know I should very much like to return to work in some secretarial capacity at Yorhaul Limited after my baby 's birth and naturally wish to claim maternity pay , so please take this letter as formal notice of these matters as required under the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 . |
| 30 | She is asthmatic so I would very much like to get in touch with people who have had experience of an asthmatic child . |