Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Profitboss rarely turns down an invitation to speak at a conference , seizing the opportunity to present his company in the best light , to fine-tune his own professional skills . |
| 2 | I must explain that I do not like combined heater stats ; in general I find that the heater part packs up within a year , as , regrettably do modern heaters , and I would rather throw away a £5 heater than a £10 plus heater stat . |
| 3 | The Acrylix brushes helped me to make broad , glazing strokes , slowly building up a depth of colour . |
| 4 | Having established the undercoat by way of washing and blotting onto damp paper , I now begin to apply very watery paint onto dry paper , slowly building up a series of translucent layers . |
| 5 | Having established the undercoat by way of washing and blotting onto damp paper , I now begin to apply very watery paint onto dry paper , slowly building up a series of translucent layers . |
| 6 | When the factory was occupied in protest , the Ministry of Labour declared the strike illegal and the occupation was forcibly broken up a week later . |
| 7 | Van Dijk has analysed the language of racism , thereby building up a picture of modern ideology which pays particular attention to the way that elite messages can be transformed into ordinary discourse ( van Dijk , 1985b , 1987 ) . |
| 8 | ACT can also generate additional objects to create customised products — the group will ‘ effectively make up a bespoke product , assemble a bespoke suit to fit each client ’ . |
| 9 | Apgood instinctively picked up a certificate and glanced through it , then shook his head . |
| 10 | This is especially true of those , often identified as burgi , which protected only a very small part of the settlement ( p. 35 below ) ; but even where larger areas were enclosed , most included only a fraction of the total , as for example at Catterick , Ilchester and Water Newton , where the inhabited extra-mural areas extended for considerable distances . |
| 11 | The partnership was successfully liquidated over a period of years and it was left to John Baring to rebuild the business in the form of a limited company . |
| 12 | This obviously represents only a proportion of criminal activity in Britain since a number of crimes remain undetected and a number of offenders are not convicted . |
| 13 | On the other side of the coin you might find a child who is experiencing such difficulties in his learning that the first line of attack must be in , in terms of perhaps producing just an improvement of his base level of learning , so that the next step can be taken . |
| 14 | Maggie only stopped about an hour this morning , she 's not feeling well . |
| 15 | To get as close as possible to sea-dwelling fauna ( and perhaps pick up a crustacean for the lunchtable ) , take a short course in diving and snorkelling . |
| 16 | Ants , aphids and plants together make up a kind of farming economy based on sugar . |
| 17 | He did not attempt to remember all the features that together make up a face . |
| 18 | I think Doctor only sits once a month , and |
| 19 | They only pick out a word word here and there see |
| 20 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
| 21 | Either of these could match the new borders or blinds or undercurtains , perhaps bringing out a colour that had not been emphasized before . |
| 22 | You obviously made quite an impression personally at the time . |
| 23 | The remarks in this section only sketch out a province for which a proper theory of discourse deixis might provide an account . |
| 24 | I said he said yes sh with , with her , when she was first married , but she only lived there a couple of months . |
| 25 | Although the rules only allow the purchase of one new free-standing AVC policy a year , it is possible to purchase a different policy every year , so building up a spread of investments . |
| 26 | We 'd better think up an excuse . |
| 27 | ( e ) Sometimes invite a student to write on the blackboard , eg to write out a dictation you have just given . |
| 28 | Edouard looked up in surprise , and the boy eagerly drew forward a chair . |
| 29 | Almost at once it was opened , not wide , as he obviously expected , but just to a slit — enough to pass out a note . |
| 30 | This is made worse by the fact that few butchers hang their lamb these days , despite the fact that it only needs about a week to bring on the flavour . |