Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [adv] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was , however , rarely possible completely to guarantee the affection of the farm worker . |
| 2 | ‘ I personally think it 's much easier just to have a meal out . ’ |
| 3 | Habibi 's confidence was restored , yet never was a horse so careful not to bite the hand that fed it ! |
| 4 | Zuwaya men , for instance were extremely careful not to touch the marriageable daughters of their kin , friends and neighbours . |
| 5 | It remains highly appropriate therefore to assess the impact on the British economy of fixing its currency to those of the other countries of the EEC . |
| 6 | how we were back to our best and they were extremely lucky not to get a good hiding . |
| 7 | Within a minute of coming on , substitute Tony O'Donovan put Didcot right back in to the game and then Paul Spittle was so unlucky not to level the scores as his shot hit the post . |
| 8 | Had Johnson walked Drummossie he would have had to contemplate the events there , and the long reverberations of 1746 , and the gloatings and celebrations that took place annually in Inverness long afterwards , and since he was chronically and constitutionally unable not to give an opinion , whatever he said would have landed him in difficulty with somebody . |
| 9 | It is especially important not to reduce the carbohydrate content of the diet . |
| 10 | Though not piggishly chauvinistic enough to echo the first pronouncement , I heartily endorse the last . |
| 11 | However , I do strongly suspect that he could change my perspective of reality so as to make it extremely difficult not to attack the person . |
| 12 | The South Korean government has been remarkably low key in its response , apparently intent not to inflame the situation . |
| 13 | Mr Litmus and Matron were the only two not to visit the Bookman and they refused to have anything to do with the Headmaster 's plans . |
| 14 | This is covered by David Robinson in Chapter 7 and it is only necessary here to emphasise the need for some of the partners ( and to a lesser extent senior managers ) to allocate time to financial control and administration . |
| 15 | Even in medical school it had inhibited her to the point where she had even had serious doubts about whether she would be able to continue her studies , simply because , unlike many of her senior colleagues , she had never quite managed to acquire the kind of detachment that was so necessary sometimes to become a doctor . |
| 16 | I 'm all ready just to do a few more look Ann . |
| 17 | Similarly , the range is not broad enough to produce a median ratio . |
| 18 | According to Campaigns Director Andrew Lees , : " Given the potentially broad scope of such " areas " , the obstructive official has ample opportunity to rebuff requests by anyone whose request is not specific enough to penetrate the bureaucratic defences of a body which does not want to release the information . " |
| 19 | What is wholly unacceptable is the denial of justice to the great majority of citizens who are not poor enough to qualify for legal aid but not rich enough to risk the costs of litigating an important public law issue in the High Court , the Court of Appeal , and perhaps the House of Lords . |
| 20 | It is not possible here to chronicle the many other points included in the Submissions to the Labour Court on behalf of the Bank Assistants . |
| 21 | I regret that it is not possible separately to identify the money devoted to the range of conditions associated with the menopause from the £225 million spent on medical research last year . |
| 22 | The apparent trend to the Left in the Labour Party was in keeping with the political atmosphere of the times , but it was not strong enough to force the abandoning of official opposition to any form of the Unity Campaign . |
| 23 | The chemical smells of modern tap water may stop a cat drinking from its bowl , but they are not strong enough to drive the animal back physically from the corner of the kitchen floor where the bowl is placed . |
| 24 | Thus a free-running rhythm indicates that the time-cues are not strong enough to entrain the body clock to a 24-hour period . |
| 25 | Bridgend had a strong side out … not strong enough to hold the cherry and whites though … |
| 26 | Is it the opportunity to slip in some data that are not strong enough to form a peer-reviewed paper or the liberty to digress and speculate which entices authors ? |
| 27 | the design was not strong enough to resist the forces exerted while Span 5–6 was being cantilevered out from Pier 6 |
| 28 | The boys were not strong enough to handle the heavy boat at flood tides so Mabel had to cope then . |
| 29 | Parts of the M 1 and the M6 are being dug up and rebuilt , because the roads are not strong enough to bear the weight of traffic . |
| 30 | But if it is to serve as the platform for a conclusion that something else and qualitatively different is required , something to place authority , at least in part , for the conduct of a business owned by others in the hands of employees , then by itself the statement is not strong enough to bear the weight of the proposition . |