Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So seriously analytical was Chapman 's mind that he would rarely comment on a match until several days later , after he had studied every move . |
| 2 | And she 'd rather jump on a pony and go ! |
| 3 | A spokeswoman for his department said it would effectively act as a cap on costs . |
| 4 | The black and white lists provide fairly clear guidance to the kinds of clauses which are and are not deemed to violate Article 85(1) , and firms interested in co-operating with each other need only build in an R&D element to their agreement and consult the white and black lists to remove the threat of antitrust action ( ‘ grey clauses ’ require notification , but will be deemed as exempted if the Commission does not reply within six months ) . |
| 5 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 6 | And the only thing that seems to stand in the way of doing anything commercially sensible with County Farms is that every time we deal with it , somebody says , ah , but it can only exist as an entity , let's keep it as that , let's pass it on to a trust , let's safeguard it , let's do this and that . |
| 7 | Its concern with adolescent love , and the way in which its idealism and purity can not evade the sullying effects of adult realities , paralleled Minton 's own fear of lost youth , his obsession with adolescence and desire for a love that could only exist in a state untrammelled by adult responsibilities . |
| 8 | The engine stopped and for a moment there was the silence that can only exist in a forest . |
| 9 | ‘ In all my years of motor racing , I can only think of a couple of times when I mastered the machine as at the Nürburgring in 1968 . |
| 10 | Alter all , the swarm can only cover about a metre of ground every three minutes . |
| 11 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 12 | It must be emphasised that this legal position , whereby the company is exempted from certain rules of the host state , can only arise in a case in which services are provided without a place of business being established in the host state . |
| 13 | Those moths that settle there will probably only stay for a day and then continue higher still . |
| 14 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 15 | However campers should only stay for a night or two , be unobtrusive and sensitive to wildlife , and leave no litter . |
| 16 | ‘ We can only stay for an hour , ’ said Ginnie . |
| 17 | It was successfully argued that the phrase " is or " could only relate to a customer when the soliciting is taking place . |
| 18 | The essence of the in vivo kinetic model is that polymer that is newly biosynthesized in an amorphous mobile form within the granule will only crystallize as a result of homogeneous ( spontaneous ) nucleation . |
| 19 | ‘ Be not cast down : if ye saw Him , who is standing on the shore holding out His arms to welcome you to land , you would not only wade through a sea of wrongs , but through hell itself , to be at Him . ’ |
| 20 | The 41-year-old duke said last night : ‘ I can not morally stay within a party which I fundamentally believe has ideologically gone off the rails . ’ |
| 21 | The Heinz World Cup book is the only official history of the tournament and will obviously appeal as a keepsake to jog warm memories of a wonderful month in the history of the sport . |
| 22 | A body corporate may be a member of the committee ( r 6.150(3) ) but it can only act through a representative duly authorised in accordance with r 6.156 . |
| 23 | ‘ Brochures can only act as a taster , that may also turn you off , ’ said . |
| 24 | Overburdened by commitments elsewhere , Unesco can only act as a clearing house for independently sponsored initiatives . |
| 25 | Sobbing , Pc Kelly said : ‘ The next thing I saw , he was standing holding a gun with both hands in what I can only describe as a combat position . ’ |
| 26 | The next thing I saw , he was standing holding a gun with both hands in what I can only describe as a combat position . ’ |
| 27 | Quigley gave what I can only describe as an eldritch screech and came at me with both arms , legs and the front bit of his head . |
| 28 | He felt tempted to continue through the village to visit the young Prince at Woodstock Palace but , considering what he had just learnt , thought he had better wait for a while . |
| 29 | Holly spoke the language , so he 'd better jump on an Aeroflot and get over there and chase it up with the Ministry . |
| 30 | The Morton line would only survive through a son born to James . |