Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , the final stage in Darwin 's argumentation concerns how a species meeting those three criteria would eventually arise with prolonged isolation and divergence . |
| 2 | They can not only compensate for declining liquor sales , but can even arrest and reverse that trend . |
| 3 | It could only make for bad blood between the Li clan and himself and shatter the age-old ties between their families . |
| 4 | He had lost none of his ability — it can not suddenly disappear without physical cause . |
| 5 | Good science does not necessarily make for good philosophy . |
| 6 | But statistics do not necessarily make for good intelligence . |
| 7 | THERE was an article in The Times the other day which said that good spelling did not necessarily make for good writing . |
| 8 | Tracy has a thing I can only describe as Non-specific pain . |
| 9 | Yes , I , I 'd give you two , one is my favourite of all shrub roses which is Fantan la tour which has what one can only describe as loosened sort of shaggy shell pink flowers with the most exquisite perfume , it 's a , it 's an untidy flower like the old shrub roses really should be the best of them erm and a very pale shell pink , a wonderful variety , not particularly repeat flowering , relatively short flowering season but so wonderful when it is in flower and the other one , er she says she does n't like red , now is n't really red , it 's a very very deep reddish purple and it 's a variety called Tuscany Superb and I grow Tuscany Superb in my garden alongside er some fennel , a foliage fennel plant and the feathery fennel together with , almost the aniseed aroma of the fennel together with these deep deep purple flowers of Tuscany Superb is absolutely wonderful , it 's actually on the edge of my herb garden . |
| 10 | When Bill Koch 's latest boat , Kanza , halted Conner 's run of four wins , it was evident Conner can only win by superior sailing not superior speed . |
| 11 | He was n't sure that a god of any kind would make asides to the audience , let along speak in Middle English and quote Wordsworth . |
| 12 | But the future of this airline could be decided much sooner than that , and with it the levels of service and fares we can all expect on long haul flights . |
| 13 | Nothing in the age of contentment has contributed so strongly to income inequality as the reduction of taxes on the rich ; nothing , as has been said , would so contribute to social tranquillity as some screams of anguish from the very affluent . |
| 14 | Increased motility does not necessarily result in increased propulsion , however . |
| 15 | As long as there is an abundant supply of water high temperatures tend to be associated with high rates of weathering , although this does not necessarily result in deep weathering profiles for , as we have already noted , where slope gradients are steep the products of weathering may be removed almost as soon as they are created . |
| 16 | There may be rare instances where a situation can be covered by one meaning but not by the other ; a police investigation might conceivably report that " criminal activity " ( associative use ) " in the southern suburbs includes ostentatious donations to charity in order to cultivate an image of respectability " ; a lawyer might jocularly speak of criminal activity having sharply increased in his legal chambers ( though intuitive awareness of the ambiguity might just as well make him avoid the phrase ) ; in both these cases the associative interpretation , only , is required . |
| 17 | The birdsong episodes in the third and fourth movements , projected in brilliant colours and vital rhythms on this occasion , can only benefit from concert-hall clarity , it is true . |
| 18 | But a Churchill of whom I can only speak with deep affection is Randolph 's son , Winston . |
| 19 | I decided that neither one was a social system and that one could only speak of social change in social systems . |
| 20 | I can only speak from personal experience . |
| 21 | Schroders has launched a Global Bond Fund that will only invest in high quality bonds worldwide , usually government-backed . |
| 22 | On the other hand , the controlling or checking functions of the judicial branch can only consist in impartial application of the law , and where constitutional law places restrictions on legislative power , a duty to declare the law seems to imply a duty to declare when such restrictions have been violated , whether by the legislature or by anyone else . |
| 23 | Standing awkwardly on one leg , she looked round for her other shoe and could only watch in helpless despair as she saw it slowly sink . |
| 24 | The rear gunner loosed off a round of deadliness in the general direction of the fighter , but , it seemed , he was not the target and Biggins could only watch in morbid fascination as his wing man went down in flames . |
| 25 | But it is worthwhile to reiterate that , in a sense , every book published about recent history is of value as a source and the conventional ‘ official ’ documentation does not necessarily occupy in recent history the commanding place which its comparative isolation in a sea of illiteracy gives it in earlier epochs . |
| 26 | CAD programs are complex , and not too long ago would only run on expensive mainframe computers . |
| 27 | Bleach will only work on bare timber , so any existing finish must be removed first . |
| 28 | I 'll only work in natural light , so in the summer , I 'll be able to work till about eight , which is great . |
| 29 | It was like the blackout , which Charles could suddenly remember with great clarity . |
| 30 | However , we are shown that success does n't only depend on technical skill , but in selecting just the right view to paint . |