Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Most organisations owed money would rather make such an arrangement , and have their money back eventually , than run the risk of saying goodbye to the money altogether .
2 He is very busy , and can only spare half an hour .
3 Such developments would necessarily affect both the structure of arts-based courses , but more significantly in the context of this article , would require the methods of assessment used to be tailored to the short term aims of each module .
4 With that , careless of his obvious amazement that someone of her slender weight could not only pack such a punch but dare to do so , she spun rapidly round and raced back the way she had come .
5 ‘ I think I 'd better give this a bit of a read .
6 Maybe we 'd only do half an hour before sloping off but , bit by bit , we were able to put a set together .
7 President , Congress , Conference I know we will all welcome all the pressure that we can be brought to this government and its pursuit of policies if that 's the right world , policies that do n't have a direction would just have them from one crisis to another .
8 The DUP demanded that the Irish government give a commitment to sponsoring a referendum to amend the Articles , but the Irish government continued to insist that it would only provide such a guarantee within the context of an overall settlement .
9 The Colonel could only spend half an hour with us .
10 However , I take the view that , in the context of the right of establishment , a residence requirement does not necessarily constitute such a criterion of differentiation leading in fact to discrimination on grounds of nationality .
11 Economics do not necessarily dictate such a change ; in fact , they may be irrelevant .
12 From our knowledge of Nietzsche 's earlier thinking on that subject , we would naturally take such a title to imply a central concern with tragedy and its demise , but it is certainly significant that the word " tragedy " is not itself part of the title .
13 But the Bank has always indicated that it would only take such a step in exceptional circumstances and continues to stress its awareness of the need to avoid actions which could be seen as capricious if it is to retain the confidence of market makers and investors in gilt-edged stock .
14 In a common law country , the preparation of a case for trial is the private responsibility of the parties , and so the taking of evidence , without compulsion , by a consul or a commissioner does not necessarily offend such a country 's concept of judicial sovereignty ; but the position may be very different where , as in many civil law countries the obtaining of evidence is part of the judicial function , and official permission is be required before the evidence can be taken privately .
15 From this you can better judge both the potential of the farm and what is involved in bringing it up to that potential .
16 The Shias of the south , the Sunnis of Sidon and Tripoli , would not only oppose such a state , but produce more children than the Maronites , who would then be a minority in the country they had created .
17 However , as the very existence of the catholic — nationalist alliance impedes progress towards such a solution , one should perhaps view such a possibility as unreal .
18 I 'd only drink half a pint , so I was in great demand — the sergeant would have the rest .
19 Because you 'd only get half a pound perhaps and perhaps you 'd only get perhaps , this unit 'd only get two , According to what came into the country , or what was on the market .
20 And with twelve guys and only six playing they 'll only get half a game at the most if they 're lucky .
21 So therefore they argued , my children will only get half the mutation , or half the effects of it , fifty percent increase in reproductive success .
22 Sometimes this seemed indicated , as when he told the legislature they must beware ‘ When we are freeing ourselves from one form of imperialism [ against those who would ] … bind us to another one which would swiftly undo all the work that has been done in recent years to foster … a free and independent nation ’ ; ‘ As we would not have British masters , so we would not have Russian masters . ’
23 It will be fair and will rightly reflect both the value of the property and the number of adults who live in it .
24 These include the development of new areas of activity through inter-governmental co-operation outside the jurisdiction of the European Court , the concept that certain aspects of Community activity will not necessarily involve all the Member States , and the related problems of the extension of Community competence and recognition of the principle of ‘ subsidiarity ’ .
25 I can only declare that the face before me had a terrible beauty .
26 Economic and social factors now loom large , and can be seen as being of greater importance than purely land use matters , though the courts would not necessarily accept such a line of reasoning ( as , for instance , when Lord Widgery held that the London Borough of Hillingdon could not impose a condition that the occupants of a private housing development should be people on the council 's waiting list ) .
27 If the burrow is a small one in flat territory , one man can effectively do all the shooting required and will stand in the middle , shooting round the full 360 degrees .
28 I do not think such a man can be killed .
29 And do not think such an object can be disguised for that is manifest nonsense as you have only to try to discover .
30 One young male reporter left in tears and said he would not cover such a case again .
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