Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I think I 'd better give this a bit of a read . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Economics do not necessarily dictate such a change ; in fact , they may be irrelevant . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I 'd only drink half a pint , so I was in great demand — the sergeant would have the rest . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | And with twelve guys and only six playing they 'll only get half a game at the most if they 're lucky . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | I do not think such a man can be killed . |
| 16 | One young male reporter left in tears and said he would not cover such a case again . |
| 17 | I can not make such a promise . |
| 18 | Why , even the executives — clever men , ambitious men , men with briefcases full of management accounts and demographics — can not make such a promise . |
| 19 | ‘ I will not make such a mistake again ! ’ |
| 20 | He can not make such a commitment . |
| 21 | Sally-Anne tossed her head at this , and repeated that it was all nothing — ‘ And really you should not make such a fuss over so little ’ — but all the same she was happy to let Matey help her up to bed ; she felt strangely weak , and the thought of Sunday lunch and washing up , and all the work to be done before the day was over , made her feel worse than ever . |
| 22 | A person detained involuntarily may not make such a declaration ( 1983 Act , s.7 ) . |
| 23 | On the other hand , the Fipa , and the Zapotec do not make such a distinction meaningful . |
| 24 | A repetition of the same sin under similarly testing circumstances does not make this a duplicate of 12:10–20 . |
| 25 | You can not want such a person for a wife , and I certainly do not want a husband who thinks that of me — even before marriage . ’ |
| 26 | Now , you would not want such a thing bandied about , would you ? ’ |
| 27 | " In the normal course of things we 'd not treat such a disappearance seriously . " |
| 28 | Egypt 's pioneering efforts in regard to peacemaking are well established and respected , and I do not consider such a line of questioning helpful . |
| 29 | I do not consider that a ground for complaint . |
| 30 | The grounds of the appeal were that ( 1 ) the judge misdirected himself in holding that the preliminary issue should be answered in the affirmative and/or in giving judgment on the preliminary issue for the plaintiff and ( 2 ) the defendants were not liable in negligence to the plaintiff for any injury , loss or damage suffered by him while a foetus and en ventre sa mère since he was born prior to the passing of the Congenital Diabilities ( Civil Liability ) Act 1976 and the common law did not recognise such a cause of action . |