Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first stage in the transfer is a preselection process , involving informal discussions with tenants where they may make their own alternative suggestions , which eventually produces a single applicant to go forward to the final stages . |
| 2 | Cheese is a protein of high biological value and a little goes a long way . |
| 3 | The other characteristic is that their influence seems out of all proportion to the amount present : a little goes a long way . |
| 4 | Although they can be expensive , essential oils are highly concentrated substances ; in practice , a little goes a long way . |
| 5 | It 's not cheap but the dispenser means a little goes a long way and it 's more hygienic than a pot . |
| 6 | I doubt if the soot would actively harm your fish , but a little goes a long way . |
| 7 | With leaves that are streaked with bright cream or marked in bold , gold blotches , a little goes a long way . |
| 8 | Yes , I have , but … but a little goes a long way . ’ |
| 9 | Yet a little goes a long way . |
| 10 | A little goes a long way ; too much is unbearably sentimental . |
| 11 | A LITTLE goes a long way with UNICEF . |
| 12 | The extent to which either the adult or child within plays a significant part in our lives depends greatly on our own upbringing . |
| 13 | I 'm thinking , for example , it 's not a medicine as such , but I 'm thinking of the birth control pill , which presumably has a possible effect in its particular form over a period perhaps twenty years , rather than five years , on a person . |
| 14 | But whereas calypso now only rarely contains a political message reggae almost always does . |
| 15 | Bore-hole water rarely contains a large quantity of suspended solids , but , if it contains iron or manganese in solution , the removal of these entails the production of a precipitate that has to be removed by methods similar to those given above . |
| 16 | Herein lies a central dilemma . |
| 17 | The colour black in all such cases was considered especially lucky because this was the colour associated with the occult practices , but herein lies a transatlantic contradiction for , in America , it is the white cat that is lucky and the black cat that is unlucky . |
| 18 | Herein lies a big problem for managers who must take steps to ensure that everyone understands the need for involvement — To this end a series of seminars and talks should be arranged in order to explain the issue , seek ideas and the commitment of everyone to meeting the challenge . |
| 19 | If the innocent party purports to " accept " such performance , he effectively accepts a new contract . |
| 20 | this soon tangles itself in a web of white noise and frantic improvisation which eventually has a hypnotising effect on the audience . |
| 21 | Nina eventually has a nervous breakdown , but after a brief stay in hospital she returns to Gael . |
| 22 | The next cell ( 82e ) is empty , but 82f has a disturbing occupant . |
| 23 | By issuing shares , a company obviously receives a financial benefit , for which the shareholder obtains in return an interest and a marketable asset . |
| 24 | This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same . |
| 25 | In this , the estimation not only involves a cross-area element , it also embraces a considerable areal disaggregation , from an average ward size of 7.7 km² ; ( range 0.74–38.7 km² ; ) down to the individual kilometre square . |
| 26 | Isolating stallions from other horses obviously plays a large part in the aggression and even viciousness some stallions display towards mares . |
| 27 | If this is still the case next May he apparently wins a Swiss watch from The Sun in honour of the acheivement ! |
| 28 | The determination whether objectives can be ‘ better ’ achieved by the Community obviously involves a comparative judgment , and the question arises as to who is to make that judgment and whether it is justiciable . |
| 29 | Falling Down represents a New Brutalism in the cinema . |
| 30 | ‘ Song to Cloe , playing on her Spinnet ’ especially displays a delicate touch and a complete control of form . |