Example sentences of "[adv] [adv prt] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When beating the sideways force of the wind is at a maximum and so we need the daggerboard right down to get a good grip on the water and stop the boat drifting sideways . |
2 | Neither stars nor cloud shadows marked the darkness stretching overhead and on down to meet the equal gloom of the ocean . |
3 | Suddenly in marched the gigantic figure of the Headmistress in her belted smock and green breeches . |
4 | on the day itself , there is not only the opening of the presents , and the party , but also the aftermath when it 's all over to provide a fitting finale to the day 's activities . |
5 | Among the generally positive replies was a negative one , stating that these lists always contained and perpetuated errors and that we would be better off accumulating a vast , unwieldy library of pertinent papers . |
6 | Those even better off had a separate house and barns . |
7 | Unlike Jane , Mark did not feel that he would have been better off taking a different subject ; he had decided that he was unsuited to any kind of academic work , although most of his friends were arts students . |
8 | But if you 're an individual or small business buyer , then you 'll probably be better off taking the following steps to make sure purchasing your computer is a painless as possible . |
9 | In most circumstances you are better off using a lower resolution and clearer text . |
10 | Although the prestigious London address certainly adds to the appeal of David Paul & Partners ' services , would the person buying a cottage in their home town in Lancashire be better off using a High Street firm of solicitors with local knowledge ? |
11 | This screen will not be suited to everyone , as some people will not need the privacy feature and would be better off buying a standard anti-glare filter . |
12 | This screen will not be suited to everyone , as some people will not need the privacy feature and would be better off buying a standard anti-glare filter . |
13 | The Solid Fuel Advisory Service advises that whilst uncapping and unblocking both ends may be simple d-i-y jobs , most people would be better off asking a qualified sweep to have a look at the flue before any work is started — especially as it is good sense to have the chimney thoroughly swept before any work starts to remove soot or old bird 's nests . |
14 | ‘ Many people would be better off spending a smaller amount of money on a new hairdo or a relaxing holiday . |
15 | However , this is the 3-inch drive peculiar to Amstrad products , and you would be better off paying the extra £35 for a discount Atari ST . |
16 | Yeah , they 're better off paying the normal rates |
17 | In my experience of doing exams , and I 'll talk to you about revision techniques in a minute , erm generally you 're better off to have a broad coverage of a syllabus rather than having a shallow one , right ? |
18 | You 're better off doing a little and often . |
19 | Why are we any better off doing a direct debit ? |
20 | You 're much better off having a fresh brain in the morning and ha being able to think on your feet . |
21 | that the reference to the accounts could not be viewed accurately without viewing the statutory statement of business which filed only just a month or so back reveals a sixteen and a half billion surplus in the members premium trust fund up from twelve and a half billion at the end of proceeding year . |
22 | The black construct before her split , spun into a thin loop , fleshed into a globe , flipped inside out to reveal a hovering pink mass , which detached itself from the main bulk and drifted some distance away . |
23 | ‘ Why did you think Inside Out needed a new presenter ? |
24 | Clearly working under the pressure of the speed of events in central Europe , the West Europeans have decided to go all out to form a united economic bloc , if possible by the end of next year , but at all costs by January 1992 when the EC internal market is due to be completed . |
25 | In the London County Council elections of 1937 the Party " went all out to secure a Labour victory " . |
26 | And so out go the old troupers and in come the fresh-faced kids . |
27 | So out went the playful jean and mechanic 's dungarees and in came haute couture , designer wear from around the world she was about to begin a campaign to conquer . |
28 | All around swarmed the Japanese media , always so polite , so respectful . |
29 | Er we were married three years , no children and I began to get desperate again and an anyway along came the first then came the second . |
30 | So here we have as example of reducing the dose further by using drops rather than tablespoons so as to not over stimulate the sensitive or ‘ careful ’ patient . |