Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commissioning research on the use of deprivation indices in allocating formulas is therefore often seen as a means of arguing more effectively for a bigger share . |
| 2 | If the lamp remains on for a longer time it is possible that the incorrect outer ( track ) connection to the rotary potentiometer VR2 has been used . |
| 3 | This is not wanted to there has to be a circuit arrangement which does not respond to a short pulse from the batting l.e.d. but acts only if this l.e.d. remains on for a longer period , that is , when the batsman has correctly intercepted the ball . |
| 4 | New Scientist published an article with the transfixing title of ‘ The search for scale invariant cosmology ’ , showing that there was a search going on for a deeper understanding of the Universe . |
| 5 | It argues that renewable energies are not developed enough for a higher goal , but if more money for research was made available , the future could be very different . |
| 6 | He writes : ‘ No knowledgeable reading researcher disputes the fact that a higher level of national literacy will come only through a higher level of nationally shared information . ’ |
| 7 | The college doors were firmly closed , affording entry only through a smaller aperture , barely the size of a human being , cut into one of them . |
| 8 | For example , in Brazil , peripheral capitalist development is responsible not only for a lower level of participation of women in agriculture but also a lower level of integration of women in urban development . |
| 9 | Take 1 hour to bring the solution slowly to simmering point , simmer gently for a further hour . |
| 10 | ‘ What Souness has said will act only as a greater incentive for us in the replay at Selhurst Park . ’ |
| 11 | Dulé leaned to look at the dark husk that was the old woman 's body ; shadows bound the close air inside the room and he could see her only as a lighter shape . |
| 12 | Dougal bent down for a closer look . |
| 13 | If you really want your fish fed while you are away , perhaps for a longer time , you cold measure out individual portions of food into envelopes , and hide all the other food . |
| 14 | We went in for a closer look . |
| 15 | The proportions reported to have had difficulty with various aspects of caring for themselves ( getting in and out of a bath or shower , dressing and undressing , going to the toilet , washing and shaving , feeding themselves , making a hot drink , or needing help at night ) for a year or more before death was 87 per cent of those who had been in a residential home for a year or more , 60 per cent of those in for a shorter time and 25 per cent of those who had not been in such a home at all . |
| 16 | On March 5 Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Congress ( I ) Chief Minister . |
| 17 | Congress ( I ) retained power in Maharashtra in the State Assembly elections in February 1990 and Sharad Pawar was sworn in for a further term as Chief Minister [ see p. 37245 ] . |
| 18 | He can mix the Hi-Watt in for a cleaner sound , if that suits a song more . |
| 19 | Trading in for a smaller house or flat again releases considerable capital , which is often shared with the offspring . |
| 20 | But Pearce , says : ‘ I just ca n't see him packing it in for a younger man to come in . |
| 21 | ‘ We 'll trade the swine in for a younger model , ’ she had said . |
| 22 | they might keep you in for a longer rest |
| 23 | Working together for a healthier future … and a cleaner , greener Company |
| 24 | Shaking a match out involves a lot of rattling and scratching about , before he lights the turd using two matches held together for a brighter flare . |
| 25 | Depending upon the particular system required , a balance must be found between the main variables of speed of searching and amount of memory used , especially for a larger vocabulary ( approximately 60,000 to 70,000 words ) . |
| 26 | The relationship between birth interval and frequency of still births seems to resemble " U " or " J " shaped curves , inasmuch as the still birth ratio is very high if the preceding birth interval is short ( less than a year ) and decreases after one completed year up to a five year interval but , if the next birth follows only after a longer interval , the chance that it will result in a stillborn baby increases again . |
| 27 | The results of other studies in children confirm the existence of H pylori negative antral gastritis in 30% of children , especially of a younger age group . |
| 28 | The third and most positive option is to work together towards a firmer commitment to the marriage . |
| 29 | You know , kinda like a bigger version of me … ’ ) and what happens when you pull out but the condom stays in . |
| 30 | I am very reluctant to go so far when we — or rather you — could be so near a better resolution . |