Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Less so is a creeping and curious menace of players being verbally abused . |
| 2 | The London theatres , which had for so long been a particular thorn in the side of Puritan moralists such as William Prynne , were closed down at the outbreak of the civil war and remained shut until the Restoration . |
| 3 | So just be a touching ball . |
| 4 | That he let her go , and that she was free of him so easily was a great relief , but she was shaken from the unwanted experience , and as he swiftly went on his way she turned round — but only to collide with someone else . |
| 5 | The ability of the cuckoo to lay its egg so quickly is a major adaptation of brood parasites . |
| 6 | The passage had obviously once been a high ceilinged corridor . |
| 7 | Like Armagnac and grain whisky , Bourbon is distilled only once is a continuous still , although many distilleries use a ‘ doubler ’ to remove some of the rougher fusel oils and aldehydes . |
| 8 | Only once was a jarring note struck , and that was when Roger referred to the long room leading out of the kitchen as the ‘ museum ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ I had every intention of becoming a pianist or conductor but in a great flash of realisation I decided that I would only ever be a mediocre musician and went off to study drama . ’ |
| 10 | Even if the number of households were to be suddenly increased , if , for example , all households consisting of more than one family were to split into single-family households , there would apparently still be a crude surplus of dwellings . |
| 11 | population control in terms of sort of contraception awareness , so on and so forth is a major , the it can be a major means of reducing this particular problem . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , the very poverty that afflicts older women so deeply is a major factor in their political acquiescence . |
| 13 | I think there 's no doubt in the long term , anything frankly repetitive can be done perhaps automatically be a micro-electronic system . |
| 14 | And inside both was a large corpse . |
| 15 | So probably be a good idea , even if you 're not in a union company to actually join a union . |
| 16 | Why these two methods of accounting are controlled so differently is a complex matter , but a factual difference is that in the context of companies depreciation is purely a matter of accounting , whereas for local authorities it is a matter of accounting and finance . |
| 17 | Only later was a full investigation made of the events in Dallas by a commission under Chief Justice Earl Warren , which produced 26 volumes of evidence . |
| 18 | Not until much later was a similar vegetable , spinach , cooked carefully with butter , orange juice and a little nutmeg and served as a side dish with ‘ sippets ’ of toast , without a passing thought as to its efficacy as a regulator of the bowels . |
| 19 | 1993 has so far been a good year for Hewlett-Packard Russia . |
| 20 | The 1993 winter sale , which ends on 30th January , has so far been a major disappointment : fewer than 290 booksellers have taken part , significantly down on previous years . |
| 21 | In spite of promising prospects for the future , it has so far been a complementary course , to be undertaken in addition to the main course of study . |
| 22 | ‘ The most a contestant has won so far is a small jar of face cream ’ , said Edna caringly . |
| 23 | All the corporation has suggested so far is a vague road and landscaping scheme that would affect only part of the pub garden and car park . |
| 24 | Its most bizarre sales gimmick so far is a guided trip to Everest next year , led by New Zealand guides Rob Hall and Gary Ball . |
| 25 | The only confirmed death so far is a 16-year-old boy who burned to death after he knocked over a candle . |
| 26 | Mrs Lennox 's Conservative MP , Mr Michael Alison , said : ‘ What we have had so far is a red light on the road . |
| 27 | IN THE light of the recent debate on defence in the House of Commons , perhaps now is a good time for the people of Darlington to be told where the prospective Labour candidate stands on the issue of nuclear disarmament . |
| 28 | For too long Joyce has been misunderstood , and only now is a complete reassessment of his life and work beginning to take shape . |
| 29 | But only now is a detailed understanding of the toxins ' chemistry becoming possible . |
| 30 | WE 'RE used to Tania Bryer facing the camera , so here 's a rear view of the TV-am weathergirl . |