Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [subord] [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many girls were saying to me , ‘ I ca n't cope with having breasts , the hassle it brings , the fear of rape or the jokes and remarks from boys , the idea that I must be a slag or a ‘ goer ’ , so rather than try to deal with the whole world ( which I ca n't ) , I 'll just turn all my anger inwards against myself , against the thing I can control : my body . ’ |
| 2 | However , it is better if the ‘ community ’ can grow up together rather than trying to persuade large , adult fish to forget all their territorial instincts and live harmoniously . |
| 3 | The text for the first term 's production will usually be selected for the purpose of getting a new group to work together rather than trying to go for detailed individual performances . |
| 4 | holding a ‘ dress rehearsal ’ beforehand so that the members of the panel can get used to working together rather than having to learn while the interview is in progress . |
| 5 | Most horses naturally slow down slightly when asked to move away from this sort of attraction , but a marked reluctance to go forwards could indicate nappiness . |
| 6 | The implication of the argument is that 1823–4 , so far as petitioning to gain mass support was concerned , should be seen primarily as a new start in many places . |
| 7 | So far as getting to know her was concerned , it was apparent that Lieutenant Lapointe had achieved a start on him . |
| 8 | This country cost her too much ; indeed , she has gone so far as to refuse to discuss the topic . |
| 9 | He did not go so far as to offer to guide them onward to Gilsland , by night , since that would have been to insult the Armstrongs , Jardines and Johnstones . |
| 10 | Two went so far as to offer to reduce the metered fare after having taken a wrong turn in error . |
| 11 | However , contributors to the Review were largely unwilling to go so far as to attempt to specify the nature of artistic quality in general , despite the fact that their own capacity to decide which texts were of sufficient interest in themselves to justify study depended upon recognizing such quality . |
| 12 | It is ironic that theories of federalism , especially of the German variety , should stress responsibility so strongly while failing to realise it in practice . |
| 13 | Nearly all of Dad 's acquaintances were called ‘ Johnny ’ , this being much easier than having to remember every man 's christian name . |
| 14 | The renewed popularity of Japanese gardens , not only as places to visit but as inspirations for western design , can be seen in two forthcoming books : Maggie Oster 's Japanese Garden Style ( Cassell , March , £19.99 , 0 304 34222 X ) , and Philip Cave 's Creating Japanese Gardens ( Aurum Press , May , £19.99 , 1 85410 212 5 ) , which comes with an imprimatur from Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe . |
| 15 | Profits are increasingly being generated by treating pubs not just as places to sell large volumes of beer but as broader retail outlets promoting food and a range of drinks . |
| 16 | It says a great deal about our attitude to the role of the opposition that you regard everything that they do as being a little more than attempt to seek a political advantage . |
| 17 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 18 | But nonetheless the literal translation I understand is that people who are Dutch citizens in this country should contact the er ambassador at thirty eight Hyde Park Gate and seek the relevant forms in order to register for the election and vote in the U K and I hope our friends er in in the Binnenhoff have taken that a little more seriously than appears to have been the case in in the Home Office . |
| 19 | It is not clear how this issue could be resolved , other than by stipulation , and hence rather than attempt to reach a conclusion we will proceed to the more fundamental question of whether the shareholders should , in the first place , be considered to have a moral right to decide how companies should be run in virtue of their ownership of corporate property . |
| 20 | Not only , said Nicky , was this proof positive of the Englishness — indeed the Lancashireness — of Griffiths 's voice , but Griffiths had also said that if cornered in future he would shoot his way out rather than submit to arrest — exactly what he did do . |
| 21 | You also ca n't help noticing that attempts to drag the Royal Family into the 20th Century have failed as badly as attempts to do the same for this other great British anachronism . |
| 22 | It also criticized the manufacturers and contractors for lax planning and supervision of the project , the first aircraft having taken nearly twice as long as planned to build . |
| 23 | Its results are weapons already far better than needed to defeat second-rate enemies , which may be the only ones to worry about once the Soviet Union has imploded . |
| 24 | With such a disturbing audience of one , Leonora took far longer than intended to serve the meal . |
| 25 | We are now just as determined to move upwards as a university at the forefront of high quality research , contributing to knowledge and understanding relevant to the needs of society . |
| 26 | That 's it , though he does n't go as far as refusing to let you see his picture . |
| 27 | At one time , the Club went as far as refusing to allow juveniles a reduced entrance price for the London Road terrace but allowed them half price for other areas . |
| 28 | They went as far as offering to pay him a retainer on top of his rep salary for two years . |
| 29 | When workload and revenue have been predicted as accurately as needed to meet objectives , all costs associated with projects must be defined . |
| 30 | Lewis was then run out needlessly when failing to react to Emburey 's call for a third run , and Paul Jarvis was lbw to his first ball . |