Example sentences of "[adv] the [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually the desire continually to express concepts in terms of yet more " fundamental " ones led to Peano setting down in 1889 his symbolic and axiomatic description of the set of integers ( in terms of the undefined concepts : set , belongs to , zero , number , successor of ) . |
| 2 | He switched on the recorder briefly to record any distant sounds which would add atmosphere to those of the approaching train and the distant whistle of the engine . |
| 3 | At one meeting , Branson became so exasperated that he walked off his own boat and paced up and down the towpath outside to cool down . |
| 4 | However hard it is , however cosy you are in your chair , you must just say , ‘ I 'm going to stretch my legs ’ or ‘ I 'm going to walk down the passage just to show that I can do it ! . ’ |
| 5 | Carry out another playing test to check for fret buzz and sight down the fingerboard again to see if the main body of the neck is straight . |
| 6 | I think they have brought in the referee just to safeguard the umpires ’ integrity . |
| 7 | It is not the purpose here to explain exactly how an optical fibre works in terms of total internal reflection . |
| 8 | There is unfortunately not the space here to include such a history , but merely to reiterate that what Brian Way was offering schools in the 1950s and 1960s was far ahead of his contemporaries in the field . |
| 9 | It is not the intention here to go into great detail on the subject of nutrition , but rather to give a simple guide that may be useful to those who want to make sure that the elderly parent in their care is being properly nourished . |
| 10 | It is not the intention here to detail a course blueprint , partly because such prescriptiveness would stand in contradiction to the learner-centred tenet of primary practice , and partly because stimulating and informed models have been presented elsewhere for discussion ( Bullock , 1975 ; Hawkins , 1984 ; Sinclair , 1982 ) . |
| 11 | It is not the intention here to discuss the controversies or to review the literature . |
| 12 | Antibodies are proteins which , once synthesized by cells of the immune system to counter and inactivate ‘ foreign ’ molecules , enable the body to retain the ‘ memory , for the intruder and hence the capacity rapidly to inactivate it on subsequent invasion . |
| 13 | Alternatively , ascend Middlefell Buttress and continue directly up the hillside above to intercept the level path that originates from the New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel ( 1 hour ) . |
| 14 | She moved with natural grace , gliding between the tables , approaching customers who showed an interest to give them an extra twirl , unbuttoning the little figure-hugging jacket and posing with her hand on her waist , rucking up the jacket slightly to display the blouse underneath as she had seen the professional models do . |
| 15 | It is so frustrating to consider a sample to be exactly what you are looking for and then need to set up the card again to discover just how you arrived at it , while labelling as you go is only the work of a moment . |
| 16 | She picked up the lanthorn again to get a clearer view , and what she saw deeply etched into his right shoulder burned into her mind as hot metal had burned into his flesh . |
| 17 | The ‘ Pater Nostra ’ organisation , which will care for physically and mentally handicapped people in Atea , expect to find that by owning their own tractor they will not only go a long way to becoming self-sufficient but will be able to hire out the tractor locally to enhance their income . |
| 18 | And if you have the knack and a light enough touch , you can just about ease back the spring enough to release the tongue . |
| 19 | Such scrutiny serves no purpose unless it is accompanied by the rights of free speech , ie the right publicly to report , to discuss , to comment , to criticise , to impart and to receive ideas and information on the matters subjected to scrutiny . |
| 20 | When Auntie Jean slammed Uncle Ted 's tea on the table at the end of each day — a meat pie and chips , or a nice bit of rump steak and tartar sauce ( he had n't the nerve yet to go vegetarian ) — she sat opposite him with a stiff drink and demanded facts about Eva and Dad . |