Example sentences of "[adv] and in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had dealt with everything when her mother died and he had dealt with it competently and in a kindly manner , but , left to herself , she would have gone to Glyn . |
| 2 | I interviewed them individually and in a separate room . |
| 3 | The union will also try to provide a better class of men for the Merchant Service , and will see that crews join their ship punctually and in a sober condition ; it will help shipwrecked mariners ; it will provide assistance to members travelling in search of work ; it will establish a sick benefit and a burial fund . |
| 4 | Looking at the total expenditure and the economic projections , ministers decided broadly and in a preliminary way what limits had to be set for spending in the next financial year ( then about nine months away ) . |
| 5 | Well of course there , there is this worry , and , and they have to be used erm properly and in a helpful way . |
| 6 | ‘ Under the National Curriculum every school must provide sex education and it is important that we teach it properly and in a responsible way . |
| 7 | That prevents the proper delivery of claims by those who are really in need being dealt with properly and in a timely manner . |
| 8 | A fair proportion of the ducks were obviously hit but carried on and got to a point where the hunters could not pick them up , so a lot of those animals died slowly and in a great deal of pain . |
| 9 | This fire grew very rapidly and in a short time the port wing was burnt away . |
| 10 | Produce could be moved more rapidly and in a fresher state by truck . |
| 11 | Make sure that you have all the facts and can communicate the key points and recommendations succinctly and in a convincing way . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm glad they have n't started planting conifers up here , ’ she remarked at last , resignedly and in a monotonous tone . |
| 13 | He did , just after 7 p.m. and in a towering rage . |
| 14 | There were still physicists at the turn of the century who scoffed at ‘ the chemists ’ atoms ’ and because physics was then the senior partner in school science it is not surprising that chemistry teaching began without atoms : but as school chemistry matured the pattern was allowed to set , and teaching atoms early and in a straightforward factual way became taboo . |
| 15 | On such a large piece it was possible to achieve the facial features and details of the clothing by gentle removal of material by holding the grinder and cutter to the work at many different angles carefully and in a safe manner . |
| 16 | The Governors will require that the School Buildings and premises connected therewith be kept up and in a good state of repair . |
| 17 | He then picked him up and in a few moments had taken Woil back to his cage , put him in , closed the iron gate and secured it . |
| 18 | These are series of movements following each other smoothly and in a logical fashion . |
| 19 | Eventually Wayne 's patience ran out and in a violent confrontation , Wayne finally threw the smaller Widmark against a wall . |
| 20 | Chimpanzees use tools more often and in a greater variety of ways than any other animal , except man . |
| 21 | Anything struck by a poisoned arrow was paralysed almost immediately and in a few moments was dead . |
| 22 | We moved houses twelve months ago and I 'm still shocked that there are far more things to do around and in a spanking brand new house than an old one . |
| 23 | In spite of her handicaps it seems that your sister is managing really quite well and in a non-complaining manner . |
| 24 | The main aim of these reforms was not to meet need precisely and in a neat , targeted form . |
| 25 | We shall be able to undertake that task more fully and in a better manner in future . |
| 26 | Everywhere people had used mud intelligently and in a planned manner , applying the science of structures , and fully exploiting opportunities that mud offered as a building material in the local climate . |
| 27 | The portfolio return may be defined as where and in a well-diversified portfolio . |
| 28 | One of the doctors managed to get the laundry going again and in a few days the hospital was evacuated to a small country town . |
| 29 | The blood of circumcision served as a symbolic surrogate for the blood of childbirth , and because it was shed voluntarily and in a controlled manner , it transcended the bounds of nature and the passive blood flow of the mother at delivery and during the preparatory cycle for pregnancy , menstruation . |
| 30 | I explained the position very briefly and in a pointed undertone . |