Example sentences of "[adv] in [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gillian Lacy and Roberto Mader 's Capoeira Quickstep is the most ambitious and also most disappointing of the collection , a ‘ fictional documentary ’ about the Afro — Brazilian dance-cum-martial art which sort of spins off from a relationship between a British girl and a Brazilian but meanders somewhat in sub-Terence Davies style without even coming up with much in the way of dance . |
| 2 | That will help them cope better in mixed business situations . |
| 3 | Miles better in 1990 Weekend attractions .. |
| 4 | Omar believed we would do better in this lowland country if we used camels rather than mules . |
| 5 | Make a more assured and selective use of a wider range of grammatical and lexical features , characteristic of different styles , that are appropriate for topic , purpose and audience , eg in impersonal writing choosing vocabulary that does not betray attitudes or feelings ; in poetic writing choosing vocabulary that conveys attitudes , responses or emotions . |
| 6 | Simulation is usually carried out on a computer , and tends to be utilised when mathematical or other measures are not practicable , eg in corporate planning exercises . |
| 7 | They have been chosen because there seems to be no evidence as to what features of their design would make them suitable for use by children eg in interactive teaching situations . |
| 8 | Some , often but not necessarily in early adult life , behaved peculiarly and described visions ; they were said to have dementia praecox or , in more recent language , schizophrenia . |
| 9 | I would go further and accept that the armoury of common law defences , such as those which prevent recovery of money paid under a binding compromise or to avoid a threat of litigation , may be either inapposite or inadequate for the purpose ; because it is possible to envisage , especially in modern taxation law which tends to be excessively complex , circumstances in which some very substantial sum of money may be held to have been exacted ultra vires from a very large number of taxpayers . |
| 10 | The Prime Minister gave his go-ahead at a meeting with the Chancellor , Treasury Chief Secretary Michael Portillo , Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley and Employment Minister Michael Forsyth , after being told that doctors , especially in inner city areas , sign people on for the benefit because it pays more than dole money . |
| 11 | The Prime Minister gave his go-ahead at a meeting with the Chancellor , Treasury Chief Secretary Michael Portillo , Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley and Employment Minister Michael Forsyth , after being told that doctors , especially in inner city areas , sign people on for the benefit because it pays more than dole money . |
| 12 | The eventual pensions received by women who participated in these inter-war schemes would have reflected their low and unequal pay as well as conditions of service which typically required women to retire much earlier than men , especially in private sector employment . |
| 13 | They include the administrative and clerical staff , who often work part-time , especially in primary schools : the secretaries , clerical assistants , typists , and ( especially in private boarding schools ) bursars , who are responsible for the school 's financial and domestic management . |
| 14 | Planned pregnancies have declined much less than unplanned ones , especially in higher order births in Britain and in the USA ( Westoff and Ryder 1977 ) . |
| 15 | Injustice at work is one of the prime sources of conflict , especially in annual pay rounds , but also in many other ways . |
| 16 | Enthusiasm for the content of the materials — especially in lower primary classes — was still clearly evident and at state level there was considerable resolve to maintain aspects of the new curriculum and the closer supervision it entailed in at least some schools , despite the challenge of universal primary education which effectively meant that everyone had to try to do more with less . |
| 17 | It is better , especially in manipulative family situations , for individuals to talk directly to each other rather than relay messages through a third party . |
| 18 | In particular , growth was most impressive in the accessible countryside , especially in rural south-east England ( including most of Kent , Surrey , Hampshire , Berkshire , Oxfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Hertfordshire and Essex ) , although there were also important outliers in the South West , in Wiltshire and Dorset . |
| 19 | It will be recalled that the Dudley ( or Sutton ) family was prominent in the history of England especially in late Tudor times , and held many estates and titles including , for a short time , the dukedom of Northumberland . |
| 20 | To mothers with young children and the elderly , neighbours assumed special importance ; women , especially in working class areas , were more neighbourly than men . |
| 21 | In the majority white British culture , there are phases in people 's lives when shared accommodation does feature , especially in young adult life and in old age . |
| 22 | Fabric and textural characteristics are often more easily visible , especially in recrystallized carbonate rocks ( Fig. 6.3 ) . |
| 23 | Sometimes there 's nothing at all , especially in good summer weather . |
| 24 | Clauses seeking to exclude liability , especially in standard form contracts , have come under strong attack from the judges in recent years . |
| 25 | Assuming they do , then the following month the sandstorms begin , when it is very difficult to fight , especially in chemical warfare kit . |
| 26 | Scale build-up within heating systems is also a problem , especially in hard water areas . |
| 27 | Banging sounds emanating from the boiler may be caused by a build-up of scale , especially in hard water areas ( see under Corrosion ) or to air being drawn into the system — usually a design fault which a heating expert will have to trace for you . |
| 28 | The build-up of scale within heating systems is also a problem , especially in hard water areas . |
| 29 | Especially in hard water areas , the longer the bath and the hotter its temperature , the greater the dehydration is likely to be . |
| 30 | In 1986 , Orchard and Bickerstaff reported a reduction in all phospholipid classes , particularly phosphatidylcholine , in gastritis and especially in gastric ulcer patients compared with controls , whereas we found a significant phosphatidylcholine increase in both chronic atrophic gastritis and duodenal ulcer patients . |