Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although scarcely under challenge from other national groups , Russians made up a steadily diminishing proportion of the total population over the postwar period and the Russian Republic included many of the Soviet Union 's poorest farmland and most dismal cities , creating at least the impression that it was subsidising developments in more prosperous non-Russian areas . |
| 2 | Nature has been banished , technology and its concomitant values reign over a harshly masculine world . |
| 3 | Families and the law Investigators : Dr R W Dingwall , J M Eekelaar , M Maclean The Centre 's work in the field of family law has developed through a series of related projects clustered around a clearly focused concern with the interests of children as members of families and as individuals and with the economic and other consequences of marriage breakdown . |
| 4 | Sue Veasey , Steven Leiper , Shirley Cooke and Anne Tait rose to the occasion with excellent speeches to round off a very enjoyable event . |
| 5 | John Shepherd ( 1977 ; 1982 ) , by contrast , has used McLuhan to work out a carefully constructed theory . |
| 6 | It was Fred Wilton who devised the theory that if carp were offered HNV baits over a long enough period , i.e. through extensive pre-baiting , they would eventually recognise that they were good for them , and seek out these baits in preference to low protein types such as bread , worms , potatoes or , indeed , even natural food . |
| 7 | She held up her axe to ward off a murderously diving spar , and split it in twain . |
| 8 | His first tasks were to erect fortifications , to intrigue to prevent the Arabs from uniting to expel the intruder , and to use the Jews to set up a highly efficient intelligence network . |
| 9 | But even when he managed a very convincing Frankie Howerd imitation — eyebrows raised , cheeks sucked in , mouth open in a little ‘ oh ’ of mock surprise , Mr Kinnock seemed not to notice . |
| 10 | He became aware of the wind getting up a little more , sending the small clouds scudding across the face of the moon . |
| 11 | They were climbing quite rapidly and soon Maggie 's eyes took on a very troubled look . |
| 12 | Glancing over the line as it arced over the lake , her eyes took on a faintly emerald glow . |
| 13 | In America , where there was a comparative absence of a long term aristocracy , these social hierarchies took on a particularly strong pecuniary emphasis . |
| 14 | With luck ‘ Mummy ’ might disbelieve the dire tale , especially if the bruise went down a little before she saw it . |
| 15 | The American film industry took on a more highly integrated personality and its package of entertainment now universally referred to as ‘ Hollywood ’ moved into a position of cultural dominance in America itself and into a position not far short of that in other English-speaking countries . |
| 16 | By the start of the 1990 season membership had increased to twenty and the club took on a more professional approach . |
| 17 | The far less frequently heard ( and recorded ) Fantasia goes with a swing — the members of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir adding their contribution with not only enthusiasm but also some subtlety — and the Overture rounds off a generally recommendable disc . |
| 18 | The result rounds off a very successful season for Tracy , who returns to her studies at Newcastle University later this month . |
| 19 | He came racing towards me just as I got out , I had already shed my parachute in the aircraft to get out a little more schnell before he accosted me , I got the most bitter rollicking for leaving the aircraft outside his engineering hangar area . |
| 20 | To reintroduce us to the joys of story telling round the log fire , Signals rounded up a slightly disconcerting group of five contemporary writers , all strange to me . |
| 21 | Our relationships take on a completely new dimension as we deepen our relationship with God . |
| 22 | Together the two relationships take on a more dynamic quality and the determinate relationship is mediated by human practice . |
| 23 | Overnight , the fighting calmed down a little but it picked up again the next morning and raged on throughout the day . |
| 24 | More importantly , once we start nibbling naughty things our willpower slides down a very slippery slope . |
| 25 | Grammatical change occurs over a much longer time scale than lexical change . |
| 26 | Happy Mondays , The Stone Roses and The Beloved opened up a truly wonderful world , available to everyone . |
| 27 | Ivan Lendl takes out a freshly strung Mizuno frame with Babolat VS Natural Gut at every ball change — he notices the difference after just nine games . |
| 28 | He leaned closer towards her , his elbows resting on his thighs , causing Ronni to flatten back a little defensively in her seat . |
| 29 | However , the three-way tone section allows this to be EQ 'd out and careful setting up of the guitar and amp or PA enables the 1992-H to put out a most convincing acoustic sound . |
| 30 | The body of a cat when hunting takes on a quite different demeanour to that of the same pussy when out for an idle stroll or with some other intention in mind . |