Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of a flying continuum becomes even more persuasive when we remember that very small animals tend to float gently in air , whatever their shape . |
| 2 | Clodumar said that the government planned to invest further in Air Nauru , but that it would not re-open diplomatic missions in Hong Kong , American Samoa , Japan , Hawaii and the Cook Islands , which had been closed under the Aroi administration for reasons of economy . |
| 3 | Well , but we , no we 're not saying that , what we 're saying is that we so all we 're trying , w w w that they were saying we ca n't go from cap er from feudalism to socialism but we do n't want to go just from feudalism to capitalism , we want to go into er if you like a capitalism with socialist characteristics . |
| 4 | But Bassett said : ‘ Tony explained that he does n't want to go anywhere on loan . ’ |
| 5 | Or more exactly , while he does stress the difference between poetry and referential language , he also stresses that the experience which poetry produces differs only in degree , not in kind , from other types of emotive experience . |
| 6 | They agreed to go quietly on condition that their leader , Ian Morrison , was allowed to negotiate with AW management . |
| 7 | They agreed to go quietly on condition that their leader , Ian Morrison , could negotiate with AW management . |
| 8 | Indeed , had it not been constructed when it was , Peter Scott 's Wildfowl Trust situated further up river at Slimbridge would probably have lost much of its new grounds to erosion by now . |
| 9 | Meths stoves , like the popular Trangia , tend to work better in wind and can cope with cold , but you might find the meths a little difficult to light in extreme cold . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's about how you live and how you want your children to live , having certain attitudes , such as that it 's important to be polite and respect your elders and that you should want to work hard at school , ’ was one typical comment . |
| 11 | On Oct. 31 the leaders signed a declaration pledging closer co-operation and agreed to meet annually in future . |
| 12 | So it was only on rare occasions that the issue of local sovereignty arose : usually when a person — a single individual — got carried away by indignation or by enthusiasm to raise points which prudent men , a little weary of what they considered to be rhetoric , tended to suppress . |
| 13 | Major urban and rural areas tend to differ greatly in life styles and in their inhabitants ' perceptions . |
| 14 | The frames tend to suffer badly from condensation , they can generally be fitted only with very slim sealed units , and some can not be double-glazed at all . |
| 15 | ‘ I would n't want to come here at night ! ’ |
| 16 | At a meeting in Prague on Nov. 20 , chiefs of staff agreed to work together on defence research and the development and production of military equipment . |
| 17 | ‘ Pappy , I want to go away to school . |
| 18 | A holiday in the snow does n't have to mean skiing , and if you want to go away before Christmas , it 's hard to find a resort with enough snow to make skiing possible . |
| 19 | She was even deliberately ridden backwards , which is very hard on a horse , to make her want to go forwards for relief , but she still refused to move on . |
| 20 | Teachers of these classes need to know the extent , and the limits , of special provision , and to be in a position to identify and meet continuing needs , and to explore the relevance for all pupils using English of the understanding that has developed specifically in relation to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages . |
| 21 | They 'll justify their behaviour by saying that the interviewee needs to perform well under pressure to do the job ( odd that most of Sir Robin 's victims were politicians , though … |
| 22 | His company , VPL , is one of a small group of VR innovators in Silicon Valley , California , where advanced technologies appear to sit easily alongside research into human consciousness . |
| 23 | they appear to go far beyond community care guidance contained in the Laming/Foster circulars of last year , which simply asked SSDs to develop a purchaser/provider split according to local circumstances , and most SSDs have introduced only limited contracting . |
| 24 | Likewise , tables of the age distribution in certain selected parishes in early-modern England tell us nothing about how structured dependence has altered qualitatively over time . |
| 25 | As he told county councillors , the service had not been comprehensively reviewed since the Seventies and the job it is required to do has altered considerably with time notably , more of the work is to do with helping at road traffic accidents . |
| 26 | The comic has travelled far from schoolboy stories of daring-do to sophisticated art form . |
| 27 | Well , if a hostage has to remain behind in enemy hands then it 's clearly better that it should be Summerchild himself . |
| 28 | Given the time needed to deal with the residue of Poll Tax no reduction in Support Services , including typing is being suggested at this time and other services are expected to continue as at present . |
| 29 | This arises since patients are permitted to go anywhere for treatment , leaving the home authority to pay for this treatment , whether or not the authority considers such treatment necessary for that particular patient , whether or not that type of treatment figures in local priorities , and whether or not there are ‘ more deserving ’ cases within the authority . |
| 30 | The Bar has lost by the gradual extension of county court jurisdiction ( where solicitors have the right of audience ) ; and the income limit for legal aid in civil cases has fallen well behind inflation , so that few people are now eligible for it . |