Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few of Gallotta 's ideas are developed rigorously enough to see all their possibilities , and too many degenerate into rituals for marking time . |
| 2 | With the profits from their books they made enough finally to buy Old Vicarage Farm , with four others , as an organic co-operative , in 1987 . |
| 3 | Although these may be later broken down physically to release individual particles there is no guarantee that individual flakes of clay would become separated by purely physical means . |
| 4 | They tend perhaps just to lack that real killer instinct and erm it 's such a great shame because people might laugh and joke looking at the league table , in fact United , since Christmas , have played some very good football indeed . |
| 5 | The odd couple got together yesterday to urge all slap-happy mums and dads to ‘ count to ten and think again ’ . |
| 6 | Indeed , the excavation should be at least 15 cm ( 6 in ) larger than the finished pool to allow for a generous layer of concrete , and the soil should be rammed down tightly to prevent any subsidence and ensure a firm base ( Fig. 3a ) . |
| 7 | We had come so far to find this . |
| 8 | If fitted it has got to work sufficiently well to warn other road users of its approach etc . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman might reflect on the fact that those Scotsmen who come down here to represent English constituencies are the best of the Scotsmen , who choose to come down here to represent one of the 523 constituencies in this country . |
| 10 | Roland lives long enough to see all his followers die , and also to see the last remnants of the Saracen army void the field in confused rout , and then he dies . |
| 11 | After a few seconds , he moved just enough to let one eye and a frowning eyebrow show . |
| 12 | At its best , this is a planned approach , designed not only to maximise potential benefits to the company , but also to minimise possible damage . |
| 13 | With regard to Bancroft 's second point , our research was designed not only to quantify sexual practices but also to understand why people put themselves at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases , especially AIDS . |
| 14 | He was only disappointed that the legislation bent over backwards to accommodate those against . |
| 15 | Ian Renilson , operations manager for Fife Product Innovation , said he believed product innovation was the most fundamental method of wealth creation which could be harnessed more effectively to generate real economic growth . |
| 16 | Sam put the besom to work and Evelyn tried once more to shift that awful basket . |
| 17 | As we walked down towards the community centre they all stopped off somewhere to steal some cymbals . |
| 18 | His eyes narrowed dangerously , but she ploughed on regardless , too wound up now to pay any attention to the threat . |
| 19 | We recognise that quality is important to you , so in-depth inspections are being carried out now to identify those places which take a pride in their higher standards — be it a small B&B or a large hotel . |
| 20 | He even tried to reload fast enough to have another crack at it , but it thumped into the wet heather near the river before he could get the shell into the gun . |
| 21 | The Soviet Central Committee has been summoned to meet today apparently to consider some tricky agenda items for the Congress of People 's Deputies next week . |
| 22 | This small , wall-powered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become eight . |
| 23 | This small , wallpowered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become two . |
| 24 | This small , wallpowered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become four . |
| 25 | The hat becomes limp and shapeless , and most girls tried quite desperately to avoid this mishap . |
| 26 | It is very difficult to know how seriously to take these fears . |
| 27 | Kaifu also expressed his determination " not to let history repeat itself " and stated that " the Japanese people are resolved never again to repeat those actions which had tragic consequences " . |
| 28 | ‘ The Prime Minister has shown herself completely unfit not only to attend any conference on human rights anywhere , but even to utter the very words . ’ |
| 29 | As was usual with the rulers of the British empire , moral display served a dual purpose , being intended not only to improve native character but also to stimulate native loyalty . |
| 30 | The reduction was intended not only to save central government expenditure but also to put pressure on local authorities to curb their own spending by increasing the local cost thus making the expenditure more ‘ visible ’ to both councillors and the electorate . |