Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will it not encourage the image of a model singing rather than a singing model ? |
| 2 | But sportsmen must retire ; their bones insist upon it , and most try to do so if not at the height of their powers — that is too much to ask , no matter how determined the vows of youth — at any rate a day before they are asked to go rather than a day after . |
| 3 | But , of course , such slight diagnostic indications mean little unless a theory is to hand which can explain their crucial importance . |
| 4 | Do not make the mistake of reacting prematurely when a problem occurs . |
| 5 | Many thanks , Vic , both for stepping in when a gap had appeared in our programme , and for providing a stimulating look at an area most of us had n't seen , and indeed some views that we now never shall see . |
| 6 | A man 's voice will be heard better than a woman 's voice . |
| 7 | Knowing her sister well , Fabia could only marvel then that when Barney was , by the sound of it , so desperately ill , Cara appeared to be making every effort to rise above the shocking news she had received less than an hour ago . |
| 8 | CASE 1 : when a headword has been specified in the Start column a two possibilities arise as to how the form should be filled in when a number of subsequent entries are also requested to be proofed : |
| 9 | CASE 1 : when a headword has been specified in the Start column two possibilities arise as to how the form should be filled in when a number of subsequent entries are also requested to be cross-referenced . |
| 10 | If the ships had been made of a material like glass they would have broken long before a crack became conspicuous . |
| 11 | But the benefit is realised only if a spending tax replaces other existing taxes and the tax burden as a whole is either unchanged or reduced . |
| 12 | Mrs Hunt has said she can not understand why there was such a delay when an ambulance station is situated less than a mile from her home . |
| 13 | They tend to work effectively when a balance of roles is present in their composition . |
| 14 | The problem revealed by the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee led unquestionably to a view of family allowances as incentives to work rather than an encouragement to depend unduly on unemployment benefit . |
| 15 | But security lighting is a different matter , as you 'll probably want a lot of light to come on when an intruder approaches . |
| 16 | In recent years the habit of the All Blacks leaving together and returning together after a trip to Europe has disappeared . |
| 17 | The appeal lies only where a point of law is involved . |
| 18 | Mr Patten said this meant that all releases of waste from large industrial processes would be considered together before a discharge licence was granted . |
| 19 | The devaluation or revaluation of a currency against the dollar was permitted only when a country faced a severe economic crisis . |
| 20 | There was no way of preventing anyone from walking in if a room were empty . |
| 21 | which is first set of audits , first set of suggestion forms which have come through because a lot , standing order . |
| 22 | It is important to know exactly when a contract is made because until that time either party is free to back out . |
| 23 | Mr Ryan said it was hoped to target 12 to 24 month waiting lists and eventually no one should wait longer than a year for treatment . |
| 24 | AN injured climber was rescued yesterday after an SOS was picked up an aircraft flying overhead . |
| 25 | Judicial decisions gradually shifted vicarages from the second category to the first ; before the end of Edward 's reign , royal judges had deemed more than a score of advowsons of perpetual vicarages to be lay fee . |
| 26 | A CHARGE of rape on a mentally handicapped girl was dropped yesterday after a judge ruled she could not give evidence against her alleged attacker . |
| 27 | Kate Howey , 18 , the world junior middleweight champion , might have won more than a bronze if she had not incurred a seven-point penalty against Marianne Charve , of France , in her semi-final . |
| 28 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |
| 29 | Since instructions are processed from left to right on this computer ( unlike data which is processed from right to left ) , the characters of an instruction are picked up until a word mark is reached ( indicating the beginning of the next instruction ) ; the instruction is then executed . |
| 30 | However , my hon. Friend can be assured that I have listened attentively to what he has said and his points will be considered carefully before a decision is made on whether the application should be called in . |