Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Thus for example , if I want pupils to understand subtraction , the more I rehearse the different details of the algorithm publicly , the less likely the pupil is to do anything other than pick up the outer show . |
| 32 | ‘ I do n't want to leave Ana , ’ she confessed quietly and he had no time to do anything other than look at her intently because Ana walked in at that moment , looking bright and determined . |
| 33 | If you should faint , when you recover consciousness , do not attempt to do anything other than call your doctor or a neighbour and lay down on the bed . |
| 34 | It would be churlish to do anything other than welcome unreservedly the Secretary of State 's announcement , and I willingly do so . |
| 35 | For those Celtic supporters who have had to tread a thin line between desperation and devastation this season , there was no inclination to do anything other than wallow in it being their team who had put an end to Rangers long , unbeaten run . |
| 36 | The corporations had wide powers of acquisition and management of the requisite areas ‘ and generally to do anything necessary or expedient for the purposes of the new town or for the purposes incidental thereto ’ . |
| 37 | Plenty of praise should be given when the dog responds , although there is no point in scolding it if it fails to do anything more than run or sniff around the garden . |
| 38 | Yet so far I seem to have been treating nothing worse than chicken pox and ‘ flu . |
| 39 | Having something to do was better than sitting doing nothing other than wait for the first shell . |
| 40 | Carol 's dancing and her sister Suzette 's acting provided the inspiration for the Minogue sisters — Danielle or Dannii as she was known in the clan was also showing signs of talent — and the pair loved nothing better than play acting at home . |
| 41 | Many times Louisa had wished that the woman might weep as her husband had done , might permit something deeper than care for her creature comforts to reach her . |
| 42 | ‘ The other is for Rachel , Flo 's wife in South Africa , because I knew he would n't get round to doing it himself and I thought she 'd like to be able to show their little daughter a picture of her father doing something responsible and public-spirited for a change . ’ |
| 43 | Charlotte goes into the marriage aware of Mr. Collins 's nature and his company actually boresome but her view towards the marriage is that she will gain something greater than happiness . |
| 44 | Moreover the statement which follows this , namely that he was learned in both human and divine law , as his letters , registers and decretals demonstrate , must preclude Pennington 's doubts that he studied law and , most especially , his suggestion that a bright young man would have gone to Bologna at this time to study anything other than law . |
| 45 | Externalisation or blaming — accepting that there are significant problems but blaming anything other than alcohol or drug use for their cause : " If it were n't for you I 'd be okay " . |
| 46 | Nor was the conversation doing anything other than drag down her spirits , so she brought it to a close by saying , ‘ I must go back to the office . |
| 47 | At first sight there is little to suggest that Michell has found anything other than chance connections . |
| 48 | Only if you want to go the whole way and produce typeset quality data will you ever need to consider anything better than VGA . |
| 49 | They have high expectations when they come here and sometimes feel anything less than perfection is a failure . |
| 50 | The speech was badly received by deputies and republican leaders , who complained that it contained nothing new or concrete , and was out of touch with the mood of the Supreme Soviet and of the country . |
| 51 | He had no idea where he was , except that it must be somewhere in the wilds of Wales , well hidden from any possibility of rescue ; and he took his first unwilling look about him in the conviction that captivity could mean nothing better than solitude , close confinement and squalor . |
| 52 | ( 4 ) The three male singers who performed these six roles all normally sang something other than soprano parts . |
| 53 | Yet he hated to think of Wheeler , who represented everything bogus and hollow , desecrating his beloved church . |
| 54 | Walking out , finding a cab , leaning back against its leather upholstery , she wished she felt something stronger than lethargy . |
| 55 | The brandy , which they had been too polite to refuse , had made them drunk in a very short time , as they were not used to drinking anything stronger than beer . |
| 56 | Even so , at the end , Irish were a enjoying a romp to hearten supporters who love nothing more than spirit and graft . |
| 57 | Indeed , strengthening the petty-bourgeois economy means none other than apportionment on the basis of commodity circulation of the buyer-up , the trade capitalist and owner . |
| 58 | But the slogan , however carelessly drafted , means something more than banality ; it stands for an attitude that is important and open to challenge . |
| 59 | Where there is a pavement or foot path used , do not walk next to the curb with your back from the traffic , look both ways before you step into the road where there is no foot path , walk on the right hand side of the road , it is safer to walk on the side facing on coming traffic , keep as close as possible to the side of the road , take care at right hand bends , keep one behind if that is possible , particularly line heavy traffic on flurry , do not allow children under age five at least out alone on the road , go with them , walk between them and the traffic and always keep tight hold of their hands , if you ca n't do this then use reigns as security , secure them firmly into the pushchair , do not let them run into the road , always wear or carry something bright or light or reflected within the dark of light , this is especially important , that all uses it it 's just the rules I suppose |
| 60 | I 'd like her to have something other than fustian . " |