Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was significant that Tsongas decided to suspend rather than terminate his campaign , as it underlined the doubts which remained concerning Clinton . |
| 2 | Formative evaluation ( to use the current jargon ) , is so obviously more important than summative , since you need to modify things as they develop rather than wring your hands over them when they have failed . |
| 3 | The order for discovery is often the point of no return for the plaintiff in a libel action : it is the stage at which some prefer to discontinue rather than to open their files . |
| 4 | Obviously , they had made up their minds that they would have to make us eat rather than tell their bosses what had happened . |
| 5 | Because of the repayments that were made of borrowing during that period , in the midst of a recession we are now in a better position to borrow prudently — than we have been at any stage in the past : to borrow prudently and to maintain our commitment to a balanced budget in the medium term . |
| 6 | ‘ My big hope is that they will stay together and fulfil their ambition with Leeds . ’ |
| 7 | He and Crawford got together and organized their own stage act , which included a few of their own songs . |
| 8 | The rules of the Young Communist League were altered so as to widen its membership " not only to those who support its stated policy and aims , but also to those who , while not being actively hostile to its policy and aims , wish to study Socialism " . |
| 9 | Surprisingly , it helped rather than threatened his self-control . |
| 10 | On the other we have Forey asserting that ‘ Fossils have clouded rather than clarified our attempts to reconstruct phylogeny . ’ |
| 11 | Indeed , this latter aspect of femininity is emphasized by some recent writers on masculinity who protest that men do not have such a wonderful deal in the world , since the social pressures on them to contain rather than express their emotions are oppressive and restrictive , stunting their full emotional development . |
| 12 | Edward had had to defer rather than abandon his plans , however , and in 1356 he sent Lancaster to Normandy with a small force of no more than 1,000 archers and 1,400 men-at-arms , which included supporting contingents from Normandy and from the Breton garrisons . |
| 13 | Christopher Gore has all but destroyed his family . |
| 14 | Under the guise of meeting some of its obligations due to the Australian government under its ‘ partnership for development programme ’ — where foreign multi-nationals must reinvest some of their profits back into Australian industry — Sun Microsystems Inc has all but embraced its two technology pariahs , X-terminals and the Motif interface . |
| 15 | As Estella was leading me along the dark passages , she stopped suddenly and put her face close to mine . |
| 16 | He moved suddenly and grabbed her arm , just above the wrist . |
| 17 | He adds : ‘ People who get carried away when describing their wares can end up in the small claims court . ’ |
| 18 | Rather than ramming the trainers with the guns , the dolphins either " swam away or put their snouts on the trainers ' shoulders — very affectionately ! " |
| 19 | Jay melted , knelt upright and kissed her neck . |
| 20 | Adam phoned home and asked his mother to stop his father bothering him when he was in the middle of exams . |
| 21 | Mark Appleson trained yesterday but following his back spasm last weekend , took no contact and was only able to run in straight lines . |
| 22 | British Telecommunications Plc 's BT North America has announced deployment of 9.6Kbps local dial capabilities in 99 new US cities , meaning that during the last six months it has more than doubled its coverage . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Microsoft 's Excel , one of the first Windows-based spreadsheets , has more than doubled its market share to 42% in the same period . |
| 24 | Despite tumbling house prices , the Halifax has more than doubled its after-tax profits since 1988 , to £458m ( $198m ) , and its assets , to £63 billion . |
| 25 | Certain UK fields , which are scheduled to commence production during 1993 , are expected to be completed at considerably higher costs than originally forecast ; in particular , the Piper field has more than doubled its originally projected cost . |
| 26 | The chicks have taken Indian names after regions of their natural habitat , Sisquoc was born on 30 March and has more than doubled his weight of 201.9 grams . |
| 27 | His house was broken into , his fiancee was attacked while walking home and had her handbag snatched , and then his car window was smashed . |
| 28 | He staggered upright and carried his youngest son into oblivion , journeying towards the south , lost in the bleak and frozen wilderness . |
| 29 | I stumbled back and sat down heavily on the plinth , then staggered upright and pulled my cords back up . |
| 30 | Peter Eckersley stands out as particularly inspiring ; Ken Cranston , who once hit 289 for Liverpool Pilgrims , seems underestimated by posterity ; Harry Pilling captained once and saw his side make 33 and 501 against Northants in 1977 . |