Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in a show that gave good old-fashioned value for money Miss Lee stopped singing only long enough to declare : ‘ Ah thank you so very very much , ’ and ‘ Ah 'm so very very glad to be here . ’ |
| 2 | Compacts also provide an invaluable forum for dialogue between teachers and employers to discuss and clarify ways in which the curriculum should be developed so as best to provide for the needs and interests of students in and beyond school . |
| 3 | A hostess in tight teeshirt and jeans lingers only long enough to assure Kate discreetly with her eyes that she is not poaching on her territory , smiles velvetly at Jeremy , brings them their drinks . |
| 4 | He put a supporting arm round Farquhar 's shoulders and grinned at the men rowing only hard enough to hold the ship steady . |
| 5 | It was on the market and it was a grand gesture by the owner — one that was much appreciated by the parents of the nine children , and by the Action Committee that had come together so promptly to support them . |
| 6 | Many examples of animal behaviour can be seen as evidence supporting the assertion , ‘ Animals are designed so as best to fulfil the function for which they were intended ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ We intend to work just as creatively to negotiate a convention on climate change — a framework of action for the nations of the world . |
| 8 | It has prompted calls by the FPA for GPs and family planning clinics to work more closely together to improve services . |
| 9 | I can only assume she tried once too often to enter the nest , as the female died during the night . |
| 10 | The flat string of squares flickered slightly just sufficiently to show it was a projection , nothing real ; but although it was apparent the line of squares itself was merely an image , on its surface sat seemingly real and solid wooden chess pieces made from black and white wood , and set on that strange line like tiny isolated guard towers on a chequered frontier wall . |
| 11 | ( She compromises then by further guard duties on the area directly around the nesting site — keeping far enough away to avoid the male ) . |
| 12 | It was considered even less seemly to talk of the art market and collecting , but Bonito Oliva refused to bow to such conventions and , in 1974 wrote an essay entitled ‘ Mercato come opera d'arte ’ ( The market as a work of art ) , giving historical instances of how the market had often anticipated the choices of museums and art critics . |
| 13 | If we 're going to go in and make a positive impact in certain parts of the region , erm then both my staff and myself and our colleagues who are working in the arts in the region have got to pull even harder together to make sure that we can make the partnership between us bureaucrats and the artist really be as effective as possible for the broadest range of the community . |
| 14 | Taken as a whole , the 1950s can be seen as a decade in which everyone had to work very hard just to keep the District on an even keel : it reflects great credit on all concerned that , in statistical terms , the decline of the early fifties was halted so that ultimately an expansionist phase could begin . |
| 15 | There has , then , in the higher education curriculum , to be major elements of immediate experience and personal responsibility even in the fields where students are having to work extraordinarily hard simply to acquire formal knowledge . |
| 16 | Ah 've not come this far just to put my tail between my legs … |
| 17 | Statutory services have , however , done little so far to encourage the development of such services , even though they can bring very significant emotional benefits to individuals , particularly those living alone or who are estranged from their families . |
| 18 | After two trials which saw some established crowns toppled , Mains ' men played three tests against a World XV put together rather haphazardly to celebrate the New Zealand centennial , and the two against Ireland . |
| 19 | While it might run Timeworks 3 it does n't do so fast enough to make using it easy . |
| 20 | Forward cyclic is applied only long enough to produce a slight nose down attitude in the model . |
| 21 | Pausing just long enough to sweep the old man 's triumphant face with an antagonistic look , Beth turned from them both and went , head high , out of the room and into the hallway , where the late March sunshine found its way through the tall arched windows , and where the air seemed relatively fresh compared to the musty damp smell of the old man 's den . |
| 22 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |
| 23 | The ludicrous premise the film establishes — a nice Mafia man drawn intuitively to some preppy WASP — is pushed just far enough to make this more than abject pap , while leading lady Penelope Ann Miller , as Sabatini 's daughter Tina , simply has the looks to pull her part off . |
| 24 | They felt they had done well enough already to endure the service at Dull , and that there was no need to martyr themselves yet again ( the Reverend William MacIvor 's sermons were notoriously long and repetitious ) . |
| 25 | Araminta , a vision in grey , came forward somewhat reluctantly to greet Auguste . |
| 26 | Erm bec they do n't speak either very well to start off with . |
| 27 | Learning now seemed no longer even to require two cells in culture , but could be completely mimicked by squirting serotonin onto an isolated motor neuron . |
| 28 | Successive governments have , as expected , deplored this state of affairs but have not done anywhere near enough to remedy it . |
| 29 | The disappearance of manned bombers as well as fighters would reduce the RAF to a missile and air-transport force — not an inviting prospect , but one that seemed too far ahead to worry about unduly in 1957 . |
| 30 | Federal and Capital is a small er but high quality er new er newsletter business in the States and er it 's done very well indeed to improve its profits . |