Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The generalized conclusion ( first widely popularized by Martinson ( 1974 ) ) that ‘ nothing works ’ became widely accepted less because of its validity than because it was a message suited to its time , and because the disappointment of the high hopes invested in reform led to an over-reaction against the rehabilitative ideal . |
| 2 | Having been gently reminded by Lady Rutherford , ‘ We are all philanthropists here ; we do not need to put our hands up if we wish to speak ’ , William Morris completely forgot his shyness and at one stage became so carried away that he stood at the front of the room shaking hands with himself . |
| 3 | It was understood that everybody became so frustrated occasionally that they tried to escape , but to desert and to fail was considered despicable in their eyes . |
| 4 | Anyway I got so carried away that I ca n't remember the game in detail so this report is crap , all I can remember is the Elland Road wall of noise and the fury of the Leeds attack once Batty was on the pitch . |
| 5 | Cigarette consumption among women also rose between 1972 and 1976 , from 87 to 101 and has since remained more or less constant at just over or just under 100 cigarettes per week . |
| 6 | In 1989 , she released Absolute Torch and Twang , which has since sold more than a million copies . |
| 7 | The US government has long argued forcefully that GATT free trade rules should apply to all services ; and in 1985 , after three years of negotiation , the US position was incorporated nearly intact into OECD 's Declaration on Transborder Data Flows . |
| 8 | It has only polled more than 10,000 votes once in 30 years , when as the SDP/Liberal Alliance it benefited from the special by-election atmosphere . |
| 9 | His position at the Spanish Embassy , the fact that he has only worked occasionally and as a freelance . |
| 10 | Rescheduling the debt has merely deferred rather than solved the problems of increasing internal efficiencies and domestic savings rates . |
| 11 | Because Cheddar has been the yardstick of the British cheese industry , it has perhaps suffered more than any of our other cheeses , as it has been forced into mediocrity through extensive mechanisation of the various stages of making . |
| 12 | Olympia has perhaps done more than any other company to stimulate interest in the highways and byways of russian music , as is typified by six of their most recent releases . |
| 13 | It has thus fared better than a small party could expect , maintaining a PS almost equal to its PV and even on occasion slightly in excess of it . |
| 14 | The group has nevertheless resisted well and its brands have maintained or increased market share . |
| 15 | Stocky , adaptable and full of vim , Mark has all the hallmarks of the bona fide allrounder , wielding a stubborn blade in addition to the accurate seam-up that has already seen more than one class act tumble before a shrewdly concealed slower ball . |
| 16 | There is no need for the history department to teach the skill before using census materials if the mathematics department has already done so but even more importantly if the historians need to know how to do this at an earlier stage than the mathematics department would teach this skill in their programme of study then the historians must negotiate this with their colleagues in the best interests of the children . |
| 17 | But Sir Bob wants it to build on what BR has already achieved rather than restructure the rail service . |
| 18 | At 19 , therefore , Lynsey has already achieved more than most sportsmen and sportswomen dream of . |
| 19 | She has already suffered more than most adults suffer during a long lifetime . |
| 20 | It has already lasted longer than the one two years ago , a tribute to the organisational powers of the independent miners ' union , which unites the various strike committees that sprang up in 1989 . |
| 21 | He has already sold more than 40 turkey roasts at his restaurant since starting the £3.95 special on Monday . |
| 22 | The luxury car maker has already shed more than 1,000 jobs this year . |
| 23 | He has already shed more than 40,000 jobs and reduced the number of companies from 170 to 100 in 18 months . |
| 24 | Dalglish , who has already spent more than £10 million , will have to pay £500,000 if Risom arrives at Ewood Park . |
| 25 | Our corporate affiliation scheme which will provide a tailor-made service to companies wishing to develop their links with the voluntary sector , has already attracted more than twenty leading companies into membership . |
| 26 | Open only two months , the centre has already attracted more than 20,000 visitors . |
| 27 | However , the evidence on this has been vigorously contested , especially by Maureen Stone , who argues that ‘ no body of research has ever demonstrated unequivocally that the children of the working-class as a whole , poor children or black children in particular , suffer from poor self-image or self-esteem ’ ( Stone , 1981 , p. 8 ) , while Milner concludes that there are now higher measures on tests of black self-esteem than in earlier studies because of the rise of black political movements in both the USA and Britain which has fostered positive black self-images and consciousness ( Milner , 1983 ) . |
| 28 | Why is it that no movement of spiritual renewal has ever lasted longer than the third generation ? |
| 29 | The Right Hon John Patten MP , Minister of State for the Home Office ( right ) , comments that , ‘ Victim Support has deservedly grown fast because it meets a long-standing and deep need that had been neglected for far too long . |
| 30 | Although there has been a recent escalation in the introduction of legislation we are all aware that the educational climate has gradually changed ever since former Prime Minister Jim Callaghan 's historic speech at Ruskin College in 1976 when he instituted the Great Debate . |