Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] and [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wife , although an integral member of her husband 's family , is often treated badly and with suspicion , especially while she is young . |
| 2 | No wonder he qualified his optimism about Henley by speaking of a 300-strong membership because the Huntercombe club was struggling terribly and in fact went into liquidation in 1908 . |
| 3 | One danger is that prospective purchasers get carried away and on occasion acquire land on impulse without fully investigating factors which may influence the financial success of the proposed development . |
| 4 | The benefits associated with the action areas will be evaluated and reported individually and in aggregate . |
| 5 | He could discuss effortlessly and at length the breeding and points of his patients ; he rode , he hunted , he even looked the part with his long aristocratic face , clipped moustache and lean frame . |
| 6 | Apart from calling Blum ‘ the most dangerous man in Indo-China ’ de Lattre complained of all the ‘ missionary young men ’ the US was sending to Vietnam , of the way in which they undermined the idea of the French Union and , as he obviously had time to read the reports as soon as they were sent , he objected strenuously and in person to US correspondents who did not share his more exalted view of France 's mission in Indo-China . |
| 7 | As with any other interlocutory application , the applicant must act promptly and with frankness . |
| 8 | ‘ Never write an angry letter ! ’ he exclaimed decisively and by way of offering advice to us all . |
| 9 | Provide periodically and on demand out-turn figures CSO |
| 10 | 17.32 Development in attainment target 3 is marked by : increasing control over the structure and organisation of different types of text ; a growing ability to handle complex or demanding subject matter ; a widening range of syntactic structures and an expanding vocabulary as the pupil begins to use language that is characteristic of writing rather than speech and to strive for a style that is appropriate to the subject matter and the readership ; a growing capacity to write independently and at length ; an increasing proficiency in re-reading and revising or redrafting the text , taking into account the needs of the audience ; a developing ability to reflect on and talk about the writing process . |
| 11 | the matching of form to subject matter and readership and a growing capacity to write independently and at length ; |
| 12 | Walking silently and in stealth over the harsh grass I remembered all the things an English gentlewoman should n't do , and the thing my mother had done . |
| 13 | And so on , as I get her to the bedroom and changed again and into bed . |
| 14 | All doubts about the legality of a potential course of action by us or our clients must be resolved speedily and with certainty . |
| 15 | 676 , in particular at pp. 687 , 689 , as approved by this court in Saunders v. Edwards [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 1116 , 1127 and 1134 , and in particular per Nicholls L.J. , at p. 1132. ( 3 ) However , the ex turpi causa defence must be approached pragmatically and with caution , depending on the circumstances : see e.g. per Bingham L.J . |
| 16 | So-called target risks — such as Government or municipal buildings , main railway stations and airports — and , perhaps , buildings in the vicinity , will be treated individually and in zone 1 a weighting of up to 50 per cent may apply . |
| 17 | The projects were examined individually and in combination . |
| 18 | If examined objectively and without party bias , that record was nevertheless a distinguished one . |
| 19 | The change also raises important theoretical questions because reading by touch involves the same cognitive and linguistic skills as visual reading but uses a system which differs physically and in modality . |
| 20 | to think logically , communicate clearly , and read critically and with understanding . |
| 21 | There had been no unexplained nights away and no displays of petulance , and when he set off through the gates of his house he drove slowly and with care . |
| 22 | But , in the contemporary study of an institution such as a factory or a college , it may be necessary to analyse hundreds of questionnaires or interview schedules , and this will only be done successfully and without trouble if the research worker knew in advance what was wanted and how the data could be analysed before it was collected . |
| 23 | Eighteenth-century audiences were quite happy to be fed agreeable background music ; it was their equivalent of muzak , played uniformly and without criticism . |
| 24 | These must be written legibly and without abbreviation , so that the student can make maximum use of them . |
| 25 | The figures for test occasion one is presented vertically and for test occasion two horizontally in the tables . |
| 26 | He left for Birmingham ahead of the team for a managers meeting yesterday and with coach Jens will be working hard to get the best out of the team against Iceland and against the Czech Republic on Thursday and the USA on Friday . |
| 27 | Such examples illustrate misunderstandings about the nature of counselling : there is no acknowledgement that counselling communication needs to be done formally and in writing , and that appointments are booked in advance . |
| 28 | Educating young people to drink responsibly and in moderation is best achieved by parents setting a good example . |
| 29 | In other words , two forces operate to raise the problems to be discussed : first , the natural desire to avoid awkward , embarrassing , or unmanageable social situations , situations which challenge the perception of the new role ; and second , the almost perverse and in a way contradictory claim to be accepted totally and without reservation . |
| 30 | They ate quickly and in silence . |