Example sentences of "[adj] [vb -s] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents have ( or should have ) authority over their children and this constitutes both a responsibility and a burden . |
| 2 | This represents perhaps a quarter of the true figure . |
| 3 | This represents perhaps an indication of the forced nature of the experience — forced by the combination of the sensation of immobility of REM sleep in association with the rich visual experience offered by the overactive hindbrain . |
| 4 | All of this costs just a fiver . |
| 5 | This varies quite a bit , depending on the training and experience of the practitioner . |
| 6 | We regularly have 200 worshippers singing with us and this requires quite a lot of volume from the band to lead effectively , but I never find it necessary to increase the master volume on the Marshall beyond half way . |
| 7 | Sometimes this requires quite an effort from both horse and rider . |
| 8 | If this sounds rather a lot it is worth noting that other word processors that offer similar facilities make similar demands of your hardware . |
| 9 | Depending on size , this takes around a week to erect . |
| 10 | This reflects both a desire to uphold tradition and the fact that natural dyes produce a subtle beauty of tone that has never been equalled by even the finest synthetic dyes . |
| 11 | This lasts only a second or two . |
| 12 | Yet this provides only a part of the explanation . |
| 13 | I got my burns scraped and that hurts quite a lot . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , that answers quite a lot , ’ Lucy said , drawing a deep breath to indicate she 'd just seen the light . |
| 15 | That happens once a year or so . |
| 16 | Figure 4.1 shows only a difference according to sex of speaker , but as this is quite consistent between generations , it has another quality : it is also a stable variable . |
| 17 | The first does attempt to obtain a value , the second remains essentially a cost and not a value . |
| 18 | Rather , there are three species , and each one of the three has both a 17-year and a 13-year variety or race . |
| 19 | That sounds almost a lifetime to me at the moment ! ’ she wailed , waving her hands distractedly in the air . |
| 20 | And that sounds quite a Triumph . |
| 21 | And that sounds quite a Triumph . |
| 22 | That takes about an hour that does . |
| 23 | That takes quite a while to do in itself . |
| 24 | It all seems rather a shame really you know to do a take away . |
| 25 | Finally , Sea Waybill Rule 5 sets forth a level of abstraction , for the sea waybill 's description of the goods , similar to that of a Hague-Visby bill . |
| 26 | The BCR ticket number 7400 has quite a history . |
| 27 | The reason why reliance is more deserving of protection than expectations is that the former involves merely a resto-ration to the position once held , whereas the latter entails a transfer of wealth or the enrichment of one party at the expense of the other . |
| 28 | That means often a period of up to three months . |
| 29 | That makes quite a difference on your policy , the premium |