Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Techniques for effectively implementing a lexical check by machine are discussed and compared .
2 I happened to be looking for somewhere to mount a small African sculpture I had bought and came upon De Biasi in Tottenham Mews just off Tottenham Court Toad .
3 ‘ In the late 1980s we were looking for somewhere to produce a whole stream of new products , ’ said managing director of Glaxo Developments Alan Catterall .
4 Dick Fletcher who runs New Media , one of Europe 's leading CD-I development companies , has for long suggested a simple rule of thumb for deciding whether a device is a computer or an appliance .
5 After successfully excising a branchial cyst in the right neck the surgeon was faced with a deeper non-pulsatile cyst under considerable tension , with fine nerves and blood vessels traversing its wall .
6 The heights of Best 's career are easily brought to mind the night he destroyed Benfica in the 1966 European Cup quarter-finals , the night in 1967 in Belfast when he was sent off after single-handedly dismantling a superior Scotland side , and of course the famous night in 1968 when he led Manchester United to a European Cup victory in extra time .
7 Ms Suu Kyi won the peace prize in 1991 for her resistance to the regime which seized power after brutally suppressing a pro-democracy uprising in 1988 .
8 Brave Gregory Kingsley made legal history after calmly telling a hushed court : ‘ I do n't love her and I do n't want to live with her . ’
9 Tom Watson came into the reckoning after also carding a 66 in the third round .
10 Jaguar had a a hectic session , with one market maker briefly quoting 1,200p after seemingly misunderstanding a transatlantic message .
11 Which TV comic was arrested after allegedly delivering a strong punchline in a bistro ?
12 Wall Street ended the week 2.1% higher after briefly reaching a record high .
13 In 1978 the 10 year old son of a fisherman presented with acute respiratory distress and surgical emphysema in upper thorax , neck , and face after accidentally swallowing a live fish .
14 An 11-month old baby died after accidentally swallowing a few laetrile tablets .
15 She wondered if Geoffrey had complained about not getting a bigger part .
16 And the Union made the expected noises about not appointing a forensic scientist .
17 She comments : ‘ I used to worry about not having a traditional career .
18 The mention of a bank made him feel guilty about not having a joint account with Bella any longer .
19 I started nagging him about money , about not having a proper job and no guts to get one …
20 Despite his initial disclaimer about not feeling a representational figure in our society , it had struck me that Cleese 's voice is unique .
21 The old adage about not changing a winning team is not true , but is a starting point .
22 Bravo Toshiba for finally introducing a sensible notebook mouse .
23 Folding doors are especially useful in small or narrow rooms , where there is just not enough floor space for comfortably opening a normal hinged door .
24 Sometimes , if you plan it , it 's worth not reporting a newsworthy event — but make sure the local press finds out casually after it 's over .
25 Knowing what he had been through just added a new dimension to what I saw .
26 The Labour party attacks us for not operating a fair system , yet the old rating system offered relief in the form of rebates .
27 The response of those engaged in the arduous labours which led to the conclusion of the Convention is no doubt not dissimilar to that of the scholar who writes a book on the doctrine of unconscionability in contract law and is then taken to task by a reviewer for his failure to cover breach and termination — in other words , for not writing a different book .
28 It also reflected a government preference for not pursuing a vigorous anti-monopoly policy or examining whether existing legislation in this sphere was operating successfully in relation to agreed criteria for business , and more general economic , performance .
29 He got a good-natured reprimand from Mona for not setting a good example to the lower classes .
30 ‘ How can I understand it , how can I understand it ? ’ he went on and on accusingly , as though scientists are to blame for not inventing a magic serum that would give him instant knowledge .
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