Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But conservatives claim that this sort of argument leads to the destruction of the moral foundations on which the social order is built : ‘ men can not for long tolerate a sense of spiritual meaningless in their individual lives , so they can not for long accept a society in which power , privilege , and property are not distributed according to some morally meaningful criteria ’ .
2 But conservatives claim that this sort of argument leads to the destruction of the moral foundations on which the social order is built : ‘ men can not for long tolerate a sense of spiritual meaningless in their individual lives , so they can not for long accept a society in which power , privilege , and property are not distributed according to some morally meaningful criteria ’ .
3 Suppose , however , the children have to secretly plan an escape which the crew of the ship are to know nothing about …
4 The members simply have not the time at their disposal to take on the continuous pressure needed to effectively construct a platform for alternative or opposing views .
5 It is always difficult to properly assess a signature model and remain 100% objective in the process .
6 Because of Champagne 's northerly latitude and the cold , wet influence of the Atlantic , all grapes must struggle to ripen in this region and black grapes rarely possess sufficient pigment in the skins to properly colour a wine .
7 In the major eruption of Laki in Iceland in 1783 over 10 km 3 of lava was produced in just 50 days , and it spread to eventually cover an area of 370 km 2 .
8 IRAS has proved in particular that a liquid-helium cooling system can work in space ; and its catalogue of newly-discovered sources — expected to eventually total a quarter of a million — is inviting a longer-term detailed investigation by a specialised infrared observatory .
9 Paul Walsh , senior nursing officer in the psychiatric unit of Wexham Hospital in Slough , was sacked recently when he refused to forcibly inject a patient who was regarded as lucid by the nurses .
10 Consequently , it is possible to successfully open a file on a full device .
11 ‘ We 're the first band to successfully marry a number of different styles like hip hop and pop .
12 With positive support from her colleagues , Lynda has been able to successfully combine a career with bringing up a family .
13 However , with British Council assistance it has been possible to arrange for a Romanian student to successfully complete a conservations course at Cambridge .
14 To be able to add this latest accreditation to what may already be a substantial collection of brandings and certifications , a vendor has to successfully complete a set of tests and checks , buy a distribution source licence for the specific OSF technology , and agree to a royalty structure for products shipped under the certification seal .
15 Sewell seeks to become the first coach to successfully guide a team to victory in both men 's and women 's cup finals .
16 Whilst Apple were undoubtedly the first to successfully market a desktop publishing system , it was Xerox who invented it , the business world tends to run on PC-type systems rather than Macintoshes .
17 Black notes that while drillers can quickly change the angle of a well to better penetrate a reservoir , a steep angle or a kink in the horizontal bore hole can make completion more difficult and expensive — or even impossible .
18 For much of the time it took me through farmland , amidst the pleasant aroma of meadows , and often I found myself slowing the Ford to a crawl to better appreciate a stream or a valley I was passing .
19 Is it not astonishing to suddenly acquire a stepbrother ? ’
20 if it is considered that the information content is of paramount importance then it is valid to so construct a resource centre that every student may spend most of his time wired up to a dial-access system so that all he need do is dial a number , press a button and then sit passively absorbing what he sees on a screen and hears in his headphones …
21 Even Lloyd George , whose origins were as lowly as Law 's had been , could not stoop to so humble a style , and only Stanley Baldwin ( who drew much of his inspiration from Law ) was able to do so successfully .
22 Only one attempt per day can be made to so learn a spell .
23 In this case , however , it may be that present sea level coincides with an older sea level to so close a degree that the erosion platform merely represents the trimming up of an earlier one .
24 OPEN SECRET Pat Metheny Back in the late '60s , the term ‘ fusion ’ was coined as a means to mischievously re-classify a form of jazz that had strayed away from the mainstream towards the outlawed territories of rock music .
25 THREE people were treated in hospital today after passengers and crew had to swiftly leave an aircraft by emergency chutes when smoke appeared in the cockpit .
26 The facility may be used in two modes : either to only produce a report of the comparison results , or to go further , and enter the updates into LIFESPAN , provided the normal LIFESPAN entry conditions are satisfied .
27 It may have sounded odd to only have an 18in tube for a four foot tank , but this is another attempt to try to establish a more natural environment .
28 However , we tend to only notice a horse 's emotions when they become excessive , and involve the entire horse .
29 I 've always wanted to be involved in things that tried to somehow create a women 's network .
30 Both men were also sentenced to two years ' imprisonment after admitting they had conspired to corruptly obtain a consideration from Mr Barrett .
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