Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adj] or [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | High arches generally indicate mid or forefoot strikers and require good cushioning . |
| 2 | I no longer felt strong or calm , and I began to cry bitterly . |
| 3 | To the movie producers the problem defined itself in terms of having to retain the loyalty of the masses whilst never questioning fundamental middle-class values and of having to show an unease about certain aspects of the distribution of wealth and social power without ever becoming political or radical . |
| 4 | A mixture of language ( usually incorporating English or French ) which has developed into a language in its own right . |
| 5 | Parents reported whether their children had suffered from attacks of asthma or bronchitis during the past 12 months , whether they usually coughed first thing in the morning or at any other time , whether their chest ever sounded wheezy or whistling , and , if so , whether this symptom was present on most days or nights . |
| 6 | They can also spend all or part of an honours year abroad , as the department and the faculty have links with many European and American universities . |
| 7 | Caribbeans who have come to Britain from abroad have probably always brought with them their own distinctively Caribbean varieties of language ; yet it is only in the last two or three decades that educators and policy makers — and to some extent , the general public — have taken an interest in " Black English " ( also called Creole or Patois ) in Britain . |
| 8 | A plant left to fully ripen all its seeds will probably stop flowering or cropping before its neighbours . |
| 9 | Where there is to be a major change in the nature or conduct of the trade , this , in combination with Target 's change of ownership , can mean Target 's carried-forward losses being disallowed under s768 , and can also disallow carry-forward or carry-back of Target 's unutilised ACT ( see s245 TA 1988 and s81 Finance Act 1993 ) . |
| 10 | The electronics industry , perhaps more than any other , often requires adapted or custom built equipment to meet specialised needs . |
| 11 | Many trade union studies units in colleges of further education have now closed ; trade union tutors from colleges , extra-mural departments and the WEA are now spending all or part of their time in organising and teaching courses for unemployed people and others . |
| 12 | You can sometimes buy wooden or plastic warri sets , but if you want to make your own from ordinary egg-boxes — read on ! |
| 13 | For the Aplysia group , the first neurochemical task was to identify the transmitter involved in signalling between the two cells , which turned out to be the ubiquitous substance serotonin ( sometimes called 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT ) . |
| 14 | For example ‘ 0 : 99 [ 1 7 ] ’ means that the following position is either line 1 or line 7 . |
| 15 | Following changes in legislation the directors are proposing an amendment which will allow employees to exercise their options on reaching either age 60 or age 65 , even if they continue in employment . |
| 16 | Underlining should never be used , either use bold or italic . |
| 17 | The conception does not have to do , above all , with the statement 's having some otherwise specified content or subject-matter : that is , say , as being about thoughts , wants , or intentions , or conveying something about persons , minds , subjectivity , experience , or an inner world . |