Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Black Death began the long process of decline for many , but it rarely wiped out an entire village at a single blow . |
| 2 | They say the way to a man 's heart is through his stomach , so pick up an elegant Gentleman 's Gift Tray from Waitrose at £13.50 . |
| 3 | However , an improvement in the economic environment is still expected in 1993 and an end to the decline in total construction work available , so bringing about an expected modest growth in our workload towards the end of 1993 . |
| 4 | On the other hand , it can be argued that real believers are incapable of distancing themselves sufficiently to carry out an objective study of their own ( or perhaps even of someone else 's ) religion . |
| 5 | In the weeks following the dinner Lutyens swiftly drew up an elaborate set of plans . |
| 6 | Publishing exam results is fine — We have been saying that for three years , but as the Secretary of State managed to point out in his contorted evidence to the teachers ' pay review body , exam results alone provide only an elementary indication of the effectiveness of a school . |
| 7 | Better carry off an embarrassing situation with as much panache as she could muster . |
| 8 | The prince , at a loss with the complexities of women , was quick enough to pick up an offered lead , and not infrequently bettered the prompting , as he did now . |
| 9 | For products that are expensive and only used sporadically an unattractive product may be chosen if it has an exceptional performance as its handling characteristics will ensure that it is only used as a last resort and not used casually when other cheaper products would suffice . |
| 10 | Cutting down on training , together with a natural apprehension , may make sleep a little harder to come by in the last few days , so staying up an extra hour may actually help . |
| 11 | In pre-Big Bang times there existed a widespread belief that the then existing regulatory framework was not only propping up an inefficient system but that it was also outmoded and fast becoming inadequate for the protection of investors . |
| 12 | Since the acquisition of premises ( other than where the entrepreneur purchases the premises as a going concern and merely takes over an existing catering enterprise ) normally involves at least a change of use and often the development of the premises , planning permission is required . |
| 13 | Frozen in shock for a few seconds , she recovered her wits sufficiently to let out an outraged scream , and to catapult into a kneeling position , grabbing the bedspread to cover herself . |
| 14 | There may have been a breakdown in communication ; the taxi for day care did not call , the officer in charge was abrupt , the meal unsuitable ; these are matters not hard to put right , but unless sorted out quickly , enough to put off an elderly person perhaps reluctant to face a change of routine or the challenge of meeting new people . |
| 15 | Foucault thus does not merely set up an alternative history , but contends that that alternative is part of a displacement that is in the process of replacing the history that preceded it . |
| 16 | Here I can merely indicate how an alternative theory might be constructed . |
| 17 | On the contrary , if the student body were to take its right to learn ( Lernfreiheit ) seriously , and were to be vigilant in seeing that it enjoyed the kinds of academic freedom I spelt out earlier , it would necessarily take on an assertive role . |
| 18 | She always smiled and only put on an angry face when she was being teased . |
| 19 | He finished in great style but was just nosed out in a three-way photo , and is improving sufficiently to shrug off an extra four pounds from the handicapper . |
| 20 | Better to eat off an orange box and get pleasure from a plant than to spend the money on a cheap and nasty table which is going to be an unsatisfactory stopgap Save money and effort right at the start by sorting out priorities — which should include enjoying the room you live in — and try not to stray too far from your original objectives . |
| 21 | It ultimately failed and the shipowners emerged victorious , offering only to take on an extra man on each ship to reduce unemployment . |
| 22 | This commitment grew out of profound emotional changes over which he had no control , and of which he himself perhaps had only an imperfect knowledge . |
| 23 | There is a very special reward , however , for those who suffer the rigours of this journey when the cliffs end suddenly to reveal ahead an inviting and welcome crescent of golden sands curving around a lovely bay . |
| 24 | Although Reg 20 obviously contemplated primarily an actual employer and employee , it was clear that , having regard to the statutory scheme as a whole , Reg 20 was intended to have a general application . |
| 25 | They had consolidated their position since the fifteenth century and had latterly built up an impregnable position in the social infrastructure of the region . |
| 26 | The managerial labour market thus has both an internal and an external dimension . |
| 27 | ‘ Just picked up an odd-looking customer . |
| 28 | They found that the swamp was forcing them back and that they could no longer keep even an erratic southward course but were withdrawing towards the east , away from where they believed the Outlaws ' Camp lay . |
| 29 | Throwing some levers normally cuts out an electric force field , or jumping onto a steel plate hurls Zack into the air and over an obstruction . |
| 30 | Suppose the electrons just fill exactly an integral number N of Landau levels . |