Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not rejecting them , not ceasing to love them , but slowly building up a new role and identity which no longer depends upon their presence for its satisfactory functioning . |
| 2 | The Black Death began the long process of decline for many , but it rarely wiped out an entire village at a single blow . |
| 3 | The next section between Culver Street and Gigant Street and Guilder Lane and Pennyfarthing Street could have seen little change over a long period . |
| 4 | On July 3 the security forces successfully carried out a daring mission to remove wounded soldiers from the Fort in Jaffna town , under siege since mid-June . |
| 5 | If a client has successfully carried out a difficult homework task the group can reinforce this success more powerfully than a therapist alone . |
| 6 | It is important that they slowly build up a historical vocabulary , and learn some of the technical terms that will allow them to talk about what they can see . |
| 7 | Put in pan and slowly melt over a low heat , but do not boil . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This quantity is sufficient for 125 litres of compost , enough to plant up a considerable number of hanging baskets , pots and window boxes . |
| 12 | These publications are very valuable , even when they require correction , but they only make up a tiny part of the huge body of statistical information now available in print . |
| 13 | The reviewer is likely to get hot under the collar if a personal favourite has been left out and can easily end up merely drawing up a rival selection . |
| 14 | It is a lot easier these days , so make up a little cocktail of compatible systemic insecticide and fungicide , plus a drip or two of washing-up detergent to achieve a good wetting , in a small bowl , and swish the two leaves of each cutting in the solution so that they get a good wetting and protective coating . |
| 15 | Start with black powder eyeshadow on a fine brush , gently build up a fine line close to lashes and out as far as is flattering . |
| 16 | In the weeks following the dinner Lutyens swiftly drew up an elaborate set of plans . |
| 17 | Use the five steps and chart below to work out a reasonable estimate of the cost of rebuilding your home . |
| 18 | In this connection thought appears to be divided almost on a national basis , English authors having resorted freely to the assumption that the sea is capable of cutting wide platforms in their interpretation of high level terraces , while American and continental authorities have been much more inclined to doubt whether the sea can cut a very wide bench unless there is progressive drowning of the land or unless the sea is merely trimming up a subaerial surface . |
| 19 | Clearly such references are not merely longwinded substitutes for a name : they draw attention now to this , now to that aspect of the same person , and so build up a many-sided picture of each character . |
| 20 | Because of this , it can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power , stopping only to pick up a new coal pack . |
| 21 | Better carry off an embarrassing situation with as much panache as she could muster . |
| 22 | She suddenly let out a long sigh and swept her hair from her face . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | We would go out to lunch or perhaps look around a stately home — life became extremely rich because we could control Ruth 's pain with morphine . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Oh , my dear — ’ Alison suddenly reached out a long brown arm . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | NOW you can see the fearsome fighters of the WWF in your own home — if you 're brave enough to let in a muscular gang of mighty strong men . |