Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winner 's the player who amasses enough points to create what the rulebook calls a trance-like state . |
| 2 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 3 | I only got to know her a little as a teenager when I visited her on my own in the single-end where she lived in a Parkhead tenement , sleeping , washing and cooking in one room . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd only intended to fix myself a light snack and get an early night . |
| 5 | Gambles of any kind are ‘ adventurist ’ to the Kremlin 's way of thinking , and the episode only goes to show what a maverick figure Khrushchev was . |
| 6 | Do n't worry , George , I 'm not about to sally forth on my old hobby-horse , not for long anyway , just long enough to try to explain what the greatest number means in the term the greatest good of the greatest number . |
| 7 | I only want to see her a moment . ’ |
| 8 | Starting with a fascinating selection of photos taken during Mosquito production at Hatfield ( UK ) , Downsview ( Canada ) and Bankstown ( Australia ) , further sections deal with the fighter and bomber variants of this maid-of-all-work , only serving to illustrate what an aesthetically pleasing aircraft the Mosquito was from all angles . |
| 9 | The kid comes out hard , apparently wanting to make it a real fight . |
| 10 | Her mother had not noticed the incident and only turned to see what the matter was when Joyce began to scream . |
| 11 | The aim here is not to encourage hauliers to do their own conveyancing , but to ensure they are better equipped to appreciate what the solicitor or other ‘ expert ’ is doing on their behalf . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , he 's only got to do what a lot of older men do — marry a young girl and produce an heir himself . ’ |
| 13 | Well would you perhaps like to give them a , a ring to , to say what I spoke about today then I 'll give them a ring , say if you could ring them tomorrow then I 'll ring them er er tomorrow evening a as well and then perhaps I can , you know , they , you 've given them the ground work to actually er for me to ring as well and then I can discuss with him and arrange an appointment to go and see him is that okay ? |
| 14 | You can only begin to guess what the ancient Greeks would have made of that , and the subsequent impact on Renaissance sculpture . |
| 15 | Our parents live some distance away , she only gets to see them every few weeks , but I 'm close to hand , I 'm here to listen . |
| 16 | Dear Comrade Surkov , You are warmly invited to do me the honour of attending my forthcoming Inauguration in Washington DC , on 20 January 1989 , as 41st President of the United States , and to read your famous poem of international accord , ‘ Friendship ’ . |
| 17 | MPs are getting letters complaining that fathers may have already taken on commitments they ca n't get out of and they were only expecting to pay whatever the courts had fixed . |
| 18 | You will soon realise the difficulties and will not need much persuading to make yourself a fixed camera mount . |
| 19 | I 'll only have to pay him a dollar and the cartage , and there 'll be enough to cover the rest of the yard . |
| 20 | they did obviously have to ask him a lot more questions |
| 21 | Almost a hundred years later , following his visit to Kidderminster , George Whitfield told a friend , ‘ I was greatly refreshed to find what a sweet savour of good Mr. Baxter 's doctrine , works and discipline remain to this day ’ . |
| 22 | I only meant to give her a scare . |
| 23 | When Izzy Kleiber was punished for his treachery , they only meant to give him a cruel ducking and a bad fright ; no one had taken into account the heavy rains . |
| 24 | A Separate staffs , households , budgets and agendas are what the princess has long wanted to make her a royal in her own right . |
| 25 | Austen Chamberlain had been trained to be a conventional statesman ; Rugby , Cambridge and a determination to live down his father 's reputation had all combined to make him the most conformist of politicians . |
| 26 | ten which would actually give you a B in , in , in normal circumstances but as you know we 're only allowed to give you a C. Right and there 's a few notes in there as well , did I 'll tick your box on your one . |
| 27 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |
| 28 | Fortunately there was enough left to make it a good movie . |
| 29 | While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 30 | ‘ While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |