Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For many people it is rather demoralising to finish a long way behind the leaders all the time and so pursuit racing is an attempt to provide a handicapping system . |
| 2 | When a hospital patient is unable to perform the activities of daily life for him- or herself , staff are on hand to help ; such staff are called ‘ nurses ’ , though in reality ward staff do little that requires a skilled qualified nursing background . |
| 3 | Is it morally right to sentence a young person to a period in custody ? |
| 4 | It is only possible to give a general description above on how to go about it , since every helicopter requires its own particular technique to produce the desired result . |
| 5 | Here it is only possible to give a general flavour of this case-history : |
| 6 | At this high level , it was only possible to make a broad assessment of these requirements , and further ideas were developed as the study progressed to lower levels of detail . |
| 7 | It 's so refreshing to see a motley crew of urchins , trendies and ravers like Sunscreem making total unself-conscious idiots of themselves on a stage instead of prancing and preening like twats . |
| 8 | It said : ‘ I 'm so sorry to send a hired car but the first eleven foremen are playing the first eleven chauffeurs and there 's no-one else to drive you ’ . ’ |
| 9 | If dogs survive in the wild , they often have effects on the flora and fauna ; so that has a conservation effect and perhaps other effects on species in the environment . |
| 10 | A BPI spokesperson told trade magazine Music Week : ‘ It was felt that suspicions were sufficiently strong to justify a full enquiry . ’ |
| 11 | However it is extremely refreshing to read a feminist novel which in part tackles the issue of obsessive love so uncompromisingly , and refuses to confuse compulsion with romance . |
| 12 | Ultimately the most memorable lines in this volume must be those penned by Bonnard to Matisse in January 1940 : ‘ When I think of you , I think of a mind cleansed of every old aesthetic convention , and it is that alone that permits a direct view of nature , the greatest joy that can befall a painter . |
| 13 | Cognitive–Behaviour Therapy is sufficiently detailed to equip a social worker with a wide range of strategies he/she can adopt with almost any emotional problem . |
| 14 | The biographical sources covering the period are , unfortunately , not sufficiently detailed to permit a definite answer . |
| 15 | Seems so funny having a tall dog after having short dogs . |
| 16 | In some samples of stereoregular or symmetrical polymers , the degree of three-dimensional ordering of the chains may be sufficiently high to allow a structural analysis of the polymer to be accomplished . |
| 17 | Of course this has always been the case for all entrants , for there are only forty-three chief constables and the same number of deputies , so few have a chief officer 's truncheon in their knapsack ( to paraphrase an old army chestnut ) . |
| 18 | Sri Lankans did not believe that it was morally wrong to convict a known cattle thief on false evidence , and officials often complained that true cases were spoilt by complainants who added additional false evidence . |
| 19 | 8 Perhaps this offers a useful framework to think about the work that has been produced over the last quarter of a century . |
| 20 | Perhaps this has a certain symbolic significance : the farm worker has become more isolated from his fellow workers , but more attuned to the world beyond the farm gate . |
| 21 | Obviously this caused a great deal of distress for all concerned , not least the hospital team . |
| 22 | In particular , while a scheme can be altered to improve the terms for the target 's shareholders , it is much easier to post a revised offer document without involving the court . |
| 23 | The United Nations has found it much easier to undertake a peacekeeping role since the end of the cold war because its efforts are no longer frustrated by the clash between the super-powers . |
| 24 | ( It is much easier to imagine a single ‘ chunk ’ of space in which all possible universes can exist ; but we must remember that time is a dimension just like the other three . ) |
| 25 | It 's much easier to get a good sound , too — far easier than on the smaller amps and combos at the lower end of the market . |
| 26 | It is much easier to introduce a new word , expression , or collocation into a language than to introduce a new grammatical category , system , or sequence . |
| 27 | As a general point when choosing colours to blend with your backgrounds , it is very much easier to make a successful combination of soft colours than harsh ones . |
| 28 | It is much easier to keep a reliable record if you concentrate on 3 or 4 rugs from specific groups . |
| 29 | It is possible to sequence learning in interdisciplinary contexts , but for some kinds of content-sequence it is undoubtedly much easier to keep a steady eye on the subject . |
| 30 | So this makes a terrific partner for Chinese food . |