Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hot water cylinder is , in fact , used as the ‘ heat sink ’ for many solid fuel boiler systems allowing somewhere for excess heat to be dissipated ( sometimes a bathroom towel rail is used for the same purpose ) . |
| 2 | The increased sensitivity of cattle stealing to hardship may be largely accounted for by the fact that at this time more cattle stealing was carried out casually , mostly for immediate consumption as beef . |
| 3 | So a lot of sort of tracking to and fro between one end of the office , hoping that the two groups would n't meet . |
| 4 | L-Fields are links in a ‘ chain of authority ’ which starts with the simplest living forms , runs upward through all life on this planet to the most complex form we know — man — and then extends outward into space and upward to an ‘ infinite authority ’ , about which we can only speculate . |
| 5 | This can only be done successfully through central control of the resources . |
| 6 | My right hon. Friend has already brought some provisions of the Act into force and intends to bring all its provisions into force progressively within about one year of enactment . |
| 7 | For about 10 years before the diagnosis was made , each time I drank whisky I would sneeze and develop symptoms of a rhinitis within about one minute of starting the drink . |
| 8 | But if I went to Joyce and told him that his men were doing something that was n't fair to the police , trying us too hard or interfering with our time off , he 'd have his men right off that job in half an hour and there 'd be no grumbling . ’ |
| 9 | The nine state governors of the Unity party of Nigeria ( UPN ) , the Great Nigeria people 's party ( GNPP ) and the people 's Redemption party ( PRP ) have nonetheless complained more vigorously about Federal policy towards the mass media than about almost anything else . |
| 10 | The directorate has a continual need for processed information to support decision making , to develop policy and advice for Academic Board and Governors , and to satisfy the appetite of external bodies such as DF.S , CNAA , NAB/PCFC , etc. for numerical information From time to time there is also the need for high quality information to support particular initiatives , such as the ( successful ) application for accreditation . |
| 11 | He talked a little about artistic interpretation without much hope of her agreeing . |
| 12 | Functionalists such as Parsons and Davis and Moore say little about social stratification in the sense of clearly defined social strata whose members have shared interests . |
| 13 | They left with a strong commitment to share their experiences at home and to campaign even more vigorously for concrete action by the North American governments and churches . |
| 14 | the property was deposited by or on behalf of the guest expressly for safe custody with the proprietor or some servant of his authorised , or appearing to be authorised , for the purpose , and , if so required by the proprietor or that servant , in a container fastened or sealed by the depositor ; or |
| 15 | It voted overwhelmingly for continued membership of the USSR in the March 1991 referendum , and elected its own president . |
| 16 | Second , we might see something right about that theory of meaning or something wrong about it , and use this to determine our attitude to foundationalism in general ; thus we might avoid the need to consider all the different varieties one by one . |
| 17 | It also questioned whether Rosyth could compete effectively for this business against firms in the Far East with their lower cost base and sites on the main tanker routes . |
| 18 | Typical examples of this are the inability to have biosensors that can operate effectively for any length of time in blood and the need for anticoagulants during extracorporeal procedures such as dialysis and heart-lung bypass operations . |
| 19 | By now , though , the Japanese were getting wary of ambush , and following their usual high standard of training they had sentries hidden in the bushes rather than marching to and fro as ready bait for a commando knife . |
| 20 | Turn right after 1/2 mile into Kyber car park , then turn left after 30 yds through gate ( but first detour ahead a few yards for view of Glasgow ) on track signposted Craigend Castle ( a ) . |
| 21 | A whole complex system of muscles is brought into paly for each movement of the body : bending an arm involves the shortening of the biceps , while the tricep muscles at the back of the arm must relax and lengthen in unison . |
| 22 | Performance and comfort : this mummy shaped bag uses cotton and nylon fabrics which are comfortable and warm enough for all year round use . |
| 23 | The process continues until the length scale is small enough for viscous action to be important and dissipation to occur . |
| 24 | Up to about 10 per cent of tin gives an alloy that is red to gold in colour and ductile enough for easy shaping by hammering , provided that the alloy is annealed ( heated to remove internal stresses ) . |
| 25 | That was still good enough for second spot on the overnight grid . |
| 26 | Each packet of ORS produced had contents enough for 1 litre of solution . |
| 27 | However , examples of this kind are so few that they indicate only a slight tendency ( possibly confined to some pre-sonorant environments ) , which is not enough for /a/ backing to be discussed as a stereotype . |
| 28 | This forces the teams to anticipate cost problems early enough for corrective action to be taken . |
| 29 | Not fast , but it 's fast enough for that sort of distance between each oth |
| 30 | She 's making it very clear she does n't believe Anna 's good enough for that brother of hers . |