Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ludwig is also the Emperor 's bodyguard and his mere presence has so far proven enough to discourage any attempts on the Emperor 's life . |
| 2 | This is illustrated in Fig. 5 , where the first few pixels are more widely spaced simply to fit everything into the diagram . |
| 3 | In 1966 fewer television programmes were being broadcast live , but equipment was still not advanced enough to avoid shooting each scene in one complete go . |
| 4 | Because so many people in the West eat such a large proportion of their daily calories in the form of refined sugary and starchy foods , it was found that , when these foods were strictly rationed , daily calorie intake usually automatically dropped sufficiently to achieve weight loss . |
| 5 | There was a general recognition that throughout the cooperative movement and the trades union movement they had got to become more closely welded together to safeguard their common interests . |
| 6 | The NRA says the fish have probably just moved away to find somewhere better to spawn . |
| 7 | Whereas the intellectual , ‘ mathematical ’ polyphony of the Middle Ages had , as John XXII complained , treated sacred texts as mere subjects for music , music was now often composed expressly to project words especially secular ones . |
| 8 | Our amateurs were simply not dedicated enough to win at a world level . |
| 9 | Supporters were even more taken aback to learn that he was calling himself James , rather that the long-familiar Jimmy . |
| 10 | The term " gonapophysis " is sometimes also used loosely to denote any genital appendage . |
| 11 | What follows from that is that the last thing we should do is to introduce policies that are almost specifically designed simply to increase unemployment . |
| 12 | Therefore , the small amounts of copper were almost certainly added deliberately to harden the alloy without significantly debasing the silver . |
| 13 | Reports from Jordan indicated that Iraqi businessmen fearful of incurring penalties were no longer prepared even to transport food and essential humanitarian supplies to Iraq . |
| 14 | She gazed up at him , genuinely astounded by his anger , yet equally taken aback to discover just how desperately she wanted to hurl herself into his arms . |
| 15 | To every invitation or suggestion Ivy returned the heartbreaking phrase ‘ I should enjoy that later ’ , and evidently never expected again to enjoy anything at all . |
| 16 | The words people use are too often interpreted literally to signify little more than their immediate and most rational translation . |