Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I had seen into paradisiac regions , with their air and sky , and I was no longer wholly or merely a denizen of this vulgar earth .
2 By the late twelfth century , even in England , the function of the suitors had been reduced to this : a committee of them provided information to royal justices in a court which had become effectively or actually an offshoot of the king 's court .
3 This difference remains however constantly or quickly a judgement ensues on what the advocates of the theory call a ‘ sensation ’ or ‘ impression , .
4 But broadcasting costs are more volatile than other costs and also rise at a faster rate so that even a licence fee increase which keeps up with general costs is an actual real decrease in its total value .
5 Yes , he knew his face was finely made , his forehead broad , his gaze haunting , his lips sculpted so that even a sneer looked fetching on them , but he needed a living mirror to tell him so .
6 Most servicing valves have an internal ball with a hole through it , so that just a quarter of a turn is needed to move the valve from fully open to fully closed .
7 The medium carries the paint evenly , so that just a touch of colour can be introduced to the medium to make a transparent glaze layer .
8 Motability has arranged special schemes with motor manufacturers , wheelchair manufacturers , insurance brokers , and other so that today a variety of schemes can be offered which not only help disabled people become mobile but also give them a chance to be truly independent .
9 A skilful negotiator will attempt to trade concession for concession so that ultimately an agreement which satisfies both parties is reached .
10 The procedures for assessment and the evaluation of educational needs have become more formalised since the 1981 Education Act so that now a report from a qualified teacher of visually handicapped children is a requirement of the assessment procedure for a child whose learning or development is affected by defective sight .
11 However , autonomous replication occurs in only 50-70% of the transformants , suggesting a defect in the recognition of the Tetrahymena telomeric template by the putative P. anserina telomerase so that only a fraction of entering DNA is stabilized into linear extrachromosomal molecules .
12 This leads us on to OBSERVATION : so that quite a lot of time should be given over to looking .
13 It is necessary to both study and understand the facilities available , and to be familiar with the calculations and preparations involved so that once a pilot can maintain a performance in IFR conditions within the prescribed limits and under stress — he must also be in a position to make full use of the facilities available to comply with the traffic patterns and procedures required .
14 Therefore we command you to cause trees to be felled in that dense part , and a ride to be made to the least possible damage of the forest , so that henceforth a way through those parts may be open for travellers without danger .
15 The Executive Committee shall meet not less than twice a year in every calendar year : decide its own procedure : elect its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman , each of whom may hold the office for a maximum period of four consecutive years .
16 By 11 , the majority of children were hit less than once a month or never .
17 Less than once a month 8%
18 Less than once a month 13%
19 Eighteen per cent ( 131 ) of the men who are not virgins in our sample say they have sex either less than once a month ( 13% ) or ( currently ) never ( 5% ) .
20 They then persuaded the 8 highest scorers on their questionnaires who " dreamed every night " , as well as the 8 lowest scorers , who " dreamed less than once a month " to submit to laboratory recordings and wakenings during the night .
21 In other words , initiated communication with their supervisor erm less than once a month , okay ?
22 Still , I marvel at how eagerly and easily a chub will bite , considering how shy they are in all other respects .
23 At each level in this hierarchy we find both a dependence on those subjects which lie below and also a claim to a degree of autonomy for the concepts which are specific to that level .
24 The band was down below and then a loft , a long wooden just like a dance hall up above and they just did that and they just they had tables set and then they removed them for the dances .
25 And then I should like to buy a cow perhaps and maybe a pig . ’
26 Citizenship was obviously and visually a life , your whole life , with common dangers , common responsibilities , common enjoyments , and common ambitions …
27 So and so a number on a yellow or a blue or a red , yeah I 've seen it .
28 threading through the turf ( less and less a lawn
29 The second main reason why handling grief is different these days is that death has become less and less an event that takes place within the confines of the family circle .
30 The concept clearly was meant to establish a College in the broad sense of a learned foundation , whereas what emerged almost inevitably , from the actual circumstances of its establishment and funding , degenerated into what was to remain for a century basically and predominantly a horse infirmary .
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