Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another accident we had with an a wardrobe two of my lads had which was a funny one in retrospect but I some when you carry a wardrobe , funnily enough , the easiest way often if you 've got a tight corner , you know as you go round a corner in a staircase you 'll come from a landing and often turn right or turn left to go down , if you put it at an angle like that then you wo n't get it round the corner without catching the bannister . |
| 2 | Any seasoned dieter knows full well that she can ‘ cheat ’ that weight off the normal set of bathroom scales by shifting her stance a little or rushing off to empty the bladder , remove the dentures and so on . |
| 3 | Sometimes , as in the case of a foreign or inter-state trip , the youngster may just not be old enough or experienced enough to cope , but at other times they may not be showing enough sense of responsibility to be safely granted privileges . |
| 4 | She had lived many times on the edge of danger and she knew better than to sink back to sleep . |
| 5 | The one who took the lead looked big enough and mean enough to relish a ruck if there was a chance of one . |
| 6 | He took his place opposite and leaned forward to fill her glass with Pouilly-Fumé . |
| 7 | He is a small but forceful creature who survived the untimely death of the man who manipulated him so brilliantly and went on to forge an equally close bond with a second partner . |
| 8 | Then she laughed out loud and turned away to find her cigarettes . |
| 9 | Very few erm Continental countries would consider entrusting the administration of justice erm to erm people who took an afternoon or a day off work every week or so and went in to sit on the Bench . |
| 10 | Getting used to acting with the voice only and knowing how to use the microphone are basic features of good radio technique . |
| 11 | The bars were then folded or twisted together and beaten out to form the central element of each face . |
| 12 | He was only a boy , hardly out of drama school and scared stiff and , by the time he 'd pulled himself together and gone back to do the right thing by her , the girl had disappeared . |
| 13 | Frank , I think , had spoken to him about not taking everything that was said so personally but to learn how to ride the ups and downs , the vicissitudes , of theatre . ’ |
| 14 | She had all but crawled downstairs to answer the imperative summons , yawning as she tugged open the door . |
| 15 | Evelyn looked across at Rose sitting in the midst of them all but managing somehow to remain completely apart . |
| 16 | Had this been any other occasion , he would have lowered his head respectfully and more or less closed his eyes , watching Bill Brice out of the corner of them so as to know when to open them again , and murmuring amen where appropriate . |
| 17 | It sounds easy but it is hard work , especially when trying not to crush creativity or step on the toes of hardworking marketing and advertising departments . |
| 18 | Rather than face up to change , however , politicians , especially in the Conservative Party , campaigned for the use of the tariff to keep out foreign goods and to provide subsidies to British industry and so slow down the process of adjustment . |
| 19 | One attractive aspect of this theory is that it highlights the way in which formal instruction can inhibit learning by not allowing sufficient scope for self-expression and self-development — alienation following submission to being taught rather than learning how to learn . |
| 20 | She attracts much more of a following than previous Indian imports , partly because she encourages people to keep their jobs rather than dropping out to live in a commune . |
| 21 | In such cases , some adjustment should be made for the individual wishing to complete a set , rather than having wholly to duplicate it . |
| 22 | Recognising this , some feminists have used the alternative strategy of deliberately playing with words rather than attempting straightforwardly to redefine them . |
| 23 | ‘ Allow a child to find its own balance — say when they need help to dress themselves , for instance , rather than springing in to help . |
| 24 | Far better , it seemed to me , was the simple strategy of waiting for nature to come to you , rather than going clumsily to look for it . |
| 25 | He waved it away and went back to sleep . |
| 26 | But I threw it away and wrote instead to tell him that the Victorian nonsense was his , not ours , since the rule was imposed on us by Parliament . |
| 27 | Often at first light he would thrust the bedclothes away and get up to escape those delicious but agonising visions . |
| 28 | Franca turned slightly away and began senselessly to mess the contents of the saucepan with the spoon . |
| 29 | At twenty past ten Sandison put his book away and sat back to watch the people who were walking down to the square . |
| 30 | He turned his own eyes away and tried not to think about it . |