Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inevitably that produces omissions , and may lead the interpreter to stop altogether or to ask the speaker to slow down . |
| 2 | If you know you will be with people in the evening too , it would be ideal to have the afternoon away from people altogether or to postpone the evening appointment . |
| 3 | If you feel you have been harassed or discriminated against in any way , you can raise the matter locally or use the network of Harassment Advisers who can offer support and guidance . |
| 4 | Under the 1988 Act , such a statement may disapply or modify the application of any or all of the provisions of the National Curriculum for the pupils for whom the statement is made . |
| 5 | When it happens , rub the fingers vigorously or plunge the hands into warm water . |
| 6 | 6 Light Full right of liberty at any time after the date of this Lease to alter or to erect new structures within or adjoining the Centre ( such expression here excluding the Premises ) in such manner as the Landlord shall think fit notwithstanding the fact that the same may obstruct affect or interfere with the amenity of or access to the Premises or the passage of light and air to the Premises It may be as well to include the words in parenthesis to remove any suggestion that the landlord may have the right to alter the premises . |
| 7 | ‘ We practise lying on a bouncing ball and reading aloud or singing the words in the book . |
| 8 | Skilled players may choose to hook gently or draw the shot by aiming down the right side of the fairway and encouraging an early rotation of the right hand over the left prior to impact . |
| 9 | Yet the judge left as alternative verdicts open to the jury , guilty of causing grievous bodily harm , contrary to section 20 or guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm , contrary to section 47 , without indicating to counsel his intention of doing so or giving the defence the opportunity to deal with such alternatives . |
| 10 | It was fascinating to watch how people of different temperaments and races worked together or to observe the way key personalities tended to colour the group . |
| 11 | Six double O ones in the gear , the six eight O seven and the one six double O fours in the valve , that basically that drives the gear if you like , in simple terms , and a David 's point was that if we 're allowing to further develop the valve business , and we 're just standing still say , on the gear business , and ultimately they have a bigger supplier , and ultimately put either gear business under more and more pressure , yeah ? |
| 12 | I could no more return to that house alone than face the devil . |
| 13 | The suspicion must be that it was a combination of excessive speed and the failure of the driver or guard to apply the brakes early enough that caused the accident . |
| 14 | ‘ I should have thought that even you knew better than to leave the car hermetically sealed . |
| 15 | The change did not mean that the new recruits to Parliament were any less committed to socialism : indeed , many of them probably understood its teachings even better than had the bulk of MPs of the pre-war era . |
| 16 | However he knew better than to put the thought into words . |
| 17 | Tribe knew better than to join the attack , unarmed and gunless . |
| 18 | Carson knew better than to use the Mercedes as in-town transport-traffic and parking problems made a car into a liability during the daytime . |
| 19 | I should have known better than to take the word of any of that crowd from Donovan 's Square . ’ |
| 20 | There are three strands of answer to this , each of which has much purchase ; I can do no better than to let the espousers of the three strands speak for themselves . |
| 21 | I can do no better than to draw the attention of the House to this statement in Labour 's charter for sport : ’ We will review the composition and powers of the Sports Council to free them from political bias ’ . |
| 22 | Jay was intrigued , but knew better than to ask the question direct . |
| 23 | But I know better than to interrupt the hero with my babblings ; instead I ape the satisfied cadaver . |
| 24 | A variety of wording is used and it is difficult to be certain how such clauses will be interpreted ; but the change in judicial attitudes just noted would suggest that they will fare better than did the clause in Anisminic . |
| 25 | Oh yes , erm I think it was generally , er , they had to match the colouring of the rooms that they 'd got , the furniture they 'd got really because as far as the room was concerned er when , when the , new houses came onto the erm , ready for occupation , er they were all cream coloured inside and anyway and pale cream so they , they 'd got er any choice they wanted there it , really it was just to match their curtains , match their carpets , all their furnishings and erm , of course I suppose they , the rose coloured ones er went better than say the lemon coloured one and that because er people just er liked the idea of moving into a place that 's got a nice cosy glow in it , place sort of thing , but we never sell any at all , there 's , none of that type of fitting in , sold now . |
| 26 | For a decade until the late 1930s , people could do no better than to regard the electron as an empirical fact . |
| 27 | It was better than walking , better than fighting the tangle of woodland , but whether it was better than lying in the clearing , I could n't decide . |
| 28 | The IRA has always known better than to attack the security forces of the Republic , since it would instantly lose whatever support it has and could provoke the Irish government to order internment , as it did in the distant past . |
| 29 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the local income tax is not an alternative to council tax which commends itself to Conservative Members — or even to most Opposition Members , and he is right to say that anybody interested in knowing why local income tax will not work could do no better than to read the report of our proceedings in Committee . |
| 30 | Were you to decrease or increase those staffing levels , then obviously that affects the amount of work you can carry out . |