Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | I was even planning which tank I would be moving my 43 babies ( I had carefully counted the eggs ) to when they had grown up enough to go into a larger tank . |
2 | But his response was merely to press for a greater supply of British goods to those colonies to reduce their sterling balances . |
3 | Moreover , there is such a difference between one man and another that the man of 70 may still be at a higher level than the man of 20 at his peak : although the latter , starting so to speak from a lower level , will normally reach the later age at a much lower point than the former . |
4 | Yet , embittered pigeons have a great tendency to come home to roost at a later date , wreaking merry havoc as they zoom in on perceived injustices and ensure that all and sundry realise the iniquities of their previous employer . |
5 | There was yet more to follow as a further instalment of the Rosenstein collection of memorabilia included a truly splendid photograph of an early assembly of aviation collectible ( C ) . |
6 | A few tried vainly to coalesce into a hardier entity . |
7 | As of the end of March the Security Council had yet to agree on a further resolution to establish definitive ceasefire conditions . |
8 | It is customary therefore to focus upon a narrower trade related concept than the balance of visible trade to distinguish the CU effect of membership . |