Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If you do so , you will not only build up more savings for your retirement but you also enjoy full tax relief on these contributions .
2 And can we entirely rule out topless by-laws , or the topless watchdog committee ( with the function of monitoring the behavioural effects of toplessness ) ?
3 At first the simple machines available could only detect down a few inches , and — amongst other operating difficulties — encounters with tufts of grass caused them to constantly give off false signals .
4 But there are still worries that rising credit will only suck in more imports , as shoppers rush to buy computers , camcorders and other foreign goods .
5 You know I , I , I mean I have n't written this one and it makes it quite difficult for me to see some of the questions , but I actually write I think that 's the most important thing in training is asking questions er and I 'll perhaps bring down some examples to show you .
6 ‘ I stopped to make a phone call , and I thought I 'd better drop off some clothes at the dry-cleaner 's . ’
7 Do these all go up two squares at a time ?
8 The guides will naturally point out such things as where children hang their coats and where children are collected at the end of the day .
9 Catalysts can also greatly speed up chemical reactions , as is illustrated by the familiar oxidation of iron .
10 There were open sliding glass windows at the side of the house and in the dim interior I could just make out two figures standing .
11 About a hundred and fifty yards away I could just make out three figures crossing at the corner of the field and approaching the road in our direction .
12 The disadvantage from the British point of view is that Albert Woods , Chairman of the ICF Slalom & WWR Committee , would no longer head up both disciplines in the event of a split .
13 There 's no need to use it if the river 's not in spate , since you can just as easily hop over some stones in the shallows a few yards further upstream .
14 ‘ I 'll just tidy up these boots and then they 're ready to be delivered . ’
15 They would normally go up four feet there , ai n't they ?
16 ‘ I do n't think there 's room in the lift for all you old pals , ’ Jonathan smiled hideously , ‘ we 'd best go up other ways . ’
17 The irony was that many would soon end up owner-occupied thanks to a central part of Thatcherism — the right to buy scheme .
18 You can just shout out any ideas you have so why do we need well trained people ?
19 Each team is accompanied by an assistant whose only function is to quickly scoop up any droppings .
20 The can quickly build up unsightly colonies , also excreting honeydew which encourages sooty mould fungus .
21 A growing boy should always seek out new experiences . ’
22 ‘ World Shut Your Mouth ’ seems impossibly majestic and you realise that , even when seemingly in the wilderness , this guy could still chop out cool tunes .
23 I hope that graduation day will always bring back happy memories .
24 They also had to accept that attacks on the USSR by weapons launched from American bases other than in Britain might still bring down nuclear strikes on this country as long as it remained a member of Nato or was linked to the United States in some way or other .
25 We have seen very recently in the South Pacific how one species can rapidly wipe out vast populations of other organisms .
26 But the Merc 420Se , due to be replaced by the new S-class , can still take on all comers and hold its own .
27 He said : ‘ The court can not possibly pass over these offences .
28 The trees that ‘ line the banks , mostly willows ’ are still there , and there are places in the town of Chalais crouched underneath its château , where Pound might still creep over old rafters in search of ‘ a stream full of lilies ’ .
29 However , these too have drawbacks , notably the lack of children in the electoral register , and the difficulty of tracing migrants who have migrated to either new doctors ( Devis , 1984 ) or to new electoral districts , but nonetheless they can still pick out new trends , like the repopulation of rural areas , long before the decennial census can ( Kennett and Spence , 1979 ) .
30 Internal auditors may also carry out special assignments on behalf of the management , looking at a wide range of business matters .
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