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

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1 At the highest levels of constraint the pocket can eventually swallow up the point d , precluding the possibility of a higher quality solution .
2 It 's not unknown to eventually track back the source of rumour and confusion to events at ‘ Grange Hill ’ .
3 The first stage , it should be noted , does not necessarily rule out the possibility of ontological pluralism , unless it explicitly includes the thesis of independence of substance ; it merely involves a rejection of the view that properties and relations are two mutually separate and incommensurable categories , with relations allegedly being purely extrinsic " to ( and hence making no difference to the essential nature of ) their terms .
4 On Aug. 9 Cuomo stated that Bush could be defeated by an aggressive campaign which focused on domestic issues , but suggested that he was not interested in seeking the nomination , although he did not entirely rule out the possibility .
5 It is improbable that any of them will be healing up yet if they have ulcers and it is certainly too early to do any pond treatment , as this will only slow up the filter maturation process .
6 However , Marx believed that ruling class ideology could only slow down the disintegration of the system .
7 We 'd better think up an excuse .
8 The formation of a government can literally hang on the defection of one of these religious leaders to one party or the other .
9 One can not suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold .
10 Never one to idly beat around the bush , Hank gets straight to the heart of the matter , addressing the crowd with all the battle-charred frankness of a heard-headed grunt as he informs them , ‘ thanks for coming on down and well , good luck … ’
11 Never one to idly beat around the bush , Hank gets straight to the heart of the matter , addressing the crowd with all the battle-charred frankness of a heard-headed grunt as he informs them , ‘ thanks for coming on down and well , good luck … ’
12 You must establish the extent of these liabilities with your solicitor , but even then you can only carry out an inspection limited to your particular flat , plus a superficial investigation of the common parts with the landlord 's permission .
13 That development entailed a recognition that the concentration upon language by the school of logical positivism , within which Ayer 's dismissal of religious belief emerged , might not so much show up the meaninglessness of theology as elicit its own particular logic Wittgenstein 's thought appears to show a progression from concentrating upon language in order to exclude certain forms of thought — as in Ayer 's exclusion of metaphysics — towards concentrating upon language in order to make sense of those different forms in a way that was sensitive to their particular nature .
14 ‘ The alternative proposal would only show up a handful of sites , not the 100,000 contaminated sites which we estimate exist in Britain .
15 Even very old people sometimes have to suddenly grow up a bit . ’
16 If you read again the sections covered by the mnemonic MACRO , you will appreciate that the best effects are produced when you do not merely soak up the words of the textbook author , like some print-absorbing sponge .
17 But the Anglicans , like the Lutherans , did not suddenly give up the composition of Latin texts .
18 Everything that happens in your life will naturally bring about a change in you as a person and , to that extent , your future will therefore be affected .
19 So you can , so if you feel that you 're a bit , you need a bit of practice in a certain area , you can literally look up the type of course that would benefit you the most .
20 Mike [ Foot ] said wryly that if , as Harold Lever said , we had only a 50 per cent chance of avoiding catastrophe , we had better work out a contingency plan in case that chance did not come off .
21 What else if I , I have to go and relieve er if I want er to only work down the cabin and it come to meal times cos we carried on dredging from six in the morning we do al all the winters round cos they eat on the dredger they used to eat three winches four winches on the dredger cos they 'd heave the dredger across the river and back again , wo when they come to meal times I used to have to go on and relieve the man what was driving that winch and I used t cos the er er chins coming round the barrel of the winch they used to override and I used to have a handle to knock them clear .
22 ‘ I will constantly keep up the pressure to identify the murderer of L/Cpl Edwards .
23 ‘ Well , I think I 'd better wash up the breakfast things , if you do n't mind .
24 That means you 'd better sort out the hams and cheeses , Bella .
25 It is difficult , therefore , to be dogmatic about the prospects for change ; one can only set out the patterns or trends which may come about .
26 The main argument seems to be whether he could morally take up the titles of Head of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith .
27 Johnnie is unable to escape the paralyzing atmosphere of the family home and in the end can only take on the identity of his dead father .
28 Mr Chairman erm I would like personally take up a suggestion that was in The Star about the possibility of a regional company being based at the playhouse in other words for a few months I would see it as people getting to know this company and rather like a repertory theatre of old then people would want to come and see these people in different roles and I think that would add to the you know repetitive .
29 We 'd better fix up a drip to replace the blood that 's leaking into his body . ’
30 The sum is $7.5m , and Sun will only pay out the money if Addamax loses — it will not gain from any victory .
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