Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] the [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 | The formation of a government can literally hang on the defection of one of these religious leaders to one party or the other . |
| 8 | 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 … ’ |
| 9 | 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 … ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But the Anglicans , like the Lutherans , did not suddenly give up the composition of Latin texts . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ I will constantly keep up the pressure to identify the murderer of L/Cpl Edwards . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I think I 'd better wash up the breakfast things , if you do n't mind . |
| 17 | That means you 'd better sort out the hams and cheeses , Bella . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The sum is $7.5m , and Sun will only pay out the money if Addamax loses — it will not gain from any victory . |
| 22 | Let's all go down The Strand have a banana . |
| 23 | The separation of to and the infinitive by introducing an adverb or phrase : I want you to gently pick up the box instead of I want you to pick up the box gently . |
| 24 | You better find out the train times just in case the weather turns . |
| 25 | It is no use just heating things up ; that would again only speed up the reaction in the wrong direction . |
| 26 | A friend in the office of collector of supply could greatly speed up the processing of the claims of allies , while at the same time delaying the completion of the titles of opponents . |
| 27 | After all , I need only find out the day of the proper train and waylay you again on the platform . ’ |
| 28 | Mr Craxi thinks the new rules would penalise smaller parties such as his own ; hence the speculation that he would rather bring down the government than allow the referendums to happen . |
| 29 | Swore like a trooper under his breath as the bus swayed through the leafy lanes , saying he could no longer make out the landmarks , that he knew such and such a tree or house was in such and such a place , he 'd passed it so often in the bus , but now could barely see it . |
| 30 | We had a little chat with Unix System Labs president Roel Pieper last week and he did n't exactly rule out the possibility of USL making a takeover move on Santa Cruz Operation Inc ( UX No 396 ) : however , he said , it would n't be a good business value unless both firms were committed to going in the same direction . |