Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His performance yesterday morning after his weather-weary display late on Saturday proved his quality , on a course designed to discover just that . |
| 2 | But we need to pour out as much as possible ( arguable — see " Thought Pressure " ) and the recipient wants to hear as little as possible ! |
| 3 | The wedding industry has to get as much cash as possible out of the remaining couples who choose to tie the knot with the blessing of God and every florist in Britain . |
| 4 | Because this programme tried to do so much in limited time , it seemed to some observers to be somewhat thin or superficial . |
| 5 | Ideally , an archaeologist wants to obtain as much information as possible about both the stratigraphy of a site and its plan , but there is a conflict between the two approaches . |
| 6 | The influences that had pressed on her adolescent consciousness began to come together that summer in the French capital with her arts school boyfriend , Bernie from Bermondsey . |
| 7 | It represented a change of style , and this new wind threatened to blow away all that was dated and traditional . |
| 8 | Secondly , this study aimed to discover as much as possible of the information which is potentially available to drivers , not just the occasional item of particular interest . |
| 9 | It has also allowed him to boost outputs with the Mengele forager , an important benefit for a contractor needing to cover as many acres in a year as possible . |
| 10 | So I think the communications department wanted to pull together all of these issues , and make sure that we hear your voice effectively , we represent it effectively and that , the sense in which N C V O comes over as an organisation is more appropriately presented and projected in all the many different spheres in which we 're currently operating . |
| 11 | Finally , with considerable reluctance , I suggested that his faith seemed to have very little foundation and that without more understanding to match his enthusiasm he was in danger of being tripped by the questions of life — let alone by those of his fellow students . |
| 12 | After the ‘ woodshed ’ rehearsal , and usually the next day , comes the second ‘ run through ’ , followed by a full dress rehearsal timed to end about half an hour before the production hits the network . |
| 13 | First , as Mercer and Julien remind us , such an equivalence tends to obscure exactly those differences which need to be addressed if we are to understand not only each kind of discrimination separately but also their interconnections ( ‘ Race , Sexuality and Black Masculinity ’ , 99 — 100 ) . |
| 14 | I now feel as if I 'm in control and the intensity of the contraction seems to die away more quickly than the monitor suggests it should be . |
| 15 | The campaign aims to bring together all those opposed to the White Paper nurses , ancillary workers , GPs , junior doctors , community health council representatives , health campaigners and trade unionists attended the launch meeting in February . |
| 16 | The plan aims to pull together all the aid programmes being run around the world so that work is not duplicated . |
| 17 | The Plan is only a proposal at this stage and the Regional Council wishes to receive as many views as possible before coming to a decision . |
| 18 | But if I were Ben Hogan , and a Bob Hamilton or Willie Goggin chipped in to beat me in The Masters , a Walter Burkemo holed a sand shot to swipe the PGA , a raw rookie — pick one — holed a 7-iron to beat me somewhere in Florida and then the like of a Bud Holscher or a Shelley Mayfield holed yet another sand shot to steal yet another victory , then I 'd not only be scouring the Fort Worth Yellow Pages looking for the nearest shrink , I might even think of tossing myself under a freight train in the nearest marshalling yard . |
| 19 | And then went and bought another fresh chicken had to pay even more money for it . |
| 20 | The House of Lords , trade unions , and licensing continued to raise as much heat as before in Unionist minds , but the issue of the Church was drowned in the mud of Flanders . |
| 21 | The concerns of Erskine , Campbell and Bushnell also throw into relief the fact that Anglo-Saxon theology tended to devote rather more attention than German to the matter of the atonement — indeed the very word ‘ atonement ’ is an English one which has no precise German equivalent . |
| 22 | Also , the Paasche index tends to give too little weight to those goods whose relative prices have increased over time . |
| 23 | Development through Drama seemed to provide just this and became a set text worldwide , but as with most formulae , the recommended practice often does not quite match the philosophy . |
| 24 | The War threatened to sweep away such fears in the uninhibited jingoism that greeted the outbreak of hostilities . |
| 25 | This is a beautiful residence restored to leave as much of the original refined country home as possible . |
| 26 | On the word ‘ go ’ , everyone runs round the room trying to burst as many balloons as possible using only the newspapers . |
| 27 | On the one hand , the sampling process had to generate as many categories of user as possible and so account for the variations found in the known sample relating to age , sex , class , township , and so on . |
| 28 | I can only think that the teacher wanted to get as much mileage from the whole thing as she could . |
| 29 | The Central Council for British Naturism claims to have over half a million members ( so to speak ) - and the figure is growing . |
| 30 | If there is only one adult resident , a discount of 25 per cent can be claimed ( s79 ) ; it is important therefore that if husband and wife cease to live together each of them should notify the local authority that separation has taken place so as to end joint liability and for the remaining resident spouse to claim the discount ( if applicable ) . |