Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But conservatives claim that this sort of argument leads to the destruction of the moral foundations on which the social order is built : ‘ men can not for long tolerate a sense of spiritual meaningless in their individual lives , so they can not for long accept a society in which power , privilege , and property are not distributed according to some morally meaningful criteria ’ . |
| 2 | But conservatives claim that this sort of argument leads to the destruction of the moral foundations on which the social order is built : ‘ men can not for long tolerate a sense of spiritual meaningless in their individual lives , so they can not for long accept a society in which power , privilege , and property are not distributed according to some morally meaningful criteria ’ . |
| 3 | The members simply have not the time at their disposal to take on the continuous pressure needed to effectively construct a platform for alternative or opposing views . |
| 4 | It is always difficult to properly assess a signature model and remain 100% objective in the process . |
| 5 | Because of Champagne 's northerly latitude and the cold , wet influence of the Atlantic , all grapes must struggle to ripen in this region and black grapes rarely possess sufficient pigment in the skins to properly colour a wine . |
| 6 | IRAS has proved in particular that a liquid-helium cooling system can work in space ; and its catalogue of newly-discovered sources — expected to eventually total a quarter of a million — is inviting a longer-term detailed investigation by a specialised infrared observatory . |
| 7 | Paul Walsh , senior nursing officer in the psychiatric unit of Wexham Hospital in Slough , was sacked recently when he refused to forcibly inject a patient who was regarded as lucid by the nurses . |
| 8 | Consequently , it is possible to successfully open a file on a full device . |
| 9 | ‘ We 're the first band to successfully marry a number of different styles like hip hop and pop . |
| 10 | With positive support from her colleagues , Lynda has been able to successfully combine a career with bringing up a family . |
| 11 | To be able to add this latest accreditation to what may already be a substantial collection of brandings and certifications , a vendor has to successfully complete a set of tests and checks , buy a distribution source licence for the specific OSF technology , and agree to a royalty structure for products shipped under the certification seal . |
| 12 | Sewell seeks to become the first coach to successfully guide a team to victory in both men 's and women 's cup finals . |
| 13 | Whilst Apple were undoubtedly the first to successfully market a desktop publishing system , it was Xerox who invented it , the business world tends to run on PC-type systems rather than Macintoshes . |
| 14 | Black notes that while drillers can quickly change the angle of a well to better penetrate a reservoir , a steep angle or a kink in the horizontal bore hole can make completion more difficult and expensive — or even impossible . |
| 15 | For much of the time it took me through farmland , amidst the pleasant aroma of meadows , and often I found myself slowing the Ford to a crawl to better appreciate a stream or a valley I was passing . |
| 16 | Is it not astonishing to suddenly acquire a stepbrother ? ’ |
| 17 | if it is considered that the information content is of paramount importance then it is valid to so construct a resource centre that every student may spend most of his time wired up to a dial-access system so that all he need do is dial a number , press a button and then sit passively absorbing what he sees on a screen and hears in his headphones … |
| 18 | Even Lloyd George , whose origins were as lowly as Law 's had been , could not stoop to so humble a style , and only Stanley Baldwin ( who drew much of his inspiration from Law ) was able to do so successfully . |
| 19 | Only one attempt per day can be made to so learn a spell . |
| 20 | In this case , however , it may be that present sea level coincides with an older sea level to so close a degree that the erosion platform merely represents the trimming up of an earlier one . |
| 21 | OPEN SECRET Pat Metheny Back in the late '60s , the term ‘ fusion ’ was coined as a means to mischievously re-classify a form of jazz that had strayed away from the mainstream towards the outlawed territories of rock music . |
| 22 | The facility may be used in two modes : either to only produce a report of the comparison results , or to go further , and enter the updates into LIFESPAN , provided the normal LIFESPAN entry conditions are satisfied . |
| 23 | However , we tend to only notice a horse 's emotions when they become excessive , and involve the entire horse . |
| 24 | Both men were also sentenced to two years ' imprisonment after admitting they had conspired to corruptly obtain a consideration from Mr Barrett . |
| 25 | The seemingly random and jagged-edged pattern of blue , black , silver , green and white had been designed to disguise a boat 's shape from the prying eyes of U-Boat captains , so it seemed somewhat fanciful to thus camouflage a pleasure boat in the Bahamas . |
| 26 | From about late October this year it will be illegal to willfully damage a badger sett in Great Britain — although there will be exemptions under licence for some farming and fox hunting practices . |
| 27 | It might be an idea to just make a note of |
| 28 | Yes and I want to just visit a friend either end of July beginning of August and then in September it 's our five day study tour to Worcester , you know . |
| 29 | Defending the decision , Dhlakama said that it was " not enough to just call a ceasefire . |
| 30 | I 'm fairly happy with my playing now so I 'd like to just learn a bit more about the construction of guitars . |