Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Upon taking up his new post , he discovered that the bearings were not strong enough and put great strains upon the axles which broke regularly .
2 During the first excitation interval ( i.e. the time between first and second step commands ) the motor must move far enough and attain sufficient velocity to ensure that synchronism with the step commands is maintained when the excitation changes from BC to CD .
3 Other critics shared his view that enough was enough and gave both Marilyn French 's The War Against Women and Susan Faludi 's Backlash a pretty cool reception .
4 After a long running row with the locals , the diocese has decided enough is enough and plan legal action .
5 Attempts to straighten out the Lang Lang river in Australia between 1920 and 1923 caused a series of cuts into the bank , which progressed rapidly upstream and destroyed seven bridges .
6 He has wrapped up warmly and wears good walking boots , old and reliable .
7 If Ferdinando left the Brownings service and came in with her , adopting his rightful position , then she could manage even better and take more boarders and they would be self-supporting besides living together always .
8 The wet and windy conditions prevailing were not conducive to good hockey , with the visitors adapting better and taking both points in a creditable 2–1 win .
9 The Whitby line , another which has been the subject of closure worries , will serve shoppers better and has new connections at Grosmont for the North York Moors Railway .
10 There are , of course , the alternatives that people behave better and commit less crime ; or that the police become less effective and catch fewer villains .
11 Cross-references direct students to compound nouns , opposites , confusables , and related words so that they understand words better and learn more vocabulary
12 She giggled suddenly and took another swig from the bottle , carelessly wiping away the champagne that trickled down the sides of her mouth with the back of her hand , in a gesture that proved to this man she was n't the least bit impressed or intimidated by his overbearing attitude .
13 He stopped suddenly and took another mouthful of lamb .
14 You know , we do n't stand back idly and see one man penalized .
15 I jumped in and frothed about a bit , then went back inside and made some coffee .
16 Let's go inside and have that dinner I promised you . ’
17 They completed the epic length ‘ The Daleks ’ Master Plan' story as a joint endeavour early in 1966 , but thereafter they expressed a wish to branch outwards and explore new design horizons .
18 Provided both are prepared to give some ground it is possible to sort out roles afresh and to plan new patterns for the marriage .
19 It often involves looking at problems afresh and giving serious consideration to ideas which have traditionally been regarded as impossible or is practicable .
20 I went back to it carefully , stroking it gently and making shushing noises with my mouth .
21 However , conductors of each group would meet daily and discuss minor adjustments to the programmes .
22 This is the raison d'être of the Communities ' official publication Directory of Community Legislation in Force , which is re-edited annually and lists all Community legislation in force at the date of publication along with indications of all amendments to it .
23 If you do not wish to receive any of these offers — now or at any time in the future — please complete your personal details , tick the box below and return this form by post ( no stamp needed ) to Thames Water Utilities , Freepost , Swindon , SN2 6BR .
24 She turned away impatiently and opened another case .
25 Layers of organic muds of swamp origin will be interspersed with wedge-shaped horizons of marine sediments thinning landwards and representing marine advance , however this may have been caused , levees of coarser sediment will follow the courses of former distributaries , while fanshaped spreads of such material will mark the sites of levee breaches .
26 I 'd go it alone and rid this cinema of the bums who terrorise it every Sunday night .
27 In polyethylene crystallites , the close packing achieved by the chains allows the van der Waals forces to act co-operatively and provide additional stability to the crystallite .
28 They beat everyone brutally and captured five people , including myself .
29 UVB rays cause visible burning , but UVA penetrate deeper and cause long-term damage .
30 If you feel like withdrawing from the hurly burly and being reclusive , then do so and take this opportunity to recharge your batteries , and your energy will return soon .
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