Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With all of the GDR 's western frontier open , the Wall is the most convenient crossing point only for those who want to go no further than the Kurfurstendamm . |
| 2 | Noel Littlefair , the centre 's chairman , said : ‘ We want to go further afield than just Morningside . |
| 3 | Course made good , means sailing where you want to go as effectively as possible . |
| 4 | ‘ I want to go as soon as possible . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ Once one group of residents goes , the others want to go fairly quickly because they can see their homes are being wound down . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I want to know as soon as possible . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ With all our promotional campaigns , we want to work as closely as we can with booksellers . |
| 8 | We want to grow as fast as we can . ’ |
| 9 | ( 6 ) Dotted instead of full lines give another range of meaning if you want to sub-divide as far as that . |
| 10 | That 's why i want to leave as soon as possible . |
| 11 | They tend to subside as quickly as they arise . |
| 12 | As we tend to look inwards rather than outwards maybe the boundaries really lay in a shared level of ignorance about the outside world . |
| 13 | After all , banks stand to lose far more if new rules are open to widespread abuse . |
| 14 | As this list also reminds us , journalists seem to worry as much as sociologists about their proper analytical role . |
| 15 | Some kinds of long-term memory seem to endure indefinitely even though they have apparently been lost for a long time , e.g. an older person may find it easy to recall childhood events with great clarity even though there has been no use of the material for fifty or sixty years . |
| 16 | Mat-forming plants like pinks seem to develop more freely than in conventional borders and , since there is gravel between them , you can walk among your treasures without having to tread on bare soil . |
| 17 | Calm water : Mushroom anemones seem to fare much better if placed in quiet areas of the tank , where the current is n't strong enough to actually move the disc of the polyp . |
| 18 | TWO-TIMING men with neatly trimmed pencil moustaches who like to drink as hard as they work are unwittingly modelling themselves upon a style that is at least 4,500 years old , archaeologists have discovered . |
| 19 | But you want to be sure that your parents get to hear as soon as possible that you are safe , do n't you ? … |
| 20 | The Motorola plant , Scotland 's most significant inward investment of recent years , is expected to reach its target employment level of 1,500-2,000 jobs next year , two years ahead of schedule , but senior managers have indicated that the eventual total could be nearer 4,000 if markets continue to perform as robustly as currently projected . |
| 21 | They continue to fall away alarmingly when it comes to formal examinations and so decrease their own chances of gaining stimulating and challenging employment . |
| 22 | Many mothers continue to work part-time even when their children start school , so they can be there when they come home in the afternoon and so holiday childcare arrangements are a little easier . |
| 23 | Ian and Vicki decide to explore as far as the next hill , leaving Barbara and the Doctor behind to sunbathe . |
| 24 | We shall not only survive but continue to grow so long as we give value for money , retain our record of innovation and flexibility , keep the confidence and goodwill of our clients and ensure that we have the best possible range of materials , methods and people in the industry . |
| 25 | They also extend the traditions of the area — the working over of old dumps by ‘ dressers ’ has taken place since ancient times and will , no doubt , continue to do so long after the mines close down . |
| 26 | And sometimes they decide to do so just because the alternatives seem so appalling . |
| 27 | Already a £4.1 billion industry , quick-service restaurants continue to expand as quickly as ever , despite the economic trend . |
| 28 | Since I ca n't dress the way I like , I try to go as far as I can whilst still making a feeble attempt at femininity . |
| 29 | Both attempt to go as fast as possible . |
| 30 | ‘ Mrs Girdlestone has agreed to let you stay on while I try to find somewhere near where I live . |