Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adv] [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Saturday Review rather patronizingly commented that it was ‘ agreeably written ’ , and ‘ recommended to general readers ’ . |
| 2 | It is not known why Arcadius was opposed to Theuderic 's regime , but Riculf quite clearly hoped that changes at the centre would improve his prospects in his own civitas . |
| 3 | The three species of bee seem so closely related that they must have evolved from a single carrion-eating ancestor . |
| 4 | The immediate application of this engine was in pumping water out of mine workings , which had often become so badly flooded that it was impossible for them to be worked , and pumps driven by waterwheels were unequal to the huge drainage problems . |
| 5 | THE ELECTION has now become so thunderingly dull that I believe the viewing ratings on telly have never been lower . |
| 6 | That rather than making a block grant for somebody because we know they do a good job , that we do more directly relate that to services they 're providing to us and output . |
| 7 | But I do now sometimes wish that I had given them more time when I did have them . ’ |
| 8 | I do very much hope that I can persuade those of you who have just come for communion , to join with us regularly at this service in the weeks that lie ahead . |
| 9 | Indeed , once the mother of one of Greg 's friends rang up about some arrangements the boys had made together , and she said , ‘ Oh , by the way , I 've only just learned that Greg 's sister whom Richard talks about is adopted . ’ |
| 10 | Yeah that 'd be good that cos I I think I 've only ever made that once and it was sort of a bit peculiar when you make it . |
| 11 | I 've only ever guessed that right once , a day over at Marion 's once and that 'll be break |
| 12 | And you think that you 're lucky to be alive in that respect , but I 've never really thought that I was specially picked out for some reason to carry on living . |
| 13 | Children have since constantly complained that the twins should not be walking in the middle of the road . |
| 14 | Standard-setters have long ago realised that there is a trade-off between objectivity and relevance in accounting information , and on the face of it , unfudgeability is simply a pejorative term for objectivity |
| 15 | Hindus have long since seen that we have to transcend separateness . |
| 16 | Both the military and civilian sector in the RSA have long since discovered that the only replacement for a Dakota is another Dakota ! |
| 17 | MESSRS McAndrew and Davison have long since discovered that , post-retirement , the world is their oyster . |
| 18 | Pheromones are the reason why women who live or work together often find that their periods coincide . |
| 19 | So you see , although I have tried since — needs must ! — to subdue that dangerous spirit of rebellion , I have so little succeeded that — that … ’ |
| 20 | We have so far assumed that the micro-instructions are held in a read-only control store , although we have considered the possibility of interchangeable plug-in control stores . |
| 21 | We have so far assumed that it is a word form associated with a single sense , and that a difference of word form entails a difference of lexical unit . |
| 22 | The greenbelts have so far ensured that towns and cities do not sprawl into one another . |
| 23 | ‘ Within these criteria I have so far ensured that buildings have not suffered closure , but in the future this may not be possible owing to the shrinking budget , ’ said Mr Eyton Jones . |
| 24 | Although one would dearly like more supportive evidence , what we have so far indicates that isolated experiences rarely if ever leave permanent traces — however traumatic and however early they may be . |
| 25 | In fact , experience so far suggests that MDC 's approach to urban regeneration has been less cavalier than LDDC 's , reflecting its concern to minimise the social costs of development to its residents and to avoid projects likely to prejudice other areas of the city . |
| 26 | I have only just understood that this logic was so . |
| 27 | The only sign of ostentatious flag-nationalism ( apart from aforesaid British , Dutch and a few Americans ) is among those nations who have only recently realised that the sea exists . |
| 28 | My right hon. and hon. Friends have also rightly emphasised that , if one intends to make Community institutions more accountable , one must increase the powers of the European Parliament . |
| 29 | Over the past four decades , Japanese managers have often readily admitted that their companies have much to learn from more creative Americans or Europeans . |
| 30 | Roffman and Purdy have quite rightly stressed that Vidor 's traditional populism gave him sympathy for the underdog , but prevented him from moving towards any collectivist political situation . |