Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wetland marshes were filled in systematically to make land more ‘ productive ’ or simply to discourage the hordes of mosquitoes that rule the eastern shore in the summer . |
| 2 | The London Deaf Video Project ( LDVP ) , established in 1985 and initially funded by the former Greater London Council , exists to provide the deaf community with information through video tapes in BSL Subjects treated so far include AIDS , welfare benefits , the dangers of smoking solicitors and their services , and the need for retirement . |
| 3 | Blake 's work for MI6 included not only gathering intelligence from the Russians but tracking down and watching Communist spies sent over into the West . |
| 4 | In 1989 the government banned exports of unprocessed timber , as Indonesia had done in 1985 [ see p. 36794 ] , a move designed not only to slow logging but also to encourage the development of the Vietnamese wood processing industry . |
| 5 | This will need to be considered more specifically having regard to the physical aspects of the premises , common parts and the centre . |
| 6 | This woman was not his wife , and she had not come out here to seek conversation . |
| 7 | If he had n't come out here to find Chesarynth for me . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , Hunt had carried out further costing work for Barry on the Houses of Parliament , and when Hall arrived at the Office of Works with the dispute over expenditure between Barry and the Office at its height , he shrewdly persuaded Hunt to change sides in an attempt to gain the upper hand . |
| 9 | Examinations are designed very largely to secure ease of marking since skilled markers are limited , and to ensure that , as far as possible , justice is seen to be one and that instances ( and accusations ) of nepotism or corruption are kept to a minimum . |
| 10 | As a consequence of these practical deficiencies , the principle of strict traffic segregation has been replaced in most Western societies by a repertoire of policies developed not just to improve traffic safety , but to do so without detracting from the quality of life in residential districts . |
| 11 | So the law is intended not simply to regulate conduct in an imperfect world , but to show up our imperfections and so lead us to Christ . |
| 12 | They have n't all , I accept , been greeted with standing ovations , and some unions have moved more quickly to accept change than others . |
| 13 | In the post-war period there has developed a rather more critical awareness of how societies operate : fewer people simply sit back and accept their societies unthinkingly — they see that alongside the many technological and social advances that have been made there still exist problem areas like over-population , poverty and crime . |
| 14 | We 've already seen how carefully planned customer flow can encourage the shopper to leave with a loaded basket when she had only popped in for a loaf of bread or a pint of milk . |
| 15 | , general manager of the Advanced Materials site at Tourville La Riviere near Rouen , said : ‘ We have pushed very strongly to do business with many more companies and to develop new products . ’ |
| 16 | These powers have been used thereby effectively banning pyramid selling as it was previously practised . |
| 17 | They were drafted individually , as opposed to many letters that used common forms , most likely by the chancellor himself or by a very senior notary , and were sent closed , which meant that the bulla and the cords were used not just to authenticate document but to close and seal it up . |
| 18 | The overwhelming climate of secrecy has long been encouraged and supported by the Official Secrets Acts 1911–1920 which have been used not simply to prevent disclosure of security information but to prevent the disclosure of all information which governments have chosen not to disclose . |
| 19 | A system of government loans was made available to all farmers which could be used not only to purchase tube wells , chemical fertilisers and wheat seeds but to repay debts . |
| 20 | The police were needed not only to combat crime , but also to provide an alternative to the army in suppressing serious public disorder . |
| 21 | So the stick may have been used both audibly to establish speed , and visibly during the course of a piece . |
| 22 | I 've always had quite enough to do taking over my own . ’ |
| 23 | Firstly they enable large systems to be produced yet still retain clarity within the grammar . |
| 24 | The irons can be used to mark any number of horses — ideal for a large yard or riding school — and can also be used very effectively to mark show jumps and even trailers and carriages . |
| 25 | The shame and anger shown afterwards again reveal immaturity , while in Ballantyne everything is perfectly under control . |
| 26 | Leese case in 1936 as explained later nevertheless established reluctance by the authorities to prosecute obvious cases of seditious libel against Jews and other minorities if public order was not threatened , because publicity might create more harm than good and because of the fear that jury acquittals might be misunderstood . |
| 27 | Smells are employed most widely to find food , but they also help many animals and plants to avoid being eaten . |
| 28 | The night before she had stayed out late saying goodbye to all her friends . |
| 29 | I wish I could give these women their time again , to take them to the hills and show them what they could have shared with their selfish husbands , show them how a ridge-walk compares to a coffee morning in a draughty church hall , and how they could have become more in tune with their spirit and feelings up here than stuck down there watching television soap operas . |
| 30 | No , I 'll have to ring our Carl then , see if he can shift it , I mean she might as well be laid down here watching telly as upstairs laid in bed uncomfortable , you know yeah |