Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [conj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because this treatment is a holistic therapy , the person as a whole will be treated rather than a specific problem area and this treatment often involves a combination of techniques , such as dietary therapy , water treatment , hot or cold water packs and massage . |
| 2 | SCOTLAND 's preparations for the crucial World Cup qualifying tie against Malta at Ibrox on Wednesday bordered on the farcical yesterday when Rangers ' Richard Gough and Stuart McCall were forced to withdraw from Andy Roxburgh 's squad and Ally McCoist was given less than a 50-50 chance of playing . |
| 3 | Either a curve must be fitted , a job which is difficult to do well , or the data must be manipulated so that a straight line becomes a good summary . |
| 4 | In this situation the circulation was altered so that a cold polar vortex remained until the end of the simulation , thereby maintaining the presence of PSCs for a much longer period . |
| 5 | If the stimulation conditions are altered so that a red coloured area is presented , illuminated by red , green , and blue light , that area will look strongly red to the observer but the cell wo n't fire ! |
| 6 | The reward is given only if a desirable behaviour occurs and the punisher is given only if undesirable behaviour occurs . |
| 7 | These figures had now been revised so that a truer comparison of the housing stock 's condition could be made . |
| 8 | As a result , the slug hit Lomax low in his right side , inflicting a painful flesh wound rather than a fatal chest shot . |
| 9 | These issues implied that a CPIS should be designed rather than a manual system . |
| 10 | It has thus fared better than a small party could expect , maintaining a PS almost equal to its PV and even on occasion slightly in excess of it . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the bipartite system remained in place and would be fundamentally modified only if a powerful political will to do so could be mobilized . |
| 12 | It can not be stressed enough that an adequate system for financial control must be a priority matter for the haulier . |
| 13 | Likewise , if past convention has made a particular layout familiar ( such as time increasing downwards or from left to right ) , a change should be considered only if a clear advantage is to be gained . |
| 14 | Additional inspired oxygen was discontinued only after an overnight recording performed 6–8 weeks after the last event had confirmed normal baseline and stable oxygenation . |
| 15 | Forays had been made at night ; scaffolding had been torn down and a few workers employed in building Carewscourt had been killed . |
| 16 | The full benefits of price stability and statutory independence for the European central bank , and indeed for the Bank of England — that must be a necessary institutional corollary — will be enjoyed only if a future Government and Parliament agree in good time to adopt a single European currency . |
| 17 | A change of intention will normally be permitted only when a significant time has elapsed or a material change of circumstances has occurred sufficient to justify the person 's change of intention . |
| 18 | These questions should be designed so that a positive answer indicates a strength , a negative answer a weakness . |
| 19 | For a couple of years the low cliffs of unconsolidated coombe rock and brickearth were eroded at the rate of 3.5–6m ( 12–20 ft ) per year before they were boarded in and a new groyne system established . |
| 20 | The old open fireplace had been boarded in and a single gas fire now burned in the hearth . |
| 21 | Answer guide : Each item will be considered separately before an amended statement is produced for the revenue and costs of Abrasive Toothpaste . |
| 22 | He had barely addressed more than a few brief and studiously polite words to her — and yet every fibre of her being was vibrantly aware of his magnetic , almost menacing presence . |
| 23 | 10.37 : The police are tipped off and a frantic race to locate the device and warn hundreds of shopkeepers begins . |
| 24 | Persons of inferior degree rarely owned more than a single parcel , irrespective of whether they lived on it themselves or let it to a tenant . |
| 25 | A teenager who thought that he 'd won more than a hundred thousand pounds on a bet has today been told that he 'll get just seven hundred and twenty eight pounds . |
| 26 | In America the list of those who have not won more than a million seems to dwindle weekly . |
| 27 | A couple have won more than a million pounds on the pools — and are putting the jackpot down to the lucky pixie mascot they used to pick the numbers . |
| 28 | PRETORIA ( AFP ) — Three blacks sentenced to death on murder charges were hanged yesterday while a white man , condemned for rape , was granted a last-minute reprieve . |
| 29 | ‘ My son had it from Woolacombe — and you know how thick he is with Benedict Beckenham — that the boy had expected more than a hundred thousand . ’ |
| 30 | A seventy two year old grandmother who 's fostered more than a hundred children went to Buckingham Palace today to receive her MBE . |