Example sentences of "[det] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will have noted that this has more than doubled between 1983 and 1984 , and increased again in 1985 . |
| 2 | Orton 's camp is indeed constituted by playfulness and it acts as a solvent of morality — but it does this to provoke rather than disarm moral indignation . |
| 3 | Spring is generally the season in which to sow , but some germinate better if sown in late summer or early autumn , that is , as soon as the parent plants have flowered and set seed , and the seed has ripened . |
| 4 | This applies especially when teaching a dog to sit , because this is quite a relaxed posture and any distractions will upset the dog 's concentration . |
| 5 | By 1979 this had more than doubled ( Social Survey Division , OPCS , 1981 ) . |
| 6 | These performed just as required , with pious platitudes followed by prevaricating and tut-tutting in a most gratifying manner . |
| 7 | When not pressed too hard , the former prefer to disbelieve rather than believe and the latter to believe rather than disbelieve ; but both feel extremely uncomfortable if their tested . |
| 8 | Crookes took up Faraday 's work on the passage of electricity through gases , and was excited by a passage in an early lecture of Faraday 's where he had speculated that there might be a ‘ fourth state of matter ’ simpler than the gaseous , just as gases are simpler than liquids ; they all expand alike when heated , for example . |
| 9 | Differences in status , promotion , salaries , perks , all divide rather than encourage teams . |
| 10 | For the moment , it seems unlikely that oilseed rape causes more frequent or more dangerous symptoms to those living nearby than do many other crops . |
| 11 | Our research suggests that , despite their great skills , it is a mistake to treat leaders such as those discussed here as possessing superhuman qualities . |
| 12 | He would have been happier with a committee , but the owners , of whom several rented rather than owned their boats , were not of the substance from which committees are formed . |
| 13 | As my Hon. Friend knows , that supports rather than contradicts my point . |
| 14 | Both preserve well if glycerined ( see panel ) . |
| 15 | It was predictable whenever he was away from home — the stroll before bed — and they both knew better than to offer their company . |