Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How will that be possible , given that Labour wishes to phase out nuclear , which could easily push up carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent . |
| 2 | ‘ You can tell that sadistic bastard to cut out bloody gunnery practice in the pouring rain' |
| 3 | It is also approachable at the other end of the spectrum , which is filled by the middle-class peasant or designer-green who has a few pet animals to fit in with a rural lifestyle . |
| 4 | Margaret Jones : ‘ He only took the job for his father 's sake because his father thought that all this business with groups and music could well be a passing fad and that at least if he spent a year or two at work , it would give him some stable grounding to fall back on . |
| 5 | Beveridge was aware that , with few private resources to fall back on , most people would become poor unless basic national insurance benefits were paid at above the level that society deemed to be the minimum income level . |
| 6 | These songs and poetry have helped the group maintain their spirit of unity , provides some light relief to let off some steam , and helped to convey the message of what they have done and are continuing to do to other community groups in a way which can not be simply related in written words and figures . |
| 7 | So people have rung in on this direct line to find out what 's going on and things appertaining that could be useful to them . |
| 8 | Indenbaum offered him some old pictures to paint over , but Modigliani picked carefully through them so as not to paint over any painting , however unimportant , which showed a hint of talent . |
| 9 | In many areas there is deep concern about the future of jobs , others express worry about reporting relationships , some express eagerness to get on with making it work and many want more information on pension rights and redundancy terms . |
| 10 | ‘ Given the depressed state of the UK market , it was absolutely essential that we took this painful action to bring down our break-even point and thereby tailor our company to its potential markets . ’ |
| 11 | This required LEAs to set up a careers service . |
| 12 | While there is some simple arithmetic to carry out in this question , it is much more likely that the drop in success rate is due to problems with interpretation and the distribution of the error response , £2.60 , confirms this . |
| 13 | Unleaded petrol is now widely available and it makes sense environmentally and financially to take this easy opportunity to clean up the atmosphere , and make our cities safer places for our children . |
| 14 | ‘ They have the same basic EQ as a humbucker , so you can get that really crunchy sort of distortion , but we also found that when you linked them up to a Fender-style five-way switch they had this amazing ability to clean up , like a Strat , in the in-between positions . |
| 15 | ‘ Did you have a productive session , by the way ? ’ she added , thinking that it would be nice to have some favourable comments to pass on to Iris . |
| 16 | Is a banquet going to make everyone feel pleasantly pampered or is it going to cause hangovers and indigestion the next morning when you 've got some crucial business to get through ? |
| 17 | So there the subject rested for a while , except that we agreed to purchase coffins at some future date to put by in readiness for the inevitable , but owing to the usual pressures of day-to-day living we never got around to it . |
| 18 | In some ways these experiences both alleviate the problem as well as reproduce it , since it enables some outside income to prop up a failing agricultural economy postponing either abandonment of the area and/or more radical transformations . |
| 19 | Because they do n't need leaders Snotties are a good way to spend a few extra points to round off your army — at 15 points a base they 're cheap too . |
| 20 | Every few blocks , a building or two had been gutted , walls standing , roofs collapsed , as if random artillery shelling had taken out the commercial heart of the city , leaving a few lucky businesses to struggle on until the next round . |
| 21 | And as they came towards the end of the day he had to do some quick thinking to find out whether he 'd have to keep the men working right up to the last minute in order to get the stint , of three-quarter of an acre 's ploughing for each man , finished . |
| 22 | She 'd made her feelings towards him abundantly clear , of course , and common sense decreed that he leave this little drama to fizzle out , but he 'd glimpsed too many enigmas tonight to be able to shrug off his unease and walk away . |
| 23 | ‘ Maybe … but veterans deserve a bit of R and R. Why this sudden desire to get back into the action ? ’ |
| 24 | Some good ones to look out for are the 1940's style Retro Dryer from Clairol , £24.95 . |
| 25 | Sh Now in order to help this black powder to split up the acid . |
| 26 | In my opinion this was one of the few good things to come out of our membership of the Common Market . |
| 27 | For some reason they ignore these hygienic delights and go padding off to some stagnant puddle to lap up the filthy water there . |
| 28 | There is another good way to find out whether there 's anybody in you know ai n't there ? |
| 29 | Another good show to look out for this month is the Afro Hair & Beauty exhibition which this year celebrates its 10th Anniversary . |
| 30 | This is another good game to quieten down the party . |