Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where perhaps a defendant has been a passenger and is not accused of reckless driving . |
| 2 | A Gothic castle on the edge of the cold waters , on treeless cliffs where boats founder , where villages vanish ghostlily in shifting sands , and a reef where once a year appear the ragged bodies of all ever wrecked thereon — it begets legend . |
| 3 | This is the Lyricist Lounge , where twice a month aspiring rappers run new rhymes past each other in something that 's closer to an old school jam than to videogenic 1992 hip hop . |
| 4 | However , although only a minority affected by it develop microcephaly and other conditions associated with mental handicap , it is common and attempts have been made to develop a vaccine which would prevent potential damage . |
| 5 | The more easterly of the two valley roads which combine at Pierrefitte takes you first to the charming town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur , which may look like one place but is really two , with more than just a hyphen dividing them . |
| 6 | Does he agree that the law should be changed so that the police have a duty rather than just a power to act under section 39 ? |
| 7 | But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick . |
| 8 | It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village . |
| 9 | However , and perhaps more importantly , it must be remembered that housing is more than simply a place to live in . |
| 10 | I would like to suggest that an answer to this question should address broader concerns than simply a desire to make a representation of appearance . |
| 11 | More boys than girls are in the lowest mathematics sets although quite a number obtained fairly high test scores on the GT4 test . |
| 12 | That report would include such grants as we may feel are of a which are of more corporate nature , rather than specifically a service based one , and how we would recommend the council to deal with them . |
| 13 | It 's a question of not being discouraged and persevering until suddenly a drawing looks like you hope , of seeing the possibility in something , in a line , and thinking ‘ Oh quick , I must n't change that . |
| 14 | If ever a chimp deserved a medal it was Ham . |
| 15 | The purchaser hopes that if ever a court considers any one level of protection to be unreasonable , it may sever this from the agreement and leave the other covenants untouched or impose a more reasonable amended form . |
| 16 | You 've been set in a certain class and no matter how your opinions change and you want to throw that class off , if ever a man does , it wo n't let him , it 's there in his voice , in his manner ; even if a gentleman was to take to the road he 'd still be a gentleman ; I mean , according to the kind of education he 's received , so to my mind that has become a kind of cage . |
| 17 | And if ever a man sleeps well after a day 's work done well that man is , and I pray God give him rest , Donald Templeton ! ’ |
| 18 | If ever a man deserves an honour from his country , it 's this man . ’ |
| 19 | But the memory of being caught and injected never faded , and even a year later the cat would still rush upstairs and hide beneath the bed if ever a man visited the house . |
| 20 | If ever a sentence summed up the gale of change that is blasting through Yorkshire cricket this season it is that one . |
| 21 | And , if ever a subject needs intelligibility , it is race . |
| 22 | If ever a baby brought tremendous joy and fulfilment to a home , turned a darkness into light and a longing into glorious reality , that baby was Carl . |
| 23 | If ever a pool held good fish , I thought , then this is one . |
| 24 | If ever a victory deserves to be recorded for posterity this one does . |
| 25 | Two readers , Meryl Emerson of Alresford and Mrs. D. Dibble of Farnborough , are both agreed that if ever a shopkeeper deserved our Gold Star , it is Lena Kerry of Woolwork in Grosvenor Road , Aldershot , Hampshire . |
| 26 | If ever a house cried out for a woman 's hand , thought the lady dramatically , this was it ! |
| 27 | Ian Balding , the winning trainer who sent out Mill Reef to win the Arc in 1971 , said : ‘ If ever a horse deserves to win a Group One race it is Silver Fling . |
| 28 | If ever a politician lost his audience with his first sentence it was Meacher . |
| 29 | Add the oil very carefully , drop by drop , beating in between each drop to avoid curdling until about a quarter has been added , then mix in the rest , pouring it in slowly and beating at the same time . |
| 30 | And , er if indeed a deal has been done , is it worth it , to get those three British people out ? |