Example sentences of "[subord] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he more than made up for that night by setting up both Arsenal 's goals with a performance of poise and maturity . |
| 2 | As lovers they were not exactly vibrant , but their voices and Lehar 's music more than made up for that . |
| 3 | Unfortunately for them Palace injuries prevented the other two players from making any more than token contributions to our promotion hopes of the late 1920s and early 1930s , but Tom Crilly , a full-back by profession , more than made up for those disappointments . |
| 4 | The perennial fascination of Karajan 's 1954 recordings of Mozart 's Così fan tutte and Strauss 's Ariadne auf Naxos lies partly in the exquisitely cast singing and playing , partly in the use Legge and Karajan made of studio conditions to create performances of radical intimacy , the music-making addressed to the microphone and the private listener rather than belted out across some putative theatrical footlights . |
| 5 | And although frowned on by some , sugar has its place in small quantities amidst the salt and pepper , particularly if the vinegar is very acid . |
| 6 | The only girl , Roberta , or Berta , as the family called her , was the same age as her cousin Sandy and although ‘ chesty ’ as they said , she was certainly spirited enough , and more than kept up with all the boys . |
| 7 | It then assumes a parliamentary intention that the steps which Parliament has enjoined or authorized for saving or minimizing tax shall not be effective if they are carried out for that purpose but are only to be effective if carried out for some other ‘ legitimate ’ business purpose . |
| 8 | Glad of it anyhow , ’ he added as if caught out in some discourtesy . |
| 9 | Sarella felt her cheeks begin to burn , as if caught out in some way . |
| 10 | Fans clutch at the wire like prisoners until snarled off by these four-legged automatons . |
| 11 | This low-level theory , if spelt out in more detail , amounts to the claim that if wheat is grown in the normal way , converted into bread in the normal way and eaten by humans in a normal way , then those humans will be nourished . |
| 12 | It can leave the Tower if driven out in this way , but it must stay close to the outside walls . |
| 13 | No matter how helpful some of the tools presented seem to appear , they will prove useless and even harmful if taken up by those with eyes which are spiritually blind and whose hands lack spiritual strength . |
| 14 | The Prime Minister crouched behind his spectacles , while spread out on both wings of the platform sat the members of his Cabinet . |
| 15 | Or at any rate , with higher education as sketched out in this book ? |
| 16 | If dew-claws prove troublesome in other dogs , you can have them removed by your vet , although this is more of a major operation when carried out at this late stage than in early puppyhood . |
| 17 | The circulation pattern can be thought of as made up of several contributions . |
| 18 | Dry off gladioli corms in trays , then remove very small cormlets that have developed around the base — these will eventually flower , but only when grown on for several years . |
| 19 | These transfers would take effect when netted out with all other transactions across the operational balances of each bank with the Bank of England . |
| 20 | The sound remains the same when played back at half the speed but lasts for twice as long . |
| 21 | The basic objective of the I.D.P. as set out in that Regulation was to ‘ improve working and living conditions in the Western Isles ’ through a series of measures designed ’ .... to improve agriculture ; to improve the marketing of agricultural ( and fisheries ) products — including the afforestation of marginal land , operations to improve the marketing and processing of agricultural products and measures to develop fisheries , but also measures relating to tourist amenities , crafts , industrial and other complementary activities essential to the improvement of the general socio-economic situation of those isles ’ . |
| 22 | We have discussed this in more detail in Chapter Three where we saw how the parameters of this debate as set out in these campaigns were seized upon by the Tory Party with little or no response from the Labour Party who seemed unable to cope with the authoritarian drift . |
| 23 | And er they took the decision erm to erm pursue the policies er as as as set out in this E I P . |
| 24 | This is not supposed to suggest that events can not be said to occur straightforwardly in the real but rather that when set up in any series , narrative , or history they are constructed as such events retrospectively by the historian . |
| 25 | Polythene DITRA Matting is said to make a perfect surface for ceramic tiles when laid on to most floor surfaces . |
| 26 | He undoubtedly had in mind the particular patterns and balanced relationship of the various dances ( i.e. solos , grands pas , variations , etc. ) as laid out in all Petipa ballets and he made the ballerina the focus of all attention . |
| 27 | Grooming is a necessary ritual after a day spent in the close confines of the sett , a way of easing the effects of parasites and , when indulged in with another badger , of spreading the colony smell between individuals . |
| 28 | For example : After payment of the Preference Dividend and the Preferred Dividend payable in respect of each financial year of the Company ( including any Arrears of the same ) the Company shall [ subject to provisions of clause … of the facility agreement ] pay to the Ordinary Shareholders out of the balance of any profits available for distribution a non-cumulative dividend of such amount as the Company shall determine ( but not exceeding the amount recommended by the Directors such recommendation to include the consent of the Investors ' Director ) on the capital from time to time paid up or credited as paid up on each Ordinary Share . |