Example sentences of "[to-vb] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They panic when driven out into the open and their first thought is to find cover as quickly as they can . |
| 2 | There will be a tendency , when everything comes from the computer , you hear it already , ‘ oh it was the computer ’ , and that , I think , we want to try to change as quickly as possible . |
| 3 | They seem likely to continue to do so even after the reserve policy has been replaced by an interim policy of providing maintained protection for a list of specific products with the potential to compete with foreign products . |
| 4 | It would be hard to justify living as well as you do while paying only a pittance for the privilege . ’ |
| 5 | Some reports suggest that OSF members are reluctant to fund ANDF any further because it will inevitably dim their distinguishing marks . |
| 6 | The impulse to cry disappeared as inexplicably as it had come . |
| 7 | I imagine they 'll be keen to start work as soon as possible in the hope of having it ready for next season , and with their resources you can be sure — ’ |
| 8 | Mrs Thatcher also appears to have intervened more directly than previous Prime Ministers in the promotion of Permanent Secretaries , preferring less senior and ‘ obvious ’ candidates on the grounds that they were impatient with the status quo and not ‘ defeatist ’ . |
| 9 | She had never been pushed academically , although there is no doubt she had the intelligence to have done far better than she ever did . |
| 10 | Sometimes , Britten seems to have written more naturally when he did n't have words to set . |
| 11 | The intention of this law is in doubt ; the idea that it was specifically directed against Kimon , whose mother was Thracian , fails because Kimon is now thought to have died as early as 451 , too early for the law to have touched him . |
| 12 | Yet can not the elder referred to in the example be said to have acted morally even though he did not adhere to the sect 's fundamental principle of non-violence ? |
| 13 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |
| 14 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |
| 15 | The midday sun at the time appears to have acted more dramatically than it subsequently does with mad dogs and Englishmen . |
| 16 | By the end of the second day the allies claimed to have taken 20,000 prisoners , to have destroyed 270 enemy tanks and to have progressed more rapidly than anticipated . |
| 17 | In fact , we like nothing better that to get involved as early as possible . |
| 18 | In both the West Riding and the West Country women seem to have worked more often as weavers than has been assumed , especially towards the end of the century . |
| 19 | Irvine 's Society of Archers was in existence as late as the 1850s but for some reason unknown the papingo shoot appears to have ended as early as 1721 . |
| 20 | And it 's crucial for children to get help as early as possible . |
| 21 | Although the crossbow is known to have existed as early as the fourth century , its main use was as a hunting weapon and it was not until the latter part of the twelfth century that it became a major military weapon . |
| 22 | ‘ And stay in England ? ’ asked her mama , not wishing to lose a Sally-Anne who , for whatever reason , seemed to have changed so greatly since she had last seen her , as a spoiled , petulant and wilful child , thinking only of herself . |
| 23 | We want to get married as soon as possible . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ In no way is it a finishing line , ’ said Hugh , who intends to continue working as long as possible . |
| 25 | We were then asked by Andrew Howland to please keep absolutely quite when given a sign . |