Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 I was determined to carry on as normally as I could . ’
2 A fair bit of pressure is needed to get the chips securely seated and a broken motherboard tends to perform rather more slowly than a complete one !
3 I like the fact that we sold enough records to go on there even if the event was a little embarrassing . ’
4 We need to go only as far as eqn ( 2.21 ) .
5 The tendency to see only as far as the limit of particular function .
6 Unfortunately , many people seem to take it as a personal insult ( on behalf of their garden ) if one says that there are n't really any plants or flowers worth pressing , so to prevent any hurt feelings I usually try to pick a few items that are possible candidates for pressing , which seems to go down much better than completely refusing someone 's kind offer .
7 Bearing in mind that there 's something like forty companies chasing about eighteen percent of this market , do you honestly feel that your advertising revenue is going to go down as quickly as feel if you want to try and keep ahead of the the pack and keep up with the leaders .
8 But — there it was , and I began to go down as quickly as possible but with difficulty , for there was almost a metre between rungs .
9 After 0/30 , it is not wise to go down as far as 6C or 30C .
10 It seemed to go down all right so he cleared his throat .
11 If you want to warm rooms in very cold temperatures set the heating to come on earlier rather than turning it up higher .
12 But it 's that figure there that I think we need to concentrate on as far as good bonuses are concerned .
13 There is , therefore , no reason why taxation always encourages people to work less hard rather than harder , as so many have claimed .
14 I cried to come down more insistently than I had pleaded for a ride .
15 The clubs will wriggle like eels to try to get round whatever restrictions are formulated so the punishments for transgressions of the regulations have to be just as clearly defined as the crimes , and in their application those punishments have to come down as decisively as a guillotine .
16 She giggled when his second attempt ended in the same way , and when he grasped her in a great bear hug , she was able to slip away as easily as if it were a child holding her .
17 When he came he had to pull away quickly so as not to spill a drop of his bodily fluids , like the instructions on the box of condoms said .
18 But now , the men on board ship above him were screaming , and with three holes fired on each side of the vessel , he gave the signal to bear away as swiftly as they could ply their paddles .
19 But John , he noticed , tended to wander outside as often as he felt tempted to do ; while Astorre had set up house quite candidly in the kitchens .
20 It would seem to stand more peacefully now when considering that there used to be much bustle and slamming of doors , the shouts and cries of a houseful of children and the ailing Reverend Tennyson .
21 Exercises that increase stamina are those that require you to breath slightly more heavily than usual for a prolonged period of time ( say , an exercise session of thirty minutes or so ) .
22 " I shall have to pull up as near as I can and let you out , said Woodie .
23 Don said to come up early today if you want sandwiches .
24 After all , it 's as vital to work as well then as at any other time .
25 However — ’ he shrugged ‘ — my vet in Westmead ca n't be expected to come out so far so I 've obviously got to find one for this shop . ’
26 It is necessary to find out as precisely as possible how often it was committed , whether or not there were regional variations in its frequency , and if there were changes over time .
27 ‘ Not if they 're going to come back again immediately because their husband is forever divorcing them . ’
28 But in order to achieve them you need to work out as precisely as possible what knowledge , concepts , skills and attitudes it is you want to develop .
29 The Yorkshire boxers ' misfortune at having to box twice so soon before the N-E Counties finals can only help the N-E division winners , who laid on another fine night of boxing at Gateshead Leisure Centre on Friday .
30 Then , serious again , he continued soberly , ‘ Anyway , as I wuz sayin' , I do n't think we 've anythin' to worry about as far as this Angel One fella 's concerned .
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