Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the SNP was the only party to pull out a higher vote in October . |
| 2 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
| 3 | The fact that this was the chosen approach of the Evil One in tempting Eve should give us a healthy respect for its subtlety and danger : ‘ Did God say … ? ’ he asked : His innocent-sounding questions about the facts of the case were designed to open up the deeper issue of God 's goodness . |
| 4 | He is dressing it up as a concession , but , without amendment ( a ) , if there is a Conservative Government post election — I do not think that will happen , but we should explore the fantasies in case there is — the Secretary of State could decide not to set up a further education council in Scotland . |
| 5 | Since the Minister is anxious to avoid giving a commitment to set up a further education council , perhaps he could use the opportunity of replying to the debate to rule out a possibility which was raised in the press last year . |
| 6 | The present project constitutes a pilot study after which it is hoped to set up a longer term project to follow up the initial findings . |
| 7 | Bombay has been a good ground for me in the past , but we need to put in a better performance than we have been doing . |
| 8 | When Melrose was asked to fill in a further application he refused to do so saying all the relevant information had been sent to NSWRU . |
| 9 | As a result , the new temple was built to a single co-ordinated design , and the site levelled and terraced to allow it to extend over a wider area of the hill summit . |
| 10 | Any attempt to draw up a wider programme would have to rely overwhelmingly on the only information available to the Opposition — the autumn statement in its present form . |
| 11 | On balance , it is probably helpful to think firstly in terms of the three broad categories , so as to separate the main production options available , and secondly in terms of the more detailed breakdown in order to draw up a truer picture of what may be possible in practice . |
| 12 | She was held by the disturbing events of the night , and here was her chance to wait out a better understanding of them on the spot . |
| 13 | And while research continues to build up a clearer picture of the distribution of radon across the country , environmental health officers are hoping that the new results will encourage local authorities to enforce strict building regulations . |
| 14 | However , they respond to other stimuli as well as electricity in order to build up a fuller picture of their environment . |
| 15 | ‘ What lenders are looking for is comprehensive , accurate and relevant information , upfront , to build up a fuller picture of the credit applicant , before making a decision to grant credit ’ , confirmed Mr McKiernan . |
| 16 | This probably resulted from the fall in sea level during the glacial period , which would have exposed more land around the continent , allowing the mantle to spread over a wider continent , to cover what is now shallow sea-bed , and to thicken inland along the line of the present coast . |
| 17 | It had been my intention to seek out a further interview with Mr Cardinal with minimum delay , but this proved to be impossible , owing largely to the arrival that same afternoon — some two days earlier than expected — of Mr Lewis , the American senator . |
| 18 | In fact the 3000 MkIII had gone the way of many a sports car in its dotage and started to take on a softer aspect . |
| 19 | Within a department it must be possible for people who have particular interests and aptitudes for teaching to take on a greater share of the load . |
| 20 | Fears of an energy shortfall will lend new weight to calls by PowerGen , the smaller of the two Central Electricity Generating Boards , to take over a bigger share of the power market . |
| 21 | While car makers demand lower prices , they want suppliers to take over a bigger share of production and become more involved in the design and development of parts . |
| 22 | Then Uncle Fred moved to take over a bigger camp for displaced persons at Bideford . |
| 23 | Balfourier 's ‘ Iron ’ XX Corps had now reached the front in its entirety ; two further corps were on their way , and a third standing by ; Haig , with rather ill grace , had agreed to take over a further sector of the line from the French , so an adequate supply of reinforcements seemed assured . |
| 24 | The mountain goat 's food is well spread out , and nowhere abundant ; larger groups would eat more and force the goats to forage over a wider area . |
| 25 | To pick up David 's point now , if this is the client who 's already running the house , the mortgage , it 's , you know , a few years old , they want to take out a further advance , for some house improvements , or something , then obviously they now need more , so it might be at this stage we then want a P S P for the remaining , you know , ten years , eleven years , twelve years , or whatever , because they 've borrowed some more money from the building society . |
| 26 | Beneath the point lies Krander 's whirlpool , a notorious navigational hazard , powerful enough at times to drag down the smaller prahus , so most sailors steer well clear of it . |
| 27 | Bonus payments tend to make up a larger share of earnings in Japan at about one-quarter of the total giving employers more room to adjust wages in line with changes in levels of economic activity . |
| 28 | Once get your heroine into one of those confrontations that are going to make up the greater part of her adventure , once have her facing another person and the words will flow . |
| 29 | Not only were the values of other currencies effectively pegged to the dollar ( formally speaking , to gold ) but dollars had to make up the greater part of the other countries ' official holdings of reserves . |
| 30 | The aim of the present project is to follow up the earlier research through concentration upon the cultural dimension . |