Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many repeating features in this book , and one such is Dickens ' amazing ability to conjure up the most absurd but believable characters . |
| 2 | Last week the first practical steps towards such a union were taken when leaders of the RPR , UDF and UDC met and agreed to form a tactical group to work out the most effective means of opposing the government . |
| 3 | It enabled the committed to track down the less committed , and to identify ‘ the enemy ’ . |
| 4 | Nor have official bodies been able to ward off the most sinister threat . |
| 5 | It was reported on Jan. 8 that former federal judge Frederick B. Lacy , the court-appointed independent administrator assigned to clean up the notoriously corrupt Teamsters union ( International Brotherhood of Teamsters , Chauffeurs , Warehousemen and Helpers of America ) , had banned one of the union 's vice-presidents , T. R. " Teddy " Cozza , for having knowingly associated with figures involved in organized crime . |
| 6 | It is impossible to guarantee that anyone you invited will turn up , so you could try to guard against wasting your time and money by sending courtesy cars to pick up the more important people . |
| 7 | Until a moment of madness by Bruce , the United stand-in captain , Alex Ferguson 's side appeared likely to open up the most significant lead in this topsy turvy title race . |
| 8 | They forced several corners and looked for the height of Simon White and Steve Harris to open up the sometimes nervous ‘ Mill defence . |
| 9 | However , herbs have always been used to pep up the more blandly-flavoured foods such as fish , vegetables and cereals . |
| 10 | What I have always said is that way you set up supervision behind the programme is the most crucial , so therefore if I can sit down and help them to set up the most strenuous type of supervision to go along with the equipment , then they feel safe and the community feel safer that none of them will go out and commit another crime . |
| 11 | Peter Rawlins , having failed in his mission to set up the stubbornly impracticable Taurus computer trading system , has done what used to be called the honourable thing . |
| 12 | ‘ For that pittance , you 're willing to sell out the most beloved son of the Romanian people , their greatest leader in history ? ! ’ |
| 13 | Looking back on years that the Yorks were together , it is easy to pick out the really bad moments that led to the complete breakdown of their marriage . |
| 14 | After which an attempt was made to set out the most elementary logical conditions that must be satisfied before anything can qualify as a potential existent . |
| 15 | It 's a curious superstition , the universal instinct to cover up the recently dead . |
| 16 | He campaigned tirelessly to win back the twice yearly courts or assizes , which Buckingham had lost to Aylesbury . |
| 17 | Applicants are first interviewed , to weed out the physically weak , violent and unstable . |
| 18 | Obstinately , she remained standing , looking at him and trying to shut down the traitorously receptive part of her that was assimilating the way his formal evening attire enhanced his devastating masculinity . |
| 19 | Most hotels and similar venues have tracking spotlights and if you have plenty of set-up time , you should be able to cheer up the most basic hotel meeting room . |
| 20 | People receiving these words in a mood of sorrow , therefore , have little option but to shut out the emotionally distressing pictures that the words seem to convey . |
| 21 | If the point of distinguishing murder from manslaughter is to mark out the most heinous group of killings for the extra stigma of a murder conviction , it can be argued that the ‘ grievous bodily harm ’ rule draws the line too low . |
| 22 | One way of doing this is to point out the less organized character of a movement , in which there may be no regular or easily identifiable membership ( no ‘ party card ’ or dues ) , and little in the way of a central office or staff . |
| 23 | MR MAJOR took full advantage last night of his election mandate to carry out the most extensive Government reshuffle since the Conservatives came to power 13 years ago . |
| 24 | You are probably aware that the Marauders hold the most physical area sales meetings in the UK , if not on Planet Earth : the reason for this is that they are then able to carry out the most professional and demanding surveys to get the sale . |
| 25 | Trust Newton , Hope thought , to miss out the most vital piece of information . |
| 26 | ‘ With the continually changing mortgage market , Daniel , having discussed each client 's requirements , is then able to search out the most advantageous mortgage , whether from Halifax Building Society or other major lenders . |
| 27 | They allow the economically strong to drive out the economically weak , and so generate monopoly power which robs workers and consumers of any effective economic control . |
| 28 | None of this suggested that the English would go forward to build up the most wide-ranging empire that the world had ever seen , and even if Hakluyt had added that the English had made some attempts to settle in North America and had organized themselves for trade in the East Indies he would not have much altered the case . |
| 29 | To cope with even part of this ( and to send back the more far-fetched requests ) , the UN needs a master chef , not a harassed waiter . |
| 30 | It is perfectly possible in law for parties to make an interim agreement for the sale of goods which requires further negotiation to iron out the less important details of the transaction , Pagnan S.p.A . |