Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A belief in daemons or evil spirits led on naturally to a need for exorcists ; exorcism , it is reasonable to assume , became one of the priestly functions . |
| 2 | when the business of the partnership can be carried on only at a loss ; |
| 3 | He may be mistaken in his choice of means , but it is against nature that he should wish harm to his kingdom ’ A unified and consistent policy , it was often contended , could be carried on only by a monarch , not by a group of ministers each of whom had his own axe to grind ( this was a favourite argument of Frederick II in particular ) . |
| 4 | Rose walked on thoughtfully for a bit , then she turned to Hilary and said : ‘ You went to see your mother last week , did n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | Which brings us on nicely to a discussion of pyroclastic rocks themselves . |
| 6 | Therefore if during this first shopping trip of your preparation phase you want to pop in somewhere for a drink and a snack ( assuming that this is fairly usual for you ) , go ahead and do it . |
| 7 | Only Mr Kenneth Baker , secretary of state for education , said promptly , ’ more money and put in successfully for a rise in the science-research budget . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose you think that your father and I have scrimped and saved to give you children a good education so that you can waste your time and money at the pictures , ’ said Mrs Mallory , pressing down fiercely on a handkerchief . |
| 9 | But you 'll find them graced with looks which would complement a modern apartment or blend in self-confidently with a farmhouse kitchen . |
| 10 | After my divorce , we seemed to get along better for a while . |
| 11 | In some places the eight-foot line runs along halfway up a hill , and if a valley floor is narrow , it can significantly double the supposed area of benefit . |
| 12 | ‘ The Sierra , despite being more roomy and having a 2.3-litre motor , gets along nicely on a lot less . |
| 13 | We sat down together at a café table and went through some of them together . |
| 14 | Just sitting down together as a family to draft an agreement can encourage analysis and co-operation . |
| 15 | WHEN 20 representatives of the South African Cricket Union and the National Sports Congress sit down together in a Johannesburg hotel tonight it is to be hoped that among them is someone with the wisdom of Solomon . |
| 16 | One law for the rich and another for the poor , as the two systems can be made to seem , are laid down together in a book which commemorates a desertion , on the author 's part , of the rich for the poor . |
| 17 | So I 've put us all in together as a group entry — sorry , Rainbow , not you , bubbeleh , you 're under the age limit — and I have costumes for you three girls upstairs . ’ |
| 18 | Sitting down opposite without a word he picked up the glass and emptied the contents down his throat . |
| 19 | Urquhart sauntered along thoughtfully for a moment , stopped and turned to face her . |
| 20 | Morrells Brewery says it 's planning to offer managers at its pubs extra cash to cover the tax which is due to be introduced in just over a fortnight 's time , but the Oxford-based firm says it 'll only pay the equivalent of the initial government estimates for the charge , which in most cases falls well below the actual figure . |
| 21 | Then ten thousand pounds could go in just over a day . |
| 22 | In just under a month 's time , Saturday June the fourteenth to be precise , the university will be holding its Silver Jubilee Open Day . |
| 23 | The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is in a small room just inside the Presbytery door and to it come over a hundred people who give an hour of their time a week to ‘ watch ’ but there are countless others who come in just for a minute or two and there find a few minutes of silence and prayer . |
| 24 | One client may quite sincerely come in just for a form but another client who comes in ‘ just for a form ’ may indicate that they really need help filling it in . |
| 25 | Detailed analysis shows that the dominant member of the pair starts the calling , but the other male joins in just of a second later . |
| 26 | Am I going to sit down comfortably in a studio and be interviewed , or is this guy going to come to my office with a piece of equipment like that , which we will be using later , a ewer , or a Nigra whatever piece of portable equipment they have . |
| 27 | Long after all this excitement has subsided , the owner of the property drives down comfortably in a carriage or pony-cart , having sent the indispensable chit to the station-master , asking that official to allow his servants to stow his hand-baggage in the compartment reserved for him . |
| 28 | Reading this , I could have been forgiven for conjuring up a picture of the Queen Mother settling down comfortably by a television set at Sandringham , perhaps a daughter at her side , a corgi at feet and refreshment to hand , basking in the glow of my birthday tribute to her , and making a mental note to instruct the Private secretary in the morning to send a line of thanks to those concerned . |
| 29 | You might just ask her in once in a while . |
| 30 | Each criterion is broken down further into a number of different categories with varied weighted values . |