Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hands should be pre-set slightly forward to encourage a descending strike . |
| 2 | Marginal land had to be given up either to waste or to sheep and cattle , since it was no longer profitable to plough it . |
| 3 | Linighan , who will be examined again today to see whether his nose is actually broken , had played for 100 minutes in great discomfort after Bright 's dreadful challenge but joked : ‘ You get used to taking knocks like that I 'm a Hartlepool lad . ’ |
| 4 | It dropped five bound volumes through a chute into a Committee meeting , and strongly suggested they leave off debating what colour the new Nempnett Thrubwell skimover ought to be painted long enough to ponder the problem . |
| 5 | Objectives and strategies can remain valid for many years but the long-term plans to achieve them need to be revised more frequently to reflect the up-to-date position of the organisation and its environment . |
| 6 | Indeed , the excavation should be at least 15 cm ( 6 in ) larger than the finished pool to allow for a generous layer of concrete , and the soil should be rammed down tightly to prevent any subsidence and ensure a firm base ( Fig. 3a ) . |
| 7 | Software Transformation 's technology provides a framework of software programming tools that is claimed to transcend differences in graphical user interfaces and varied operating system characteristics such as memory allocation and file systems so that applications need be developed only once to run on a variety of systems — currently Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh , Microsoft Corp 's Windows , Novell and Univel Inc 's UnixWare and Unixes from Digital Equipment Corp , Hewlett-Packard Co and Sun Microsystems Inc , with versions for OS/2 , AIX and NT on the way . |
| 8 | Software Transformation 's technology provides a framework of software programming tools that is claimed to transcend differences in graphical user interfaces and varied operating system characteristics such as memory allocation and file systems so that applications need be developed only once to run on a variety of systems — currently Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh , Microsoft Corp 's Windows , Novell and Univel Inc 's UnixWare and Unixes from Digital Equipment Corp , Hewlett-Packard Co and Sun Microsystems Inc , with versions for OS/2 , AIX and NT on the way . |
| 9 | It is to be hoped that data-base technology can be developed quickly enough to meet the imminent requirements for data management in very large hyper-bases . |
| 10 | Cassie wondered hazily whether in Johnny 's book it would be considered all right to force himself on the other sort of girl , whoever she may be ! |
| 11 | Ian Renilson , operations manager for Fife Product Innovation , said he believed product innovation was the most fundamental method of wealth creation which could be harnessed more effectively to generate real economic growth . |
| 12 | First , they may be designed not finally to determine what is to be done in certain circumstances but merely to determine what ought to be done on the basis of certain considerations . |
| 13 | The Tender can , of course , be made without an admission of liability and the sum offered may well be designed not merely to reflect the value of the claim on a full liability basis , but discounted to reflect the difficulties which the pursuer faces . |
| 14 | LEFT ( 1 ) Grooming needs to be carried out regularly to prevent your dog 's coat from becoming matted . |
| 15 | If necessary rescheduling should be carried out either to give a new completion date or to increase resources ( or reduce time allocated ) in order to get back on schedule . |
| 16 | This small , wall-powered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become eight . |
| 17 | This small , wallpowered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become two . |
| 18 | This small , wallpowered unit can be installed almost anywhere to allow one Ethernet connection to become four . |
| 19 | An expert in the field could be expected not only to classify them correctly but would also know what to do about them . |
| 20 | Teachers must be prepared not only to defend their subject but positively to advance its cause in a hostile climate if history is going to stand a chance of surviving . |
| 21 | A detailed planning budget for both capital and operating accounts must now be prepared not only to give you the information you require for your own plans , but also as the main evidence to persuade the Bank Manager to finance your endeavours . |
| 22 | These are available in various dosages , but may have to be made up specially to deliver the required dose . |
| 23 | The literature on the distribution of earnings is massive and no attempt will be made here either to summarise or evaluate it . |
| 24 | At the time of the Agadir crisis , he had declared bombastically that it was ‘ high time this insolent clique in Paris should be made once more to feel what a Pomeranian Grenadier can do ’ He edited a book for children , entitled ‘ Germany in Arms ’ , glorifying war , and was fond of speaking to German youth about the forthcoming ‘ happy — cheerful war ’ whatever that meant . |
| 25 | Frozen foods , of course , should be treated like other non-live foods and be fed very sparingly to avoid leftovers fouling the aquarium . |
| 26 | If the project is to be judged a success in the long term , it must be seen not only to have engaged children and staff in project schools in new ways of perceiving and using libraries , but also to have created a viable and dynamic framework for the further development and dissemination of good practice . |
| 27 | The preponderance of sole practitioner respondents to the consultation as a whole can be seen once again to have had a dramatic effect on the outcome of this particular question , with over three-quarters of the 55% who answered negatively being sole practitioners . |
| 28 | This must be done very carefully to ensure that the opening of the oviduct remains intact since it is extremely difficult to insert a needle once it has been damaged . |
| 29 | There are two things that could be done relatively easily to ameliorate this situation . |
| 30 | It was therefore assumed in the culture that there were ‘ universals ’ and that it was the universal , rather than particular instances of that universal , which could be said most truly to exist . |