Example sentences of "[adv] add a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Robinson ( 1985 , p. 42 ) puts it , ‘ the FMI merely adds a new twist to the whole question of … civil servants ’ answerability to Parliament' . |
| 2 | THE recent wild fluctuation in interest rates has only added an extra burden to people already having severe housing problems . |
| 3 | But that only adds a new dimension of urgency to the business . |
| 4 | One version of the story has Massaccio losing all of his clothes as well , which not only adds a new possibility to the origin of the saying ‘ to lose your shirt ’ , but also a certain piquancy to the vision of the gambler outside the church . |
| 5 | It seems clear , however that the initial cancellation only added a short time to the eventual arrival of the ambulance . |
| 6 | Nearly out of fuel , it landed on a previously uncharted islet , inadvertently adding a new outpost to the Philippine republic . |
| 7 | It could involve a civil engineering student considering the social effects of a new construction — in other words , taking on a sociological perspective ; it could be a student of English trying to answer the question ‘ What is literature and why do we assume that it is a good thing ? ’ — and so embracing the thinking of moral philosophy ; it might be a student in the performing arts trying to understand how and why a particular tradition had evolved — so embarking on a historical study ; it could be a chemistry student being invited to consider the effects on the natural environment of industrial or agricultural chemicals — so adding a biological approach to the subject ; or it might be a social science student keen on human perspectives being encouraged to look at underlying statistical patterns . |
| 8 | A little after the end of the war when people were beginning to relax and reminisce about blackouts and air-raids , yesterday 's terror and agony only adding a little zest to the stones . |
| 9 | Could it be that we just select randomly , in free variation , perhaps to add a little variety for its own sake ? |
| 10 | By the early twentieth century , an impressive picture had been composed , to which was soon added an important survey of the local road system and the fort near the Billing Brook . |
| 11 | Some think it looks a bit '70s but I disagree ; if it were sandwiched with mahogany , maybe , but for me the maple just adds a nice touch of detail . |
| 12 | Erm I think it j just adds a little bit of complexity t to it . |
| 13 | Knowing what he had been through just added a new dimension to what I saw . |
| 14 | The weaker version of left idealism — that working-class crime is an irrelevance , dramatised by the capitalist media for diversionary purposes — has had an important resurgence in the 1980s with reference to black urban crime , thus adding a racial component to the original class issue ( see Tierney , 1988 , for both an analysis and an evocation of the sense of déjà vu ) . |
| 15 | ‘ It can just add a whole level of complexity and extra load , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Oh actually sorry , if I could just add a little bit to that . |
| 17 | And it was the teeniest bit boring , having largely absorbed the shock element that had once added a prurient interest to social intercourse . |
| 18 | Carl Puttnam and co have also added an additional date to their forthcoming tour , at Huddersfield Polytechnic on May 13 . |
| 19 | Massey has also added an electronic device on its 6-cylinder tractors for automatically raising and lowering semi-mounted ploughs at the headland . |
| 20 | The focus on timetabling also adds a different dimension to the concept of reciprocity in family responsibilities , in showing how the nature of the calculations which individuals must make itself changes over time . |
| 21 | Our brain not only turns the image the right way up , but also adds a considerable amount of detail . |
| 22 | It is worth noting as well that the picture not only confirms that the crocodile enjoyed the party but it also adds a little detail to the wish-fulfilling story : friendship , a party with plenty to eat — and music ! |
| 23 | A U/V Steriliser was connected to the header pool circuit and last year I also added a shop-purchased filter to this to give more filter power and to help polish the water . |
| 24 | We also added a permanent partition for more privacy . |
| 25 | Mix half a packet of parsley and thyme stuffing as directed , but also adding a good squeeze of lemon juice from a plastic lemon and an extra sprinkling of dried thyme . |
| 26 | Thoroughly adding an extra touch of colour to her lips , Gina regarded her face contemplatively in the mirror . |
| 27 | They also add a new idea to the framework . |
| 28 | If you also add a fine strand of peach into the sky mix , you would have a fabulous , stormy sunset to back the dramatic outline of the teasels . |
| 29 | The British initiative should also add a major impetus to bringing in EC-wide rules , now that more humane systems exist . |
| 30 | To this list of common origins and influences , of shared ambitions and institutions , one must also add a common interest in research , a keen theoretical ambition — on some occasions at least — and a fascination with speech and what it may reveal . |