Example sentences of "[adv] add a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | This autobiographical slant not only adds a further dimension to an understanding of the novel as a " balance sheet " . |
| 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 | Knowing what he had been through just added a new dimension to what I saw . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | Discriminatory policies merely encourage established foreigners to employ marginally corrupt locals , thus adding a further disincentive to new entrants by conspiring to maintain the unsatisfactory status quo . |
| 12 | Oh actually sorry , if I could just add a little bit to that . |
| 13 | And it was the teeniest bit boring , having largely absorbed the shock element that had once added a prurient interest to social intercourse . |
| 14 | Carl Puttnam and co have also added an additional date to their forthcoming tour , at Huddersfield Polytechnic on May 13 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ! |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They also add a new idea to the framework . |
| 19 | The British initiative should also add a major impetus to bringing in EC-wide rules , now that more humane systems exist . |
| 20 | For theoretical reasons we will also add a few features to the language : multiple assignment , output guards in alternatives and divergent ( racing ) process . |
| 21 | The flues of back-to-back fireplaces can also add an interesting feature to the centre of some conversions . |
| 22 | If you are following the recipe opposite for Pesto alla Genovese , do try to get some Pecorino to mix with the Parmesan — it is a sharp ewes ' milk cheese that really adds an extra bite to any pasta dish . |
| 23 | Third , it is also reasonable to assume that if there is some quality in Eve which completes Adam , that she is different and that this difference in focus can frequently add a valuable insight to the decision-making process . |
| 24 | He then added a small piece to the shorter piece of wood . |
| 25 | Whether we should be saying and saying District Council be requested to amend the local plan as suggested in paragraph two four two nine five and then nu number two would be there adding a few words to the original number one . |
| 26 | The author also quotes , with apparent approval , Cyril Connolly 's remark that ‘ those with an irrational fear of life become publishers , ’ which certainly adds a new dimension to Freud . |
| 27 | Einstein therefore added a further term to the equations that relate the mass and energy in the universe to the curvature of space-time . |
| 28 | It would certainly add a significant dimension to Eadwine 's attack on Gwynedd and the retaliation of Cadwallon if Eadwine saw in Cadwallon a powerful king likely to offer substantial military aid to the north Britons who were resisting the Anglian advance . |