Example sentences of "a [adv] [verb] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need a properly thought out defence policy we are a maritime nation we are in a maritime city we need a strong navy we need a strong defence . |
| 2 | 1 ) Why do the different string manufacturers make slightly different gauges within gauged sets and what effect will changing to a brand which is differently matched have on a properly set up neck : eg. changing from 010 014 020 028 040 050 to 010 013 017 030 042 052 ? |
| 3 | You 're a right mixed up fucker . |
| 4 | Her mind was beginning to wander — only in the sense that she tended to get a little confused about time . |
| 5 | The way the book is constructed has led to repetition , confusing sub-headings , a badly laid out text , and a notable absence of geographical or chronological structure . |
| 6 | As he said it the bellowing roar came again , right on top of them , and a long drawn out scream in Russian . |
| 7 | But one that has had the error beep replaced by a robotic voice screaming ‘ Attention ! ’ is likely to have the opposite effect , as is one that ingests a floppy disc accompanied by a long drawn out grumble taken from a soggy passage in the Star Wars trilogy . |
| 8 | This could be a long drawn out affair of up to eight hours or more . |
| 9 | The club wanted Macari in place for Wednesday 's UEFA Cup tie against Sporting Lisbon but it seems only a resignation letter from the Stoke City manager will pave the way for a speedy conclusion to what 's becoming a long drawn out affair . |
| 10 | And salvation is not a long drawn out affair it 's not something we have to go through all sorts of processes to se , to finally achieve it , it 's there as God 's free gift waiting to be received . |
| 11 | Whatever I read would have been to the accompaniment of music — one of my three favourite composers , Beethoven , Mozart or Schubert — and a long drawn out glass or two of post-prandial port . |
| 12 | It should be a long drawn out process . |
| 13 | Spenser 's A View of the Present State of Ireland was written during 1596 but because it advocated far more severe measures than Elizabeth 's government would tolerate it was not allowed to be published until 1633 when it appeared in a somewhat watered down version edited by Sir James Ware . |
| 14 | People in the Redcar area should not be alarmed if they hear a loud bang tomorrow morning . |
| 15 | After the present study was designed , longterm studies using actuarial analysis were published , which showed that a longer follow up period than two years was required to establish reliable recurrence data . |
| 16 | The Israelis had turned the old Arab buildings south of the serail into a shopping and restaurant precinct , a tastefully laid out tourist attraction in which the best architectural features have been preserved . |
| 17 | The owners have built a gift shop and a tastefully laid out caravan site on the actual station area . |
| 18 | Then using all the panache of Basil Fawlty I displayed a carefully laid out tray of hooters for a party-goer . |
| 19 | The whole village was involved and there was a carefully laid down ritual which had long roots far back in medieval times . |
| 20 | Was your career decision a carefully thought out choice based on a thorough consideration of your strengths and values and of the opportunities available to you — or was it an intuitive leap into the dark ? |
| 21 | Whereas Rolle 's poetic understanding of spiritual life embodied in his English works makes them like flares sent up to illuminate dark ground , each a light but each separate , Hilton 's Scale brings into the daylight a carefully worked out map of spiritual life with each of the major stages interconnected . |
| 22 | ‘ This latest project brings with it a new lease of life to a formerly run down area . |
| 23 | The ‘ Pezzo informa di Sonatina ’ first movement turns out to be a fairly laid back affair , with every attempt made to lighten the load of Tchaikovsky 's passionately heavy scoring , even to the point of having multi-spread quadruple stopping reduced to simultaneously sounded double stops . |
| 24 | The next major development at the airport looks increasingly likely to involve the construction of a second runway , although the need to take into account environmental factors and possible objections from some bodies could make the planning process a fairly drawn out affair . |
| 25 | What was intended by the supplier had not in fact materialised , because the case had been tried on correspondence rather than a correctly drawn up agreement . |
| 26 | Oh he 's looking , a really fed up face on ! |
| 27 | Not at the OK corral out west , but at the entrance to a dimly lit back court down south … of Glasgow . |
| 28 | And make no mistake , although this has been introduced in a piecemeal and seemingly haphazard manner , it is in effect a well thought out policy , with the strategy coming from the Tory think-tanks and implemented with gusto by their close friends and allies in both public and private industry . |
| 29 | A well thought out case is always the more convincing . |
| 30 | A WELL thought out tribute to the classical talents of the late Valerie Thornton , this exhibition of paintings and etchings takes in her love for architecture , both ecclesiastical and vernacular . |