Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we reach midlife , our bodies need a bit more care than when we were younger . |
| 2 | Well , festive period well and truly over now ; time to go on a diet , or do a bit more exercise . |
| 3 | Erm it may be some will be not so easy need a bit more work and some of them 'll be sort of in the middle . |
| 4 | ‘ I think I 'll go out and do a bit more work , ’ she said into the silence that hung between them . |
| 5 | You could come back , do a bit more work . |
| 6 | They think it 's a bit infra dig . |
| 7 | There has to be human purpose behind art , and how could a computer ever have that ? |
| 8 | Coleridge suggests that such mental creation can take place if the conscious and subconscious minds are combined , because only then can a mind truly understand itself and its own existence . |
| 9 | If one parent can do such a thing , can a child really accept that his mother will not disappear with equal suddenness tomorrow ? |
| 10 | And how many does a child really need ? |
| 11 | What more could a girl possibly want ? |
| 12 | But for a can only mean that a " right " ( which perhaps already became a legal " cause " or " case " ) has " vanished " , sc . |
| 13 | Why does a cat sometimes bite the hand that strokes it ? |
| 14 | How can a teacher best go about selecting and designing effective learning material for their own classes ? |
| 15 | Many new fans missed out on the spiky delights of their early material so Red Rhino did a mopping up exercise and put 12 songs on a mid-price album called ‘ Tommy ’ . |
| 16 | To ask , for instance , ‘ Why can a person not doubt who , or what , he meant ? ’ ( 7 , 27 ) , is to exhibit one 's fascination by a few , favoured language games and one 's wish to assimilate others to them . |
| 17 | But how does a person normally prepare himself for frightening and distressing events ? |
| 18 | But think of it , emotional charity from a couple of eight-year-olds — how low could a person possibly get ? |
| 19 | In what sense can a curator responsibly sign the acquisition declaration knowing full well that there is no guarantee that a floppy disc or tape will be readable in a few years even if pampered with executive class conservation treatment — acid-free packing , humidity- and temperature-controlled environment , and low ambient light levels ? |
| 20 | Should a student not complete or withdraw from a programme of studies he/she will , after an interval of one year , be issued with a record of achievement listing the areas of study successfully completed . |
| 21 | But how does a woman best handle that hellish and uncertain time when her husband is still shopping for the supplements ? |
| 22 | Cry , cry You need a cigarette now do you ? |
| 23 | Might not a debtor legitimately seek release from his creditor ? |
| 24 | ‘ Does a Copt ever get justice , ’ asked Andrus , ‘ in Egypt ? ’ |
| 25 | With the effective removal of a huge percentage of licensed venues in the United Kingdom from the list of places where royalties were once automatically eligible for collection , how can a composer now feel that his rights are ‘ adequately protected ’ ? |
| 26 | How does a man even try to explain that he is falling apart because he does n't kill people any more ? |
| 27 | And yet how could a man so beset fail to hold it against him ? |
| 28 | But even if they , put him in a , put him on a poster why bother to ? |
| 29 | Does a situation only become a problem when the sufferer identifies it as something about which he or she , can do something ? |
| 30 | But with a list price of around £1,500 , it may be a tad too expensive if you 're just looking for a reliable workhorse. 300dpi printers are good enough for churning out letters , reports and the odd graphic , and do a lot less damage to your wallet . |