Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] special " in BNC.
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| 1 | Samuel Whitbread came in for special praise ; he was ‘ essentially useful to all with whom he is in any way connected , resolute and firm … of energetic character … ’ . |
| 2 | Quite frankly , you have time to change your minds because if you do n't change your minds , those unemployed in with special needs will never forgive you and I certainly wo n't . |
| 3 | Fire crews were brought in with special chemical protection suits to deal with a spillage of nine hundred litres of sodium hypochlorite at the Kidlington and Gosford Sports and Leisure Centre . |
| 4 | He also instructed his parish priests in a letter , leaked to the Irish Times , to have the bishops pastoral Marriage , the Family and Divorce distributed to every home in the archdiocese along with special bidding prayers invoking divine protection for marriages and the guidance of Holy Spirit ‘ at this critical time of decision for families and our country ’ ( Irish Times , 17 May 1986 ) . |
| 5 | These girls came down in special trains : it was n't just the odd few . |
| 6 | That has now been toned down to special envoy , who British officials hope will be on a fact-finding mission rather than being the mediator originally suggested . |
| 7 | This is family planning and will be followed through with special reference to one of the world 's largest national programmes — that of India . |
| 8 | Muldoon nervously introduced the plan , saying that as Fred Klepner had been over on special assignment from Detroit to help Mark in the final preparation of the Plan and the presentation , he would hand over to Fred and let him take the committee through the proposals . |
| 9 | Organised by Methodist Guild Holidays , the seven days included travelling and visiting preserved railways within the area each day by coach , with evenings given over to special interests in railway preservation . |
| 10 | Suspecting nothing , Syrian George responded happily to his debriefing by DIA officers posing as FBI agents , and was afterwards turned over to Special Agent Robert Sleigh , of the FBI 's C3 counter-intelligence section in Birmingham . |
| 11 | Line managers have discretion to give people time off as special leave . |
| 12 | A vibraphone began a long , tasty Moondance , and a magnificent , stomping Gloria , kicked off by special guest Bap Kennedy , the singer with Energy Orchard , segued into Shakin' All Over . |
| 13 | Why is residential care looked on with special pessimism by social workers ? |
| 14 | ‘ I already wear a lot of Joe Bloggs ’ stuff because I do n't dress up for special occasions . |
| 15 | Another important area of discretionary power arises in the setting up of special squads — fraud , obscene publications , robbery and so on — to concentrate on particular crimes . |
| 16 | One approach is to impose statutory reserve or cash requirements on banks and all other financial institutions , and then engage in tough open-market operations , possibly backing them up with special deposits ( again applied to all financial institutions ) . |
| 17 | Judith Chegwidden , of Putney CLP , said a Labour government must be tough enough to face up to special interest groups and those , including herself , who had ‘ dangerous consumerist tendencies and want to own motor cars in urban areas — cars that pour out pollution and make people 's lives a misery ’ . |
| 18 | The jury has heard Magee got out , walked up to Special Constable Goodman and fired two shots into his chest . |
| 19 | One man got out of the car , walked up to Special Constable Glenn Goodman , 37 , assumed the combat position and fired two shots from a handgun into the officer 's chest . |
| 20 | Produced by Food from Britain and supported by the Home-Grown Cereals Authority , 250,000 leaflets were distributed via the eggs and bakery ingredients departments , backed up by special price offers on selected items . |
| 21 | He was then whipped for several hours , and then hung up by special handcuffs around his wrists . |
| 22 | To continue with Gregory 's example , his radio might emit a whine so high-pitched that it is undetectable to the human ear and can only be picked up by special test equipment . |
| 23 | About a third to a half the usable space in any private house is taken up by special rooms devoted to sleeping . |
| 24 | We expect that a considerable number of these were teenagers with occasional/part. time jobs or school leavers picked up by special employment measures . |
| 25 | Now Asian residents , many of whom run businesses , fear they will be in the front line of any flare-up and even be picked out as special targets . |
| 26 | Those born on a Friday are said to be marked out for special piety , which does not mean that they will be pious necessarily ; only that their natures are imbued with that proclivity . |
| 27 | Pensioners and the disabled would be singled out for special treatment , whether they paid rates or not . |
| 28 | When people hover for a tip , it 's excruciating , says Jon , 34 ‘ I do n't see why people working in certain industries should be singled out for special treatment . |
| 29 | The boys queued in sets of five outside the headmaster 's room , each clutching his signed slip and praying he would not be singled out for special treatment . |
| 30 | But Mary was not actually being singled out for special treatment or favour , except in so far as her own attractiveness and charm marked her out . |