Example sentences of "a well [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Wesnes said it was a well tested drug which only caused Alzheimer type symptoms when injected rather than being taken orally as a travel sickness remedy … |
| 2 | Keep the tent clean and always pack it away totally dry , storing it in a well aired place . |
| 3 | A unique view of Holborn Viaduct photographed from a well placed office window on 18 august 1989 . |
| 4 | Such a well placed and well managed woodland would bring ‘ never failing fountains of delight ’ to the inhabitants . |
| 5 | A well placed mortar shell can therefore kill a great many victims at once . |
| 6 | Amsteg 's position makes it a well placed base for climbers and hill walkers . |
| 7 | With a well placed hole a considerable quantity of rock could be broken off ; all that was necessary was to have a free face to work from . |
| 8 | IRA ‘ tout trackers ’ believe the security forces have infiltrated their organisation in the New Lodge and Ardoyne areas and that a well placed mole is feeding them the names of IRA operatives and the location of ‘ safe houses ’ . |
| 9 | But , within 60 seconds , the visitors opened the scoring when former International , Niall Sturrock , beat Larmour at the second attempt with a well placed lob after a poor clearance by Nicky Blease had produced the initial chance . |
| 10 | Hood : a well fitting shaped hood which closes down effectively . |
| 11 | Dr Remondino attacked the ‘ debateable appendage ’ in his History of Circumcision ( 1891 ) , and compared circumcision to ‘ a well secured life annuity ’ , ‘ a better saving investment ’ , making for a greater capacity for labour , a longer life , less nervousness , fewer doctors ' bills . |
| 12 | There is a pleasantly refurbished village hall , centre of a thriving carpet bowl club and many other activities , a newly renovated pub doing good business with a well supported darts club , and smaller church and chapel halls for more intimate meetings . |
| 13 | Macros are a well supported feature of A86 and certainly help you make your code more readable for others . |
| 14 | But there are fears that the government 's vigorous attempts to clamp down on cautioning could mean the end to a well supported and apparently successful scheme . |
| 15 | Pride of Swan ownership means a pre-owned Swan is a well cared for Swan . |
| 16 | A well cared for example of this evergreen Frers design , benefiting from regular refits and upgrades , ‘ Chastanet ’ is comprehensively equipped for warm weather cruising and has always been in the running on the race course . |
| 17 | Val set off for the interior in the best of the hire cars available , a well worn seat with grudging breaks , and drove alone on empty roads through a barren and alien territory . |
| 18 | A well exercised beast there I think . |
| 19 | Andy Sharpe led the way with a well compiled 74 break in the first left game . |
| 20 | The notion that officials or ‘ bureaucrats ’ have a vested interest in the expansion of the public sector is a well accepted one ; it is reflected in C. Northcote Parkinson 's Law that ‘ work expands to as to fill the time for its completion ’ , as does manpower , and a persistent theme in the popular British comedy series Yes Minister was the importance to top bureaucrats of maintaining large numbers of officials to do nothing particularly useful . |
| 21 | Pepsinogen synthesis has been found closely linked to secretion and depletion of stores by a well regulated feedback mechanism under in vitro conditions . |
| 22 | However , a well looked after culture should last at least three to four months , at which time it is probably best to dump ninety percent of the medium and to then add fresh medium . |
| 23 | A well converted market building can inject new life into a whole area : Covent Garden is the classic example , where all the former premises of fruit and vegetable wholesalers around the market have been taken over as shops , wine bars and restaurants . |
| 24 | This belief has lasted to the present day ; and , in revenge , we should round up all the people who made these awful hippy records and make them read old Charlatans interviews until they beg for mercy and we hurl them into a well filled with angry weasels . |
| 25 | It 's a well made car . ’ |
| 26 | If you have a lot of sanding to do away from a power source , the Bosch is a well made , quiet sander that is just the job . |
| 27 | It was not unusual for a well made wheel to last fifty years or more ; centuries of know-how were built into each one . |
| 28 | a well made young wine will be very fruity . |
| 29 | The strength of a well made glued joint in good condition is not increased by nailing or screwing the joint in addition to the glue , On the other hand , all glues need to be tightly clamped while they set and the simplest way to do this is generally to assemble the wet joint with nails or screws ; having once done this , there is no particular benefit in taking the fastenings out afterwards . |
| 30 | The Lowe High Plains 70 litre rucksack is a well made bag which is comfortable to carry , even with a heavy load . |