Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] simply [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not want to see them simply crushed , not only because he respected their opinion , but because he would have to go on working with them after the Council . |
| 2 | Unless you are spending a long time somewhere I suggest you simply turn up at a crag and scrounge a look at someone else 's . |
| 3 | Laney suggest you simply remove the speaker jack when using headphones , but surely this is like saying it 's okay to point an empty gun ; forgetting to re-connect the speaker can prove disastrous on some amps , and inexperienced guitarists should be dissuaded from the habit from early on . |
| 4 | The controls apply only to new oil-burners and the environmental pressure group say they simply bring Europe into line with standards set in the US 13 years ago . |
| 5 | They say they simply want clubs to be subject to the same planning restrictions they face . |
| 6 | Without entering upon a detailed examination of this idea , let me simply observe , in the present context , that it too takes for granted that democracy , in the instances considered , has reached a stage of more or less completed development , and can thus be contrasted , as a distinct type of political system , with other types such as totalitarianism , dictatorship or ‘ unstable ’ democracy . |
| 7 | She wanted to bike along the road for a swim but after she finished dressing she simply sat on the edge of the bath and looked out of the window . |
| 8 | When you die you simply leave your worn-out body behind , and your spirit takes off . |
| 9 | The government says it simply wants to make an early start to convince the markets of its attachment to the strong franc . |
| 10 | To clean it simply rinse under running water . |
| 11 | But as for perceptual and emotional awareness , lacking which we would have no motive to bother about facts , without pleasure or hope it simply fades . |
| 12 | The topic of metaphor is too broad to receive a detailed treatment here ; let us simply say that a metaphor induces the hearer ( or reader ) to view a thing , state of affairs , or whatever , as being like something else , by applying to the former linguistic expressions which are more normally employed in references to the latter . |
| 13 | For the moment let us simply note that natural history may have important ritual implications . |
| 14 | She realised she simply did not know whether Amy had that sort of specialist skill . |
| 15 | She looked across at him and told him frankly , ‘ I fear you simply bring out the worst in me . ’ |
| 16 | The Trade Union Act of 1834 allowed them simply to bargain peacefully . ’ |
| 17 | Would n't it be refreshing if a new course were opened which simply claimed to be a lovely place for club players to play but that it would n't really test the pros . |
| 18 | When a reply arrived which simply said , ‘ The Private Secretary is commanded to express the thanks of The Queen for the kind message of congratulation which you have forwarded to Her Majesty ’ , the assembly rose to its feet and cheered . |
| 19 | ‘ As far as I can see she simply ran and he ran after her , but there are other tracks there , I think the boy 's . ’ |
| 20 | The team thus took a much more radical , class , view of the problems facing residents in working-class communities and did not see themselves simply responding to any educational need or demand : ‘ … the educationalist should be forced to recognise his responsibility to intervene positively and constructively not just respond to any demand ’ . |
| 21 | Demolishing them simply to rebuild , albeit in an almost identical form , involves the consumption of substantial raw materials and energy and never quite captures the spirit of the building that stood there before . |
| 22 | I know they simply write what their proprietors tell them . |
| 23 | We had tried to get a couple of er , here in Portsmouth but he had to attend , so we thought as we prepared for this conference this morning er , on the miners , that it would be appropriate to get a miner 's lamp to put and have them simply inscribed with the erm , the memory of the occasion , which turned out to be |
| 24 | We were having them simply marching across the proscenium curtain . |
| 25 | And in closing you simply say do you want to use us ? |
| 26 | ‘ It would have saved all the cleaning and clearing that 's going on today , but I suppose we simply did what we always do . |
| 27 | Changing working habits and increased competition for leisure time mean that many people feel they simply do n't have the time any more . |
| 28 | I suppose he simply did n't feel he could prevent it . |
| 29 | He told her how much he had missed her while he was away skiing and then asked her simply to marry him . |
| 30 | I thought you simply sent off your CV , got interviewed and there you were . ’ |