Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] [adv] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arguably this cuts down on women 's contact with other people . |
| 2 | A Home Secretary needs one , not so much to stand up to criminals as to stand up to people with damaging non-solutions to crime . |
| 3 | You 're less likely to end up with gaps and assumptions . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ They take so long to get back to pupils , ’ was one comment . |
| 5 | Eight European countries were represented at the meeting , and apart from the official business conducted there , it was extremely useful to chat informally about matters of common interest . |
| 6 | The tucuxi is , however only half the length of the boto , and is thus less able to break out of gill-nets when captured . |
| 7 | Not if it means that company directors are literally unable to talk sensibly to outsiders . |
| 8 | There is a a colossal amount of inconsistency er of a kind that if we were to practice such inconsistency in our courts there would be there would be absolute outcry and it 's it 's something of a scandal I think that er that the police and the executive generally are apparently able to get away with inconsistencies which we are not . |
| 9 | But the Greeks , though they enjoy buying the products of other people 's factories , are stubbornly reluctant to go in for factories themselves . |
| 10 | Perhaps for the sake of brevity , although not for precision and clarity , it is not unusual in some catalogues and lists to find some species roses included under the rambler heading , which like R. wichuraiana , have the same sprawling habit and are sufficiently vigorous to get up into trees . |
| 11 | The whole tenor of Acton 's approach was to insist on the primacy of medical knowledge — dismissing popular beliefs , especially those put forward by midwives , as dangerous quackery . |
| 12 | This is extremely difficult to justify either in terms of legislative intent , or in terms of the relative competence of the two institutions . |
| 13 | Perhaps his own impatient temperament made this especially essential in his case : I myself fled to the wilderness when it proved no longer possible to live harmoniously with men , who , admittedly , were a frequent obstacle to my inner joy . |
| 14 | But anyway this went on for weeks and weeks , and I kept on it down the lift shaft . |
| 15 | Diane Edwards made a long run for home to defeat Ann Williams in a modest 4min 19.46sec with Cahill just unable to get back on terms . |
| 16 | Still , a Government lately inclined to talk nostalgically about communities might well reflect on whether the actions of a Timex could be said to mesh well with the interests or values of a community which has long afforded the company a secure base and a loyal workforce . |
| 17 | We became increasingly angry and frustrated , feeling more and more that to work politically with men , whatever their sexuality , was simply a debilitating exercise . |
| 18 | They may draw some comfort from a survey revealing recession-hit parents are still prepared to spend out on youngsters . |
| 19 | They may draw some comfort from a survey revealing recession-hit parents are still prepared to spend out on youngsters . |
| 20 | It 's been found that in Homes where residents are busy or active during the day , with plenty of stimulation , they are more likely to sleep well without drugs , and the rate of bed-wetting goes down dramatically . |
| 21 | Most aphids can grow up either as a wingless stationary form or a winged migratory form ; they are more likely to grow up with wings if the local population density is high . |
| 22 | In similar circumstances you are , therefore , more likely to come forward with ideas again . |
| 23 | Alternatively , there could be some underlying fault ( in the control of the immune system , for example ) that makes the body more vulnerable to Candida invasion , on the one hand , and more apt to react inappropriately to foods and chemicals , on the other . |
| 24 | And because holism involves every aspect of the individual , you will not only feel better physically but you are likely to be more alert , freer from stress , more able to interact well with others and able to find greater peace of mind . |
| 25 | Species with good jumping ability are more able to get out of pits than are species that can not jump ( Rackham , 1982 ) . |
| 26 | The latter have always found it more difficult to move out of cities than owner occupiers , because of the limited availability of private-rented accommodation outside the large cities and because of the barriers limiting transfers between council housing areas . |
| 27 | Yeah it 's more difficult to keep up with others if they if they 're older and they 've been learning this stuff for a lot longer |
| 28 | It seemed to me that it would be more advantageous to spend less on officials and more on medical supplies . |
| 29 | On balance , it is probably helpful to think firstly in terms of the three broad categories , so as to separate the main production options available , and secondly in terms of the more detailed breakdown in order to draw up a truer picture of what may be possible in practice . |
| 30 | A ‘ snapshot ’ sequence of pyramids may reveal the effects of social ( e.g. family planning ) ; historical ( e.g. wars , plagues , famines ) and economic ( e.g. recessions ) changes on population structure , but it is also useful to think dynamically in terms of cohorts . |