Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [conj] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because a significant factor is the degree to which assumptions are built into the information system and thereby influence and affect the decision making . |
| 2 | Slowly raise and lower your arms . |
| 3 | On Forgive 'N Forget 's most recent outing he had run fourth behind Combs Ditch at Haydock Park , and that horse was also in the Gold Cup field , third favourite after a highly successful season which had brought him three good prizes and a neck defeat by Wayward Lad in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park . |
| 4 | ‘ If Americans — and particularly the Brits — have a horse or a dog that behaves badly — they admit the fact , and rather celebrate and make a joke of it , right ? |
| 5 | " I hope you do n't mind me coming up — I thought I 'd just come and see how you were , and perhaps sit and chat with you for a while " |
| 6 | Perhaps sit and do nothing at all — or perhaps be revolting ? |
| 7 | ‘ I took Jimi Hendrix down to meet The Cream and as soon as Jimi started playing , Eric Clapton 's hands fell off his guitar and I saw him kinda reel and leave the stage . |
| 8 | This can not be achieved if you constantly chatter and move about . |
| 9 | Sometimes these first impressions are so strong that they stubbornly linger and defy revision even when different signals are being transmitted by subsequent visual behaviours . |
| 10 | If I inadvertently forget and use 1 cc or 1 ml , they look baffled . |
| 11 | Hold down shift and keep it down and press F seven . |
| 12 | Now try shift F se hold down shift and press F seven . |
| 13 | Plenty of time for her to have had a string of boyfriends and perhaps kiss and tell lovers … |
| 14 | Owners naturally forget or feel sorry for the underdog , but experience has shown that dog/owner relations are all important if treatment is to be successful . |
| 15 | Whether you prefer the commonsense approach of the largest , Nature et Progres , group ( a bit like our Soil Association ) or the literal looniness of Rudolf Steiner 's Biodynamic disciples , who only prune and pick during certain lunar and stellar cycles and seem to persuade their slugs to die , is up to you . |
| 16 | So wait and see if it 's any good , I do n't know . |
| 17 | You will mail them your information and then perhaps telephone or visit those you particularly need . |
| 18 | Well you do n't want to go out in the car so stop and do a bit of painting . |
| 19 | They had also seen migratory birds in the sky directly above the paralysis , suddenly stop and remain suspended in the air . |
| 20 | Many signals are merely STOP or GO . |
| 21 | ‘ I only hope and pray it does n't do too much damage , ’ he said , and jumped as they all heard a high-pitched , deafening roar which shook the house , followed by the sound of wood splitting as the wind tore at the planks and ripped the front door off its hinges . |
| 22 | It 's a great honour and I only hope and pray I wo n't let Monsieur down . |
| 23 | Obviously remove or reduce the background noise wherever possible . |
| 24 | Gently behold and test the web of your life ; see whether it responds to your touch . |
| 25 | Other mammals not only tolerate but revel in their smells , employing them in a wide variety of ways . |
| 26 | One danger of having both eggs and pollen in the same structure is that the plant may pollinate itself and so anticipate and prevent cross-fertilisation , the very purpose of all these complexities . |
| 27 | Carmen 's Celly Massager , £39.99 — one half of this gadget has five spring-loaded spheres which gently rotate and massage whilst the other half has 47 microfingers to stimulate the circulation . |
| 28 | He saw the operative holding the radio set suddenly gesticulate and start shouting to his companions . |
| 29 | As Joel Barnett , Wilson 's Chief Secretary to the Treasury , later described ‘ the quaintly titled social contract ’ , ‘ the only give and take in the contract was that the government gave and the unions took ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ And the motto on its letterhead reads : ‘ We also serve who only stand and wait ’ . |