Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Should even those ladies fail , rig up Ethel Merman via a central overhead speaker simultaneously and the bird sinks like even Granny 's rice pudding did n't . |
| 2 | We have been warned in the most solemn terms , and a Government who were responsible for the poll tax should surely this time show some humility , some willingness to listen and learn . |
| 3 | It suggested that theology should no more retreat to a ‘ no meaning ’ theist position in the face of philosophy than in the face of history . |
| 4 | Thus , if on the one hand the ‘ civilizing ’ role of the Russians in Siberia should not be belittled , neither should too much credence be given to nationalistic claims put forward in Russian accounts of the subject , whether before or after the 1917 Revolution . |
| 5 | Today , many people who might earlier this century have been in hospital are now living in a residential home . |
| 6 | Given the opportunity , could so many electors have chosen intelligently between so many candidates ? |
| 7 | I should have told you , the night I met you on Starr Hills ; but I 'd only that day realized and I was afraid who might be listening . |
| 8 | I could no more return to that house alone than face the devil . |
| 9 | It could no more act as a ‘ watchdog ’ than a critical examiner of the actions of politicians or government because it was closely and inextricably tied to both . |
| 10 | She could no more walk away from him now than she could voluntarily stop breathing . |
| 11 | But could too much Hinterland be a political disadvantage ? |
| 12 | Are we to conclude , therefore , that the Anglican Church 's neglect of purification ritual for women is not because it believes women to be ‘ clean ’ , but because it would rather such matters were n't mentioned at all ? |
| 13 | Last night , Stephen Eades of Southport-based environmental group Save our Shoreline , which has campaigned for protection of nature amid Hamilton Oil 's exploration , said : ‘ We are concerned that the exploration does not disturb the environment and would rather these advances were in renewable energy sources . ’ |
| 14 | What is interesting is that for the first time individual patrols would have radio communication via jeep-mounted No. 11 radio sets , but in the event of breakdowns they would also each take two pigeons . |
| 15 | The next reading of the private member 's bill is on 17th January , so would as many people as possible press the case with their MP — to make life easier , a draft letter is available to which you need only add MP 's name and your name and address . |
| 16 | The Assembly 's meeting in New York at the moment to decide whether Cambodia 's seat will be given to the newly agreed Supreme National Council ; a move which would please many people and organizations such as Oxfam and Christian Aid , who were opposed to the Phol Pot regime . |
| 17 | ‘ I would no more look at her today than a bar of soap . ’ |
| 18 | We shall therefore this year have two sets of consultation about applications , as opposed to only one last year . |
| 19 | As will so many things , you get what you pay for . |
| 20 | A wet or juicy ball will tend to skid up the face of the club at impact , causing it to fly slightly higher and will much less backspin — a ‘ flyer ’ . |
| 21 | LOCAL companies will later this year have the chance to take part in an IDB trade mission to three of the fastest growing economies in the Asia Pacific region . |
| 22 | It will later this week reiterate its opposition to the break-up of the two-tier structure of regions and districts which are to be replaced with single-tier councils . |
| 23 | A spokesperson will then either transition the module into a conceptually approved state or hold it back for further work before approval . |
| 24 | Perhaps if it 's so successful if it can successfully this evening perhaps we will do it more often . |
| 25 | Only Sue Lewis , secretary to Lord Rees , can better that record . |
| 26 | You can fine some information a bout each of these methods on pages 2–6 of this leaflet . |
| 27 | If we can not rest with the ordinary ideas , we can no more rest with their philosophical variants . |
| 28 | Political parties can no more escape from their pasts than can individuals . |
| 29 | I can no more vouch for the loyalty of every one of my tenants than His Grace the King or my Lord Cardinal can guarantee the loyalty of every Englishman . |
| 30 | Can too much knowledge be a dangerous thing ? |