Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One day they might slow right down and start to fall back again — like a stone thrown into the air — it slows down , pauses for a moment , and then falls back again . |
| 2 | He did n't answer right away but kept his eyes on the rear-view mirror . |
| 3 | The McLaren girl did not answer right away and Mrs. Favor leaned towards the girl . |
| 4 | ( Anglers are presently major users of the Derwent and would remain so even if the river were reinstated for use by power craft . ) |
| 5 | you 're five eight you 're five eight , you stand , you st I do n't think same size as my mum I do n't think so somehow cos my mums five eight and my mums erm quite tall |
| 6 | Smiling at her father , who probably did not think so either if he would permit himself to be honest about it , she placidly allowed him to give her hand to Tristan who looked down at her very intently , his face noble and moved and marvellously beautiful in the jewelled light from the stained glass window . |
| 7 | Sometimes she would climax first , sometimes he , and on good nights they would explode together so that they felt the same tingling in the very tips of their toes and even then he 'd had to remember to withdraw — just in case . |
| 8 | His insecurity will persist so long as he bottles up change , no matter how well his ruling party behaves . |
| 9 | Again , it would adapt much faster than a legal body . |
| 10 | ‘ How can an athlete train and prepare so well and be so good and take so long to recover ? |
| 11 | All their friends are doing it , and they are aware that never again will they be in the situation where young people of similar ages , interests and academic abilities can mingle so freely and in such numbers . |
| 12 | Do n't they behave badly just because they sort of feel that you , that we , sort of use them , sort of exploit them ? ’ |
| 13 | But if widowhood is such a double shock for many women , why do widows survive much longer than widowers ? |
| 14 | We fought for them to come to the Assembly , where they could speak their minds and meet the Africans they never meet , and together listen to the Almighty Who might know better even than they what is best for the country . |
| 15 | This may act entirely independently or as a pre-filter to reverse-flow or trickle system , in which case the packing should include some filter floss just before the water return . |
| 16 | Your employer may behave so foolishly or ruthlessly that a sensible settlement of your differences seems impossible . |
| 17 | He was certain that Scarlet would never behave so irrationally but could not quite rid himself of the image of the breakfast table . |
| 18 | I can hardly believe that anyone should behave so cruelly and insensitively to any woman expecting a baby , especially to one like you , almost alone in a strange land . |
| 19 | Besides , if Maidstone could predict so accurately when Elsie would appear then it would be a simple matter to find her again — perhaps at the same time tomorrow . |
| 20 | I 'll , I 'll ask this other girl who I do n't know so well but I 'm sure if she 's going that way , she , you know , she 's in that area anyway . |
| 21 | According to Andrew , Eleanor 's verdict was that a woman would act less wisely if she chose the less worthy one . |
| 22 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 23 | It 's odd how you can chat so animatedly whilst someone you 've only just met is poking your most intimate spots , is n't it ? |
| 24 | Share prices could fall so far that his cash offer for DRG , the Basildon Bond company , starts to look attractive . |
| 25 | You must never allow yourself to be crowded out , neither must you retreat so far that you overstep the area boundary . |
| 26 | The older the child the longer you can wait so long as there are no other signs of serious illness . |
| 27 | People may blunder , she thought , and their actions can still have a fine echo ; or they may act all right and the echo can be bad . |
| 28 | An advantage of this system is that work can commence much earlier than in the traditional system because much of the design work will take place at the same time as the actual construction . |
| 29 | Such prejudices will flourish so long as hard facts are unavailable , and facts about sex in schools are practically non-existent because no education authority is likely to commission research on the subject . |
| 30 | You 'd think Michael Barnes , OBE , hereinafter referred to as Micky Twiceover would know just exactly when he opens his Festival since he 's the Artistic Director , General Administrator , Grand Panjandrum , ( Twiceover ) and what-have-you of the Grand Opera House . |