Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] this [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It is in snowy weather that owners of buildings roofed in this way most regret this form of construction because wind-blown powdery snow easily enters narrow chinks in the roof surface , and where there is no underslating felt ( as applies in most old constructions ) , the snow settles between the ceiling joists , later melting and saturating ceilings and other internal finishes .
2 Thinly veiled portraits of actual people in fiction vastly outnumber this type of unlucky strike .
3 Over the longer period changes in population , income etc. shift this relationship in measurable ways .
4 It is best to hide scale patterns by introducing leaps which not only hide this weakness in the system , but also allow stronger , more memorable phrase contours .
5 Maurice Melloul says ‘ Obvously , we only build this sort of special relationship with a limited number of selected suppliers but it is mutually beneficial .
6 Gently touch this drop onto the surface of the spreading solution .
7 Being a mere composite from charnel houses , I fear that I alone undergo this sorrow behind the eyebrows .
8 ‘ I only want this farce to be over so I can get on with my life . ’
9 treats the domain of cultural forms and activities as a constantly changing field … looks at the relations which constantly structure this field into dominant and subordinate formations … [ and ] at the process by which these relations of dominance and subordination are articulated' ( Hall 1981 : 235 )
10 The organisation is exploring ways in which this type of information can be made more available so watch this space for further developments .
11 And I only get this sort of breakfast when you 're angry , he thought .
12 The people that your toddler feels most confident in showing generosity towards are you , her parents , so encourage this trait by asking her to give you things : for example , ask her to give a toy , drawing or her teddy to Daddy .
13 er people that have behaved more er better you know they , they may be only fined or whatever and er although it 's a revolution , I mean it 's a rise of an association of a a power to sort of , to erm to counteract landlord power so become this sort of balance almost .
14 The resulting plants are likely to be better because there is minimal root disturbance , and each seedling has a generous amount of compost without competition — but the number of seedlings you can raise at once will be very limited , so use this method for plants like tomatoes , where you do n't need many , or those worth special treatment , such as bedding geraniums .
15 ‘ It is not true that I only play this game for money .
16 Both Nash reversion and Abreu 's simple penal codes are subgame perfect equilibrium strategies and so satisfy this criterion of credibility .
17 So reconcile this piece of French policy , if thou can , and foretell its consequences .
18 In rested subjects alpha rhythm is indicative of low arousal , but sleep-deprived subjects commonly only achieve this level of arousal at best .
19 Interest in the matter of citizenship quickened in American universities before there was any evidence of much work this side of the Atlantic .
20 I duly put this plan to Eliot , who , to my mild surprise , did not seem to regard it as so fanciful an idea as I had anticipated .
21 Christians generally associate this incident with the Eucharist , in which our souls are nourished through all the difficulties and adventures of life .
22 Fighting , he says , is ‘ the real , highest , honestest business of every son of man ’ and he advises ‘ those young persons whose stomachs are not strong , or who think a good set-to with the weapons which God has given to us all , an uncivilized , unchristian , or ungentlemanly affair , just skip this chapter at once , for it wo n't be to their taste ’ .
23 Males normally show this kind of behaviour to test for weakness in each other .
24 For a FREE Plumrose Delifresh Slicing Roll , any variety , just add this token to the coupon we gave you yesterday .
25 Zande thus believe this power to be sex-linked and consider that it increases with age : children may be capable of bewitching , but the power is weakly developed in them ; in mature adults it is more strongly realized .
26 For your chance to play the best , just unscramble this name of a game hedgehog : CINOS .
27 Hang on , let me just do this game on card
28 Just return this coupon by post ( no stamp needed ) to Thames Water Information , Admail , Freepost 23 , Reading RG1 1BR .
29 Again , why should higher level components not abandon this string in favour of the many thousands of better scoring strings ?
30 A substantial number of these students have either been speakers of RP or had accents only slightly different from it , and their usual reaction to being told to use for the vowel at the end of ‘ easy ’ , ‘ busy ’ has been one of puzzlement and frustration ; like them , I can not equate this vowel with the vowel of ‘ bit ’ .
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