Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hang it horizontally and be careful to stick it precisely edge to edge so that no bulge will show through the paper proper . |
| 2 | Des McNulty , who chairs Strathclyde 's local government reorganisation subcommittee , said : ‘ Imagine the number of additional teachers , policemen and home helps we could employ if the Government were prepared to give us even £500 million over a five-year period . |
| 3 | EXERCISING in front of a keep-fit video on your television is likely to do you more harm than good , says the magazine Which ? |
| 4 | His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack . |
| 5 | It is important to leave yourself enough time before the wedding in order to give much consideration as to what you would like to say , to do any research necessary , as well as to write your speech and to perform any last minute pruning . |
| 6 | With Windows NT still a gleam in Bill Gates ' eye , OS/2 2.0 can lay claim to the goodness high ground , and it is difficult to see what more IBM could have done to make it electable — its erstwhile friends would say that it has cynically ditched all its principles — of closed systems , tight central control , the whole ‘ nanny knows best and you 'd better believe it ’ ethos that served the company so well for so long , and led to a string of successes at the ballot box in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 7 | You have a nice bath it 's lovely to see you again Oliver all right . |
| 8 | A quick glance was sufficient to tell him both victims were beyond all medical help . |