Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [prep] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ now ’ here instead corresponds to the ‘ now ’ on & alpha Centauri in 4.5 years ' time , because that is how long it takes light to get from here to there . |
| 2 | Millions of people living on the streets , congestion , pollution yet through it all , caring and a friendship which are not easy to come by even in the richest parts of the Western World . |
| 3 | San Antonio is , however , only one site in many to be investigated in detail by archaeologists and geomorphologists and it is too early to extrapolate from there to the Maya lowlands in general . |
| 4 | In any case , it is not appropriate to dwell to much on the past , as Highlander is very much an organisation of the present , and an institution which moves towards areas in which the controversial new issues are beginning to take place . |
| 5 | There was nothing to do but read , but it was impossible to read for long with Aunt Emily prowling about . |
| 6 | Ideas of a third force proved impossible to realise at least in the short term . |
| 7 | Right X is an angle and what 's the cosine of the angle so if we we look at it this way erm it 's supposed to go through there through the origin . |
| 8 | The transition from a ‘ corporate ’ team management to a more ‘ individual ’ single-authority general management seems likely to continue at least into the early 1990s . |
| 9 | The evidence is that at the present time there is a serious lack of resources to care adequately for the number of sufferers living in ordinary housing , and that this mismatch between numbers and resources is likely to increase at least to the end of the century . |
| 10 | The cafe is only supposed to open from 8am until 6pm MondaySaturday . |
| 11 | But UN officials in Bahrain , the regional field headquarters for the UN Special Commission ( UNSCOM ) entrusted with destroying Iraq 's weapons of mass destruction , said that team was now likely to stay at least until tomorrow . |
| 12 | You 'd be glad to get in there for half an hour but you would n't risk more than half an hour . |
| 13 | It was stupid to barge in here like this . ’ |
| 14 | Obviously if you have an essentially period home it is good to keep at least within the spirit of the place , although conversely , one old piece in a very modern hall can look stunning . |
| 15 | Road works are due to start at 9pm on Friday . |
| 16 | With the adolescent , however , one will normally be able to communicate at least on a broadly similar level of sexual understanding with one 's own . |
| 17 | It follows that affirmative assessors must be able to discriminate at least between these two types of grief reaction . |
| 18 | I 've got it rigged so no one can find it but me , as I do n't want people being able to walk in here after dark and turn the lights on . |
| 19 | The second round of ‘ Unity ’ talks between the two opposing Unix factions are faring much better than the ill-fated first bout , though actual unity is unlikely to result at least in the short term . |
| 20 | Subtle but damning variations of idiolect are unlikely to count for much in a country where people go around wearing tee-shirts inscribed with things like ‘ The essence of brave 's aerial adventure : the flight 's academy of the American east club with the traditional gallery of Great Britain diesel ’ . |
| 21 | The loss of a significant relationship through death is , however , likely to be one that we have not been able to prepare for much in advance , and it is likely to be a loss that we do regret . |
| 22 | There has been little progress in reaching agreement on harmonising excise duties , and serious negotiations on this issue are not due to commence until early in 1992 . |
| 23 | I do n't wish to seem importunate , but if you do intend to sever the agreement I will be obliged to ask at least for the reimbursement of the expenses of my journey . ’ |