Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This latter exclusion was construed to mean that if someone did n't tighten up a bolt properly during maintenance or left a spanner in the works , which resulted in damage to the plant , then no cover would have been applicable . |
| 2 | ‘ for the purpose of prostitution ’ Means that loitering or soliciting must be for the purpose of offering her body etc. for reward as outlined at point 2 ante . |
| 3 | This insight tells observers little about macrocapacity but suggests that banks should pursue micro-surgery . |
| 4 | Districts : ‘ Working for patients ’ says little about planning but stresses that , having been freed from the obligation actually to provide services : |
| 5 | She cares little for appearance and does not abide by the usual social rules . |
| 6 | He longed to take away enough for breakfast or make a quick sandwich of the hors d'oeuvres for later . |
| 7 | And I 've no way of knowing if it 's normal to worry this much about food and weigh yourself this many times a day . |
| 8 | Betting on the day is only through credit or deposit accounts , or by debit card . |
| 9 | Kali was worshipped by the fearful Thuggee cult , religious extremists who killed in her name , believing that only through destruction as personified by Kali could the creative life-force be revealed . |
| 10 | Imagine now communication I 'm talking about not only through letter and telephone I 'm talking about total communication . |
| 11 | It is only through learning and understanding these considerations that we can really love our partner sexually . |
| 12 | But we now know a little two much for comfort and have to analyse cos we 've got some goal/task to keep us lively . |
| 13 | The front engine will be used only for take-off and climb to cruising altitude , around 20,000 feet , Mazzucchelli predicts — and then shut down , though it will be kept heated in case an emergency re-start becomes necessary . |
| 14 | We oppose excessive use of decontextualised exercises written only for perusal and marking by a teacher . |
| 15 | ‘ It is especially useful for them to have someone else at the surgery , not only for reassurance but to add to the discussion , ’ he explains . |
| 16 | From these you can try the patterns not only for tension but to see whether the number of rows between , as recommended , look and feel exactly right in the yarn you are using . |
| 17 | And of those who would hang , it is less for retribution than to save the next victim . |
| 18 | But the minister 's little joke reflects a suspicion among many in social services that going ‘ over there ’ is less about learning than enjoying a jaunt . |
| 19 | Fondant is easily coloured ( see page 21 for instructions on how to mix with food colouring ) , and although soft and pliable it will harden sufficiently for painting and forming into free-standing objects . |
| 20 | Silvia joined them halfway through lunch and had dinner with them in the evening . |
| 21 | Eventually one form became pre-eminent , perhaps through warfare and forced intermating between the divergent stocks . |
| 22 | Finally , Mr Valle urged Christians to ‘ work together for communication that expresses an ethic of justice and promotes life , respect for human beings and their culture , and the development of true community . ’ |
| 23 | Some kite-makers stick edges together for location when sewing . |
| 24 | The trees over Three Island Pond bent to the left with its force , and Creggan saw from the shadows that such ducks as were visible were taking shelter on the lee of the islands , bunching together for warmth and sinking their necks and heads as far as they could into their breast feathers . |
| 25 | We clung together for warmth and vowed to love one another more than anyone else for all time . |
| 26 | The prince 's young bride lay a short distance away beside her sisters-in-law , all of them huddled together for warmth and sleeping fast , exhausted by the trials and tribulations of a distressing day . |
| 27 | The youth team , all drawn from non-rugby playing schools , improved greatly after half-time and spent long periods pressing on the schools ' line . |
| 28 | The reprimand was adopted only after expulsion and censure motions were defeated . |
| 29 | A small herd inhabited a reedbed formed by the overflow from a large pool fed by hot springs , leaving its shelter only after dark and returning to it before light . |
| 30 | He and Cranston were still arguing rival theories when they reached Aldgate long after dark and made their way through a small postern door in the city gate . |