Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite a slight drop in new construction orders in May , compared with April , there has been an overall nationwide upward tend in the five months since last December , according to the latest figures prepared exclusively for Chartered Builder by Bournemouth based Glenigan Limited . |
| 2 | Put all ingredients into a saucepan and slowly bring to the boil . |
| 3 | Meanwhile put vermouth , glace de viande and mustard in a small saucepan , slowly bring to the boil , add cream , boil again , take off heat . |
| 4 | It follows that ‘ those sensations must be all that we can , at bottom , mean by their attributes ; and the distinction which we verbally make between the properties of things and the sensations we receive from them , must originate in the convenience of discourse rather than in the nature of what is signified by the terms ’ . |
| 5 | When present , the impurities cause concrete made from mining spoil , ‘ mundic , ’ to crumble in damp conditions as trace elements slowly combine with the cement to reduce the lattice structure to a mush . |
| 6 | But such a dimension does help to explain why philosophy can be seen both as a mode of thinking in any discipline , and also a discipline in its own right ; for it is at least arguable that the ‘ questions about questions ’ in every field eventually converge on certain basic questions and concepts which we recognize as the traditional domain and concern of the philosopher . |
| 7 | Cattle , herded down to it along drove-ways used from time immemorial , slowly graze across its moist levels . |
| 8 | PRESIDENT Clinton 's forthcoming healthcare reforms hold little fear for the SmithKline Beecham , its chief executive , Bob Bauman , said yesterday . |
| 9 | Standing on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater , I watched the pastel purple of the Tanzanian dawn slowly change to a golden red . |
| 10 | Projects rarely develop in a totally predictable fashion and thus require close and detailed control both during the implementation phase and after they are fully operational . |
| 11 | Although recorded annually there is no regular winter population , and birds rarely remain for more than a few days except in severe winters , when considerable influxes occur . |
| 12 | They have been deliberately avoided by politicians who know they currently find little favour with the British people . |
| 13 | It found little favour in the United States , where there was however considerable interest in securing some workable arrangement . |
| 14 | Thus the courts have , for example , limited their intervention in cases concerning homeless persons , using arguments concerning the subjectivity of administrative discretion which found little favour in cases such as Tameside considered above ; and they have counselled restraint in circumstances where propositions of law are interwoven with issues of social and ethical controversy concerning the scope of parental rights , while being more willing to intervene where legal issues are intertwined with questions of social and economic choice , as in the Bromley case . |
| 15 | Some humans can recognise consciousness in plants and effectively communicate with them . |
| 16 | We can not doubt the intention of such a one to mock our normal human relationships and diminish the value which we properly accord to each other . |
| 17 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 18 | Of course , such con- ditions did not disgrace every mill , nor were they wholly absent outside the factory system . |
| 19 | Slowly raise until vertical , breathing out . |
| 20 | The English still play golf for exercise , while Scottish amateurs , whose inner conceit about inventing the game holds them back , mostly suffer from little inclination to practise . |
| 21 | Piecemeal change to pub exteriors and interiors , while more insidious than wholesale rebuilding , can be equally destructive . |
| 22 | The eggs , which are often stuck to a plant , eventually hatch into larvae . |
| 23 | The eggs eventually hatch inside the mother 's pouch , the young crawl out and clamber up on to her back . |
| 24 | Hearing people have significantly better recall for items which they vocally repeat at presentation , while deaf people find it more difficult to recall items when they have to overtly repeat the sign when it is presented . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , it is not always these States which exert the most influence at ICAO divisional meetings where the policies are worked out by the national delegates that attend . |
| 26 | Neither of these two men can control with any certainty , however , the factor that will perhaps exert the most influence on the SPD 's election chances . |
| 27 | Who had the most influence on your screen career . |
| 28 | This lack of Bolshevik militancy ( and the reluctance to comply with Moscow 's directives ) was particularly galling for the Comintern since , as one of its own documents acknowledged , ‘ the Chilean Communist party is the one with the most influence amongst the masses out of all the South American Communist parties ’ . |
| 29 | It 's the one right bang on the main road ? |
| 30 | All it was first of all was a little graze on top of the skin . |