Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If normal good sleepers are woken from Stage I sleep or Stage 2 sleep , and asked whether they were awake or asleep , they tend to report definitely feeling asleep only In Stage 2 sleep , " 2 although this is not necessarily true for poor sleepers , who may deny they were asleep even when the EEG traces show clear signs of Stage 2 sleep . |
| 2 | Throughout the 1980s , it battled to achieve two crucial , strategic shifts : to reduce its dependence on bulk , low-margin , commodity chemicals which tend to swing wildly with the economic cycle — in favour of high value-added , high-margin ‘ effect ’ chemicals ; and to cut the share of sales accounted for by the UK . |
| 3 | The idea of a flying continuum becomes even more persuasive when we remember that very small animals tend to float gently in air , whatever their shape . |
| 4 | I have a streak of economy in me , even when contemplating how to épater les bourgeois , and recipes that make their sauce out of a stock made at an earlier stage tend to appeal most . |
| 5 | Soft , weighty fabrics tend to fall easily into gentle folds ; an obvious example is cotton velvet which is both soft , supple and heavy . |
| 6 | Under pressure , when some horses tend to fall apart , Milton responds by jumping even better , while John stays cool and professional . |
| 7 | Dried peas , beans or shells stored in durable containers can be much more satisfying than empty packets which , unless regularly replaced , tend to fall apart so easily . |
| 8 | Patterns of dots from a painting program tend to fall apart when enlarged or coagulate into muddy puddles if reduced . |
| 9 | ‘ We are obviously still concerned that there allegations of pushing drugs and we intend to monitor closely any future raves at the Ulster hall . ’ |
| 10 | Make evokes merely the idea of " producing an effect " ( = the event expressed by the infinitive ) , so that causation is represented as operating instant by instant throughout the actualization of the latter and the two events are felt to coincide in time . |
| 11 | Yet its methods tend to treat only men as individuals , and women , simply as women . |
| 12 | Although today these vital units of the railway system are being phased out by the modern fully automated control centres , there still remains the lonely , isolated signal box , often miles from anywhere , that on a dark winter 's night can conjure up strange happenings and instil fear even in the heart of the most level-headed signalman . |
| 13 | Only Drs Armitage and Darnell knew Dominic Wetherby before this weekend , with the possible addition of professor St John Goth , whom I intend to see tonight , despite your objections . |
| 14 | Our impact on industry through our green works campaign is there for all to see and from that point of view to encase it within the health and safety review is vitally important for all of us when we take the policy back to our members and advise them of the way in which we intend to go forward . |
| 15 | I wonder if it might be possible for you to confirm your or NEC 's interest in the tape , and , if you intend to go ahead , the specifications you need . |
| 16 | It 's quite usual to pay a deposit to show that you intend to go ahead with the deal and if you back out the repairer is entitled to keep the money . |
| 17 | It is time to go now if you intend to go today . |
| 18 | Some of you might be thinking , well , I 'm never going to advocate , I never intend to go anywhere near a court . |
| 19 | ‘ If you would have the patience to wait , monsieur , I intend to go home . |
| 20 | Regeling , an Australian international who had guest outings last season at Cleveland Park , said : ‘ We intend to go all out to win everything we can ; we have the team which can win the league providing we avoid bad injuries and bad luck . ’ |
| 21 | The Old World monkeys tend to sit upright when at rest and many have special thick-skinned sometimes brightly coloured pads on their rear ends . |
| 22 | I tend to sit there going funny colours . |
| 23 | You know the tone of the voice could completely waylay you know lay lay completely your fear of being told off by the by the pleasant tone in your voice . |
| 24 | Repeat using as much of the flesh as possible . |
| 25 | This will set the stitches and make handling easier . |
| 26 | Y'all keepin' well down there ? — Aye . |
| 27 | I tend to paint very quickly , so the paint is always rather damp as I flit round the paper , putting a colour here and one there , and at first it all looks a bit of a jumble . |
| 28 | I am wondering , I suppose , although I hate to sound impossibly naïve , whether there might be anything in your religion , in your beliefs , or your understanding of belief , that might help me with this , that might help me to come to terms with it ? |
| 29 | HEAVYWEIGHTS , it is said , take a while to mature but tend to remain longer in the sport . |
| 30 | What sorts of people tend to become politically active and who tend to remain relatively inert ? |