Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The terms of the contracts in this category are rarely negotiated ; instead , they are prepared by or for one party who effectively imposes them on the other party to the contract , saying " If you want to do business with me , you must use my terms " . |
| 2 | She has defended the Mulroney government , whereas Mr Charest has discreetly distanced himself from the old regime . |
| 3 | Instead , she guides him to check his suggestion and when he realises that he is not successful , she skilfully involves him in the final solution to the problem . |
| 4 | Back in the main town , we explored twisting alleys which eventually led us to the old Frankish quarter . |
| 5 | I looked around for Kalchu and eventually found him on the far side of the fire talking to a group of men , some of whom I recognized as being from Chaura and from Chhuma . |
| 6 | She was not there and after running frantically around the garden he eventually found her beside the old hanging tree at the bottom of the path . |
| 7 | In August-September 1982 it proved unable to clinch a peace treaty with its Maronite ally , having effectively installed it as the new Lebanese government . |
| 8 | There were quite a few dunces , and er some did n't always get moved on and they did n't all make it into the top class , they had to stop again for another year , or period , in the class they were . |
| 9 | And a decade later , when the term ‘ has-been ’ seemed almost an understatement , she not only gratefully accepted but gleefully flung herself into the high camp , Low Gothic shenanigans of Robert Aldrich 's Whatever Happened to Baby Jane ? ( 1962 ) , in which , with a gloating relish that neither her baby-doll fright wig nor her impenetrable pancake make-up could conceal , she set about tormenting her immemorial screen rival and alter ego ( or egoist ) , Joan Crawford . |
| 10 | You want to avoid getting them in the wrong order or dropping them , so number them in the top corner , and link them together with a tag . |
| 11 | Now the State has already got a problem because in the next century , it will have insufficient people at work to pay for old age pensions we already know Mr Portillo is doing a pension review and is looking about only targeting it to the needy at the bottom well that means a lot of people like you and me will miss out on State pensions . |
| 12 | The company , which has pretty much limited itself to the German market so far , is also looking to peddle its suite of software products across the border , in France , and is currently courting French distributors . |
| 13 | Then , in the middle of the election campaign , he suddenly found himself among the accused . |
| 14 | Turning for the door , Mungo suddenly found himself in the overwhelming dark . |
| 15 | We suddenly found ourselves in the Turkish baths with a dozen nude men . |
| 16 | Ribble 's failure to provide the service paid for will have caused inconvenience , and distress to elderly residents of Scorton and perhaps involved them in the extra cost of missed appointments or expensive taxi fares . |
| 17 | These workers regarded themselves as temporarily relieving their parents of the burden of supporting them and perhaps contributing something to the overall family budget . |
| 18 | From that time on he improved in leaps and bounds and eventually , after about seven months , I started gingerly walking him around the small paddock next to his box with a bridle and a lunge rein threaded through his bit and over his head . |
| 19 | The former England batsman also claimed that Donald was not a one-day cricketer and that Warwickshire only used him with the new ball in such games . |
| 20 | They moved to Dallas , and Graham has so immersed himself in the American way of life that I am surprised he has not sought American citizenship . |
| 21 | So that 's a straight inheritance , does increase your gross expenditure of the Committee , and indeed does involve you , quite sensibly involve you in the total care package for those particular individuals who 're increasingly seen as your clients rather than health authority clients . |
| 22 | It was a new Fender Strat , bought from a shop on Shaftsbury Avenue in February ‘ 62 , and yes , I wish I still had it , but only to sell it for the large sums they fetch now ! |
| 23 | In fact there was precious little to rely on in the unconscious unless the product was good enough to sell itself to the conscious senses , in which case the unconscious appeal was superfluous . |
| 24 | That individuals prosecuted for sodomy did not necessarily identify themselves with the demonized sodomite of official discourse also lends credence to Foucault 's distinction between sodomy as a kind of behaviour , and homosexuality as a modern identity . |
| 25 | Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself . |
| 26 | So how we 're going to actually interpret that and er act on that here in Manchester and we set out our against er er to achieve that on the simple basis of quality and you 've heard enough about quality over the last two years to not be too surprised that that 's what we 've said was going to give us the cutting edge and perhaps put us in the leading position here in Manchester . |
| 27 | So marvelous was the migrating instinct of birds that he could only ascribe it to the superior intelligence of their Creator . |
| 28 | They are perhaps owe something to the tabloid newspapers and colour supplements , as these have emerged in the post-war years , with their high illustrative content and minimal text . |
| 29 | Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . |
| 30 | This means that the facts unc we are assuming are in principle decidable , an so add nothing to the real power of our system . |