Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [conj] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Persian Empire , then , was not uniformly hated or despised by Greek writers . |
| 2 | The most toxic residues from industrial society are rarely successfully neutralised or excreted by living organisms , and they tend to be increasingly concentrated in animal tissues as they are passed up the food chain . |
| 3 | The report , prepared by the department 's inspector-general , Sherman Funk , did not name the country concerned , but it was widely recognized and acknowledged in private by officials that the allegations referred to Israel . |
| 4 | I am keenly aware , as you know , of the many Catholics whose faith and commitment have been badly shaken and disturbed in recent days , particularly over the ordination of women to the priesthood . |
| 5 | Fortunately some can be successfully treated or controlled by particular therapies . |
| 6 | existence of an in-house language training facility ( wholly owned or managed by outside contractors ) , with established staff of qualified trainers . |
| 7 | In the Kadanwari field in the Tajjal block , four wells have been successfully drilled and tested at average rages in excess of 30 mmcfd . |
| 8 | Desktop publishing , as far as the user is concerned , is really the action of producing documents that look as though they have been professionally designed and produced by traditional methods . |
| 9 | The fertile biochemistry of forests constantly racked and renewed by volcanic eruption — which once prevailed throughout the cooling surface of the globe — still continues in Indonesia , and amongst her trembling islands we find time-capsules of our earliest beginnings , when dragons stalked the earth . |
| 10 | A scene of organised chaos greeted visitors to the festival , with games going on amid much cheering and urging from excited parents and coaches , many apparently enjoying the occasion as much as the players themselves . |
| 11 | His Origin of Forms and Qualities according to the Corpuscular Philosophy ( 1666 ) is a masterpiece of criticism of the Aristotelians ' substantial forms , a detailed classic exposition of the corpuscular theory he wishes to put in their place , and , finally , a compendium of experiments and results , all explained and analysed in corpuscularian terms . |
| 12 | Unless this happens , the time and expertise of senior people is often wasted doing things that can perfectly well be done by others ; more senior or sophisticated tasks are not tackled ; and the talent of more junior people is never sufficiently developed or groomed for senior and more challenging roles . |
| 13 | Whether you prefer the commonsense approach of the largest , Nature et Progres , group ( a bit like our Soil Association ) or the literal looniness of Rudolf Steiner 's Biodynamic disciples , who only prune and pick during certain lunar and stellar cycles and seem to persuade their slugs to die , is up to you . |
| 14 | Theoretically it is static , ignoring the way any one person is constantly positioned and repositioned through social interaction . |
| 15 | He says they 're highly organized and work in small groups . |
| 16 | An independent inquiry into the assassination attempt on Gilchrist Olympio , chairman of the opposition alliance Union of the Forces of Change ( UFC ) , on May 5 [ see p. 38901 ] concluded that the attack was " apparently prepared and executed by military men " . |
| 17 | This cake mixture is perfect for the children 's cakes in this book , as it is light and moist yet firm enough to handle and cut into different shapes . |
| 18 | One Sunday morning , when I was looking out of the window , I saw Mme Guérigny leave church and walk from the rue de Fleuve along the rue Victorie towards Bluot 's , and return with a box nicely wrapped and tied with gold string . |
| 19 | This situation was not merely anticipated but welcomed in certain quarters . |
| 20 | For cell populations , data were all long transformed and expressed as geometric means ( SD ) and analysed parametrically. p Values ≥0.05 were taken as significant . |
| 21 | While not a new power , it was one not greatly recognised or understood at common law . |
| 22 | Most glider pilots have never experienced anything more hazardous than a bad landing , so reading and talking about other people 's mistakes is almost the only way of becoming aware of the kind of situations which lead to broken gliders . |
| 23 | Approximately 600 policemen , mostly Tamils , were apparently abducted and according to unconfirmed reports over 100 of them were massacred in Amparai district on June 12 . |
| 24 | Professional players , like artists , are highly strung and affected by ill-considered ‘ criticism ’ from the crowd . ’ |
| 25 | First , that the radical Right 's assault has been carefully managed ; the step by step approach was brilliantly conceived and managed by diligent and unerring control from the centre ; secondly , that the speed of its success has varied in different areas of public provision , which tells us much about the role of resistances , resistances built on organized opposition within the public services . |
| 26 | Wheat , originally a plant of the hot , arid , Near East , has been somewhat improved and adapted to temperate climates , but still needs strong land and a long , hot , dry growing season to develop and ripen . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's no good building safe ships and sending them on routes away from sensitive areas if they are then inadequately crewed and run by shady , cut-throat operators , ’ said the NUMAST general secretary , John Newman . |
| 28 | A marble staircase leads to wide corridors of bedrooms , which are comfortably furnished and equipped with modern bathrooms . |
| 29 | The flows of life energy in the body along the meridians are thus adjusted and balanced at certain very carefully chosen spots . |
| 30 | The harbour porpoise is already designated as endangered under Canadian law , but such designation does not incur the same level of protection as in the US , despite repeated warnings about the level of porpoise deaths . |