Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they find a cure for say , lung cancer they 'll just have to chase just a tiny bit and they will do cancer . |
| 2 | Only split seconds perhaps , for the entire flight could only have lasted about a minute , yet a significant time in an emergency . |
| 3 | ‘ I could n't help feeling just a bit sorry for him , though . ’ |
| 4 | The set culminates in an outrageously zany harmonisation of the famous ‘ O du lieber Augustin ’ , whose adventurousness may well have made even a composer like Prokofiev blanch . |
| 5 | It has only been met twice this year , the budget is quite small for the amount of work we can continue to do is quite small er it 's quite possible that it would only need to meet once a year in future so it would be sensible to combine it with other non-policy and traffic matters as a working party . |
| 6 | Where glues are concerned , I , personally , would not scorn to wear both a belt and braces . |
| 7 | ‘ Am I alone in detecting a falling away of accuracy — a sloppiness in dealing with facts and quotations which editors would not have tolerated even a few years ago ? ’ |
| 8 | Last night we celebrated the defeat of Italy — our brigadier ordered a rum ration to all ranks in honour of the occasion — yet I ca n't help feeling just a bit sorry for the Italians , and have never found it in my heart to dislike them as I do the Germans . |
| 9 | Furthermore , I ca n't seem to maintain even a simple rhythm on the guitar any more . |
| 10 | Today even Sergeant Newitt ca n't deny feeling just a little bit pleased with himself . |
| 11 | Most users would then have to wait only a couple of hours for a new telephone . |
| 12 | Moeri 's original procedure , of adding the chemicals to the second vat , would however have taken only a few minutes and would have left the reaction in no condition to explode . |
| 13 | Applicants must satisfy the general entry requirements for admission to a first degree course ( see page 51 ) , and will normally have completed successfully a Foundation Course in Art and Design . |
| 14 | You will probably have changed quite a lot , and you 'll be pleased with those changes . |
| 15 | This is hard , since on a busy day you will sometimes have to wait quite a while for the waiter to take your order or for the arrival of the food . |
| 16 | If you really can only go shopping once a week , you will have to store all you fruit and vegetables in the refrigerator or somewhere cool to prevent them from spoiling . |