Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it came to actually making policy , however , and actually using ‘ the power we had to try to secure self-government in Indo-China ’ , not only would the problems of intervention against US allies presumably have been more difficult than against her enemies , but there was always the risk as well that circumstances might prejudice ideal or even optimum solutions . |
| 2 | Because what the Sale of Goods Act goes on to say is that if the goods contain a fault which is so obvious you should have noticed the fault while you were in the shop , or the shop assistant pointed out the fault to you while you were in the shop , then I do n't think you can really demand money back on that basis . |
| 3 | In addition , using animal models , prostacyclin applied locally has been shown to inhibit thrombus formation in response to ADP in the hamster cheek pouch microcirculation ( Higgs et al , 1977 ) , and given systemically prostacyclin inhibited thrombus formation induced electrically in rabbit carotid artery ( Ubatuba et al , 1979 ) . |
| 4 | On the other hand , when the amount produced is such that the demand price is less than the supply price , sellers receive less than is sufficient to make it worth their while to bring goods to market on that scale ; so that those who were just on the margin of doubt as to whether to go on producing are decided not to do so , and there is an active force at work tending to diminish the amount brought forward for sale . |
| 5 | It also occurs when people who want to go on working are forced to retire because of their age or because of stereotyped assumptions based on age . |
| 6 | Beecham said that any fool can conduct three concerts with an orchestra , but to go on improving is like going on a race track where it is possible to improve your time at first , but each new improvement involves great effort and often some danger . |
| 7 | The hut she now lived in had been well built by a woodman more than three years ago . |
| 8 | In man , nicotine given parenterally has been shown to have an acute inhibitory action on the gastric secretion . |
| 9 | The figure facing the monster is also horned and is thrusting his spear into a snake-like head , three arms droop down having been similarly despatched . |
| 10 | Absent apparently has been any appreciation of the unfortunate historical precedent when Britain last linked her economic fortunes to those of another nation . |
| 11 | The texture of his voice was unfamiliar , and his face , when Eochaid glanced up , was drained with some sort of force which Eochaid suddenly saw was consuming anger . |
| 12 | Literally , this meant the rule of power of the best , but the meaning it has since acquired is not at all accidental . |
| 13 | The seventeenth-century , after appearing in SAVE 's report Empty Quarters , was successfully converted into offices |
| 14 | If Eisenman is correct — and the evidence weighs heavily in his favour — then the confusion which has hitherto obtained is effectively dispelled . |
| 15 | It is a delight to have Bishop Harris with us once more — he has only missed being present twice in 14 years . |
| 16 | What she found hardest to forgive was not that Luke had betrayed her . |
| 17 | At the end of an hour , only one ‘ little feller ’ too young to know better had been in Auguste 's possession , and William and Joseph were scarcely able to restrain their mirth . |
| 18 | Donald Harris wants the law changed so compensated is automatic . |
| 19 | The Police Federation now wants the law changed so bail is automatically refused if the police fear there 's risk of a further offence being committed . |
| 20 | Three of the four he had interviewed personally had been evasive , or told outright lies . |
| 21 | However , the manner in which professional and other partnerships are to be taxed , and the equity and practicalities , both from a firm 's and its advisers ' viewpoints , appear not to have been thought through as thoroughly as one might have hoped . |
| 22 | Theories and information appear not to have been subjected to prior sorting and tumble forth from the pages , while the opinions of the authors remain submerged . |
| 23 | The questions that appear not to have been officially asked are to what extent will the projected gains accrue to areas already experiencing relative prosperity ; to what extent will these gains involve reductions in prosperity in underdeveloped/unfavoured regions and whether a transfer of some 4 per cent of the " net " gains is sufficient to compensate for such losses . |
| 24 | What what I propose not to do is to ask Mrs to read her summary . |
| 25 | My leg , which never mended properly after the accident , has not liked being cooped and cramped and bound , and like a mistreated animal it has turned against its master , making itself all pain . |
| 26 | What he has not done is to spell out his policy on the central economic issue : how does he intend to cut the budget deficit without raising taxes ? |
| 27 | What he has not done is remotely stand by the Prime Minister . ’ |
| 28 | What he has not done is remotely stood by the Prime Minister . ’ |
| 29 | What he has not done is remotely stand by the Prime Minister . ’ |
| 30 | Democracy should embody the popular will — ; ‘ every law which the people has not ratified is null , void is in fact not a law . |