Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was evasive when asked if she still felt like killing herself . |
| 2 | This means managers have to be careful when considering whether to take on a new act . |
| 3 | Amdahl Corp is not known as an IBMulator for nothing : it too is cutting its dividend — to five cents a share this year from a dime last year , in an effort to conserve its capital base : the company , which reported a first quarter $240m loss after a $243m restructuring charge said its revenues were lower than expected because of soft economic conditions and competitive pressure on prices . |
| 4 | Amdahl Corp is not known as an IBMulator for nothing : it too is cutting its dividend — to five cents a share this year from a dime last year , in an effort to conserve its capital base : the company , which reported a first quarter $240m loss after a $243m restructuring charge — figures , page seven — said its revenues were lower than expected because of soft economic conditions and competitive pressure on prices ; it also said that while it was committed to the IBMulator business , it plans to expand its open systems products line because demand is increasing in that field ; it is also enhancing our Huron applications development and production system , which creates applications that run without change in both proprietary and open environments and on both large and desktop systems , the company added , saying that its objective is to turn Huron into an industry standard and to develop a growing business in open systems for large-scale computing . |
| 5 | It was this fact which led Lord Lyons to comment that the government did not lead so much as follow when it came to the last stages of the crisis . |
| 6 | I stood leaning on the staff , grinning and throwing an arm in the air as he approached , but he and his companion never so much as looked as they sped back to Adrar . |
| 7 | Dr David Reid has met Mrs W many times , although he is somewhat coy when asked if he has examined the W children . |
| 8 | If I do n't like playing singles , easy as doubles because you only have to put one in and it 's easier . |
| 9 | The two had battled it out in the scoring and until the final vote from the Maltese jury , filing later than scheduled because of a technical fault , either could have won . |
| 10 | Until the final vote from the Maltese jury — filing later than scheduled because of a technical fault — either could have won . |
| 11 | The writer ventures to think , for instance , that the final chord of the 1st movement of Tchaikovsky 's ‘ Pathetic Symphony ’ would be more satisfactory if arranged than thus |
| 12 | Much more tricky than knowing if you 've found a badger sett , is knowing whether or not it is still active . |
| 13 | In addition to selection criteria used by the NARA ( e.g. administrative , legal , and information value as well as long-term research potential ) other important criteria , which might be helpful if used when selecting records include : technical issues such as quality of dataset/resource documentation and the uniqueness of the operating system , software , or hardware environment needed to access/use the information . |
| 14 | I know the strain has been great because operating as you do entails the most constant vigilance and cunning which no other troops are called upon to display . ’ |
| 15 | Secular employment is as sanctified as preaching if it is done ‘ as unto the Lord ’ . |
| 16 | Make a few test recordings before you start the session in earnest in order to get used to the set-up and to check that the wording sounds as good when spoken as it looks on the page . |
| 17 | There is an ugly lump on his right fist and Thornton does n't sound too confident when asked whether it would stand up to a hard fight . |
| 18 | Holmes does however more than compensate because he is the most affectionate and cuddly dog I have ever known . |
| 19 | Did a bitch do more than submit when she was mounted by a strange dog in the street , held down by his teeth in the loose flesh of her neck to keep her still and ensure his better satisfaction ? |
| 20 | To quench is more than to refresh although our lying , lascivious eyes tell us the two are the same . |
| 21 | Is it not also a fact that waiting lists for houses to rent are increasing and have more than trebled since the Conservatives took office ? |
| 22 | But the essential distinction remains : whether the court should positively order treatment to be given or not to be given , or whether it should do no more than consider whether or not to authorise it , where authority is needed . |
| 23 | There is one point you can be sure of : the cost of adding a garage to your property will be more than recouped when you come to sell it , since everyone values the added space and security it offers . |
| 24 | ‘ He did more than dream when he purloined our saint , ’ Cadfael pointed out reasonably . |
| 25 | Over the past 15 years perinatal mortality rates have more than halved while the social and political pressure to measure and interpret them has increased . |
| 26 | But Mr Bottomley , who made road safety a dominant feature of his work as a Minister and still campaigns on it , said deaths would be more than halved if every cyclist wore a helmet . |
| 27 | On returning to the box and resuming his duties , he was more puzzled than frightened for he did not believe in ghosts . |
| 28 | The eventual landing force was smaller than planned because naval air reconnaissance showed the Germans had not garrisoned the island . |
| 29 | The seemingly impossible 1975 ( or 1977 if extended as allowed under the Act ) goal for attainment of the photochemical oxidant standard is highlighted by data for Los Angeles . |
| 30 | Relatively few molluscs — snails and their relatives — are venomous , although some are poisonous when eaten because they accumulate toxic substances through feeding . |