Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is essential therefore that bodies manage their finances efficiently and apply them effectively to maintain development . |
| 2 | One of the most successful ways of giving a different quality to the steps and poses of classical dance and of transforming them into demi-caractère style is to relate them intimately to appropriate music . |
| 3 | He was Arthur Wharton , a Jamaican about whom little recorded evidence exists apart from his sprinting achievements . |
| 4 | ‘ That seems to me rather to reinforce suspicion that Amy killed Hereward , ’ Laura said . |
| 5 | All of them endlessly finish spaghetti . |
| 6 | It was a disappointing performance by the Bears for whom only Mark Lemon and the determined Odom took the chequered flag . |
| 7 | Never put flavoured drinks in a bottle and give them only to quench thirst . |
| 8 | ‘ They have issued personal protection weapons to construction workers , yet most of them only face danger for the short-term duration of their contracts , ’ he said . |
| 9 | In wet weather hand them inside to deter mould . |
| 10 | Yet if not all of them necessarily regarded Cnut with disfavour on his accession , it is likely that there were quarters in which he had to face considerable initial hostility . |
| 11 | In his widely cited study Delinquent Boys , Cohen questions whether delinquent behaviour is caused directly by the desire for material goals . |
| 12 | Michael Grimmitt in his widely read book , What can I do in RE ? |
| 13 | The final straw , according to inside sources , was when Mr Zhivkov tried to bring his widely disliked son , Vladimir , who has a reputation as a drunkard and a womaniser , on to the politburo . |
| 14 | With his party winning 20 seats — two fewer than in the previous parliament — Mr Ashdown conceded that the high hopes generated by his widely praised campaign had not been fulfilled . |
| 15 | With his party winning 20 seats — two fewer than in the previous parliament — Mr Ashdown conceded that the high hopes generated by his widely praised campaign had not been fulfilled . |
| 16 | His discovery of a new freedom both theological and psychological was not easy for him to articulate though his widely circulated letter Ad Amicos revealed his absolute devotion to the search for God . |
| 17 | ‘ Eh bien , my friends , ’ he said , brushing a crumb of cheese straw from the lapel of his immaculately pressed suit , ‘ it is time to make the beginning . |
| 18 | I rarely use sherry , preferring vermouth for a cleaner taste , or brandy to deglaze any juices . |
| 19 | The basic British diet is a killer — I never touch white bread , salt or sugar and I rarely eat dairy products . ’ |
| 20 | I rarely take equipment from one country to another , and never if there is a voltage difference as with the United States ( 110 volts ) and Europe ( 240 volts ) . |
| 21 | As I rarely watched TV or read newspapers , my knowledge was scanty . |
| 22 | I rarely paint hair . |
| 23 | I duly contacted Memory Direct , who told me they could n't supply these modules , but very helpfully gave me Epson 's customer support line number . |
| 24 | This reply read : ‘ I duly acknowledge receipt of correspondence sent in respect of children in care and confirm that the mail has now been forwarded accordingly . ’ |
| 25 | Michael Young , in his paradoxically assumed role , quotes approvingly the strictures of Lord James on misguided attempts to generalize an élite education : |
| 26 | [ 4.2 If by the Certificate Date the parties have been unable to agree whether any requirement of the Landlord made pursuant to clause 4.1 is reasonable the matter or matters in dispute shall be referred to a counsel to be agreed upon between the parties or failing agreement within [ 5 ] working days after the Certificate Date to one of the conveyancing counsel for the time being of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice [ " Counsel " ] to be nominated on the application of either party by the President for the time being of the Law Society ( or his duly appointed deputy or any other person authorised by him to make appointments on his behalf ) and Counsel shall : |
| 27 | Byron Rogers ended his lavishly illustrated piece with the words : ‘ This has been a late twentieth-century fable ’ . |
| 28 | But he inspired awe not only because of his military resources , but also because of his lavishly spent wealth , his splendid building projects , the perception of his learning , the magnetism of his personality which brought him a following of other ecclesiastics . |
| 29 | I mostly enjoyed art and maths but I did not like P.E . |
| 30 | His thrillingly painted face . |