Example sentences of "[adv] is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do better is not easy — but it is possible . |
| 2 | Making things which look just that bit better is so easy , it 's worth a little extra trouble and will surely take you out of the learner stage . |
| 3 | Therefore a person who kills while driving carelessly is not guilty of this form of manslaughter , but may be guilty of reckless manslaughter . |
| 4 | You go on through and si sorry seven is a pointer , eight is a Jack Russell which apparently is rather snappy and used for rabbiting , so I 'm told , nine is Dalmatian , number ten 's a labrador , golden coloured , guide dog main use and so on and then oh dear , it 's finished , the programme 's stopped . |
| 5 | Mothers and babies are suitable cases for treatment because they tend to stay in one place , there are only two subjects at a time , and their behaviour together is relatively stereotyped and uncomplicated . |
| 6 | Two microscope slides can be placed together with water or oil between them to allow for easy movement across one another , but trying to pull them apart without sliding the surfaces together is very difficult . |
| 7 | together is really hard ! |
| 8 | Stopping the foot rolling outwards is virtually impossible . |
| 9 | The scenery alongside is mostly dull and uninteresting with occasional vistas worth capturing by the camera , the rocky and indented coast contributing greatly . |
| 10 | But the strategy of working alongside is more likely to bring about significant change in professional thinking and classroom practice , because the partners have no alternative but to confront questions of planning and organization , and hence to explore each other 's ideas . |
| 11 | That maintenance was continued so long is probably due to the fact that Gordon Thomas , its instigator , had by this time become General Manager of the Grand Junction Company , and it is understandable that he would have been reluctant to preside over the disintegration of the lift , his most original and spectacular achievement . |
| 12 | How long is both practical and economical for most situations ? |
| 13 | The devotion to duty which made him a surprisingly successful stalwart at Ibrox for so long is still evident in Miller 's conscientious work with his young players . |
| 14 | The number of candidate words being discarded as too short or too long is quite small , and in fact the number of correct candidates being incorrectly discarded is slightly discouraging . |
| 15 | The dose of 25 µg thrice daily is slightly lower than that usually given to patients with the dumping syndrome , or neuroendocrine tumours . |
| 16 | The average amount of sunshine the vines receive annually is only 1,537 hours ( Bordeaux : 2,07I hours ) spread over 289 days . |
| 17 | The stream bed below is normally dry as the water percolates through at a lower level . |
| 18 | For this reason the list below is not complete , and we apologise to those who attended but whose names we failed to record . |
| 19 | A mix of flats with a function room below is not ideal . |
| 20 | This spacious house was built at the turn of the century of Aberdeen granite and has a most unusual roof structure which incorporates a domed tower — the tower bedroom below is very popular with guests . |
| 21 | The form of the melody of the Chopin Nocturne shown below is very common . |
| 22 | I ca n't imagine anyone reversing the delicate traverse — although I think the groove below is technically harder . |
| 23 | The information below is as accurate a comparison we can provide at the moment , therefore . |
| 24 | The selection of elements below is quite revealing . |
| 25 | Our fee for this type of work would be based on time taken plus outlays and naturally is very dependent upon the number of companies in the sample . |
| 26 | It 's not good enough is n't that , being sorry . |
| 27 | TAKING a child skiing can be hazardous or tremendous fun — and deciding when they 're old enough is never easy . |
| 28 | A verse by Sighvat says that famous princes have brought their heads to Cnut from Fife to buy peace ; where this fits in is not clear , although as it also refers to St Olaf , and in the past tense , his death in 1030 had evidently occurred before it was composed . |
| 29 | Methodologically , Coffield suggests that explanations must move from individualistic psychological ones to collectivistic , sociological ones ( how economic explanations fit in is somewhat unclear ) ; politically he suggests that a minimum income must be the answer . |
| 30 | Perhaps it is beyond their intellectual grasp ; or maybe the language it is couched in is too complex . |