Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would , he thought with a smile , be most unfitting to explode on landing under the circumstances . |
| 2 | I do n't think it 's dead vain to care about how you look . |
| 3 | ‘ Have you found somewhere pleasant to live in London ? ’ |
| 4 | Although it is most usual to think of salami as an Italian speciality , they are , in fact , made throughout Europe . |
| 5 | I would , therefore , be most grateful to hear from anyone who has any memories or anecdotes of the company pre-1959 , whether from customers , employees or other analysts of that era . |
| 6 | Ryarsh also makes non-standard special shapes , although it is most economic to select from the extensive range of standard specials . |
| 7 | A sleek black plastic casing surrounds this contender and it 's really rather pleasant to look at . |
| 8 | It might even be rather pleasant to ride through this strange , beautiful world with the silver moonlight . |
| 9 | ‘ Look , Jenny , ’ said Sheila , ‘ we were all dead sorry to hear about your mother . |
| 10 | Rather little to respond to I think which does n't mean that good work has not been done . |
| 11 | Curriculum managers reading this discussion may rightly feel that this magisterial balance has rather little to offer to their own pressing concerns . |
| 12 | All this information is related to molecular structure , but it is rarely possible to come to definite conclusions about the constitution , shape , size or conformation of a sample purely from its PE spectrum . |
| 13 | There was remarkably little to do in the hospital if you did n't want to read Agatha Christie or knit half-mile scarves . |
| 14 | MS-DOS did remarkably little to improve on CP/M so was equally inadequate as a production environment . |
| 15 | That would have exposed tax-dodgers and forced the suspiciously rich to account for their wealth . |
| 16 | After four years at sea and now without compass and sextant , apparently the main attributes of its navigational aids , the old tub and crew are in need of a refit and the new establishment would be most foolish to embark upon the same kind of voyage.J I HOWARD , Glendale , Upper Street , Witnesham . |
| 17 | If any reader had found any items relating to the Bristol and Gloucestershire volunteers of any period , I should be most interested to hear from them , and would give what advice I could . |
| 18 | But Aurangzeb was rarely prepared to rely on military prowess alone . |
| 19 | Throughout the coalition , Law was prepared to support its continuation , but he was rarely prepared to argue for concession that would weaken his own party . |
| 20 | It is notoriously difficult to research its prevalence , not least because older people and carers are rarely willing to talk about it . |
| 21 | This match had all the ingredients which still make the British game the most exciting to watch in the world — speed , commitment and flair . |
| 22 | Clearly , it is most unpleasant to sit on the beach surrounded by dog excrement , and of course , above the high tide mark , it will remain here without being washed away by the sea . |
| 23 | She found it most distasteful to think of him owing money to the bingo-playing woman in the basement . |
| 24 | Assertiveness training may help but again can not change the problem , only perhaps make it a little easier to deal with . |
| 25 | Finally we observe that unc and so , if we replace the unc sign by + , if we simply drop the unc sign and if we then agree to write unc we establish a notational way of writing polynomials that we might just find a little easier to work with ! |
| 26 | Often a family of bull , cow , and pup can be found quite close to the dunes and is most interesting to observe from a reasonable distance . |
| 27 | Our old chums , the Fuggle and the Golding , are remarkably prone to attack by pests and disease , which is why varieties such as Challenger and Target — more resistant to aphids and wilt but less subtle in aroma and flavour — have been developed . |
| 28 | → The Hendrix model might be rather exciting to think about , but have you actually played an upside-down Strat , Gerry ? |
| 29 | It is arguable to what extent Magnus Magnusson was personally responsible for the composition of the Cairngorm group and he issued a public statement saying he was most willing to meet with voluntary groups . |
| 30 | This is one reason why firms are often most willing to start with a clean sheet of paper when setting up a new subsidiary , as Britain 's Midland Bank did when it established First Direct , its successful telephone-banking business . |