Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many times had my heart sunk when I asked if we could go somewhere or try something new in our poems and he had answered with the excusing phrase ‘ I guess not ’ ? |
| 2 | But very few had ever been to sea or had any desire to do so or had anything in common with seamen . |
| 3 | He knew better than to contradict anything his uncle said . |
| 4 | For them to develop properly they need guidance and a good example , and you ca n't do much better than have somebody like Fergie in your setup — somebody who has done and seen it all . ’ |
| 5 | But I should have known better than to accept anyone recommended by you . " |
| 6 | They know better than to believe anything they hear , unless I 'm the person who tells them . ’ |
| 7 | so that says something about specialization of production possibly , that countries are now more highly specialized than they once were . |
| 8 | Right , so that equals nought point seven five , what 's a half ? |
| 9 | She was taken by surprise by the friendly smile he turned on her , and for a moment she dreamed they were going on a holiday together that had nothing to do with Dana and Garry and everything to do with each other . |
| 10 | He shone his torch inside and saw nothing amiss . |
| 11 | Maybe I should pop inside and buy something . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , their trade barriers are such that nobody can get inside and buy anything . |
| 13 | She scrutinised a dilapidated man on the pavement outside who was passing from rubbish bin to rubbish bin , rustling around inside and placing everything of interest in a plastic bag . |
| 14 | They were hauled alongside and manoeuvred one at a time to a position where they could be hauled aboard , encumbered by their diving equipment . |
| 15 | You have to admire the ones with the guts to go it alone and make something of their lives when times are hard , even if the ways they do so are not strictly legal . |
| 16 | When Jess holds the ball , looking for men to beat , the truly hooked observer is caught in that exquisite dilemma of wishing he 'd get rid of it so as not to risk failure , while at the same time hoping he 'll carry on regardless and do something outrageous . |
| 17 | And that she she looked shocked , you know , she did n't did n't know me like , and er , well she was shocked , and then I said I said , right well we 'll have to get together and sort something out about stopping with her , and Pete said straight away . |
| 18 | I ca n't see the exiles and émigrés banding together and achieving anything of importance but limited media coverage . ’ |
| 19 | It 's just one , one of those many piec pieces of evidence you know so that the Freud you know like the great detective you know uses all these little insignificant facts and finally puts them all together and draws everybody together you know in the drawing room and says I will now reveal the murderer , you know Moses was not an Egyptian , sorry Moses was not a Jew he was an Egyptian . |
| 20 | Three young men from Hartwell , John Charles Kingston , Felix Smith and Bill Spriggs , unable to afford a bicycle each , clubbed together and bought one between them . |
| 21 | Even now Maggie remembered the making of it as a time of rare delight : when all the people of her life came together and did something for her . |
| 22 | From ironing to dog-walking , June says skill-swopping binds a community together and gives everyone — not least the unemployed — a sense of purpose . |
| 23 | Herbaceous borders or mixed borders , or even the island beds of herbaceous perennials which make an interesting alternative , are a standard feature in many gardens , but few garden-owners take the word " herbaceous " literally and grow nothing but herbs in their beds or borders . |
| 24 | At 58 she may be younger than some of them but she is the ‘ mother confessor ’ of Beauchamp Place , seeing all , hearing much but relaying nothing . |
| 25 | The figure of Robert Duvall was holding a briefcase ; he glanced inside but found nothing but a sheet of blank paper . |
| 26 | Matthew looked at her quizzically but said nothing more . |
| 27 | She wanted to feel some emotion straightaway but found none . |
| 28 | Neil and D. Davis did n't bother entering the comp so as to give everyone else a chance … and I ca n't really think of anyone who particularly merits a mention … oh , apart from Z-boy Fez who wore stripy skin tight trousers and looked ridiculous … do n't know the results — and hey ! |
| 29 | These concern , first , the validity of items chosen so as to represent one or other cognitive mode and , second , the scoring of lateral eye movements . |
| 30 | The next issue is whether the managers benefit from their position as directors or employees so as to acquire something for less than its full market value . |