Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So seriously analytical was Chapman 's mind that he would rarely comment on a match until several days later , after he had studied every move . |
| 2 | One can rarely dip into a Pollini recording as a series of edited highlights ( except perhaps as a demonstration of superlative digital execution ) , as he rarely ever plays ‘ for the moment ’ ; one is irresistibly drawn towards hearing the whole work , as only then does the integrity of his vision register with its fullest potency . |
| 3 | Although many parasites can probably attack a variety of related species in the initial development of the relationship , the parasite fine tunes its metabolism as the symbiosis progresses and may eventually adapt to a single species of the host . |
| 4 | I would rather stay at a good bed & breakfast than in several five-star hotels I could name . |
| 5 | Many could successfully survive in a harsh environment , and their bodies enabled them to evolve into larger and more diverse creatures . |
| 6 | Panic swept through respectable London in the winter of 1862 about what The Times ( 10 June 1863 ) would eventually describe as a ‘ new variety of crime ’ . |
| 7 | And she 'd rather jump on a pony and go ! |
| 8 | A spokeswoman for his department said it would effectively act as a cap on costs . |
| 9 | At the other end of the scale , romantic interest would only exist at a very superficial level , and certainly there would be no question of relationships forming between the TARDIS incumbents . |
| 10 | According to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle this ‘ virtual ’ photon can only exist for a time . |
| 11 | Still , the taboos have been the source of much mirth : the stand-up 's traditional reliance on smut and mothers-in-law could only exist in a largely sex-negative society . |
| 12 | Its concern with adolescent love , and the way in which its idealism and purity can not evade the sullying effects of adult realities , paralleled Minton 's own fear of lost youth , his obsession with adolescence and desire for a love that could only exist in a state untrammelled by adult responsibilities . |
| 13 | The engine stopped and for a moment there was the silence that can only exist in a forest . |
| 14 | ‘ In all my years of motor racing , I can only think of a couple of times when I mastered the machine as at the Nürburgring in 1968 . |
| 15 | Alter all , the swarm can only cover about a metre of ground every three minutes . |
| 16 | It was so much the sort of remark one could only make to a girl friend , but Rupert took it very nicely and said with only slightly forced heartiness , ‘ Jolly good , and it 's an excuse for me to have a better meal than usual , too . |
| 17 | It must be emphasised that this legal position , whereby the company is exempted from certain rules of the host state , can only arise in a case in which services are provided without a place of business being established in the host state . |
| 18 | The Piaroa view the arrogant and dominating character , which the Shavante would highly esteem in a mature male , as odious . |
| 19 | Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’ |
| 20 | However campers should only stay for a night or two , be unobtrusive and sensitive to wildlife , and leave no litter . |
| 21 | Those moths that settle there will probably only stay for a day and then continue higher still . |
| 22 | Warned that she could only stay for a few moments , Laura had sat down quietly in a chair beside the bed , taking her cousin 's inert , pale hand and praying , as she had never prayed before , that Liz would be able to survive her ordeal . |
| 23 | It was successfully argued that the phrase " is or " could only relate to a customer when the soliciting is taking place . |
| 24 | Hand-beating an aluminium panel does not necessarily make for a better car , confers no empirically measurable added value : nonetheless , it is the hand-wroughtness of Aston Martins that make otherwise sensible men write out cheques for £120,000 . |
| 25 | I had n't , but I decided I 'd better think of a few . |
| 26 | The essence of the in vivo kinetic model is that polymer that is newly biosynthesized in an amorphous mobile form within the granule will only crystallize as a result of homogeneous ( spontaneous ) nucleation . |
| 27 | ‘ Be not cast down : if ye saw Him , who is standing on the shore holding out His arms to welcome you to land , you would not only wade through a sea of wrongs , but through hell itself , to be at Him . ’ |
| 28 | The 41-year-old duke said last night : ‘ I can not morally stay within a party which I fundamentally believe has ideologically gone off the rails . ’ |
| 29 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 30 | The Heinz World Cup book is the only official history of the tournament and will obviously appeal as a keepsake to jog warm memories of a wonderful month in the history of the sport . |