Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are quieter in use , but involve a little more maintenance . |
| 2 | To start unravelling stress ‘ from the bottom ’ they may invent or seek a range of tension-reducing activities , which we might group into two categories , those that relax softly and gently , and those that involve a more vigorous release . |
| 3 | Whether it would have been possible against this background of practically continuous fighting in the south , more than a year before the first Vietnam war between France and the Vietminh is usually reckoned to have begun , for either side to have modified its objectives to the point where compromise could have been reached is obviously a question which is relevant to the origins of the Vietnam war and one must therefore look for the characteristics which , at least after the event , suggest a remarkably high risk of collision . |
| 4 | ( Jones and Kodras , 1986 , p. 52 , suggest a more economic interpretation , involving the white population attempting ‘ to preserve a low-wage labor-force for agriculture and labor-intensive industries by , among other things , ensuring that welfare programs present no viable alternative to labor in the fields or factories ’ . ) |
| 5 | Both ranges might have been independent structures , though excavations between them suggest a more complex L-shaped building with a courtyard to the rear and a timber colonnade along the frontage . |
| 6 | As much as he talks of being driven by sporting ambition , his actions continually suggest a more cynical approach to the richest prize in sport . |
| 7 | All the changes reported above indicate a conformational change of the DNA at the borders of the CRP site ( -70 , -80 and -50 ) and suggest a more extensive deformation of the DNA around the CRP-wild-type RNA polymerase complex . |
| 8 | The government has introduced new rules on the awarding of costs in an attempt to reduce the number of frivolous appeals , and recent Department of the Environment decisions on some large retail planning applications suggest a more restrictive stance . |
| 9 | There are chapters called " The new syntax " and " some uses of grammar " , which suggest a more linguistic approach . |
| 10 | of the victims studied by Amir in Philadelphia had been brutally beaten before , during or after the rape , other studies suggest a fairly low percentage of serious injury . |
| 11 | A wealthy lifestyle is likely to be reflected in a site yielding many finds of high quality ; sites with few finds of a consistently poor quality suggest a relatively low standard of living . |
| 12 | Whereas before his longevity — in keeping with his apparent state of mind — was always uncertain and open to question , these days his songs suggest a comparatively stable figure . |
| 13 | So rather than use the other terms which have been suggested to describe this variety , such as " black Cockney " , " black London English " , " British Black English " , which suggest a specifically black " ethnolect " , Hewitt prefers to talk of the " local multi-racial vernacular " . |
| 14 | However , as I suggested in Chapter 1 , the basic assumptions of Beccaria 's classical model suggest a much wider canvas . |
| 15 | We believe that our observations suggest a much greater similarity between the behaviour of chimpanzees and humans than has ever been considered . |
| 16 | These indicate the remains of a tower , and , together with the corbels and tympanum , suggest a very fine church in the twelfth century . |
| 17 | It will be seen that these explanations of transmission teaching and its associated connection with teaching quality ( or rather , its lack ) , suggest a very different set of policy implications than those currently in political fashion . |
| 18 | The above figures summarise a very difficult year for all in the group . |
| 19 | The new papers cut through these complexities and provide a remarkably clear and simple picture of SH2- and SH3-mediated interactions ( see figure ) . |
| 20 | Although the glossy articles provide a relentlessly positive approach to an area with more than its fair share of disadvantages , the guide is packed with useful practical information on , for example , restaurants , wine bars , developments and estate agents . |
| 21 | The pattern of change of many of the houses built before 1700 , and the fluctuating fortunes of their owners provide a pretty good history lesson . |
| 22 | With their many variants and subdivisions they provide a wonderfully expressive earful for the alert feline as it goes about its business . |
| 23 | Newsletters provide a tremendously powerful means of publicly celebrating the successes of children and the school . |
| 24 | Bellows work in a similar sort of way but provide a continuously variable separation between camera and lens , hence allowing greater flexibility in approaching one 's subject , but are of course more expensive . |
| 25 | Transgenic mice provide a particularly powerful way of studying how genes affect development and how they are turned on and off . |
| 26 | A number of reports of the SD station at Stuttgart provide a particularly frank account of Hitler 's standing in the period between August 1944 and January 1945 . |
| 27 | Joint ventures provide a particularly attractive route to direct involvement as they allow Guinness to benefit from linking its brands with those of complementary partners . |
| 28 | The sculptures and inscriptions with which the Romans embellished their cities provide a particularly valuable insight into the purpose of Roman monuments , although only a few sites are known in which buildings , statues and inscriptions survive together . |
| 29 | Although in chronological terms the Black Scholes option pricing model came first in 1973 , the binomial analyses developed by Cox , Ross and Rubinstein and Rendleman and Bartter provide a conceptually easier introduction to the problem of valuation . |
| 30 | Together , Brown argues , these two measures provide a reasonably accurate picture of grammatical complexity until MLU reaches 4.0 ( Brown 1973 ) . |