Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I use the ironing board mostly for skirts that have to be steamed to the length required . |
| 2 | He said : ’ It is designed mostly for London and turns reality on its head because it is dealing with late trains . |
| 3 | When she had finished , she did not even read it through , but thrust it into an envelope , rang furiously for Lyddy and demanded that the letter be taken at once to Trelorne . |
| 4 | ‘ Metropolitan area networks [ MANs ] ’ , somewhere between LANs and WANs , could extend over an area up to 100km in diameter . |
| 5 | This latter exclusion was construed to mean that if someone did n't tighten up a bolt properly during maintenance or left a spanner in the works , which resulted in damage to the plant , then no cover would have been applicable . |
| 6 | ‘ for the purpose of prostitution ’ Means that loitering or soliciting must be for the purpose of offering her body etc. for reward as outlined at point 2 ante . |
| 7 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 8 | They felt they had hit the targets by going on about tax and emphasising the warning that votes for the Lib Dems would only help Labour . |
| 9 | This insight tells observers little about macrocapacity but suggests that banks should pursue micro-surgery . |
| 10 | The mini-exams in English , science and maths were a ‘ blunt instrument ’ which will reveal little about abilities and waste teaching time , said Joan Jefferson , Girls ' Schools Association president-elect . |
| 11 | Districts : ‘ Working for patients ’ says little about planning but stresses that , having been freed from the obligation actually to provide services : |
| 12 | She cares little for appearance and does not abide by the usual social rules . |
| 13 | So I had a slice of pie and then he put the kettle on for coffee and went to the loo . |
| 14 | It can be walked on for access if required . |
| 15 | Speed came on for White and did n't seem to have many problems although that 's prob- ably because he did n't touch the ball much . |
| 16 | An informant from Aberdeen , where the last women were still working up until the 1950s , told me that these elderly women sometimes had little to do , were regarded rather as passengers and had to put up with rather disparaging remarks , but were kept on until retirement age by the firm , which felt it had obligations towards them . |
| 17 | He longed to take away enough for breakfast or make a quick sandwich of the hors d'oeuvres for later . |
| 18 | And I 've no way of knowing if it 's normal to worry this much about food and weigh yourself this many times a day . |
| 19 | Betting on the day is only through credit or deposit accounts , or by debit card . |
| 20 | Kali was worshipped by the fearful Thuggee cult , religious extremists who killed in her name , believing that only through destruction as personified by Kali could the creative life-force be revealed . |
| 21 | Imagine now communication I 'm talking about not only through letter and telephone I 'm talking about total communication . |
| 22 | It is only through learning and understanding these considerations that we can really love our partner sexually . |
| 23 | Dust is drawn in through vents and collected in filters . |
| 24 | But we now know a little two much for comfort and have to analyse cos we 've got some goal/task to keep us lively . |
| 25 | The front engine will be used only for take-off and climb to cruising altitude , around 20,000 feet , Mazzucchelli predicts — and then shut down , though it will be kept heated in case an emergency re-start becomes necessary . |
| 26 | The external assessors should be financially liable only to the shareholders and only for damages that reflect the assessors ' degree of fault . |
| 27 | We oppose excessive use of decontextualised exercises written only for perusal and marking by a teacher . |
| 28 | ‘ It is especially useful for them to have someone else at the surgery , not only for reassurance but to add to the discussion , ’ he explains . |
| 29 | Sapsan sells only for roubles and uses its dealers to develop software solutions for individual customers . |
| 30 | From these you can try the patterns not only for tension but to see whether the number of rows between , as recommended , look and feel exactly right in the yarn you are using . |