Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] and [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd like to hear from you with the results of how you got on and how this book may have helped you decide what you want to do . |
| 2 | When it is too late to go on and too late to start again . |
| 3 | Now sit down and just calm |
| 4 | Is not the problem of sadistic behaviour towards women made deeper and more urgent through this sort of portrayal than through , say , the simple moral condemnation of a villain who beats a woman ? |
| 5 | The implications of the theory became suddenly and horribly vivid . |
| 6 | I am convinced that any steps that can be taken to explore methods of production which make better and more effective use of renewable resources are extremely important . |
| 7 | but it was cold when we got in and even colder when we got out , so if we all go down with pneumonia that will |
| 8 | This point still requires confirmation as a general phenomenon , but there is little doubt that polymer molecules are not totally frozen or immobile when in the glassy state and that small sub units in the chain can remain mechanically and dielectrically active below T g . |
| 9 | In any case the years of growth came to an end in the 1970s : structure plans , ideal documents perhaps for broad-brush indication of options in spatial development , became less and less suitable to cope with a ‘ no change ’ situation . |
| 10 | They became less and less forgivable as time cooled the heat of the moments in which they had been spoken . |
| 11 | Apparently , McAlpine 's QC , Mr Carnwarth , became less and less effective , and gave a tired performance in summing up . |
| 12 | However , after 1918 feminist arguments became less and less distinct . |
| 13 | As their experience built up , the Treasury became less and less convinced that the role that had been envisaged for the nationalised industries in overall demand management was a desirable one . |
| 14 | The relative decline of US capital ( chapter 10 ) was reflected in large balance of payments deficits as US goods became less and less competitive and war expenditures in Vietnam climbed . |
| 15 | As a result of this distinction , cats that were totally black became less and less common , while those that were black with a touch of white survived . |
| 16 | ‘ School became less and less important , ’ says Falvey . |
| 17 | As the twentieth century progressed the family-owned firm became less and less important in British capitalism . |
| 18 | She tried to go about her tasks with the same thoroughness as before , but too often her mind strayed from what she was doing , and promotion became less and less likely . |
| 19 | But as time went on , the new state , conscious of its strength and achievements , became less and less willing to accept this situation . |
| 20 | The pomeshchiks became more and more absorbed in their farms , and as these grew in size , military service for a minimal salary became less and less attractive . |
| 21 | As the Korean War eased , so the British became less and less sympathetic to the American desire to minimize East–West trade . |
| 22 | More and more instructions , more and more complex in their nature descended more and more frequently upon local offices , but without any adequately effective co-ordination at the Headquarters level to ensure that those in the outfield had a clear enough idea of what their order of priorities should be as they became less and less able to deal effectively with the totality of their responsibilities . |
| 23 | But as time went by , Jekyll became less and less able to control Hyde . |
| 24 | Then he disappointed her by saying he was checking whether it was possible for someone to go in and out unobserved , and how crowded it would be at that time of day . |
| 25 | Too up to go down and too low to come up . |
| 26 | Frau Nordern 's breathing became deeper and more regular . |
| 27 | The turboprop has also undergone a maturing process that now makes it an easy engine to work on and spectacularly reliable . |
| 28 | If that is too hard to stomach , then the political will should be discovered or constructed so that our government will pursue vigorously and ruthlessly all those , including transnational corporations , who violate laws , particularly those designed to protect our lives and limbs . |
| 29 | Here a difference emerges between becoming perceptually and emotionally aware and becoming aware of a fact . |
| 30 | If the global pollutant loading of chlorine continues to build up , ozone destruction will proceed even more rapidly , and the Antarctic hole is likely to appear deeper and earlier each year . |