Example sentences of "[verb] this [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To assert this is merely to reiterate a point that should be obvious : that science , however sophisticated its instrumentation , can not generate observations that somehow enable us to look at the relationship between experience and the world as it were from outside of experience . |
| 2 | On UK futures exchanges this is still achieved primarily by the open outcry system , though similar transparency principles are to be found in order matching systems . |
| 3 | I know this is really putting on you , but … well , I would appreciate it so much and will recompense you in any way I can . ’ |
| 4 | To do this is also to go ‘ beyond ’ the unconscious , and it seems impossible to do this , as Urwin hopes , without reducing the unconscious , the last resort of subjectivity 's difficulty , to a discursive product . |
| 5 | The initial decision to do this is probably based on some vague notion that a computer system will increase efficiency , or perhaps because all its competitors have installed computer systems . |
| 6 | It is usually convenient to enter all the fieldnames and the easiest way to do this is simply to use the /Copy command to copy them . |
| 7 | The strength of a well made glued joint in good condition is not increased by nailing or screwing the joint in addition to the glue , On the other hand , all glues need to be tightly clamped while they set and the simplest way to do this is generally to assemble the wet joint with nails or screws ; having once done this , there is no particular benefit in taking the fastenings out afterwards . |
| 8 | The object of doing this is both to disguise your foot movement and to make the opponent shift his weight back slightly . |
| 9 | The best way of doing this is perhaps to follow the advice of Ruth Rendell ( Read her books ) who once said , " I try not to make errors in my descriptions of police work : I accomplish that largely by leaving it out . " |
| 10 | Now I suppose this is just appealing to my sense of power or something , being able to walk in and take charge and in a minute or two they 've settled down and they 're not panicking because you 've arrived and all their burdens are on your shoulders and they do n't have to worry any more because the doctor 's there … this I find profoundly satisfying as long as I can , in fact , cope with what 's happening . |
| 11 | I understand this is already done in some districts . |
| 12 | That I correctly interpreted this is strongly suggested by the fact that she was not surprised by my answer which was to stop what I was doing , go out with her , and set about trying to free the cat . |
| 13 | That I correctly interpreted this is strongly suggested by the fact that she was not surprised by my answer — which was to stop what I was doing , go out with her , and set about trying to free the cat . |
| 14 | Survivors of Novell 's Excelan and Digital Research acquisitions claim this is all going to happen quicker than a June bug hops on a ripe fig . |
| 15 | The researchers think this is better understood by analysing the organisation of paid and unpaid work , in economic production and social reproduction . |
| 16 | Yes , but you see this is just to give you some idea of his mentality . |
| 17 | I do n't say this is totally going to crack rural crime but anything we can do to help ourselves to bring the numbers of criomes down , it 's always going to help . |