Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision demon , which is this one over here , which is p is a cognitive demon , looks at the cogit the output from the cognitive demons , sees which one 's shouting loudest and then decides that that 's the letter . |
| 2 | I tried to leave certain areas vague so they could use their own creativity rather than just copying my cartoon . |
| 3 | You can spend practice setting-up the bike rather than just trying to get on the pace . ’ |
| 4 | Equally , faith grows and flourishes when it is well nourished and exercised , so the best way to resist doubt is to build up faith rather than simply to fight against doubt . |
| 5 | The generative system is able to operate on a sentential level rather than simply consider local word combinations . |
| 6 | Grappling with this problem , feminists who want to draw attention to women 's presence rather than simply adopting male titles have sometimes proposed completely novel words ( for instance Italian dottora , a feminine coining for ‘ doctor ’ that flouts the rules of Italian word-formation ) . |
| 7 | learning ways of pooling expertise rather than one-sidedly attempting to impart it |
| 8 | Would you say are depressive rather than simply get depressed ? |
| 9 | Their use as a screen or selector seems to dictate the curriculum rather than merely to reflect it , and to bring it about that easily measurable accomplishments should be given priority , the repeating of acquired factual information , or the mechanical performance of skills picked up without understanding . |
| 10 | Social , environmental and daily living activities were suggested as the appropriate basis for assessment rather than clinically based assessments and tests . |
| 11 | That 's not very elegant , the milk on but never mind . |
| 12 | Sometimes a partner will be recruited on the strength of his professional expertise alone and yet receive a share in the firm 's capital : where such arrangement can properly be regarded as commercial ( and this will usually be the case ) there will be no adverse tax consequences ( see Chapter 10 ) . |
| 13 | Gide 's response nicely if unawares repudiates the sexual-difference view of homosexuality as a solipsistic refusal of the other : ‘ how little he knew of the human heart ! — of mine at any rate … |
| 14 | When it 's a good show , I just wish I could put my guitar down and really join in . |
| 15 | When it 's a good show , I just wish I could put my guitar down and really join in . |
| 16 | Rugby folk talk of a ‘ front row union ’ who , after 80 minutes hard battle , will walk off the field together and then drink with each other in the bar . |
| 17 | The Princess proved to be fitted for her post by her loyalty as well as her dignity , for she remained with the Empress until the end came on the morning of 4 September 1870 , leaving her mistress only when so commanded . |
| 18 | Sift the flour , salt and ground mixed spice together and then fold gradually into the creamed butter and sugar mixture . |
| 19 | Atholl brose honey whiskey oatmeal double cream Heat honey and whisky together until just blended . |
| 20 | What it is , when you got snooker on and just snooker you 're quite content to watch it , but when you got darts on one side and snooker on the other side darts is such a faster game |
| 21 | A company employing ten workers might lay off two in bad times ; ten self-employed workers would probably carry on with a 20% reduction in their turnover rather than voluntarily go on the dole . |
| 22 | In the view of such writers , therefore , rational analyses often serve as post hoc devices to justify action rather than accurately reflecting how the decision was actually arrived at . |
| 23 | It becomes a matter of redefining priorities in the short and long term rather than naturally assuming that all change means ‘ bolted-on ’ activity , Once LMS is embedded in the educational culture there is little doubt that resources should be freed as there will be less and less need for central staff to be employed in the day-to-day operational management of schools . |
| 24 | Easy to load and difficult to crash software is vital in a multi-work station class , as it releases the teacher to provide intellectual guidance rather than simply providing the services of a technician . |
| 25 | Put the other side on and then get a new |
| 26 | Less on on er less unless unless we split full pages and go into halves and that brings in the same sort of revenue thereabouts but just happens to spread |
| 27 | The ocean floor was the tape slowly and symmetrically drifting away from either side of the ridge . |
| 28 | The Council will be particularly interested in pilot proposals which further enhance the Development Programme rather than simply duplicate the work of either the 1988 pilots or central developments planned to take place during session 1988–89 . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's time for a Government that will take action to prevent crime rather than just talk tough about sentencing while starving the police of the resources they need . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Mr Ashdown would be better concentrating on the basic issues that are of concern to the electorate rather than perpetually engaging in imagined card games that he thinks he would like to play on Friday morning . ’ |