Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not many people run away wearing just a bathrobe . ’ |
| 2 | In general terms , if you machine currently has either an MFM or RLL drive , investing in a cacheing controller card for it will be an unwise investment — assuming you can find one , that is . |
| 3 | I remember we set about putting together a cabaret show . |
| 4 | But what you do a lot I think is you know how to do quite a few things but you 're concentrating I mean here you 're thinking , Ah all I 'm doing now is where w w get the commas in the right place . |
| 5 | There is a very special reward , however , for those who suffer the rigours of this journey when the cliffs end suddenly to reveal ahead an inviting and welcome crescent of golden sands curving around a lovely bay . |
| 6 | THE IMPROVEMENT in Safeway 's wines over the past few years is a continual source of pleasure to me , and each time they show their wine range to the world I turn up expecting just a little bit more . |
| 7 | Do not cast aside a movement that one feels is perhaps a little silly or archaic . |
| 8 | If , in a Rorschach test , I show you a symmetrical ink blot , you do not see merely an ink blot , but a bat , a witch , a face , or a dragon . |
| 9 | I 'm quite clear that I do not need either an outline or a planning application in order to arrive at my conclusion that the effect of any development on these sites would be deleterious to the historic character of Skelton . |
| 10 | Typically it means that steps are taken to ensure that women do not take away a proportion of the kin group 's resources when they marry — which can mean variously , that women 's sexuality is tightly controlled , that women are given little choice about whom they marry , that there is a preference for choosing marriage partners from within the kin groups ( Tillion , 1983 ; Goddard , 1987 ) . |
| 11 | But again the accent was on seniority : ‘ Commonly wee do not call any a yeoman till he be married , and have children , and as it were some authoritie among his neighbours ’ . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , many directors do not have even a basic social work qualification but are more influenced by business management . |
| 13 | The Trobriand Islanders , studied by Malinowski , are matrilineal , but do not have either a totemic structure or totemic rituals . |
| 14 | I would n't be surprised to learn that many people do now smoke only a quarter of their cigarettes on the bed when worried , simply because they have seen it so often in films . |
| 15 | Erm , I do n't think either a father or a mother intrinsically has to be necessary , I think what 's important is that children should have access to a variety of loving adults , one or two , or maybe three of those who they should have a special relationship with , does n't matter whether they 're male or female , so long as the , the children are loved and they feel secure and happy , it does n't matter about , you know , this is mother , this is father . |
| 16 | Yeah I do n't , I do n't think even a fucking dog on heat would fancy Mr for Christ 's sake . |
| 17 | Therefore , I would see from a public point of view a substantial expenditure on this subject and I do n't think necessarily a level cuts from county planners . |
| 18 | And er on your , on the better shoe , like you what we call , might call a Sunday shoe , you 'd have a a rubber heel put on , I do n't mean just a a complete heel but a round disc that was screwed on to your heel , if I can explain that to you . |
| 19 | I would love to play at Molineux , but at the moment I do n't have even a slight hope . |
| 20 | Well I do n't have actually a lot of spare time . |
| 21 | Well I do n't mind just a little bit . |
| 22 | I mean Neville Brody 's work , I think maybe goes just a little deeper than just a , you know , flourish , but I am not sure where he 's going with it . |
| 23 | One of the things you have to remember is that you do actually know quite a lot about how the media operate already . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've since had quite a number of first division chairmen clearly indicating they did not consider it a final offer and that they want this thing settled , ’ said Taylor . |
| 25 | You 've obviously seen quite a lot of good painting . |
| 26 | But I ca n't walk because I 've got emphysema and I 've only got about a third of a lung as well as arthritis to go with it . |
| 27 | It wor even , providing you have n't got a lot of if you 've only got about a hundred people it 's not too bad that cos it , it also creates a bit more atmosphere . |
| 28 | And you 've only worked here a few months ! ’ he said . |
| 29 | What I 've just described there a f is a full and complete contract and you tick down there . |
| 30 | I 've just had rather a disturbing meeting with one of my girlfriends . ’ |