Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If times are hard then she may only lay once a fortnight . |
| 2 | The committee may only meet once a month . |
| 3 | Even though they may only flower once a century , these plants are proving increasingly popular with gardeners and landscapers throughout Europe . |
| 4 | In the meanwhile , we may perhaps see here a reflection of a decline of noble and , possibly , of literary influence on the place accorded to the battle in war , in which it was no longer regarded as the great opportunity for individual acts of courage , but more as the culmination of a military process whose aim was the achievement of a particular political goal . |
| 5 | ‘ Norman , ’ said de Sousa as the coffee and brandy were being poured , I wonder if we ought perhaps to have just a tiny natter about the programme . ’ |
| 6 | In parts of Punjab they must not spend even a single night in their village . |
| 7 | So I phoned her last Nancy phoned me last Friday afternoon before she went on holiday to tell me , and I phoned I was n't sure whether just to sort of play it low key or then I thought , Well I know I really should just give here a wee ring . |
| 8 | Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman have a serious look at capital allowances , especially for plant and machinery , which should not have only a 25 per cent . |
| 9 | It must also put together a package which will help to ease Britain out of the recession . |
| 10 | A heavy contact to the opponent 's face may not merit just a verbal warning ; after consultation with the other members of the panel , the referee can go directly to a full point penalty or even a disqualification . |
| 11 | There will be no climbing or hill-walking involved and you 'll only need about an hour to complete it and hand in your finished Puzzle . |
| 12 | If the timing were tight he might not need even an hour . |
| 13 | Yes , yes it 'll probably take quite a while actually . |
| 14 | Erm it 's erm this is people or stories but a based again I 'm sure when y as you read through you 'll probably find quite a lot of the erm little things that they 're giving you here you could relate to in your own life , either for yourself or for other people that you know . |
| 15 | Now this sounds as though it 'll actually make quite a difference to perhaps a small farmer . |
| 16 | They are erm it was er steak and kidney pie , brussels sprouts , carrots and bo plain boiled potatoes I could only eat about half the kidney and meat , I cou I could only eat about a third of the pastry , could n't cope with the carrots at all or the brussel sprouts , they were beautiful brussel sprouts like little cabbages , you know I could only eat a couple of them ! |
| 17 | But as the Club could not offer even a remote date for vacant possession its sale for such a purpose was impossible to negotiate . |
| 18 | Black-and-white drawings could not convey even a remote impression of the emerald greenery of these wonderful hills nor the vast skyscapes and panoramic views seen from their summits . |
| 19 | I was so angry with them all that I could not stay there a moment longer , and rushed out into the darkness . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , I could not find either a clear description of what these psychotherapies amount to nor a critical account of the scientific trials to which some of them have been subjected . |
| 21 | The kings shook their heads sadly saying that they could not wait even a moment longer . |
| 22 | The World Bank estimated in 1970 that in cities such as Bogota in Columbia , Mexico City , Madras and Ahmadabad in India , and Nairobi in Kenya , between a half and two-thirds of the households could not afford even a house of £300–£1500 — the cheapest that can be built with modern materials such as cement and fired bricks . |
| 23 | Er I think that , that my recollection of the last meeting was that if we could just knock together a Northumberland newsletter a unison newsletter that 's quite clearly coming from the three organizations that represent the membership in Northumberland it would be better than th this national stuff has one union on it , as I see it at the moment . |
| 24 | A Supreme Soviet of fine words and few deeds could quickly become just an irritant , a scapegoat for a ‘ democratization ’ which does not put goods in the shops . |
| 25 | The defence could always allege only a constructive possession and that there was no actual possession in the absence of a witness stating positive actual possession . |
| 26 | And I 'd like art teacher 's in all the school 's all around , not just Harlow but Hoddesdon Hertford all around Epping to be asked I 'd like artists to be asked from all around erm Essex has a directory of artists Eastern Arts has a directory of artists , I think you could probably find quite a lot of people . |
| 27 | Er I think er it 's easy to talk about taking off two and a half percent here and there , I could probably put forward a number of reasons why it could add on two and a half percent , five percent to the figures and indeed I 'd be very disappointed if at the end of the day , we did n't achieve er greater reductions because once you get out long distance through traffic , er whose prime purpose is to move from A to B as quickly as possible , once you do that it gives you the opportunity then of bringing in the sorts of measures to improve pedestrian safety , er to slow traffic down , introduce traffic calming , which you ca n't do on primary routes . |
| 28 | A fast stage-coach could now cover over a hundred miles in a single day , good roads and weather permitting , though comfort was not necessarily to be looked for and there was an outside chance of ending up with a foul-mouthed and drunken coachman for the length of the journey . |
| 29 | ‘ I COULD N'T take seriously a political debate about the name of a punk rock band ; that seems to me to be an absolutely trivial issue , like the size of a shoe . |
| 30 | We could even put together a pretty good team of M.A.s , and with M.A. Robinson at No. 11 , Devon Malcolm would be in no danger of retaining his title of ‘ possibly the worst No. 11 in Test cricket today ’ . |