Example sentences of "[adv] surface [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a start he was a night-bird , and would often only surface in the middle of the day . |
| 2 | Far from guarding mystical secrete , however , the transvestite eunuchs running this shrine employ rather more basic method of impregnating their female guests — a sinister twist whose destructive effects only surface after the baby 's birth . |
| 3 | For glass no longer surface of infinite slimness but shadow of fourth dimension , seen by us as three , reproduced as two . |
| 4 | ‘ He said it was inevitable , that bad blood would always surface in the next generation , and that the only way he could hope to save me was to chase the devil from my soul before he got a proper hold . ’ |
| 5 | I reckon I 'd hardly surface from my bunker for the first few days . ’ |
| 6 | Collectivism would eventually lead to totalitarianism — fascism and communism are collectivist ideologies — but it would also surface in the bureaucratic thinking of Western governments and multinational corporations . |
| 7 | They traditionally surface on British television every summer solstice as they trek across country to join the druids at Stonehenge , much to the dismay of local farmers and the police . |
| 8 | Only almost , because Creation nixed the idea , but Bobby will probably surface on later mixes . |
| 9 | But the people trying to implement policies remain human , and therefore fallible , like the rest of us ; cases of ‘ indiscipline ’ , corruption and general inefficiency now surface with embarrassing frequency . |
| 10 | There will be closer liaison with other agencies , but difficulties will inevitably surface from differing viewpoints . |
| 11 | Such statements are not explicitly stated to the idea originator , but frequently surface behind closed doors . |
| 12 | I hope this set may yet surface on CD , though it has to be admitted that it is largely eclipsed by the more complete EMI anthology . |
| 13 | Control had told him often enough that the agency would never surface in his defence if anything went wrong . |