Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 However time will tell how easy and/or pleasant they are to use .
2 There 'll be sections of society who wo n't accept you , no matter how charming or rich you are .
3 But whether high or low they did not change throughout the reign .
4 No matter how much some people or situations upset you , no matter how small or helpless you feel , just be yourself and do your best .
5 If a horse is stiff or sore he can only show his discomfort by resisting .
6 She and her friends seldom discussed the concept of happiness : when they were not either bored or depressed they were having a good time and enjoying themselves .
7 While ‘ low ’ or depressed they may feel overwhelmed by despair , guilt and feelings of unworthiness .
8 It is for someone to support the person whilst they try to unravel their thoughts in such a way that it becomes clear that they can say anything , no matter how bizarre or odd it sounds , because that will be the way they sort out their feelings in order to cope with them .
9 The sheer numbers of creatures involved , particularly rats and mice , demands that where practicable they are bred for the purpose .
10 By the time they 're ten or eleven they 're on a six handicap .
11 Michael : It 's about sportsman and when he was seven he was a good football player and then when I was about ten or eleven I went swimming and then when I was about eleven I dived in without any — urn — with no water in the pool so I got eye-sighted and then , when I was about fourteen it was I played snooker and I had to do the strokes really good because I was eye-sighted .
12 But one summer when I was around ten or eleven I developed a nasty sore throat which the doctor thought was tonsillitis .
13 We 've still got about ten or eleven I think , have n't we ?
14 Adam did not know whether to be glad or sorry he had not obtained an English newspaper while away .
15 or sorry it sends a signal to the adrenal glands which sit on the top of the kidneys yeah , and pumps adrenalin into the blood which again is something that makes you ready and that 's what all these things about about a dry throat a wonky voice a shaking limbs is all about a very primitive instinct of fight or flight .
16 In all honesty I think they are exactly the same as newpaper reports in that if a team wins 3–0 or 4–0 they automatically say it was a trouncing , and then dredge up ‘ facts ’ to evidence their overall assumption .
17 ‘ But I admit that I 've said a lot of things in the deliberate hope of hurting or humiliating you , and that was one of them . ’
18 When we were seven or eight we could clear the place up as good as my Mum … but I 've seen some girls — like my aunt 's little girl and she 's fifteen , she 's just hopeless .
19 It has been attacked on the grounds that it attempts to relate particular skills to different levels of management , or that it sectionalises/parochialises management thinking .
20 ‘ I do not consider that it can be said that at the moment of striking the child , he [ the father ] had the necessary evil intent or wilfulness to justify a finding either that he assaulted the child or that he wilfully ill-treated her .
21 That 's three that 's da de da de da okay on the follow oh dear or dear me get writer 's cramp at this rate .
22 Where possible they went their own ways .
23 According to Mark Siegel , who worked in the Carter White House , With Reagan in the executive mansion the atmosphere was different ; members of congress were pleased to have their telephone calls returned ; where possible they were provided with assistance and they were carefully plyed with the ‘ small potatoes ’ of presidential patronage .
24 where possible they will agree how much can be borrowed .
25 Where possible we sanction Midland Car Loan applications right away .
26 But where possible we would do a t er a vehicle check .
27 More contact — where possible we will provide contact numbers and times .
28 Where possible we use derelict land first — for instance this estate here was built on the site of a factory .
29 It is not intended to be a substitute for discussion with medical staff and we recommend that where possible you also talk to your doctor about your treatment wishes .
30 That was standard practice : where possible you ran a group in one country from a nearby one .
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