Example sentences of "[adj] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To help pay the rent , we let a back room to a nervous queer with pale , bulging eyes , who was a friend of a friend . |
| 2 | They let British come into America |
| 3 | Orange was a typical Provençal town , with streets lined with plane trees and houses with red and green shutters ; the bars and restaurants were empty save for the Legion , and there was very little to do except spend money . |
| 4 | The room was empty save for a pile of cushions and blankets in one corner and an enormous television set on a stool in the middle of the earthen floor . |
| 5 | The stage is empty save for two cloaked FIGURES sprawled on the ground in the approximate positions last held by the dead SPIES . |
| 6 | He led me back to the dining hall , vast and empty save for my two friends . |
| 7 | ‘ Spoken like a true woman , ’ said Dr Neil , staring at the board , empty save for a few pieces clustered round a pair of kings in one corner . |
| 8 | Furuseth 's first-run lead of a full second looked unassailable save for major error . |
| 9 | Mike heard a sarcastic voice from behind him . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , policy-makers do not have the resources for such an analytical approach to policy decisions ; not only would a comprehensive review of alternative options take up more time and staff than can normally be expected . |
| 11 | Would not a moral lead to be to make sure that those people are paid while we come to a conclusion with the legislative committee about whether that piece of legislation was expedient ? |
| 12 | All the toys , gadgets and home comforts come as standard save for leather upholstery . |
| 13 | Dublin has become one of Europe 's music capitals : a hermetically sealed , defiantly rock and roll town , untouched save for the odd house or soul night by the beats per minute hedonism of London , Manchester , Ibiza or New York . |
| 14 | He finds his own words for the mood in a letter to Helen on 6 May '98 : ‘ I am glad my unkind letter allowed you nevertheless to write me so sweet a reply , and besides , to be so sweet tempered , and , as I hope , unhurt save for a moment . |
| 15 | What may a liberal say to this ? |
| 16 | She felt a brief pity for the police who would never pick their way through such a fen . |
| 17 | She felt a brief quiver of uncertainty . |
| 18 | Service companies The attractiveness of service companies in the administration of a solicitors ' practice will by and large depend upon the perceived fiscal advantages at any particular time ( see Chapters 5 and 10 ) . |
| 19 | It came courtesy of fellow African hopefuls , Zimbabwe , in the quarter-finals of the Sicily Trophy as the tournament did a rapid shift from Pool to Knock-out format . |
| 20 | We listened , hearing a brief mention of Terry 's birthday on VOA , but more importantly , heard nothing about Frank . |
| 21 | She felt a swift flash of danger . |
| 22 | They need a constant stream of parts … supplied by companies like Unipart . |
| 23 | But of course , like all plants , they also need a constant supply of other nutrients , such as nitrogen ( N ) and phosphorus ( P ) . |
| 24 | A single sheet of hotel writing paper , blank save for the pre-printed address . |
| 25 | If we 're on our own , neither does a nagging concern about having to walk home alone in the dark . |
| 26 | The dynamic duo were second in line and , unnerved by the wait and the antics of the interlopers , the McFall sewing machine did a brief turn on the delicate opening slab . |
| 27 | Again , Manville felt a slight sense of marvel at the processes of his own brain , his devious but quite unconscious way of running ahead of his own thoughts and frequently alighting on off-beat answers . |
| 28 | She felt a slight sense of anti-climax . |
| 29 | Corbett looked at the two well-fed , thick-set men , and , hearing a slight sound behind him , knew there were more . |
| 30 | When I straightened up I heard a slight sound behind me . |