Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tent eventually fails into a deep stillness . |
| 2 | After an atmospheric Christmassy sequence slower than the rest , Arnold suddenly launches into a bold pastiche of West Indian pop music , steel band references and all . |
| 3 | Whereas the original boasted an eerie aura , the remix merely sounds like a half-hearted run through an old New Order B-side . |
| 4 | Whereas the original boasted an eerie aura , the remix merely sounds like a half-hearted run through an old New Order B-side . |
| 5 | Thus , the imposition of these preconceptions on the object of study necessarily leads to a distorted view of the history of a language . |
| 6 | If your statute obviously belongs to a particular title , like ‘ Contract , ’ take down that volume of the collection and open it at the title ( known as the ‘ group ’ ) . |
| 7 | It should be said , incidentally , that the remastering of the original 78s has , without affecting the overall frequency range , virtually eliminated their surface noise and produced remarkably quiet backgrounds : the only exception is the Prokofiev sonata ( which Horowitz introduced the USA ) , where the 1945 recording ( the earliest here ) is also more resonant and in which , just occasionally , a little to much pedal is used : the tremendous drive of his rhythm nevertheless makes for a compelling performance . |
| 8 | The authentic Sky Catalogue 2000.0 ( Cambridge University Press/Sky Publishing Corporation , 1982 ) gives its luminosity as 200000 times that of the Sun ; even if this is too high , Canopus still qualifies as a cosmic searchlight . |
| 9 | THE ARRIVAL of a live album usually comes with a tacit admission that a band are either low on new material or about to suffer an imminent career flop and need one last cash-in . |
| 10 | Figure 8.5 Courtship usually consists of a recognizable sequence of male and female activities , ending in mating . |
| 11 | The Old Testament also alludes to a three-tier universe . |
| 12 | They do this throughout life , not only in courtship , and the penis probably serves as a tactile as well as sexual organ . |
| 13 | Interestingly , this setting also works for a complete mix , affecting mainly the percussive sounds but leaving the overall feel pretty much unchanged . |
| 14 | The President also serves for a four-year term ; if no presidential candidate gains a majority of the vote under direct elections , then the President is elected by the Congress . |
| 15 | Regan is right to the extent that to talk of recognition in such circumstances does have a purpose , as it would of a dog 's staccato barks and tail-waving on hearing its master 's voice , but he fails to realise that the same form of words now features in a related , but different , language-game . |
| 16 | The triple-towered castle which is today still a prominent landmark now serves as a historical museum . |
| 17 | Charities for the homeless report that 5,000 new people a year arrive on the streets and that the total figure now stands at a staggering 300,000 for the whole country . |
| 18 | All these matters were basically concerned with the maintenance of acceptable standards of safety and it is only fair to acknowledge the fact that the high standard of safety in public transport aircraft today results to a large extent from work done by ICAO . |
| 19 | Subjects who characteristically had dominant alpha EEG rhythms when awake were most suitable for this task , as the level of alpha rhythm then acts as a good indicator of alertness . |
| 20 | The recorded rate of crime then remains on a rough plateau until the end of the 1930s . |
| 21 | The light then passes through a small transparent section of the protective outer coating ( the cornea ) , and continues via a lens which focuses it on the back of the retina . |
| 22 | The chapter then turns to a detailed analysis of the behavioural determinants of consumer demand . |
| 23 | This result therefore argues against a developmental role for hypersensitive sites HS1 and HS2 . |
| 24 | Modernism seldom speaks of a shared experience . |
| 25 | Funk , jazz and reggae influence their sound , but the result never dips into a Western dirge . |
| 26 | The work of Freud , and subsequent psychoanalysts , has indicated that when the pain of unexpressed feelings is not recognized or acknowledged , the subconscious mind ensures that such recognition never re-emerges at a conscious level , but it can nevertheless be a major subconscious influence on the social performance of the individual . |
| 27 | but can not sustain a courtly approach with the articulacy of Wilekin : line 23 , quoted here , could easily come from a prayer to the Virgin Mary , and the clerk soon concludes by a sacrilegious plea in Marian terms : ( " For the love of the mother of heaven , change your mind and hear my plea ! " ) |
| 28 | An internal squabble amongst the ranks soon grows into a minor riot with fists and curses flying . |
| 29 | Chelsea already goes to a black majority state school in Arkansas , but for Amy the change was sudden . |
| 30 | The rationality attributed to racism thus coincides with a presumed calculation of class interest : racism is a means to maximize profit , which is the individual aim of every capitalist enterprise . |