Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb pp] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poststructuralism , which in its own way also takes part in that history of Western Marxism , differs only insofar as it foregrounds the implications of the theoretical difficulties involved rather than repressing them in pursuit of the unrealized ideal . |
| 2 | One approach would be to have first-degree sexual assault defined so as to include penetration involving the penis , vagina , or anus , together with the threat or infliction of grievous bodily harm ; then a second-degree offence of the same nature involving a threat or infliction of actual bodily harm ; and then a third-degree offence covering all other sexual assaults involving penetration , and a fourth offence to cover indecent assaults not involving penetration . |
| 3 | Animals , infants , and deviant adults are said to see , hear , smell and so on , in those special circumstances , where we feel impelled to mark the similarity of their behaviour to that of human beings situated likewise whilst allowing for the inability to describe what they perceive . |
| 4 | It has bee modernised with a powerful automatic fog-horn known locally as Moaning Minnie . |
| 5 | I shoulda known better than to send two dumb clucks like that . ’ |
| 6 | Until now his ships had been on a southerly course , the weather becoming even colder , the unexpected winds known now as williwaws threatening to dash his vessels against the steep cliffs . |
| 7 | The total fines levied more than doubled over the previous year , from £428,000 to £1.05 million . |
| 8 | Thus the implantation of the intendant system weakened rather than strengthened the hold of metropolitan Spain , by ending corrupt practices that had allowed creoles control of their own affairs , and by creating bitter rivalries between the new officials and their subordinates . |
| 9 | Second , by averaging the payments made to local authorities , the new arrangements loosened rather than strengthened the links between local authorities and businesses in their areas ( Midwinter and Mair 1987:97 — 102 ) . |
| 10 | Burger was very thin and very tall ; he sat back in his armchair , his bony frame draped rather than clothed by a grey light-weight suit . |