Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [prep] a [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That looks like a canal along there dun n it ? |
| 2 | It would be awful to work in a place where everyone was miserable . |
| 3 | The vendor may not be willing to agree to a retention particularly if the purchaser is unable to offer adequate security for the future payment or is unable to pay retention monies into a joint account pending receipt of the consents . |
| 4 | ‘ This led to a tightening up of the law and Knowsley 's environmental health and trading standards officers will continue to monitor the sale of food in the borough to ensure that it is as safe as the public rightly expects it to be . ’ |
| 5 | This refers to a process whereby a child is rewarded every time it completes a desirable behaviour . |
| 6 | This occurred at a time when the militancy of rank-and-file officers increased . |
| 7 | This occurred at a time when the Government support in the opinion polls was at one of its lowest ebbs and seemed a desperate attempt to create an atmosphere in which opposition to the Poll Tax became synonymous with criminality . |
| 8 | This occurred at a time when the future of the Harwell Laboratory , AEA 's main research establishment , had come under review . |
| 9 | ‘ In a way it would be interesting to work in a country where you could n't speak the language so you could communicate with your eye and your camera , not your tongue . |
| 10 | It was ironic that 1989 saw the centenary celebration of the Fabian Essays of Webb , Shaw , and their comrades ; this came at a time when Britain seemed in more complete reaction against the imperatives of Fabian rationalism than at any time for a century . |
| 11 | This came at a time when all Latin American countries had adopted policies of export-orientated growth , economic liberalization , financial deregulation and the dismantling of investment restrictions and trade barriers . |
| 12 | This came at a time when several years of large oil-revenue increases had created an exceptionally propitious atmosphere for reaching some kind of understanding . |
| 13 | ‘ Playing at Madison Square Garden is special , it 's very exciting to play in a stadium as big as this . |
| 14 | Although Mr Taylor refused to reveal whether or not the Premier League deal is acceptable to him or his members , who yesterday gave him overwhelming support for necessary action , it would be foolish to embark on a strike now . |
| 15 | This happened at a time when the ice had , so to speak , sucked up much of the sea . |
| 16 | In other terms , knowing is not represented as the direct experiencing of a phenomenon here , but rather , as with the passive of perceptual verbs , as the condition for attibuting a characteristic to someone . |
| 17 | It is impossible for the outsider to appreciate what this meant to a man as proud as Richards , but it was noticeable that in the Test series against Pakistan and New Zealand which followed his form was very ordinary . |
| 18 | This resulted in a movement away from some conservation/efficiency programmes . |
| 19 | And we know that it 's easier to get through a hospital now , appointment times are met , there 's less anonymity and more explanation to the patient of what 's happening next — the fact that we do know this because of surveys and face-to-face interviews itself comes from a culture of establishing objectives that matter . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I wonder how long we are prepared to vacillate at a time when Britain , and all that Britain stands for , and human civilization , are in peril ? ’ |
| 21 | Single specimens , even if very brightly coloured , tend to disappear in the shadows , whereas they will be more conspicuous planted in a block especially if supported by masses of healthy green foliage : ferns for a splash of colour . |
| 22 | This comes at a time when some Western governments are questioning the standard hard-line attitude always taken by British and American leaders and certainly in West Germany there is a growing feeling towards more direct contact with Moscow and less reliance on America 's nuclear stockpile . |
| 23 | Paradoxically , this comes at a time when both the Conservative Government and the police themselves are much more cautious about the potential contribution of policing . |
| 24 | This comes at a time when staff contracts are changing . |
| 25 | This comes at a time when many advanced economies are undergoing profound structural change , with technological change , the growth in importance of the service sector and the growing internationalisation of production . |
| 26 | Although anti-abortionists would maintain that it is morally wrong to dispose of a child even if it will live no longer than a week at the most , many more people doubt the right of a mother to dispose of a child with Down 's Syndrome who stands a very good chance of living a lengthy life . |
| 27 | I mention that this mechanical bird has three blades because we have here something of great importance for a photographer — the three blades are designed to give a far smoother ride than the two-bladed machine , and because of this it is possible to shoot at a speed as low as 125th of a second . |
| 28 | I should n't think it great easy to fall off a boat actually would you ? |
| 29 | Saying , quite easy to go into a garage then |
| 30 | I am fortunate to work in a school where all the children are seen as people with questions to ask , ideas to share and problems to solve . |