Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Depending on size , this takes around a week to erect .
2 This reflects both a desire to uphold tradition and the fact that natural dyes produce a subtle beauty of tone that has never been equalled by even the finest synthetic dyes .
3 We are prepared to offer either a time based fee or a fixed fee .
4 Figure 4.1 shows only a difference according to sex of speaker , but as this is quite consistent between generations , it has another quality : it is also a stable variable .
5 That takes quite a while to do in itself .
6 She , 17 years his senior , was ebullient , romantic and far too impatient to spend even a minute searching for the perfect phrase when a cliché would do .
7 The working class adolescent of the 60s had quite a job deciding what to do with his hair .
8 If a high gloss or mirror finish is required , then it is necessary to use either a grainfiller to fill the pores of the wood , or to apply extra coats of finish , rubbing down between coats until the grain has been filled .
9 The rest of the cabinet was still reluctant to commit the taxpayer , but it was ready to take seriously a scheme put up by Lionel Rothschild for an international trust fund .
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