Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Puddle was run out for 97 after figuring in a third wicket stand of 181 with opener Andrew Harris which provided the platform for Wales 's impressive success . |
| 2 | There are 30 craftsmen at Bringwyn and they 've become blase about working in a stately Victorian ballroom . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's not the same as actually being fat — when you feel embarrassed about squeezing into a small space behind a table , or when you pull your shirt tail down so no one sees the fat hanging over the top of your jeans . |
| 4 | The Italians are getting jumpy after drawing against the Swiss in Cagliari . |
| 5 | I shall return to this after looking at the other two models ( see pp. 46 – 48 ) . |
| 6 | Writers about midlife are fond of referring to the empty nest syndrome , much to the annoyance of feminists , who deplore the notion that women need children to bolster their sense of self-worth . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not that I 'm afraid of living in a strange place , Ruth . |
| 8 | It might be somewhat different with regard to the other occupant of the grave . |
| 9 | Thus , the draftsman should be especially careful before embarking on a long list of matters that fall within a particular covenant . |
| 10 | It did n't seem any different from talking to a real person . |
| 11 | Sitting at a desk working on a book could hardly be more different from battling through a polar blizzard , but it presents a different sort of challenge . |
| 12 | Its predecessor was extremely clear in dealing with the fundamental concepts of special relativity and although Rindler 's new book is more discursive and modern in its approach ( for example , its treatment of space time ) it does lose out in succinctness . |
| 13 | Many appointed in this way were ex-professional theatre actors or directors who for various reasons ( not always the best ) were interested in transferring to the amateur world . |
| 14 | Firms interested in participating in the next survey should contact Mark Brennan on . |
| 15 | They were still interested in affiliating to the Labour Party , though under the Labour Party rules this could not be recognised until 1940 . |
| 16 | It is essential to have a proper press campaign to explain to the general public — particularly those who are interested in serving in the Territorial Army — that the Territorial Army has a bright and promising future . |
| 17 | There is already evidence that mining corporations are interested in probing beneath the sedimentary rocks to find new deposits . |
| 18 | If anyone is interested in playing for an Old Peoples ' Class on Friday mornings , starting in September at Dulwich , please contact . |
| 19 | The absence of a different express definition of ‘ company ’ in Part III of the Act does not , in my view , prevent the definition of section 735(1) of the Act of 1985 from yielding to a contrary intention . |
| 20 | Er if your safety in your mines , from the point of view of the miners health , is dependent upon keeping below a certain limit of dust exposure . |
| 21 | The farmers concentrated upon dairy cattle and sheep and were dependent upon weaving as a second source of income . |
| 22 | That 's fine , erm what sort I mean what are we , are we back in back in the old problems we 've had before with or is it written in something else ? |
| 23 | Alex James in the 1930s had not been averse to appearing at the odd night-club , but Best 's moves were tracked by a posse of desperate journalists as he went from bed to boutique , from discothèque to dressing-room . |
| 24 | Polishing the fit in this way is analogous to reroughing in the last chapter . |
| 25 | It is , however , difficult to account for properties 1 and 2 without appealing to the anthropic principle . |
| 26 | explain this by looking at the political reasons why many women do not receive the pensions that would raise them economically ; that is , they are excluded from key decision-making structures . |
| 27 | ( It does not do this by entering into a forward contract with another party , the risk would always end up somewhere ! ) |
| 28 | You can do this by driving on a quiet , wide road with no traffic about , gradually increasing your speed and moving the steering slightly to produce a very slight weave . |
| 29 | The Royal Commission sought to rectify this by returning to the twenty-four hour yardstick as the general rule . |
| 30 | Pointer starts to move L or R. Follow this by turning in the same direction a maximum amount — at any one time — of 5°. 6 . |