Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [adv] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 First , the political demands on public enterprises lead to objectives that are confusing , changeable and often mutually at odds .
2 As the DOH has become more confident , however , limits on size have been progressively relaxed ( from practices with 11,000 down to 7,000 and now experimentally with consortia of practices as small as 3,000 ) .
3 Some compounds are photo-labile ; therefore , samples that have been exposed to light should be examined in full and not only in terms of their colour .
4 Panicked , angry and perilously close to tears , Isabel sprang for the door .
5 Susan Bradley 's voice , at first apologetic then conspiratorial and finally close to tears , squeaked into his ear in a long monologue of complaint and desperation .
6 The risk of anaemia was much greater for young mothers , particularly those under age 20 and more so for teenagers having the second child than for those having their first .
7 It 's no good measuring poverty by averaging out the incomes of people living on state benefits , we also have to describe the differential between the sexes , enforced by the employers , and state and last but not least by men .
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