Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some subjects are painful , sensational , controversial or just a bit too exciting . |
| 2 | He died in 594 or perhaps a year later . |
| 3 | The strongest impetus , he said , comes from museums ' reassessment of their role in society which the profession sees as far broader than even a decade ago . |
| 4 | I use it throughout my work because , used skilfully and imaginatively , it can make any sort of communication more powerful , more exciting and frequently a lot more fun . |
| 5 | Ronni was suddenly grateful that just a moment ago she 'd already had this conversation . |
| 6 | depending on whether we take the " " mayden " " as a vocative ( i.e. " girl , I love no one more than thee " ) or as the object of the lost verb of line 14 , whereby the -clause becomes a restrictive relative clause ( " I love no maiden more than you … " [ but I might love some just as much or only a bit less ] ) . |
| 7 | When applied to women universally this becomes a stereotype , overgeneralised and just a step away from the sexist argument that women are ‘ naturally ’ caring . |
| 8 | The maize or Indian corn is what you may well be most conscious of here , a crop introduced into the western Pyrenees in the 1600s and long a staple there , occupying now nearly half the cultivated space . |
| 9 | Miss Maton died in 1923 and about a year later I remember that my friends and I were playing in the street when there was a sudden shout from a young man . |
| 10 | The least able sailors first and then a minute later the next group start and so on , finishing with the best sailors who often have a handicap of 10 minutes on a 25-minute race . |