Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 2 | We thank you for giving us the incentive to do this and wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New Year . |
| 3 | But in reality this is precisely the approach that is most likely to set Europe aflame and leave it a burning ruin . |
| 4 | The Sinn Fein man claimed two plain-clothes men approached Mr Fox in Thomas Street , Dungannon on September 2 and promised him a new house if he agreed to work for them . |
| 5 | Everyone around him had assumed that at the ti me of his wife 's death he must miss her very much and said what a wonderful person she was . |
| 6 | A recent development in the USA and the UK has been the attempt to make libraries more visible and give them a national identity , by creating national library symbols or logos . |
| 7 | Her brother was disgusted and called her a filthy collaborator , but at least the Englishman was safe . |
| 8 | If we want to keep the best scientists and the best engineers in this country , we 'd better do two things : we 'd better attract them with good pay and we 'd better train them right and give them the proper facilities . |
| 9 | We never rested five minutes that he did not fall asleep and gave us a little nasal music , and which hindered me nothing so fully as I wished to have done . |
| 10 | On miserable days when both of us were low , he would delve into the depths of a pannier and give me a mini Mars bar or some peanuts . |
| 11 | However , some remnants of the latter ( the Citizen Army and Sinn Fein Volunteers ) seized Dublin in 1916 and proclaimed it an Irish republic . |
| 12 | In fact , many felt its power had become too great and thought it no bad thing when it was forced to close , I believe in 1932 or 1933 . |
| 13 | My reason is that George spent a few minutes with Lennie , comforting and making him a happy man by reminding him of his dreams , before sending him off to find his final dream in heaven . |
| 14 | The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over . |
| 15 | As a child he was always adventurous and found everything a huge joke … |
| 16 | I mean they wo n't say sand and salt , they 'll say something which is insoluble and give it a horrible chemical name |
| 17 | Your solicitor is the independent professional who will put your interests first and give you the right advice . |
| 18 | All you have to do is to decide you want a complete transformation , find a partner who also wants one and send us a recent photograph of each of you ( we 'll return them if you enclose an SAE ) . |
| 19 | Throwing her arms round George , she held him close and gave him a passionate kiss . |
| 20 | Pourquery displayed a variety of touch shots and moved with great athleticism about the court , to defeat his net rushing opponent 6–4 6–7 6–2 and earn himself an intriguing place in the final against Hunter . |
| 21 | Mr Flood was silent and blessed himself a great deal when he heard the news . |
| 22 | He got bored silly and considered it a complete waste of time . |
| 23 | ‘ The TV ad is excellent and gives us a massive target audience who can see and hear a top class guitar . ’ |