Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adv] [verb] [pos pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The therapist suggested that possibly she tended to set herself standards that were too high and also underestimated her own ability . |
| 2 | Surely they will provide the final lesson that rock 'n' roll needs more thinking , more philosophising in a real sense before we can ever allow another four-square Smiths to appear , vastly entertaining but also clutching their own downfall . |
| 3 | Each species of coral has its own pattern of budding and so erects its own characteristic monument . |
| 4 | That the telegram was formally polite and completely ignored his own attack infuriated Moran . |
| 5 | The guy says , ‘ The drums go over there … ’ and it 's nice to get out of that and just find your own sounds with no preconceived ideas . |
| 6 | Williamson assumes that at least some people might behave in strategic , guileful ways , if they can do so undetected and thereby promote their own interest . |
| 7 | The kings ( or rather , queens ) of slave-owners are the Amazon ants , who are splendid at killing and enslaving other ants but have grown so dependent on their slaves that they can not dig their own nests , care for their young or even get their own food . |