Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ooh I 'll carry on watching this and go for a bloody shower ! |
| 2 | It is important to make access an integral part of land management agreements wherever possible , but the landowner must be the one to decide on this and enter into a voluntary agreement to provide access . |
| 3 | One of the things about when you are old and move to a residential home I think one of the important things is that you want to go and live close to your loved ones , if you have any , and it does just worry me that if you happen to be a person who is resident in and your loved ones live in , under these terms if you went to a residential home in you would n't qualify for the higher rate and that seems to me to be wrong . |
| 4 | On that day , various poptastic things happened all over the world , all to convince you that AIDS is a terrible thing , that safe sex does n't mean no sex and that we must all love one another and usher in a new era of positivity etc etc . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 'm still very English and get in a terrible state if I 'm late for an appointment . |
| 6 | All three systems are available from May 1st and come with a two-user licence for OSF/1 1.2 , Motif and TCP/IP or Open VMS Alpha AXP base licence , Open VMS one user licence and NAS 250 licence . |
| 7 | Rehearsals went on as usual every morning but in order to disturb the other passengers as little as possible , they had to get up very early and work in a screened-off area . |
| 8 | Spread over two or more years , the courses are part-time and lead to a national examination for the Medau Society Teachers ' Award . |
| 9 | Always quarantine new stock if at all possible and treat with a general antiparasite solution to guard against the introduction of ectoparasites into your aquarium or pond . |
| 10 | The intermediate group lacks any strong class identity because of the range of occupations within it , and because many of its members become socially mobile and move into a different class . |
| 11 | Civil servants are non-political , anonymous , discreet and specialize in a particular sphere of public business . |
| 12 | She says mostly they 're the soul of courtesy — embarrassingly polite and come to a grinding halt … |
| 13 | You can either be very timid and start in a small way , building it up gradually and expecting to make a profit in the first year . |
| 14 | Wipe dry and place in a warm oven for a few minutes to remove any remaining moisture . |
| 15 | Never come in from the cold and toast by a hot fire . |
| 16 | Employees may take an instant like or dislike to a particular place according to what they believe it to be like . |
| 17 | It needs to be stressed that in a thermal reactor the fuel is near to its most active state and there is no way in which the nuclear assembly can go supercritical and explode like a nuclear weapon ( Coggle , 1983 ) . |
| 18 | If a Shusui 's Doitsu scales are going to turn greyish black , rather than a sky blue , or if a Kumonryu is going to lose all its black and turn into a valueless Doitsu Shiromuji , it will have done so in adolescence . |
| 19 | Madame Grimaud , short and trim with a well-managed waist , solid hips and strictly upswept smooth black hair , stood on the doorstep with two cross-looking and awkward teenage daughters , to whom Frederica was to be required to converse . |
| 20 | She can keep cool and smile in a superior , inscrutable sort of a way . |
| 21 | They recognise the need to provide powerful incentives if students are to remain at school beyond 16 and graduate with a high school certificate . |
| 22 | All three systems are available from May 1 and come with a two-user licence for OSF/1 1.2 , Motif and TCP/IP or Open VMS Alpha AXP base licence , Open VMS one user licence and NAS 250 licence . |
| 23 | Cut into florets , boil in salted water until tender and toss with a little hazelnut oil and chopped toasted hazelnuts . |
| 24 | Turn Pale or tremble at a losing Game . |
| 25 | The young doctor looked like a young doctor in , say , Young Doctors , lean and fit in a striped shirt and tie , yuppie-style , with dark curly hair and a tan . |
| 26 | As the fish swims the tail lobes open and close in a slight scissor action . |
| 27 | In spite of knowledge of precautions , injuries from accidents during sport and leisure activities are common-place and account for a significant proportion of emergency admission to hospitals . |
| 28 | The greengrocer was large , round and taciturn with a white apron wrapped completely around his waist like a sheet which brushed the floor . |
| 29 | The builder will subsequently be instructed by the architect to place an order with the firm selected and enter into a formal sub-contract agreement . |
| 30 | Ensure that the modified cutter is sharp and adjust for a fine cut . |