Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [adv] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some say diffidently that the ERM has been assaulted by an extraordinary and unrepeatable event ( German unification ) ; or that the underlying imbalances which caused last September 's breakdown ( the pound and some other currencies were over-valued against the D-mark ) have now been sorted out . |
| 2 | Unlike Monopoly , in which all start equally and the roil of dice and the daring of the players bring fortune or ruin , this game , like the world it was illustrating , was biased in favour of the rich . |
| 3 | The scents are possibly modified to pheromones in mating , for bees carrying scent apparently attract other males , so that about five display together whereupon the female chooses her mate . |
| 4 | We have already noted that a substantial proportion of old people live alone ; one-third of those over 65 do so and the proportion increases with age . |
| 5 | Finally , despite all the pejorative remarks and many statements along the lines of ‘ I personally do not think very highly of headhunters ’ , most accept fully that the headhunting business in Britain is here to stay . |