Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [adv] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interview had left him with two clear intentions more firmly fixed than ever in his mind . |
| 2 | She thought that he looked nicer than ever in his evening dress , and sounded nicer now that he had dropped his brusque , cold manner with her again . |
| 3 | Neil ‘ Map ’ Taylor of Kent : consistent as ever in his benefit year |
| 4 | These commercial matters were as much as ever in his mind . |
| 5 | Perhaps now that the forests and other wilderness areas have nearly vanished , these carnivorous animals burn brighter than ever in our consciousness — solitary beacons of wild nature whose continued survival has come to represent the survival of wilderness itself . |
| 6 | After the interval Saints were obliged to return to defence but , with Hearts as inept as ever in their build-up and finishing , Tynecastle 's smallest crowd of the season , 6,200 , were already resigned to a goalless draw . |
| 7 | Her season began unpromisingly with an attack of shingles which kept her out of action for a couple of weeks but she recovered quickly and so completely that in addition to compiling her formidable record on the golf course , she was able to cope more than adequately with her school exams . |
| 8 | It was bound to worry her , as he was still a patient and I felt she had more than enough on her plate already without my adding anything . |
| 9 | As Fabia saw it then , if she did n't want her sister to heap coals of fire on her head when she got back — and Cara had more than enough on her plate at the moment — then she was going to have to be really pushy and go and ring Ven Gajdusek 's doorbell . |
| 10 | LEIGH 'S LOVE : At 43 , actress Twiggy is more beautiful than ever for her husband Picture:BRIAN MOODY/Scope |
| 11 | As lavish as always with his hospitality Victor began dispensing free cognac and coffee in celebration of what might have been a prodigal son 's return , introducing his regulars to D'Arcy and he to them . |
| 12 | Noreen would come on first as before with her song — and then be joined by ‘ Mary ’ who would take the melody while Noreen harmonised and then Maria would conclude with a solo — usually ‘ The Last Rose of Summer ’ — and they would finish together with ‘ Let Him Go Let Him Tarry ’ , another of the O'Neil family songs which both knew backwards . |
| 13 | Mr John Prescott , the shadow Transport Secretary , said the Department of Transport ‘ seems as complacent as ever about its security responsibilities ’ . |
| 14 | Stiff and inelegant , she followed him , more anxious than ever in her life to please . |
| 15 | His face was flushed and his waistcoat seemed perceptibly tighter than ever across his paunch . |
| 16 | A RETURN to British racing by the Aga Khan remains as distant as ever after his attempt to challenge the Jockey Club 's disqualification of 1989 Oaks winner Aliysa ended in failure yesterday . |
| 17 | And in the end the district council were able to afford a bit of funding towards staff , which broke a tradition that district councils tended only to fund premises , erm , and indeed the district council have done that as well in our case , recently by moving them to better premises . |
| 18 | More handsome than ever in his morning suit , his black hair gleaming with a brilliant sheen , and his eyes , his once dark and brooding eyes , now alight with the glow of love in them , Marc came swiftly to her side . |