Example sentences of "[adj] and [be] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For that matter , Odysseus himself might have borrowed a trick or two from the rabbit hero , for he is very old and was never at a loss for a trick to deceive his enemies . |
| 2 | Then he gets low and is already in a state of anxiety which tends to make him make poor judgements . |
| 3 | Evidently he had been expecting Hazel to speak first and was somewhat at a loss . |
| 4 | She said Naomi appeared to live in a world of her own and was either on a high or a low , adding : ‘ She was a lovely child . ’ |
| 5 | East Belfast adjoins the Ulster-Scots region of North Down ( where backing is strong ) , whereas West Belfast points south-west down the Lagan Valley , the speech of which is Mid-Ulster with less Scots influence ; furthermore , immigration to West Belfast is recent and is largely from a Mid- West-Ulster non-Scots hinterland . |