Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [vb -s] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is starkly simple and exactly states its purpose demonstrating that even the most primitive of beliefs and traditional practices are valid materials on which to build not only the style but the dramatic content of a ballet . |
| 2 | ‘ His sisters spoil him rotten and so does his mother — but I do n't , ’ says Harry . |
| 3 | ‘ It often happens that one who at first was listening gladly becomes exhausted and now opens his mouth no longer to give assent but to yawn , and even involuntarily gives signs that he wants to depart . |
| 4 | ‘ The River Rat ! ’ he boomed , laughing heartily at his own joke , ‘ never takes his hat off because he 's BALD and never puts his boat in the river because he CA N'T SAIL ! ’ |
| 5 | Although it is black and white and often carries its tail cocked up , the Seychelles magpie robin is , of course , neither a magpie nor a robin . |
| 6 | Firm A has a balancing allowance in year 3 of 26.25 and so has its corporation tax reduced by 9.19 ( i.e. 26.25 × 35% ) in that year but ends up with a balancing charge of 23.75 in year 4 and so has an additional tax liability of 8.31 ( i.e. 23.75 × 35% ) in year 4 . |
| 7 | To illustrate , suppose an individual buys one sterling contract at a price of 1.7215 and later closes his position at 1.7263 . |