Example sentences of "[adj] in the [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You managed to organize all this in the few minutes I was out there ? |
| 2 | More interested in the real issues you see ? |
| 3 | But this ruse failed , for the education journalists were not interested in the nice distinctions I offered them when they interviewed me on the phone . |
| 4 | Had a look at the records last night and saw that Sterland scored 5 goals in the Div II championship and 7 in the 20-odd matches he played in the Div I Championship . |
| 5 | Nor does it protect that ideal in the further ways I described , by identifying as special those cases in which there is no explicit past decision to follow . |
| 6 | The little girl too was much improved , no longer neglected , looking very pretty in the new shoes he had bought for her . |
| 7 | Business had been good in the few weeks she had been in charge , but she was astute enough to realise that many of the customers had been coming to the club simply to see her . |
| 8 | Although they are not involved in the formal festivities it is known the Duke of York and the Queen wanted them nearby so they could enjoy seeing the children . |
| 9 | new liners and that in the eight hours we were on shift . |
| 10 | Gower , who averaged 50 in the three Tests he played this summer and 44 throughout his Test career said : ‘ To say I am disappointed is an understatement . |
| 11 | A short distance away were the Santerres : Sir John shouting orders and beside him his wife , riding side-saddle , her desire to leave apparent in the agitated remarks she made to her husband . |
| 12 | Biographical time , the most complex of the three , the most various in the chronotopal forms it takes , and the most influential on later developments of the novel , places character at its centre , organizing space and time around it , variously tracing time as a spiritual or intellectual journey through a symbolic landscape , unfolding character through a series of acts and deeds , or tracing character through the different components of domestic and public life — family life , conduct in war , memorable sayings . |
| 13 | He sometimes wondered if he would be more successful in the embarrassing errands he was called upon to undertake if he had an Irish accent , or some quaint turn of speech . |
| 14 | Moran was unassertive and attentive in the few minutes they discussed the game afterwards . |
| 15 | there were five red and gold crackers on the starched , white cloth and all the presents were ready in the old pillowcases they 'd all used for years at Christmas . |