Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to this and partially as a result of it , there is little in the way of national planning ’ . |
| 2 | This menu is used mainly for keyboard operation as most operations are quicker and easier with a mouse . |
| 3 | Since the tournament began , first in Delray Beach in 1985 and then for a couple of years in Boca Raton , the temporary , scaffolding-supported stands have gone with them . |
| 4 | Cases may be transferred from one family proceedings court to another and also to a county court care centre and ultimately the High Court in certain circumstances . |
| 5 | However , while we all have our national stereotypes , and they are invariably supported by research ( see Hofstede ) , the underlying differences from one country to another and also within a country are much more subtle . |
| 6 | Suddenly its noise was distinct and loud like a tractor coming over the western horizon . |
| 7 | It is more helpful to meet real people who have come to terms with their lives , than to wander around lost and alone in a maze of fantasies . |
| 8 | Beyond the town quay the strength reaches force 4 to 7 and more during a session ; and it 's not so strong . |
| 9 | Once through it bear slightly right and uphill to a kissing gate and a lane where you turn right . |
| 10 | The screens should be removed from the reception desk to make it more friendly and less like a bank . |
| 11 | Radishes : best sown little and often as a catch crop among other vegetables . |
| 12 | Both dishes may taste scrumptious and once in a while wo n't do you any harm , but foods like that eaten regularly are no basis for a healthy diet . |
| 13 | Midnight , tall and still against a background of copper pans hanging on the wall , looked directly at Jess . |
| 14 | Wilson had to trot briskly , to keep up with his wife ; and he trotted responsibly , because there was no doubt that he was proud of his charge — tall and upright as a Grenadier Guard as she was , and issuing instructions in the way that I imagine a Grenadier might , so that when they were at home her voice would sometimes float right up the road and into our garden , ‘ Wilson ! |
| 15 | And since he was in his late thirties and apparently without a cent to show for it , the conclusion was obvious . |
| 16 | Let me just give you a little illustration that might help , you know in thinking of the erm the fusion of the divinity , the divine nature and the human nature , erm is it Clarke Kent , is that the guys name on television , you know the character , you know the guy that walks around you know he 's the boy next door type figure with glasses and all the rest of it , he 's no macho figure that and then in a transformation take place and woof goes flying through the air does n't he , what is he , he 's Batman is n't he |
| 17 | The Japanese company Casio , which developed the TV , has also made two novel wristwatches : one acts as a thermometer ; the other translates English into spanish and vice-versa from a dictionary of 1711 words . |
| 18 | Twitch bites , contrary to what some anglers think , are the product of very confidently feeding fish , unlike the carp that runs off strong and fast with a bait . |
| 19 | Out of court he has to work far into the night , night after night , working hard and continuously at a mass of detail . |
| 20 | The Countess was known locally for her frequent visits to the sick and the infirm and never at a loss for a generous word or gesture . |
| 21 | Like many churches it is in need of restoration , but it is very pretty and well worth a visit . |
| 22 | Because you get that silence in the room and mmm you want to fill it so but you 're right the use of the pause effective and particularly with a variation in pitch that gives that emphasis the two combined together can be very very effective . |
| 23 | The more moderate , responsible men and women began to leave in ones and twos and then in a landslide . |
| 24 | In a random sample of women in Camberwell , the researchers found the following relationships between provoking agents and depression , first among a sample of women who were vulnerable and secondly among a sample of women who were not . |
| 25 | They were Gillian Stewart and Carl Mason , also round in 69 and also with a plan . |
| 26 | This fall in oil production jolted the process of economic management , particularly since the leadership had become accustomed to a high level of revenues after the OPEC price increases , first during the campaign to this end in the early 1970s and then as a by-product of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war . |
| 27 | Sun still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay a huge dividend by taking the company through ‘ 93 and beyond on a price/performance basis . |
| 28 | She was desperately thirsty and perhaps over a drink Fernando would calm down enough to open the gates for her to drive out and back to Palma . |
| 29 | Children who were presented with a nonsense syllable alongside more and less in a variety of contexts made it contrast with more and less by adding or subtracting much smaller amounts ; by adding or subtracting everything ; by introducing some quite different manipulation ( stirring , flicking , rolling , tossing up and down , mixing both piles together ) , and so on . |
| 30 | It looks more and more like a cover for a pax americana . |