Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] a [adj -er] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dragging also depends on size , so if I pick up a bunch of stuff I get a lower dragging sound than if I pick up just one . |
| 2 | I believe a better practical explanation of my intentions might well be offered once again in terms of texture . |
| 3 | I console myself by reflecting that not only do I have a higher lifetime-best break than he does ( 34–30 ) , I also hold several other table records . |
| 4 | I had a further powerful incentive to learning the language , for SPG , the missionary society which supported me and thirty or more other missionaries in Burma , men and women , had a rule that no missionary could marry before passing the first two language examinations . |
| 5 | Forney was then sold to Air Products Inc. , a Carlsbad , New Mexico corporation which produced a further ten examples , plus a one-off retractable version capable of 140 mph , before going bankrupt themselves ! |
| 6 | We rationalise enthalpy/entropy compensations with reference to residual motions and torsional vibrations which make a larger entropic contribution to binding when -ΔH ≃ kT ( thermal energy at room temperature ) , than when -ΔH > kT . |
| 7 | Marketing priorities for LVMH 's Hennessy and Hine cognacs concentrate on premium product categories such as VSOP and XO ranges , which undergo a longer ageing process in oak casks . |
| 8 | Its hummocked floor is studded with shafts which descend a further twelve feet or more to reach the water-table . |
| 9 | The second way is to retain your gearbox , which has a shorter primary shaft than the V8 and fit the engine using the SD1 V8 bell housing or a V8 to Series III type adaptor plate . |
| 10 | On the London Midland Region , electric trains of Class 313 commenced running , a year earlier than anticipated , between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey on 11 July , on which line a further new station — How Wood — opened later in the year . |
| 11 | For clauses which form a complete unit on their own , or which complete a larger linguistic unit , syntactic information may well be cleared from working memory once the clause has been analysed . |
| 12 | This may represent an initial rapid drug adherence to the cell surface followed by linear true drug uptake , and this is confirmed in Figure 4 which shows a further time-course experiment with analysis of intracellular Ac-ASA at earlier time periods , including time 0 ( immediately on addition of Ac-ASA ) . |
| 13 | It is currently being tested for use in an aerosolised form which delivers a lower total dose of the drug directly to the lungs , in order to reduce the risk of side effects . |
| 14 | She 'd always enjoyed using her hands and gained immense satisfaction from shaping and moulding whatever material came to hand , be it driftwood , clay or plasticine , and had come quite accidentally into using boxwood and rosewood which gave a smoother warmer feel than other woods or stone . |
| 15 | In the table below we would , working downwards , get the numbers 29 , 41 , 23 , 5 , 27 , 7 , 25 , 35 , 3 , and 8. 2952 9792 7979 7002 8126 4167 2762 7203 5911 6111 2370 6107 3563 5356 3170 0560 9025 6008 1089 1300 ( The above twenty sets of four digits are taken from L. H. C. Tippett 's Random Sampling Numbers which gives a further 10.380 sets . ) |
| 16 | The sheet had not specified whether the driver was being investigated for ‘ driving or attempting to drive ’ or ‘ being in charge of a vehicle ’ , which carried a lower maximum penalty . |
| 17 | In a rough lawn there is no place for meadow cranesbill , pig nuts , lady 's smock and others of similar character which need a longer growing season . |
| 18 | This does not mean , however , that the scientific and ideological elements can not be distinguished ; and a further distinction may be made between those classifications which are more descriptive and those which have a larger theoretical content . |
| 19 | Interestingly , Kölbel et al , who used a higher initial dose of 600 mg/kg ethanol , found only a 55% increase in acid secretion . |
| 20 | Without doubt , the Tampico is the best place to stay if you like a quieter relaxed atmosphere and the beach — it starts all of about 10 metres from the bar , and the only thing separating the two is the swimming pool . |
| 21 | For instance , there are examples of children with very low levels of vision in terms of measured acuity who use what vision they have remarkably effectively for learning , whilst there are others , less motivated , who use a higher recorded level of acuity apparently to very little effect in day-to-day tasks . |
| 22 | The work of Smith and Verity in this field , for example , represented a real gain for central coordination which was not always fairly appreciated by the controllers , who had a narrower local viewpoint . |
| 23 | For example , though the use of under 75 years standardised mortality ratio is more sensitive to regional variations , any measure of death rates with an absolute age cut off will be dominated by the mortality experience of men who have a shorter average life expectancy . |
| 24 | Marielle , quiet spoken and nervy — though , curiously , it is she who brings a greater rhythmical stability to their playing , and who calls the expressiveness to order — talks about their new work , a jazz influenced concerto by Michel Camillo , which they have recently premiered with the Philharmonia Orchestra . |
| 25 | No one knows social security better and no one has a greater social commitment . |
| 26 | Almost 200 places , in addition to those in shelters which I have mentioned , have opened this month , and we expect a further 120 places in winter shelters to open very shortly . |
| 27 | We run a lower sixth form residential summer school for kids , which has been very popular for the past five years . |
| 28 | Harish was keen to leave no stone unturned so , splitting into several groups , we climbed a further nine peaks including the highest point , before turning for home . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ We are delighted that as well as this being a cross-community project we take a further welcome step in entering into partnership with the Republic . ’ |
| 30 | We have a better staff-inmate ratio than France or west Germany , and if we include prison auxiliaries and night patrols , we do not compare all that badly with the Scandinavian countries . |