Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [adv] [vb -s] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A concentrated stare at the white tile immediately ahead of one usually takes place when someone unknown unexpectedly occupies the stall alongside — sometimes accompanied by the onset of a tuneless and preoccupied whistle — anything to avoid creating the impression that one might be showing an untoward interest in the UG equipment of one 's neighbour . |
| 2 | In such works , 3/2 on its own frequently follows a passage in , which might be seen to imply that the change to 3/2 was indicating a sesquialtera relationship . |
| 3 | Worse still , the results do not even provide compelling evidence that intensive intervention on its own actually reduces the frequency of coronary disease anywhere in the world . |
| 4 | It snuggles up to something familiar then pulls the rug out and dares you to keep your balance . |
| 5 | ‘ It does annoy me that the fact that we make it funny somehow demeans the play . ’ |
| 6 | However , our married life was so brief , and it took place so long ago , that it all now seems a matter of very little importance . |
| 7 | I have always detected that an absence of humour is reflected in a very loud laugh , as if it is necessary to set in motion some violent mechanism before anything funny ultimately tickles the fancy , and Crossman certainly displayed this mannerism . |