Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] [subord] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A group is more enduring and supportive than two people interacting socially but is looser or less structured than an organization . |
| 2 | The fact that there is a difference comes as no surprise , after all , a completely empty , uneventful drive through a junction would be expected to be both less memorable and less risky than an occasion when the junction was full of traffic . |
| 3 | In a work of art this is a powerful coup because it compels us to think about why we know this woman must be black , and as an act of protest it is far richer and more powerful than an instruction in how to feel . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's no danger , ’ he translated , his eyes on the soothsayer 's hands , ‘ but the boar that we want is as fast as the wind and as sharp as an eagle . ’ |
| 5 | Sonny was tall and broad and as strong as an ox . |
| 6 | His face was as round and as red as an autumn apple . |
| 7 | The baby on the way was all that the marriage had going for it , and even then , if Rachel was n't around , he had a roving eye , and sometimes more than an eye , although at that stage he was technically faithful , I think . |
| 8 | Cadfael had been awake and afield more than an hour by then , for want of a quiet mind , and had filled in the time by ranging along the bushy edges of his peasefields and the shore of the mill pond to gather the white blossoms of the blackthorn , just out of the bud and at their best for infusing , to make a gentle purge for the old men in the infirmary , who could no longer take the strenuous exercise that had formerly kept their bodies in good trim . |
| 9 | He was at least 6 foot 3 inches tall and massively built ; not muscular , like the skinhead , but as heavy as an elephant . |