Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] in [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 She was becoming less interested in any tittle-tattle he might purvey that might help her with the case than in himself .
2 If not dismissive in this way it is likely to be considered unimportant and never thought about again .
3 For some time , I have been kneading and reshaping a deeply discomforting , if homely adage : If you 're not successful in this world you wo n't be successful in the next .
4 Someone who did not know about the Müller-Lyer illusion being an illusion might well say , ‘ AB is shorter than BC ’ ( if the appearance was not misleading in this way we would not call it an ‘ illusion ’ ) .
5 It 's got a lot of history , partly to do with its railway background and ’ When I was a girl ’ was set in that world ; red brick , terraced housing and it 's really unique in that sense I think for a town in the south of England .
6 Tell you this time they were out all in full force you know .
7 Erm it 's been er it 's been suggested as well that in some extent it reflects the religious revival in Europe that that that that was taking place .
8 And I was n't long in this country they shoved me over , Normandy , on the landing in Normandy .
9 ‘ But there 's something even weirder in that manuscript you gave me .
10 It followed , too , from the assumptions that the British made about the Masai 's conservatism , it appearing self-evident to them that because the Masai were so conspicuously uninterested in Western civilization they were in all respects content with the status quo ; so closely were Westernization and agitation linked in the administrative mind .
11 Red fish ( such as herring , sardines , kippers , and salmon ) are a reasonable , naturally occurring source of vitamin D. Eggs supply some of this nutrient , but not as much as red fish ; because eggs are relatively high in saturated fat they should not be the main source of vitamin D. Margarine has this vitamin added , but again is not the preferred source because a good eating regime should not be too high in fat .
12 But it was that 's what it that 's where er you know , there was he had been quite successful in this lawsuit you know , he 'd made quite a bit of money .
13 That becomes very clear in any survey we 've ever done .
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