Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may well have been something lacking in the lives of the millions but that need had to be catered for and the catering was done by the ingenious and indefatigable army of commercial opportunists whose energy and boldness tell us an enormous amount about that age . |
| 2 | Moreover , her individual sense of fun and fantasy made her an enchanting companion , though a neurotic strain was also apparent . |
| 3 | His increasing climbing experience plus his renowned strength and stamina made him an obvious choice for the first New Zealand expedition to the Himalaya in 1951 . |
| 4 | The dragging breath and the bullet holes at front and back gave him an easy diagnosis . |
| 5 | His experience and loyalty made him an important figure in the remodelled navy . |
| 6 | He was not a tall man , but something about his confidence and reputation gave him an impressive stature . |
| 7 | Coleridge 's silence and solitude gives him an immediate affinity with this frost , and his work of meditation is also an unseen action . |
| 8 | As his car went away she gave a great sigh of relief and Marguerite shot her an amused glance . |
| 9 | Michael reminds me of a cardboard version of Prince ; his experiments with pastiche and his fusion of pop and soul make him an eclectic chap , but a dull one . |