Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [conj] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long-distance travel is a fever dream where time and mood slip out of control leaving one unexpectedly early or late delighted or depressed until a mosaic of tiny things builds a flat earth beneath you again . |
| 2 | Like an agent , a distributor will usually be a local firm or individual and a specialist in the requirements of the local market . |
| 3 | It was then as if the rotting maggot-infested flesh , or the tags of matted clothing , had already become part of the earth which clung to and enclosed them , no more unnatural or frightening than a clump of compost or a drift of decaying leaves . |
| 4 | Sometimes , of course , the subject is either so technical , or complicated that a photograph of the laboratories or of a piece of machinery would not make the point and the use of drawings should be considered instead . |
| 5 | In determining whether goods are of a class to which an advertised trade description relates , s5(3) provides that regard shall be had not only to the form and content of the advertisement but also to the time , place , manner and frequency of its publication and all other matters making it likely or unlikely that a person to whom the goods are supplied would think of the goods belonging to the class in question . |
| 6 | Now in life there is nothing more defenceless or ridiculous than a man with his pantaloons about his ankles , his shirt tail raised and his mind on other matters . |
| 7 | National Certificate Modules are delivered in schools , further education colleges and other approved centres throughout Scotland and because they are separate units in their own right , modules can be taken in a variety of ways to accommodate the circumstances of the individual — full-time , part-time , distance or open-learning or a combination of these . |
| 8 | Copious salivation ; often with a metallic taste or sweet or salty and a sense of dryness with intense thirst sometimes . |
| 9 | Now it 's especially for people who are black or Asian because a lot of the time they miss out on the opportunities that are available to a lot of other people because of things like language barriers and although you might think it 's unfair it 's not actually illegal . |
| 10 | James had stated in the prologue to ‘ The Black Jacobins ’ that he had written the book with the independence of Africa in mind and he had considered it more than fortuitous that a number of other books by black writers had been published around the same time . |
| 11 | And they use words like ‘ potto ’ , ‘ cellaro ’ , and ‘ brosha ’ — which are neither Italian nor English but a combination of the two . |
| 12 | With cemeteries to maintain all over the world it is nor surprising that a variety of arrangements , contracts and agreements have had to be set up to ensure proper care and maintenance . |
| 13 | An argument apparently broke out during these talks , and fierce fighting ensued in which Doe was shot and wounded and a total of 64 men , mostly from Doe 's contingent , were believed to have been killed . |
| 14 | She was as tongue-tied and gauche as a schoolgirl on a first date . |
| 15 | It was as lifeless and rigid as a piece of sculpture ; dispelling the illusion of flight . |
| 16 | There was a long delay between the pupils ' arrival and the commencement of the displays and chanting , during which Miss Cackle and the teachers greeted friends and acquaintances , and the girls all stood to attention , being neat and well-behaved and a credit to the school . |
| 17 | However , the team considered that some independent assessment was desirable and appropriate where a project of this magnitude was involved . |
| 18 | ‘ Certainly it should be gentle and simple or a place of cold , airy silence . ’ |
| 19 | If all these gorgeous chaps are going to rally to the standard when we stick it in the salt pot , then I , for one , am going to be as fragrant and petal-soft as a lady in a soap commercial . |
| 20 | He will churn the butter if the kitchen is clean and tidy and a bowl of cream has been set out for him . |
| 21 | Behind the savage and futile blood-letting lies unimaginable suffering — families robbed of their loved ones , more than 33,000 injured and maimed and a generation of children brought up in the menacing shadow of the bomb and the bullet . |
| 22 | The wild bohemianism of the life at Kisling 's was stimulating and hectic but a drain on Modigliani 's limited energy and he was looking for a change in his life . |
| 23 | It darted up a tree with breathtaking ease , and the young man watched it leaping from bough to bough , as light and airy as a puff of grey smoke . |
| 24 | There is TV and audio and a heap of magazines . |
| 25 | His voice was as flat and heavy as a sheet of lead . |
| 26 | As frail and pitiful as a moth in spring . |
| 27 | But choosing that particular moment to do it was a rebuff as callous and shocking as a slap in the face . |
| 28 | The GX-7 is a small plastic box measuring some 12cm x 6cm x 3cm with a minimum of controls : two rotaries for Drive and Level and a bank of eight miniature switches to set up the gain and simulation modes . |
| 29 | Pavel was feeling as loose and unconnected as a bag of spanners , and with about as much energy . |
| 30 | The essence of showmanship had become the capacity to build up from one 's regular audience , to bring in whole families , to attract women and children , to win over religious families who were normally against organized entertainment , to convince trade unionists and the politically active that a moment 's respite was harmless enough , and to convince the respectable and well-to-do that a visit to the movies was not a disgraceful act . |