Example sentences of "[to-vb] in [adj] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | In general it can leave children with their natural curiosity expressed by the neverending ‘ why ’ questions of childhood , being squashed by the inability of adults to discuss in any other way what has really happened , and so the child learns that whatever has really happened is just too awful to be talked about . |
2 | There 's so much to experience in this beautiful region which is seemingly untouched by time . |
3 | The priest smiled , as if encouraging the women to indulge in this local taste which was still clearly unknown in their distant land . |
4 | The various risings must be seen as spontaneous popular movements , and there is no reason to believe in any central leadership which attempted to control the revolt . |
5 | Is it possible to determine in any principled way what aspects of context of situation are relevant to these different interpretations of the same ‘ utterance ’ on two occasions ? |
6 | Imagine , if you will , one Aztec priest arguing with another in the year 1452 : ‘ I have made calculations that indicate it is nearly impossible for intelligent beings to exist in this hypothetical world you call Europe . |
7 | Nevertheless , now that he had come to live in this new house he was aware that he would probably be an object of interest to his neighbours . |
8 | I ca n't afford to stay in this awful dump I 'm in for long . ’ |
9 | Informed sources state that there is always a large percentage of those due to return in any one year who failed to do so . |