Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These teeth are also shorter and set at a different angle from the other teeth . |
| 2 | If this is not possible because the drain is too long or the land falls the wrong way , the pipe used for the drain will have to be larger and laid with a gentler slope . |
| 3 | He said the figures for the business rate were much better as expected with a 94.1 per cent collection rate and end of year shortfall of about £850,000 . |
| 4 | The next morning I was a day older , no wiser and put in a bad mood right from the off because I was dragged from the Land of Nod kicking and screaming ( well , grunting and stumbling actually ) by the Celtic Twilight hammering on my door . |
| 5 | If the sales commissions ( averaging 8 per cent ) had been included in the calculation the results for the funds would have been concomitantly worse when compared to a buy-and-hold strategy . |
| 6 | Then the fingers began to move and the piano got louder and stopped with a final note as the hand fell on to the floor . |
| 7 | An oval-shaped wreath can look very effective if it follows the lines of its oval frame , and you can make a similar style of garland in a heart-shaped design , whether small ( see p. 85 ) or much bigger and bolder and enclosed in a square frame . |