Example sentences of "with a slight [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the reverse gear was selected , urged into place with a slight rocking motion and the car travelled backwards before hesitantly coming to rest . |
| 2 | Admittedly , these could be EQ 'd , but they still had that all-out processed sound with a slight nasal quality . |
| 3 | This can be seen near Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland , where the Whin Sill is nearly horizontal but with a slight apparent dip to the south . |
| 4 | Hammond read it , pronouncing the Mandarin with a slight southern accent , then looked back at Kim . |
| 5 | Push the pipe into place with a slight twisting motion . |
| 6 | After a stainless steel insert has been pushed into the end of the pipe , the pipe can then be pushed into the fitting with a slight twisting motion . |
| 7 | ‘ I do a certain amount of television , ’ he said offhandedly , with a slight disclaiming smile . |
| 8 | ‘ So what now ? ’ he asked with a slight uneven laugh . |
| 9 | One night a man stood up in the stalls , swaying slightly , and said with a slight Scandinavian accent : ‘ Hellooo . |
| 10 | It was a curious voice , light but clear with a slight rasping edge to it . |
| 11 | The phrasing of this piece should be ‘ swung ’ throughout ( eg. the 16th notes should be played with a slight broken triplet shuffle feel ) . |
| 12 | Although Koehler ( 1914 ) suggested that O. nodosa was conspecific with O. anomala several differences are apparent , O. anomala differing from O. nodosa by the following characters : 1 , the jaw appears narrower than O. nodosa ; 2 , the apical and oral papillae do not appear to be as long nor as widely separated from each other as in O. nodosa ; 3. the distalmost oral papilla is often large and flap like in O. anomala but long and flattened like the other papillae in O. nodosa ; 4. the shape of the oral shields differs in O. anomala where it is rounded pentagonal with a rounded to obtuse proximal angle , straight lateral sides and a straight or slightly rounded distal edge , in O. nodosa it is a more ornate pentagonal shape with an obtuse proximal angle , slightly indented lateral sides and a rounded distal edge or one with a slight median projection ; 5. the ventral arm spines of O. anomala are slightly rugose with small or no secondary points doing the shaft ; those of O. nodosa have very prominent secondary points along the shaft ; 6. the ventral arm plates of O. anomala appear to be narrow and less axehead shaped than O. nodosa . |
| 13 | The oral shield is large , rounded triangular in shape often with a slight distal projection . |
| 14 | The oral shield is rounded , triangular , sometimes with a slight distal lobe . |
| 15 | The oral shield is rhombic , often with a slight distal projection . |
| 16 | The oral shield is rounded , rhombic but sometimes with a slight distal projection ; the proximal edge is often complete rounded and not angular . |
| 17 | The oral shield is large , triangular in shape with a slight distal projection . |
| 18 | The oral shield is rhombic with a slight distal lobe . |
| 19 | The oral shield is rounded triangular with a slight distal lobe . |
| 20 | The oral shield has a rounded proximal edge with a slight distal lobe . |
| 21 | The oral shield is rounded triangular with a slight distal lobe . |
| 22 | The oral shield is rounded triangular sometimes with a slight distal lobe . |
| 23 | The oral shield is rounded triangular in shape often with a slight distal projection . |
| 24 | ‘ What does it mean ? ’ one of these exquisitely saried ladies asked with a slight transatlantic drawl , ‘ surely in this day and age we all work . |
| 25 | The intermediate arrow shows the effects of mutations with a slight pleiotropic effect ( v=16 ) ; these reduce survival to 0.866 , 0.155 when U= 0.1 . |
| 26 | He actually is reading a paper from Atlanta , but if he 's speaking with a slight Scottish accent then er that 's only because he 's actually from Scotland . |
| 27 | He took a drink of his coffee , with a slight dismissive shrug . |
| 28 | Rachel 's hair is dry with a slight natural wave and very fine tinted highlights . |
| 29 | They are bristly with a slight swelling towards the tip , before the final tapering-off . |