Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now the French government had become quite brazen about the whole affair and the new French prime minister , Jacques Chirac , publicly stated that France had good reason to be proud of what Mafart and Prieur had achieved , a view that was evidently shared by most people in France . |
| 2 | That he 'd do that in the morning as a little part time job for 'em , and all he 'd do is erm , the Pool Manager , which is at Lock Gates , he know what ships come in the day before and he really know the man and then in the morning they 'd say well so and so ship has arrived but perhaps he might know it , then he 'd send , he 'd know what men to send and this , cos I , I used to get the latest information , they did n't worry him , they worried me about lates latest information and of course we knew what ships was due for the next day so we knew what allocation we wanted . |
| 3 | The time was right for the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to do so today , but they did not . |
| 4 | Not the equipment manufacturer because he is interested in the commercial aspect of selling his own equipment whether it be right for the particular job or not . |
| 5 | It is , however , possible for the injured party and the insurance company to agree on a ‘ structured settlement . ’ |
| 6 | It is difficult to believe that every time Tinbergen presented a model bill to a chick his activity coincided with a third , unobserved variable that was really signalling to the chick to start pecking ; that would however be possible for the natural observation that chicks peck when their parent arrives . |
| 7 | Nelson is emphatic about the frequent misconception that Berlioz is all bluster and little form , pointing out that a composer with roots in Gluck , Mozart , and to a certain extent Beethoven , would hardly take a disorganized approach to presenting his own musical ideas . |
| 8 | Erm but to be honest I , I think you 're right about the Christian angle because I do think that erm , although I enjoyed that year , |
| 9 | Furthermore , your Lordships may feel that it is inconvenient and undesirable for the criminal law as enunciated in Lawrence and Dobson to be in conflict with the law affecting the title to money and other kinds of property . |
| 10 | Edward Thompson maintains that for a variety of reasons traditional pursuits were strongly resilient through the eighteenth century and were weakened only by forces which developed in the nineteenth . |
| 11 | These remain unused for the entire time that the child is in nappies . |
| 12 | I think it 's just about being a bit more total about the whole thing than more bands are , ’ he decides , unnerving the public ceiling . |
| 13 | I am sorry for the poor girl if her bridegroom chooses to behave as he did tonight , and , knowing him well , I can not imagine that he will be any better behaved when he is married to her than he was before . ’ |
| 14 | If we feel sorry for the dying cat that can not understand what is happening to it , we should remember that it has one enormous advantage over us : it has no fear of death , which is something we humans must all carry with us throughout our long lives . |
| 15 | I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends . |
| 16 | She 'd feel a little sorry for the little girl if she blacked out in the race and fell under all those hooves . |
| 17 | Pauline , who always had back problems , felt so sorry for the little mare that she took her over from Jackie . |
| 18 | ‘ Darling , you always were more than grateful for the smallest things that anyone did for you , but in future you 'll be able to turn to me . ’ |
| 19 | Others are grateful for the additional money but believe that the ISF should work more closely with government agencies . |
| 20 | Thus she was constantly grateful for the unfailing vigilance and support of her Chief Wren . |
| 21 | He fell silent , but his face was shadowed by the memory of a very personal anguish , and Maria could be grateful for the merciful ignorance that had carried her through those same six years in which he had been so haunted . |
| 22 | It was North who , by his own account , rushed into Reagan 's television room during the evacuation of American students from Grenada in 1983 , desperate that the students might forget ( on network television ) to be grateful for the American invasion that had freed them ; when the first student said ‘ Thank God for America ’ , Reagan hugged him , and told him he ought to have faith . |
| 23 | People are not keen to complain about food in hospital because they are grateful for the medical attention and because the majority of patients are not there for long . |
| 24 | We are grateful for the ready co-operation and forbearance of the headteachers who completed two long and details surveys on pupil attendance . |
| 25 | Central Council is most grateful for the generous support that has led to this successful outcome . |
| 26 | Looking back I am constantly amazed and grateful for the high risks that others took by giving me responsibility in my early years in ICI . |
| 27 | There was something odd about the whole procedure because there was no great urgency . |
| 28 | And secondly I am so sorry about the terrible thing that happened yesterday morning . |
| 29 | I find the Epigraphes antiques short of that elusive Debussyan charm which needs pianistic half-lights , and although the other shorter pieces on this disc are thoughtfully done ( for example , La plus que lente , Le petit nègre and the Danse bohémienne ) , one looks in vain for the special insight and sensitivity that would make these performances memorable . |
| 30 | There was never anything sophisticated or subtle about the doleful northerner but boy , could he make you laugh . |