Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember , Miss Carter wanted me to go pupil-teaching and then take a teacher 's course , well that 's one thing I could do ; it 's not too late , I 'm only twenty-two . |
| 2 | ‘ Are you suggesting that Barney made up his mind to kill Angy and cold-bloodedly chose a method that would throw suspicion on someone else ? |
| 3 | BLANKED a complimentary letter from the ‘ Proud To Be Plain Club ’ ( ‘ we believe a woman can look average and human in public and still play a role in society ’ ) asking her to be club mascot . |
| 4 | You can be schizophrenic and still make a will that . |
| 5 | Both the Delanos wrote books for children and adults in an effort to encourage the population to become more literate and hopefully generate a sense of pride in the history of the island . |
| 6 | Today 's Himalayan climbers must have immense strength and vitality , must acclimatise very carefully , should be fully skilled and experienced , must be alert to danger yet hardened enough not to be critically frightened ( and mountains are very frightening places ) by any unexpected trauma ; be patient during storms , determined in attack and wise in retreat ; be a skilful diplomat and a team player ; be compassionate but sometimes have a touch of selfishness . |
| 7 | However , local Electricity Boards have the right to inspect and test any electrical work they think may be unsafe and also to refuse a supply . |
| 8 | ‘ Come on , Francis , what about if you were forty some and straight and never kissed a man before ? |
| 9 | As well as being profitable and actually paying a dividend back to Detroit for the first time in years , Vauxhall is an important part of the GM empire for political reasons . |
| 10 | Everything needing a temporary home found its way into the stable and then became a permanency . |
| 11 | If wild animals have access to your garden you may need to prevent them trying to dig up your pet 's body ; make sure that the grave is as deep as possible and perhaps place a paving slab over it . |
| 12 | His total of eight stolen bases in the A's 4-1 series victory was a post-season record , he scored eight runs in total and even managed a couple of homers himself in Saturday 's 6-5 win in the SkyDome . |
| 13 | She could scream blue murder , but half an hour later would be the life of a dinner party , for she was very vain and never missed a chance to show herself off . |
| 14 | Probably the original intention was merely to contrast the procedure with that of a public inquiry ( where , of course , the inquiry is in full view of the public ) but for a long time the bogy of officials beavering away in private and then producing a report which damned some poor individual or organisation , without those officials being in any way accountable , was viewed with grave suspicion . |
| 15 | When he found it , he tapped along the feed pipe at random and then gave a couple of good , square bangs on the connectors before he tried the starter button . |
| 16 | Since Hannah lived in total isolation for more than twenty-five years , never married or even formed a relation ship with a man , it is not surprising that most of the care and affection she had to offer was lavished on animals . |
| 17 | Whether any intelligence does much good or actually enhances a country 's security is doubtful . |
| 18 | The program can be configured for left or right handed players at the press of key and also provides a tuning facility via the PC speaker . |
| 19 | Social organization is complex and always includes a variety of classes , orders and groups . |
| 20 | this prevents civilians from becoming far too powerful and then becoming a dictatorship . |
| 21 | Robyn heard Luke 's voice as if from a distance , deep and unexpectedly showing a trace of concern . |
| 22 | He looked tired but nevertheless managed a smile as he caught sight of his two employees and walked over to join them . |
| 23 | SLIGHTLY tired but spiritually refreshed a group from Middlesbrough area returned at the end of October from a memorable series of visits . |
| 24 | She had left Anne , fur-clad and ostensibly reading a book of hours that Prince Richard had given her , on a stone seat near the entrance to the rose-garden . |
| 25 | I have now had the opportunity to look over the attached and also asked a colleague to do a quick proof-read . |
| 26 | In the context of claims for personal injuries , it is clear that ignorance of the law dissuades potential claimants from seeking advice , and most people only seek legal advice after first obtaining advice from other services , which may be ill-informed and thus cause a person with a claim not to pursue it . |
| 27 | She was so glad that Len was back by her side , and yet she dared not tell him why , because he would only be angry and perhaps start a fight and worry afterwards anyway . |
| 28 | In phytophagous insects the mandibles are bluntly toothed and often bear a molar or crushing surface near the base of the biting margin . |
| 29 | Only a few reports concerned the fate of oesophagitis , and then with relatively short follow up , although the typical patient is young or middle aged and thus has a life expectancy of several decades . |
| 30 | His was undone to the waist , he had no cap , his slacks were dirty and crumpled , he was unshaven and badly needed a haircut , he wore plimsolls , loosely tied with bits of string . |