Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb base] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the things about when you are old and move to a residential home I think one of the important things is that you want to go and live close to your loved ones , if you have any , and it does just worry me that if you happen to be a person who is resident in and your loved ones live in , under these terms if you went to a residential home in you would n't qualify for the higher rate and that seems to me to be wrong . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 'm still very English and get in a terrible state if I 'm late for an appointment . |
| 3 | Rehearsals went on as usual every morning but in order to disturb the other passengers as little as possible , they had to get up very early and work in a screened-off area . |
| 4 | Spread over two or more years , the courses are part-time and lead to a national examination for the Medau Society Teachers ' Award . |
| 5 | Always quarantine new stock if at all possible and treat with a general antiparasite solution to guard against the introduction of ectoparasites into your aquarium or pond . |
| 6 | The intermediate group lacks any strong class identity because of the range of occupations within it , and because many of its members become socially mobile and move into a different class . |
| 7 | Civil servants are non-political , anonymous , discreet and specialize in a particular sphere of public business . |
| 8 | She says mostly they 're the soul of courtesy — embarrassingly polite and come to a grinding halt … |
| 9 | You can either be very timid and start in a small way , building it up gradually and expecting to make a profit in the first year . |
| 10 | Wipe dry and place in a warm oven for a few minutes to remove any remaining moisture . |
| 11 | Never come in from the cold and toast by a hot fire . |
| 12 | Employees may take an instant like or dislike to a particular place according to what they believe it to be like . |
| 13 | It needs to be stressed that in a thermal reactor the fuel is near to its most active state and there is no way in which the nuclear assembly can go supercritical and explode like a nuclear weapon ( Coggle , 1983 ) . |
| 14 | If a Shusui 's Doitsu scales are going to turn greyish black , rather than a sky blue , or if a Kumonryu is going to lose all its black and turn into a valueless Doitsu Shiromuji , it will have done so in adolescence . |
| 15 | Madame Grimaud , short and trim with a well-managed waist , solid hips and strictly upswept smooth black hair , stood on the doorstep with two cross-looking and awkward teenage daughters , to whom Frederica was to be required to converse . |
| 16 | She can keep cool and smile in a superior , inscrutable sort of a way . |
| 17 | Cut into florets , boil in salted water until tender and toss with a little hazelnut oil and chopped toasted hazelnuts . |
| 18 | Turn Pale or tremble at a losing Game . |
| 19 | The young doctor looked like a young doctor in , say , Young Doctors , lean and fit in a striped shirt and tie , yuppie-style , with dark curly hair and a tan . |
| 20 | As the fish swims the tail lobes open and close in a slight scissor action . |
| 21 | In spite of knowledge of precautions , injuries from accidents during sport and leisure activities are common-place and account for a significant proportion of emergency admission to hospitals . |
| 22 | The greengrocer was large , round and taciturn with a white apron wrapped completely around his waist like a sheet which brushed the floor . |
| 23 | The builder will subsequently be instructed by the architect to place an order with the firm selected and enter into a formal sub-contract agreement . |
| 24 | Ensure that the modified cutter is sharp and adjust for a fine cut . |
| 25 | These gaudy coloured sea slugs are all carnivorous and feed on a wide range of sessile or slow moving invertebrates . |
| 26 | But it does need to be borne in mind that although this form of sudden death can create such instantaneous reactions there are also people who hide and keep quiet and suffer for a long time before finding the opportunity to talk to someone about their feelings or until another trigger sets them grieving . |