Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb -s] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been mostly left to outsiders to remark that knowledge of the structure of DNA has made possible and has enforced a change of thinking about the nature of living things . |
| 2 | The first is lexicon-based and involves storing a list of the allowed words . |
| 3 | Here and in the United States , most experts now agree that a doctor is not obliged either ethically or legally to continue treatment when it 's refused or is useless or has become a burden to the patient . |
| 4 | Primary prevention of suicide attempts is extremely difficult and continues to present a challenge to health and social services alike . |
| 5 | At £11.99 , it may seem expensive but does feed a lot of people . |
| 6 | We sit there for some time but I keep glancing up , and gradually become terrified that the man is somehow not dead or has become a zombie and is climbing back up the shaft towards us , to push the grating up and put his already rotting hands down and grab us both by the hair . |
| 7 | Since then , the Committee has been remarkably active and has staged a number of public vigils and occupations of buildings . |
| 8 | ‘ Jane 's 22 and Grant a bit older but she 's very intense and tries to force a commitment , while he 's very airy-fairy and does n't want to think about the future . |