Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | Her ribs were clear , her hipbones stuck out like mountains on a desert relief map , her thighs were straight and looked even longer than usual . |
2 | Facts were to do with the material conditions of life described as precisely as possible and counted as accurately as possible . |
3 | For various reasons the main one of which was a lack of understanding of our problems , our local administration were often unsympathetic and went so far as to accuse us of non co-operation at times , especially in the matter of rest days . |
4 | People fell sick and died more often than they committed offences against others ; in the overwhelming majority of cases lineages collected contributions , and larger entities were not involved . |
5 | But the bricks were soft and crumbled uselessly away when he removed the moulds . |
6 | The women 's victory in 1918 was unspectacular and came about primarily because the government had to update the electoral register to include those serving in the armed forces . |
7 | Both the girls were small and looked exceptionally so as they crossed the Bridge with their handcart . |
8 | They become invisible and ignored too quickly if their needs are not constantly presented to the public and to politicians . |
9 | The streets curved and twisted as pleasantly as the river , but were shaded by fine lime trees , now breaking into delicate leaf , instead of the willows , soon to shimmer summer through , above the trout-ringed reaches of the River Pleshey . |
10 | The oppressive regime I had anticipated was not apparent and the whole complex seemed clean , active and designed as far as possible to provide reasonable conditions and amenities for its inmates . |