Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Come on , Francis , what about if you were forty some and straight and never kissed a man before ?
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 The plaintiffs were ultimately only able to complete on the basis of the terms subsequently offered by the bank which were financially disadva disadvantageous and effectively deprived the business of any chance of surviving because of the lack of operating capital and er many of the losses which are set out on page sixty two erm are based on that intention and are dealt with er in full
6 As I put the question again in 1974 , ‘ Why is Man so restless and so divided an animal ?
7 A Home Office spokesman said : ‘ He went with two prison officers to see a relative and just made a run for it . ’
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