Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear that a waiver is of no effect unless it is unequivocal and only where the representee acts on it to his detriment . |
| 2 | There were birds singing , though not yet many , and apart from the boys ' voices the quiet was as old and deep as the land . |
| 3 | However , they are most unlikely to solve the problem of excessive delays , partly because the limits themselves are so generous and partly because the prosecution is free in any event to ask for additional time . |
| 4 | The whole point of the undergirding cables was to provide some shear bracing and so unless the operation was done with a knowledge and accuracy which were rather unlikely in the circumstances , so as to get the cables roughly at forty-five degrees , the expedient probably had usually as little effect as it seems to have had upon Paul 's ship . |
| 5 | Use of the section is purely optional and even if the company adopts it each member must be sent copies of the full accounts and reports if he wants to receive them . |
| 6 | Darren has called the AA twice : once when the battery went flat and again when the distributor cap became soaked after the car was driven through flood water . |
| 7 | ‘ If we can have a full house this time that will be great and even if the crowd does n't scare them , it will certainly lift us . ’ |
| 8 | The young man stood as stiff and straight as the church columns around him . |
| 9 | Honours came thick and fast as the world recognised his achievements . |
| 10 | Generally , much will depend on whether the client is buying up-market or going down-market and also whether the client is raising a mortgage . |