Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He argued that the bread and wine somehow coexisted with the body and blood , and more importantly that the miracle occurred because of the presence of the faithful and not as a result of the magical powers of the priest . |
| 2 | Mrs said that quote , when the time comes that Mr and Mrs are unable to provide all or any of the care themselves , I consider that it would be appropriate to employ carers direct and not via an agency . |
| 3 | Suddenly its noise was distinct and loud like a tractor coming over the western horizon . |
| 4 | He added that he would be speaking only as an individual and not as a representative of the Chief Police Officers Association . |
| 5 | It is more helpful to meet real people who have come to terms with their lives , than to wander around lost and alone in a maze of fantasies . |
| 6 | Once through it bear slightly right and uphill to a kissing gate and a lane where you turn right . |
| 7 | The screens should be removed from the reception desk to make it more friendly and less like a bank . |
| 8 | Both dishes may taste scrumptious and once in a while wo n't do you any harm , but foods like that eaten regularly are no basis for a healthy diet . |
| 9 | Midnight , tall and still against a background of copper pans hanging on the wall , looked directly at Jess . |
| 10 | Wilson had to trot briskly , to keep up with his wife ; and he trotted responsibly , because there was no doubt that he was proud of his charge — tall and upright as a Grenadier Guard as she was , and issuing instructions in the way that I imagine a Grenadier might , so that when they were at home her voice would sometimes float right up the road and into our garden , ‘ Wilson ! |
| 11 | The Japanese company Casio , which developed the TV , has also made two novel wristwatches : one acts as a thermometer ; the other translates English into spanish and vice-versa from a dictionary of 1711 words . |
| 12 | Twitch bites , contrary to what some anglers think , are the product of very confidently feeding fish , unlike the carp that runs off strong and fast with a bait . |
| 13 | Out of court he has to work far into the night , night after night , working hard and continuously at a mass of detail . |
| 14 | Was n't I told you have to hold them tight and not for a minute take your eyes off them ? |
| 15 | The Countess was known locally for her frequent visits to the sick and the infirm and never at a loss for a generous word or gesture . |
| 16 | Like many churches it is in need of restoration , but it is very pretty and well worth a visit . |
| 17 | Because you get that silence in the room and mmm you want to fill it so but you 're right the use of the pause effective and particularly with a variation in pitch that gives that emphasis the two combined together can be very very effective . |
| 18 | In a random sample of women in Camberwell , the researchers found the following relationships between provoking agents and depression , first among a sample of women who were vulnerable and secondly among a sample of women who were not . |
| 19 | Gold was certainly used as a decorative inlay for bronzes as early as Shang times , but precious metals only began to be highly valued in China comparatively late and then as an outcome of influence from inner Asia and the west . |
| 20 | Structuralism is revolutionary because it can be adopted only as an alternative and not as an addition to traditional academic habits . |
| 21 | A few days after that Norman Prince , the founder of the Lafayette , flying long and late in an attempt to avenge Rockwell , hit a high-tension cable as he came in to land in the dark . |
| 22 | Jack Nicholson copes well with the challenge of playing down a down and out with a drink problem as well as a guilt complex . |
| 23 | She was desperately thirsty and perhaps over a drink Fernando would calm down enough to open the gates for her to drive out and back to Palma . |
| 24 | He noticed that Venus displayed phases like the Moon , that is , Venus varied from a thin crescent to full and back to a crescent again . |
| 25 | Yet , despite an increase of spending on health in the UK from 3¼ per cent of national income in 1948 to over 6 per cent ( of a much larger national income ) forty years later , it is alleged that the NHS is underfunded and periodically in a state of near collapse . |
| 26 | ‘ That you ’ Proof of the identity of an accused exposing his/her person may be difficult and apart from an admission a witness is required to say that the man/woman in the court dock is the person who exposed their person . |
| 27 | Homeless and down to a fiver . |
| 28 | And your arms grow all hairy and muscly like a man 's and you get very keen on boxing and tossing the caber . ’ |
| 29 | The standard is high and varied and well worth a visit if one is in the area . |
| 30 | Agnes Fogerty , quiet and still as a mouse , and not unlike that timid animal in her much-pressed grey flannel skirt and twin-set to match , stood oblivious of the chaos around her . |