Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was impossible to fob her off with vague statements — and perhaps unwise . |
| 2 | It 's too easy to shrug them off as drippy MOR bores because popularity , ultimately , has its price . |
| 3 | have a small stock remaining of their Centenary Souvenir Dinner Brochures , and would be happy to send them out to keen rugby folk in return for a cheque for just £1.50 , which will be used to raise funds for the paraplegic centre at Stoke Mandeville . |
| 4 | For those leaving , we believe we have offered good separation terms , and we have , in many cases , been able to back them up with independent , professional job-counselling . |
| 5 | But the white-and-holy showed them off like prized exhibits , for they liked to make the most of their scanty history . |
| 6 | She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy . |