Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the frequency of his visits he came to know most of the artists and was fond of addressing them in a loud voice by their first names as they came out of the studio . |
| 2 | God is not as interested in getting us through a conflict as he is in how we respond to it . |
| 3 | ‘ I was wondering , ’ Brassard confided-to his wine glass , ‘ whether you 'd be interested in joining me in a new agency . |
| 4 | The activities of a fan become intelligible if we can interpret them as being instrumental in establishing him in a particular role , or if such activities can be shown to be acceptable demonstrations of character and worth among his peers . |
| 5 | Even if this were true , he is still guilty of bringing her to a state of desire that he can not rightfully satisfy . |
| 6 | I get bored with watching them after a bit , so I go in the shop and have a look at their books . |
| 7 | It is closely associated with Kant 's assertion that there are ways of treating a man which are inconsistent with recognising him as a full member of the community so that such treatment is profoundly unjust . |
| 8 | From there they were accustomed to having something like a bird's-eye view , seeing their husbands and the other male members of their families not as the tall figures they were familiar with and on whom they relied but as the busy little children they often privately felt them to be . |
| 9 | Numeric quantities can be printed left justified by preceding them with a semi-colon . |
| 10 | When the hole is fully stocked , the Ammophila seals it with a plug of sand made firm and smooth by hammering it with a grain of gravel held in her jaws . |
| 11 | They must survive the heat and other stresses involved in putting them into a warhead that can disperse them in a fine mist over enemy positions . |
| 12 | Some of it you know just to ignore , but if it is from someone who knows what he is on about , then it can be helpful in making you into a better player . |
| 13 | If you feel very inhibited by the artificiality of the situation you will give a very inaccurate impression of the sort of person you really are , perhaps even overcompensating for nerves by being too gregarious and obvious and making it clear that you are not good at handling yourself in a social situation . |
| 14 | When we know how someone 's filter functions we are more effective at loving them in a way that they will perceive as love . |
| 15 | In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim , the man responsible for turning her into a screen star , but that soon turned sour . |
| 16 | In 1868 and 1879 the two ‘ Torrens Acts ’ made the owner of a house responsible for keeping it in a habitable condition , and gave powers of compulsion to the local authority . |
| 17 | I 'm quite weary of doing it with a , with a full set and everything it 's , it 's , it 's , awfully tiring for taking the system |
| 18 | ‘ Ten per cent of all plants are capable of leaving you with a red itchy rash or skin swelling , ’ adds Steven Wright . |
| 19 | They are not capable of organizing themselves in a directional , creative manner . |
| 20 | The latter offer yet another way of affecting the output power of the S120 ; the amount of variation available means that the amp is capable of offering anything from a humble 8 watts per channel to a fairly mighty 60 watts per side . |
| 21 | After an algorithm has been selected , it is wise to ensure that it will be successful before using it in a program . |
| 22 | Highly successful in commending himself to a variety of audiences and communicating his project with the Dhalit people . |
| 23 | From the initial idea Watt developed an engine with a cylinder kept hot by surrounding it with a jacket of steam and a condenser kept cool by immersing it in a water bath . |
| 24 | From the initial idea Watt developed an engine with a cylinder kept hot by surrounding it with a jacket of steam and a condenser kept cool by immersing it in a water bath . |
| 25 | She felt delightfully relaxed and slightly unreal , and her mouth seemed incapable of shaping anything but a broad smile . |
| 26 | They are , of course , very adept at absorbing everything in a brief but this is no substitute for a profound knowledge and understanding of the subject . |
| 27 | Elek was keen on establishing himself as a quality publisher and commissioned work from other artists beside Minton — Edward Burra , Anthony Gross , Fred Uhlman , William Scott , Edward Bawden and Keith Vaughan . |
| 28 | There was a need for vigilance of the type in which Collins specialises , since the Germans had restarted the match apparently intent on finishing it as a contest in time for the largely youthful audience at Ibrox to get home to bed at a respectable hour . |
| 29 | Some skip the tight fantastic by using them as a jumping rope , others wear them as a scarf or string them up in the garden as a washing line . |
| 30 | ‘ We 've found , for instance , that we can keep the confidentiality of our client 's affairs intact by providing them with a complete in-house service , ’ Mr Cunningham said . |