Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] they [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sexually-transmitted diseases ( e.g. syphilis , gonorrhoea , AIDS and non-specific urethritis ) are so-called because they occur as a result of direct sexual contact with an infected partner . |
| 2 | It sounds as if it should have a K usually most words if you 're not sure and they start with a c sound put a C . |
| 3 | It is in the outpatient department that many people feel particularly vulnerable as they wait in a cubicle , wearing paper gowns with no idea of what is happening , as staff rush around self-consciously doing more important things than talking to a patient . |
| 4 | Outside is a different matter — protective covers for the cabin and cowling are an excellent idea as long as they let in a free flow of air to minimise condensation . |
| 5 | SEA-LION pups seem safe as they lounge on a Patagonian beach , slowly building their strength and preparing themselves for their departure into the sea . |
| 6 | For the analyst , as well as the hearer , conversational implicatures must be treated as inherently indeterminate since they derive from a supposition that the speaker has the intention of conveying meaning and of obeying the Cooperative Principle . |
| 7 | But regardless of who the people are , it is critical that they feel like a team in order to make any new idea work . |
| 8 | They 're all pretty certain that they belong to a giant . |
| 9 | Identical twins have relatedness R equals one genetic identical every gene in one is represented in the other and they result from a split in a fertilized egg which splits into two and then each develops as if it were , wer were a separate egg . |
| 10 | Everything gets dirty and they live in a different way to what we do at home , they speak English more like Americans ( even Uncle Steve ) than us . |
| 11 | At night they are particularly spectacular for they glow with a bright purple luminescence and if you touch them , ghostly waves of light pulsate along their slowly writhing arms . |
| 12 | ‘ For some reason people think they 're invincible when they climb into a car . |
| 13 | There are only so many things you can sell to someone who merely requires to be kept warm and dry as they walk up a hill . |
| 14 | They will become aware that they live in a world that is changing all the time , and that older people in their lifetimes have often lived through some major changes . |
| 15 | The AEEU would advise applicants to keep quiet if they belong to a union . |
| 16 | This perennial plant 's big , bold , green clumps , measuring 90cm/3ft high and the same in diameter , grow even bigger and more productive before they deteriorate after a few years ' growth , and are then best replaced . |