Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [noun sg] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few half-hearted attempts at brightening the place up with posters have been made by a succession of teachers , but it does n't really help because the huts suffer from terminal damp and the posters quickly go all brown and blotchy making the general appearance of the hut 's interior more , not less , gloomy . |
| 2 | After an unhappy childhood ( his parents suffered a very public divorce in 1912 ) Paul Mellon read various subjects at Yale followed by a happy year at Cambridge , England , where he discovered fox-hunting and horse racing a lifelong passion . |
| 3 | It is therefore essential to examine the expert clause which should state who the expert is to be , whether : ( 1 ) a named individual ( see 9.3 ) ; or ( 2 ) a named firm or company ( see 9.3 ) ; or ( 3 ) the individual , firm or company holding a particular position ( see 9.4 ) ; or ( 4 ) a member of a particular profession or a holder of a particular academic or professional qualification ( see 9.5 ) ; and whether ( 5 ) there are any special criteria for the expert 's suitability ( see 9.6 ) . |
| 4 | 9.4 An individual , firm or company holding a particular position |
| 5 | ‘ Because if you are you 're sure as hell going the right way to getting one ! |