Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come on , Francis , what about if you were forty some and straight and never kissed a man before ? |
| 2 | His total of eight stolen bases in the A's 4-1 series victory was a post-season record , he scored eight runs in total and even managed a couple of homers himself in Saturday 's 6-5 win in the SkyDome . |
| 3 | She could scream blue murder , but half an hour later would be the life of a dinner party , for she was very vain and never missed a chance to show herself off . |
| 4 | Since Hannah lived in total isolation for more than twenty-five years , never married or even formed a relation ship with a man , it is not surprising that most of the care and affection she had to offer was lavished on animals . |
| 5 | He looked tired but nevertheless managed a smile as he caught sight of his two employees and walked over to join them . |
| 6 | His was undone to the waist , he had no cap , his slacks were dirty and crumpled , he was unshaven and badly needed a haircut , he wore plimsolls , loosely tied with bits of string . |
| 7 | As I put the question again in 1974 , ‘ Why is Man so restless and so divided an animal ? |
| 8 | Of those who are remembered , the more distant or briefly glimpsed a grandparent , the more likely the recollection is to be no more than an external image . |
| 9 | A Home Office spokesman said : ‘ He went with two prison officers to see a relative and just made a run for it . ’ |