Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horse can move its lower jaw from side to side when eating , and the jaw muscles drag the lower teeth inward in a grinding motion . |
| 2 | Clifford has now brought a collection of his aphorisms together in a little book entitled ‘ One Hundred Aphorisms ’ . |
| 3 | Persecution had also brought many of the dissenting groups together in a greater unity than they had experienced before the troubles began . |
| 4 | A slow but unstoppable flood of sticky tubules pours out of the anus , fastening your fingers together in an adhesive tangle of threads . |
| 5 | Mix the fruit and vegetables together in a deep bowl ; pour over the dressing ; cover and chill for 2–3 hours . |
| 6 | Boil all the vegetables together in a large saucepan until tender . |
| 7 | It will now be clear why you can sometimes find so many different fossil gastropod shells together in a single fossil deposit . |
| 8 | Pulling a face , she clamped her lips together in a comical display of acceptance , although she was beginning to wonder if she actually wanted to know . |
| 9 | But by and large rugby has much to be proud of as a vehicle for bringing nations together in a sporting brotherhood when political barriers threaten to keep them apart . |
| 10 | In the first division , Sunderland took a thirty ninth minute lead at home to Nottingham Forest ; Gabbiadini the scorer , and Gabbiadini 's first goal in three months was enough to send the Roker fans away in a happy mood to celebrate their third successive home win . |
| 11 | " They 're always like that , gassing their heads off in a public shop . |
| 12 | She finishes what she is doing , gives herself a resolute shake and lets the sea breeze dry her , rises slowly , pulls her dark blue tights up in an unhurried manner , and adjusts her skirt . |
| 13 | ‘ An ’ then he prosecutes us for cuttin' animals up in a public place , ’ Jake went on . |
| 14 | As your journey takes you into the lush splendour of the Dee Valley , one landmark in particular stands out in a dazzling blaze of colour . |
| 15 | She set all the animals out in a long line , headed by the lions ; a circus parade carved from wood and delicately coloured . |
| 16 | The killings took place six months ago in a busy car park . |
| 17 | There is a host of community-related rural organisations in Scotland , many of which are purely social , or purely functional , some of which have broad ( non-party ) political aims , ( very few it seems make any attempt at all to combine social and political aspects even in a semi-structured way ) , but there has been little attempt to make learning connections between the assortment of community groups . |
| 18 | Strathbeg fishes best in a decent wind , and trout average 12oz in weight , although one was caught recently that tipped the scales at over 3lb . |
| 19 | Taras dies but his prophesy lives on in a resplendent welter of organ ( now assertively prominent ) , chiming timpani and bells . |
| 20 | 1 Mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes for the flavours to develop . |
| 21 | Make the dressing by whisking all ingredients together in a small bowl . |
| 22 | Meanwhile make the vinaigrette by whisking all the ingredients together in a small bowl . |
| 23 | Place all the ingredients together in a large bowl and mix thoroughly . |
| 24 | So hot sun , after much rain ( not an uncommon feature of the Lakes , he assures us ) when unaccompanied by wind produces ‘ a medium which is the cause of that wonderful diversity of appearances especially in a mountainous country . ’ |
| 25 | Exploitation of the press , radio and television would be more than ever indispensable , as would awareness that image matters not in a figurative sense only : votes can be won and lost by hair-styles , complexions , teeth and apparel . |
| 26 | The other frustration of watching on TV is hearing the low rumble of chatter , unexplained laughter , heckles and shouts , like the noises off in a Russian drama , but being unable to see the source . |
| 27 | She was imprisoned 12 feet underground in a narrow chamber for a day until a man walking his dogs discovered her and called the RSPCA . |
| 28 | Delaunay , for example , violently repudiated any analogy between his own art and that of the Futurists both in an open letter to the press and in a long essay written immediately after attending a lecture given by Marinetti at the time of the first Futurist exhibition in Paris . |
| 29 | Erm now in my wisdom I I thought that obviously considering we 're now classed as incident stewards the o the thing to do was to put the certificates up in a prominent place so that everybody who visited the site knew who were the incident stewards were . |
| 30 | Dugard , who has been an international for five years , lines up in an experimental team against an Australian side weakened by injury . |