Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv] [noun] [coord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The faces around her suppliant , wary — she is in a benevolent lull , she measures out wit and wisdom . |
| 2 | At our interview at the Royal Overseas League she was about to leave for a pit-stop author 's tour , with an immensely heavy bag containing a laptop computer on which she fires off requests and thank-you letters : to American Secretary of State James Baker for his introduction to President Mobutu , to the King of Spain for agreeing to host a fundraising dinner for a chimp sanctuary in Spain . |
| 3 | Just because a child may lack wisdom and finesse does not mean that he or she lacks either intelligence or sensibility . |
| 4 | In the evening she teaches both boy and girl the laws and customs , especially those governing the moral code and general rules of etiquette in the community . |
| 5 | ( i ) it encourages both analysis and conciseness by forcing you to understand the similarities and differences between certain points . |
| 6 | It involves both buyer and seller putting up an initial margin based on the estimated sensitivity of the option price with respect to the price of the underlying asset ( the option " delta " ) , with subsequent marking to market on a daily basis via variation margin . |
| 7 | It involves both sharpness and clarity of vision and this can be measured . |
| 8 | This is an old diagnosis of other ills , of course , but it adds both tension and anxiety to a field of science that would be different , and perhaps even more fun , otherwise . |
| 9 | He uses only peat and sand for re-potting . |
| 10 | If Irish industry is indeed managing its 17 000 out of 20 000 tonnes production of toxic wastes so efficiently that it pollutes neither land nor water then Ireland ought , by right , to become top European advisor on wastes handling . |
| 11 | There are other reasons for owls not hunting in the rain — it hampers both vision and hearing , and limits vole activity , too , so there 's less prey even for those owls that do choose to venture out . |
| 12 | It breeds both acceptance and admiration . |
| 13 | It fears , and when it does not fear , it despises , non-conformity ; and if non-conformity must be allowed its say , it will gently rob it of all anger and all laughter , of all passion and all heartache , until it lacks both pith and point … |
| 14 | This modification is not recommended for use with passive guitars as it reduces both volume and treble . |
| 15 | It reflects neither character or soul , nor what we call the self . |
| 16 | It tells both flutist and timpanist what to play and when . |
| 17 | Erm you know he , he 's , and here he decides basically marketing and credit cooperatives , he talks this but obviously you know everyone gets together |
| 18 | He guards both wife and daughter like a samurai . |
| 19 | It leaves out place and circumstance , the powerful and unconscious drive of material interests and class identity . |
| 20 | It brings out prejudice and fear , and people with the disease are often isolated and rejected . |
| 21 | It brings out prejudice and fear . |
| 22 | It comes up time and time again , and you have to know the difference between the different types . |