Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] and [verb] [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to be told which character was Chaplin ; he was so old and looked nothing like the silent comic I knew so well . |
| 2 | Mum had been so kind and prepared lots of meals for us all so there was n't much in the kitchen to be done at the time . |
| 3 | She was utterly incredulous and said something like : ‘ The King dead ? |
| 4 | When the firemen finally arrived I pointed at the sacrificial pyre still burning and burbled something about my priceless slide-collection . |
| 5 | Horsley passed the test and went off to see Thornton , who was still simmering and had nothing but dire warnings for him . |
| 6 | It was perfectly featureless and reflected none of the light which was being directed on to its surface . |
| 7 | Towards the front of the hall , which was coldly functional and had none of the baroque charm of Blackpool 's Winter Gardens , sat a group of Young Conservatives , their tattooed arms hidden beneath designer jackets . |
| 8 | ‘ Everyone should be particularly vigilant and report anything of a suspicious nature immediately , no matter how trivial it may appear to be , ’ said Beardall . |
| 9 | Mooning around knowing it was all quite hopeless and getting lots of good creative material from the experience . |
| 10 | ‘ He was very likeable and had lots of friends . |
| 11 | Suppose , for example , Bill is very forthcoming and has lots of ideas on possible criteria . |