Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] and [adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the locks were ready long before the canal which serves them , and were literally high and dry for a time . |
| 2 | By European standards the beers are extremely bitter , rating 40 EBUs ( European Bitterness Units ) for traditional bitter , 36 for Sovereign , 45 for Best Bitter and 60 for a Porter Bob brews in the winter months . |
| 3 | She shivered , suddenly feeling ridiculously shy and uncertain for a moment as he swiftly unknotted his tie and quickly removed his shirt with tense movements . |
| 4 | This would be a useful feature if it were not for the fact that a certain amount of vaginal discharge is perfectly normal and natural for a woman in her reproductive years ; and what is more , this natural discharge is subject to a fair amount of variation depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle . |
| 5 | There are numerous walks on the ancient Malvern Hills ( the oldest rock in england ) , and many are fairly easy and suitable for a family outing , yet yield superb panoramic views . |
| 6 | I 'd escape ; do an Eric so I could find somewhere nice and quiet for a piss . |
| 7 | In The Old Curiosity Shop it is high summer , and Dickens himself does not mention a fire , but it is featured by one of his illustrators , within a chimneypiece much too solid and grand for a labourer 's ‘ hut ’ ( Fig. 39 ) . |
| 8 | Above Lechlade , nearer Inglesham , the River Thames becomes too narrow and shallow for a rowing boat to navigate . |
| 9 | But she was too warm and lazy for a proper argument . |
| 10 | In many respects a superb centre , even if it was poorly served by public transport and lacked the atmosphere of the Casa de Campo , the new complex would have been too large and expensive for a leaner fair with a thinner list of participating galleries . |
| 11 | It 's very hard and painful for a kid to face that . |
| 12 | Both Hayman 's suggestions were too loose and half-baked for a man of his devious cunning to consider seriously for a moment . |
| 13 | Dr. Kerr had said that they had not done so — but he was ‘ too wordy and declamatory for a witness ’ . |