Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ As well as your ways of getting confessions , I 've learnt more than a bit about other things connected with you , Chips .
2 Consequently , from the authorities to which I have referred above and a number of decisions in other common law jurisdictions which we have been invited to consider , I have come to the conclusion that there is no difference in principle between a trading company and a non-trading corporation for the purposes of suing in tort , including the tort of defamation .
3 I have written before that a collector ought not to haggle .
4 Many have seen more than a hint of Greek architecture about the Baroque façade .
5 The gloomy assessment of Derry 's chances is based on the poorest goal scoring record of any team in the top six — City have averaged less than a goal game from 28 League outings .
6 ‘ They have behaved worse than a horde of Hottentots .
7 Over 80 per cent of oaks have lost more than a quarter of normal crown density , with attacks from winter moths identified as the main cause .
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