Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] a [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the room always looked beautiful , except on a gloomy winter 's day , when it was frightful . |
| 2 | Yet , in sharp contrast , village life here moves little faster than at a slow donkey 's pace and has a simple , rustic feel which gives it a special charm . |
| 3 | Erm because of a social evening er we had a raffle and a whiskey bowl I think the purists might not like the E in whiskey but that 's the way it 's been done that must be the southern way . |
| 4 | Pre-tax profits for the six months to October 1 came in at £134,000 as against a full year 's loss of £128,000 and a previous half time profit of £258,000 . |
| 5 | Smoke was rising from her nostrils as from a pantomimic devil 's mask . |
| 6 | And frequently , at the end of his life as much as in A Free Man 's Worship , you find him talking about nature in these highly personalized terms . |
| 7 | Enquiry should be made at the court office as to a particular court 's practice . |