Example sentences of "in a [adv] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , I might , thought Lydia , but she said : ‘ I did n't poison Betty either ’ , in a childishly defensive way which put her in a worse mood . |
| 2 | In a notoriously tough profession he had the most deservedly celebrated career . |
| 3 | You may remember that , when Olympic diver Greg Louganis struck his head on the diving board , in a surprisingly short time he returned to the board to win a third Gold Medal . |
| 4 | But they live in a physically impoverished environment which provides far fewer amenities than the average long-stay ward — the cost is often less than a third that of a hospital bed . |
| 5 | Lib Dem councillors and the Liverpool Labour group joined forces in a frequently altered amendment which was still being thrashed out as councillors attempted to debate the issue at a special education meeting . |
| 6 | He was sitting talking to a middle-aged , bearded man dressed in a curiously outdated suit which he was wearing shirtless , over a vest . |
| 7 | A few moments before he died he rubbed his cheek against our hands desperate for our touch , like a kitten or a very young baby ; in the next he was once again the brave young fighter pilot , and , in a curiously jaunty gesture he put his thumbs up , as though telling control tower he was ready now for take off . |
| 8 | However , even in a regularly octahedral complex there are ways of weakening the effectiveness of the Laporte selection rule . |
| 9 | When you see people who have been victims in a completely different situation you realise they are human being and you have got to do your best for them |
| 10 | Young David Stirling 's frustration at his inability to have a crack at the enemy mounted , yet in a most extraordinary episode he was nearly court-martialled for cowardice . |
| 11 | Literature is based on ‘ the very plurality of meanings ’ ( 1966 : 50 ) ; or , put in a slightly different way which nicely reverses an old critical saw , ‘ a work is ‘ eternal ’ , not because it imposes one meaning on different men , but because it suggests different meanings to one man' ( p.51 ) . |
| 12 | But that was as far as you could go and often he became in a rather dubious position himself through doing that sort of thing . |
| 13 | She swivelled round on her heel , and struck a pose with her left hip thrown sideways , and her cigarette hand extended in a rather classical way She could have been a model , people always said so . |
| 14 | In a rather embarrassed way he told Seddon that I was in his office , and asked for instructions . |
| 15 | Draper , after all , was in a not dissimilar position himself , as a 15-per-cent shareholder of Virgin . |
| 16 | The DNA within the nucleus replicates in a particularly complex manner which ensures that all its genes are copied and that each daughter cell receives a complete duplicate set . |
| 17 | In a particularly perverse mood it may assume the shape of a naked man flapping a white sheet , or a chanting girl , or a giant , singing white cat . |
| 18 | One may agree that the expression which Firth dismisses as nonsense has a curious ring to it but this seems to be due to the choice of lexis which results in a particularly inconsequential proposition which it is hard to imagine ever figuring in actual use . |
| 19 | In a particularly difficult matter which necessitated a partner dealing with it throughout then the rate would be £108 per hour , and in a simple matter which was dealt with by a legal executive or newly qualified solicitor , the rate will be about £75 per hour . |
| 20 | Yet a consciousness can occur in which the focal attentiveness on a theme is absent ; in a deeply relaxed mood one simply gazes upon the world . |
| 21 | Obviously , even in a statistically developed country it is an almost insurmountable task to achieve completeness in reporting spontaneous abortions , since an early miscarriage , particularly in the first weeks of pregnancy , can be easily mistaken as a late menses and some spontaneous abortions may not seem sufficient cause to some women for them to seek medical attention . |
| 22 | In a typically devious climb-down they announced they would bombard the island in future on only the odd dates of the month , as though the rain of shells was a form of parking restriction . |
| 23 | In a politically bold move whose timing was widely interpreted as a favour to Margaret Thatcher with a week to go to the Commonwealth summit in Kuala Lumpur , Mr de Klerk said that the prisoners would be released as soon as prison formalities were dealt with . |
| 24 | And it reached her ; in a totally unwelcome manner she seemed trapped in a web spun by golden eyes , a harshly boned face , a sensual mouth that often hid its humour . |
| 25 | I mean , I can remember seeing an interview with er , John Geilgud and he 'd he 'd done Hamlet many years ago and er but he said he 'd it was in a totally different way you know , different |
| 26 | In a harshly competitive world there is little mercy . |
| 27 | But if they 're in a real central position they ca n't be out in the country |
| 28 | It is set out in a legally binding protocol which forms an integral part of the treaty . |
| 29 | In a somewhat schematic way it is possible , I think , to distinguish three main phases in the development of modern social movements . |
| 30 | We are not proposing any subscription increase at this stage , but if we are to continue to balance our books in a rapidly changing world we will need to take some tough decisions . |