Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( ’ Cardinal York' , as he became known , was a fervent believer in the Stuart cause and eventually called himself Henry IX , but plays little further part in the invasion story . ) |
| 2 | It was n't until the fourth hide was reached that I met that extraordinary bird , the red-necked phalarope . |
| 3 | So was it any surprise that the Syrians we met that hot day in the Bekaa wanted only to maintain Lebanon 's Maronite-dominated institutions , to restore the sovereignty of the Lebanese government , to stay not one hour , not one minute longer than necessary ? |
| 4 | I can knock fifty thousand miles off the clock in a few minutes with my high-speed electric drill . |
| 5 | ‘ I do hate goddamn junkies , and I especially hate rich goddamn junkies . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , Fergus , ’ said Dierdriu softly , ‘ you will have to curb that rebellious arrogance if ever you are truly to serve Ireland . ’ |
| 7 | This may reflect a difference in emphasis in that parents seemed to be looking for information about their child 's overall character and behaviour ( eg ‘ good at sharing toys ’ ) whereas staff seemed to report specific good behaviour ( eg ‘ She 's done a lovely painting this morning ’ or ‘ He ate his dinner up nicely today ’ ) . |
| 8 | It just plays that horrible music . |
| 9 | However , he will stress that economic success can only be achieved through a commitment to free market principles and Scottish businesses ' pursuit of efficiency , diversity , enterprise , international markets and quality . |
| 10 | He was the nastiest , really dangerous because he felt he had to go that extra distance . |
| 11 | Strike up some personal rapport with the person in charge Of the centre so that he or she is more likely to go that extra mile for you . |
| 12 | This is going to be a year when we will all have to go that extra mile for children . |
| 13 | I mean flipping two sips of cider and I 'm anybodys ! |
| 14 | There goes that bloody dog . |
| 15 | Consequently readmission has little future as a general indicator of outcome , even though the increasing ease with which this index may be calculated by using computerized patient admission data bases is a strong attraction . |
| 16 | Oh I hate that skinny devil |
| 17 | I hate that fucking record ! |
| 18 | I always pick that little spot to get changed in , oh , well see you all then , right , bye , bye Mark |
| 19 | Even with maximum efficiency , this plan , although otherwise the cheapest , produced 7.6 million tonnes of carbon per year ( see Figure ) . |
| 20 | He resigned as sales manager and the following year had a similar van sales operation of his own , using eight former employees of the company . |
| 21 | teacher admitted fifty three victims . |
| 22 | They generally consider themselves female and develop exaggerated female mannerisms . |
| 23 | QUIRK OF NATURE : The eunuchs of Pakistan dress like women , develop exaggerated female mannerisms and provide cheap entertainment |
| 24 | But do n't think that serious damage , such as a tear in a trouser leg , can easily be disguised — it ca n't . |
| 25 | Perhaps I mean it 's , we do n't know in nineteen , October nineteen forty seven whether the Communist Party actually really did think that absolute egalitarianism might be able to work . |
| 26 | I ca n't think that one person in a car on their own would want to go to MacDonalds too often . |
| 27 | Now that is one of the very crucial things and one of the things that we frequently ask groups of people is , ‘ Do you think that one press release is sufficient ? |
| 28 | I mean does anybody think that parental investment theory is relevant at all to modern industrial society or is it completely irrelevant ? |
| 29 | Jo , at what stage do you think that formal education ought to start for a child ? |
| 30 | We therefore do not think that formal procedures for the identification of money laundering transactions are necessary . ’ |