Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every practising barrister knows before which judges he would prefer not to appear in a political case because he believes , and his colleagues at the bar believe , that certain judges are much more likely than others to be biased against certain groups , like demonstrators or students , or certain kinds of action , like occupations of property by trade unionists or the homeless . |
| 2 | Disabled people tend to be under-represented in mainstream provision whether it be YTP , JTP , ACE or Enterprise Training . |
| 3 | Shadows and sunlight race about inside the confined cockpit while reflections of white and blue chase one another across the mirror-shiny canopy as we describe the laziest of barrel rolls . |
| 4 | They weighed up the prospect of knocking on the door and members of the jury , you have to consider in due course whether they got that act right . |
| 5 | The scene is much more complex than it was say a generation or two ago and Moderator we in the Church of England should be much interested to learn in due course whether you too will feel a need to make liturgical revision for these various paths to faith . |
| 6 | Accepting shareholders will be attracted by an offer of preference shares which are convertible into ordinary shares in due course as they will be able to receive current fixed income while at the same time having the prospect of a capital gain in due course . |
| 7 | She is a bloody hurricane when she is in the mood . |
| 8 | She made some weak excuse when she telephoned to break the appointment , but she knew perfectly well that she was apprehensive about going out in case the weather changed and it began to rain . |
| 9 | But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’ |
| 10 | NOT CONTENT with Physics or Maths homework 25 years ago , a group of young men wanted something more than the usual pastime so they built a railway . |
| 11 | In this period capital account transactions were at a much lower level than they are nowadays , partly because many countries still had restrictions or limitations on this type of flow . |
| 12 | Without Einstein 's insight , in part inspired by the trivial' matter of Mercury 's orbit , our knowledge of science , not to mention our technology , would be at a much lower level than it is today . |
| 13 | Well it 's easier to recruit at the lower level than it is the upper |
| 14 | A well-designed communication structure can do much to minimize this by recognizing the fact that words do not have specific meanings until they are defined for a particular purpose . |
| 15 | Fergie lost her armed protection when she and Prince Andrew split up . |
| 16 | Where directorate systems work well , there seems to be an increase in staff morale and greater co-operation between professional groups as they cohere around an integrated programme of patient care . |
| 17 | Do n't bother doing that I 'll have that money before I goes |
| 18 | I hate to think how much money I have paid over to Anglia Gas if I 'd known what I was into I could have walked into that house then and I could , while I had all that money before I gave any away I could have said , right , I 'm going to have to spend that , that , that , that and that and I would have done it and it would have I would 've been alright because I would n't have had things going wrong ! |
| 19 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 20 | If a company does not pay a supplier 's bill on time it has the use of that money until it does so . |
| 21 | and granddad Pat was saying that there 's , Steven Fry on the telly he was , he was saying he made , ha I think he said he made half a million pounds out of something and he was , he says I 'd like to join go into parliament as a Labour thing , granddad says oh that 'll be really sensible , he said you 'll loose half of that money if you do that |
| 22 | ‘ It 's just that Uncle was a cautious old devil and — ’ he looked away ‘ — he got the impression I was a bit of a spendthrift because — well , because I used to get through my allowance pretty rapidly when I was away at school , and … oh , hell , he wanted to make sure I was going to be dull and sensible about all that money when he finally kicked the bucket . |
| 23 | Professor Wilkinson said it was not ‘ disregarded ’ — as the Independent claimed on Friday — but ‘ given a low rating because it was such a piece of opportunist propaganda ’ . |
| 24 | Etched into Kinder Scout 's northern flanks , the clough provides pleasant rock-hopping as it twists and turns upwards until you enter a fine , hidden amphitheatre which gives good scrambling up rocky steps . |
| 25 | Phil got up from the bed abruptly and turned away with an awkward gesture — his usual response when he felt insulted . |
| 26 | ‘ I suspect poor Irvine was murdered in that convent when he loosed his trews , either to relieve himself or … ’ |
| 27 | We begin the discussion with regional policies for they have featured more prominently in government initiatives than labour mobility programmes , both as regards expenditure and public debate . |
| 28 | Robyn enquired with as much derisive sarcasm as she could muster , deliberately blocking out the memory of how wonderful it had felt with Luke and how sordid and somehow dirty it had felt when Callum had touched her . |
| 29 | An advanced control panel that accurately controls the hotplate and grill and gives precise responses and fully-automatic cooking when you 're baking and roasting in the oven . |
| 30 | He goes on to explain that this change was fundamental to the development of Combined Operations as he was then able to order the ships and craft , and requisition bases among the other resources controlled by the Minister of Defence ( Winston Churchill ) . |