Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has changed and not changed : hatred is after all most annoying and cognisance is a very quaint affair ’ ( 14 ) . |
| 2 | Janet Walters , an Oxford history graduate who had previously served as a full-time tutor in Northamptonshire in 1943–45 , arrived in August 1952 but resigned two years later : she went on to a successful career in adult education , eventually retiring as principal of Hillcroft College , Surbiton , in 1982 . |
| 3 | Indeed in some ways the proof is rather simpler than Theorem 1 , since it does not need such a complex structure of nested recursions . |
| 4 | During the whole study period the same strict policy was adopted : patients underwent endoscopy at admission as soon as they were haemodynamically stable and emergency sclerotherapy was initiated ass a primary therapy in case of active or recent variceal bleeding using either polidocanol or more recently cyanoacrylate . |
| 5 | Identity crises are often most acute when family and marriage identity collapses . |
| 6 | The group seems to have been given only the most broad and general of aims . |
| 7 | Floor tiles are less widely used than wall tiles , but are a popular choice for heavy traffic areas such as porches and hallways , and also for conservatories . |
| 8 | In particular , most metalinguistic and comprehension tasks are examples of what Margaret Donaldson ( 1978 ) refers to as ‘ disembedded tasks ’ , and as such are likely to prove difficult for young children . |
| 9 | Example 107 gives a melody from a solo piece in the free twelve-note manner , rather florid and virtuoso in style : Note the rhythmic irregularity and lack of classical rhythmic shapes . |
| 10 | When Canon Wheeler had finished with her , Julia had wanted to go away somewhere private and weep . |
| 11 | And besides , ’ he added in a mocking drawl , ‘ you seemed remarkably grateful and content in my arms last night ! ’ |
| 12 | Mostly dry and cold elsewhere . |
| 13 | And like a big body on small legs , i in a away they 're sort of rather wobbling and crumbling . |
| 14 | It soundslike a fast , powerful car , and many would rather that than silence . |
| 15 | Berried holly was rather scarce and dear this year and their bunch was not very large . |
| 16 | He had the prior stiffly erect and somewhat pale in the face by this time , though the manner of the questioning was altogether reverent and grave , even deprecating . |
| 17 | Spend an arty weekend in St Petersburg — at its most ravishing once snow has fallen . |
| 18 | In the Acts of Thomas , there is the following quotation : ‘ Twin brother of Christ , apostle of the Most High and fellow initiate into the hidden word of Christ , who dost receive his secret sayings … ’ |
| 19 | As such they do n't deserve punishment , rather understanding and sympathy . |
| 20 | Clients were almost exclusively European and predominantly French and Belgian . |
| 21 | No education worth the name is wholly self-regarding , nor on the other hand can any be treated as wholly instrumental or other-regarding . |
| 22 | I feel it is wholly wrong that abortion could be seen as a means of contraception because it not only wastes the money of the N.H.S. but I think that abortions should only be considered in certain cases . |
| 23 | Leading on from this , a more general point is that where the objective of the operation is rather broader than profit maximization , shareholder control is probably far less appropriate than state control ( see , for example , Baumol , 1984 ) . |
| 24 | Gedda is at his most genial and liquid , while Sénéchal is artfully characterful with some of the spicier songs . |
| 25 | The past is still a foreign country , but we have been shown round it by the most genial and expert of guides . |
| 26 | Surprisingly it can happen in retail chains when the strategy has gone badly wrong and trouble occurs on all fronts at the same time . |
| 27 | The Information Minister , Michel Samaha , took on additional responsibility for Tourism ; Justice Minister Nasri al-Maalouf took on Foreign and Expatriate Affairs ; and Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister Michel al-Murr took on Telecommunications and Posts . |
| 28 | They date and marry stars , dress in designer clothes , and are phenomenally rich and cosmopolitan . |
| 29 | But all couples can enhance their own relationships , making their marriages so solid that infidelity is unlikely to occur . |
| 30 | High fidelity : ‘ Couples can enhance their relationships , making their marriages so solid that infidelity is unlikely to occur ’ |