Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Typically , online systems consist of a central computer housing large , predominantly textual databases which can be delivered to information users at remote terminals . |
| 2 | ‘ They spend their entire lives trying to match me up with the most unsuitable women you could possibly hope to meet . ’ |
| 3 | It certainly made an unusual change from cranberry sauce and was one of the most memorable tastes I experienced in the New World . |
| 4 | Mark laughed and we compared notes on the most garish sights we 'd seen . |
| 5 | Japanese in Formosa were mostly short-term residents who enjoyed the traditional privileges of a colonizing race and who , backed by Tokyo , implemented a colonial policy whose basic premise was that the colony existed for the benefit and betterment of mainland Japan , economically , politically and militarily . |
| 6 | the collective community charge paid by landlords of buildings with mostly short-term residents who are difficult to register in the normal way |
| 7 | Throughout the book I have extolled the virtues of the post office , mainly because , even in the most rural areas you are likely to have a sub post office , where you will be able to deposit and withdraw money all week and on Saturday mornings as well . |
| 8 | Outlook page 25 ICI green plant : Chemicals giant , ICI , is to build a £100m plant in Louisiana for the production of alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) , widely used compounds which deplete the earths ozone layer . |
| 9 | Two wholly unnecessary words which skimmed her cheeks to a blush . |
| 10 | After we witness the ‘ World Premiere ’ of a new charidy single for ‘ Victims Of War ’ , which is — good intentions aside — probably one of the most hideous experiences we 've had in our lives , a motley crew of indie stars shambles on to the platform . |
| 11 | I imagine that a psychiatrist , for example , would apply the word to the behaviour of a patient according to rather technical criteria which would indeed provide an analogy with what a sanitary engineer means by good sewage effluent . |
| 12 | The clothes his cousin , Lady Angela , chose for me were quite the most fabulous things you 've ever seen . " |
| 13 | King , reviled by many , but acknowledged as an expert in the cynical exploitation of the pop world sniped : ‘ I thought when Kylie Minogue did ‘ I Should Be So Lucky , Lucky , Lucky , ’ it was one of the most awful things I have ever heard . |
| 14 | On Saturday 7 March 1719 ( English style ) the Spanish invasion force , consisting of 5000 men , plus some horses and with food and water for a month , sailed from Cadiz in 25 transports , escorted by only five weakly armed warships which would have been outnumbered and out-gunned if they had encountered either of the British squadrons . |
| 15 | He always stands strategically in corners at parties or similar wasteful gatherings of the wasted , his glass tilted in his hand , his broad back against the wall , talking all the while in those low , resonant yet rather monotonous tones which everyone listens to with a sniggery sort of attention . |
| 16 | UTOPIA : We propose that it begins , as you say , with the most advanced technologies we know , but with a new factor that changes the picture completely : negative growth , or rather planned economic decline . |
| 17 | Well I 'd like to say to that that er no Marx did n't specifically erm erm look to Britain or er Germany , only in the sense that they , at the time most advanced and he , he reckoned that er ideas of communism would spread only in the most advanced countries who in course of time would influence other countries . |
| 18 | So the man needed a way of showing how wealthy he was , and he did that by having a large house , by having lots of servants , and also by dressing his wife , I mean by having a wife who did n't have to work , who could stay at home , and wore clothes to show this , so you get the beginning of incredibly impractical clothes which showed that the woman obviously did n't do any work , because it was completely impossible to do any . |
| 19 | The few days I spent on that trip will stay in my mind as some of the most pleasant times I have ever spent . |
| 20 | For example , in areas close to the sea the newcomers have been predominantly retired couples whose impact i n the local housing market has again caused resentment in those regions where they have become concentrated , such as Devon and Cornwall . |
| 21 | I am currently reading Horace Dobbs ' ‘ The Great Diving Adventure ’ , in which he states that diving is one of the most calorie-consuming sports there is . |
| 22 | I , it did n't come over , but for me when we interviewed Martin is one of most refreshing interviews I 've had the pleasure of taking part in ! |
| 23 | The second type is that of rather specific passages which contain a recognizable shift on pre-conciliar teaching . |
| 24 | Less than twenty of them finally made it back to England , alas — but their sale at Sotheby 's made this one of the most profitable ventures we 've ever engaged in , and did much to offset our subsequent post-production costs ! |
| 25 | The girl clearly missed having a woman around who was closer to her age than the rather stiff-faced servants who ran the great hacienda . |
| 26 | Le Rue the band are one of the tightest and most cohesive units I 've seen . |
| 27 | It will be appreciated that for most kinds of work and most working organisations it is not feasible to employ specialist ergonomists . |
| 28 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 29 | My hon. Friend demonstrated his close knowledge of the service in Croydon and made clear his commitment , and that of his hon. and right hon. Friends who represent Croydon constituencies , to the provision of a diverse and consistently high-quality service . |
| 30 | 17.1 This agreement embodies the entire understanding of the parties save as augmented by any side letter [ s ] [ or other agreement[s] ] exchanged contemporaneously with this agreement and signed by the parties hereto or by their duly authorised agents which side letter [ s ] [ or agreement[s] ] shall take effect either as a collateral agreement to this agreement or if it [ they ] shall be incorporated by express reference all the terms and conditions of such side letter [ s ] [ or other agreement [ s ] ] shall be treated as being a single composite agreement with this agreement and subject thereto there are no other arrangements between the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement It may be advisable to include an arbitration provision , either to deal with any particular point in the agreement or to attempt to resolve disputes in general . |