Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun prp] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Micky Stewart , who is retiring as England 's team manager , will remain with the TCCB as ‘ development of excellence officer ’ . |
| 2 | A little firm just down the road had developed QDOS — Quick and Dirty Operating System — which looked just right for IBM 's PC. $100,000 later , Microsoft had bought the rights to QDOS , renamed it MS-DOS — Microsoft Disk Operating System , no frivolous acronyms for Big Blue , please — and licensed it to IBM . |
| 3 | King James sometimes fell asleep during Ben 's plays . |
| 4 | Philip did n't think there was much normal about Barry 's Mum , the way she thought Barry was perfect . |
| 5 | How is it possible for Christ 's death to affect me ? |
| 6 | It is now possible for Down 's children to find places in special schools from a relatively early age , in some cases from the age of three onwards . |
| 7 | His increased cash resources , and increasing commercial activity in the Frankish heartlands , made it possible for Charles 's household officers to organise the provisioning of the court by buying from local markets . |
| 8 | Alternatively , it may be possible for Newco 's loan capital obligations to be novated to Target , so that Target becomes directly responsible for financing interest payments . |
| 9 | Rumours have always been rife about Macari 's interest in turf accountancy . |
| 10 | I was upset about Sheila 's illness , upset and angry . |
| 11 | Mrs Brissett 's very upset about Harriet 's death . |
| 12 | ‘ At least he maintains our myth about the mission , ’ said Ludens to Gildas , ‘ and he 's bloody right about Marcus 's courage . ’ |
| 13 | Had she been right about Luke 's involvement with him too ? |
| 14 | Beth had been surprised to know that Cissie herself had been thinking along those very same lines , and it only told her that she was right about Maisie 's children — they were growing up fast . |
| 15 | It could have been as an unlucky loser against Fisher in the Ulster championships that Stephen Gibson got this glamour trip , but there was nothing controversial about Eddie 's win this time over the Immaculata lad . |
| 16 | We conclude that TCR -β rearrangement is unnecessary for TCR -α rearrangement . |
| 17 | IT IS not easy to feel sorry for China 's prime minister , Li Peng . |
| 18 | She felt rather sorry for Sarah 's rejects and often tried , unsuccessfully , to be asked out by them . |
| 19 | And for as long as the public continue to be wary of , or feel sorry for Down 's children , there will be a considerable social stigma to contend with . |
| 20 | For a fleeting moment Gina almost felt sorry for Hanne 's recalcitrant son . |
| 21 | Feel sorry for Saffron 's son . |
| 22 | Martyn Moxon , Yorkshire 's present incumbent , is grateful for Carrick 's supportive stance as he succeeds in creating an atmosphere in which young talent can flourish . |
| 23 | The liner went in with no hassle at all , and I was grateful for Absat 's superior flexibility when the hose went on and I went into the rapidly filling hole to smooth out the creases . |
| 24 | Selkirk promised to leave his customary token force and Corbett , grateful for Selkirk 's intervention and assistance on the French galley , began to thank the rather taciturn Scottish knight . |
| 25 | She clung to her husband 's arm , but seemed grateful for Clare 's company . |
| 26 | For the first time she was grateful for Matilda 's notorious temper , which made it impossible for the Empress to keep her voice down . |
| 27 | Though the village seemed blessedly free from active dissent , even those most in need seemed more suspicious of than grateful for Frere 's efforts of charitable service . |
| 28 | ‘ That is so , ’ Sims said , smiling — apparently grateful for S-S 's help . |
| 29 | Loretta was grateful for Bridget 's assumption that she would have a part in whatever action they decided upon ; she was a more reliable friend than Tracey , she thought to herself . |
| 30 | Since there was never anything at all gratuitously coarse or vulgar about Karajan 's music-making , it is true that he never attempted to graft on to a score like Verdi 's Falstaff additional jokes or belly-laughs . |