Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | She clung to her husband 's arm , but seemed grateful for Clare 's company . |
| 34 | For the first time she was grateful for Matilda 's notorious temper , which made it impossible for the Empress to keep her voice down . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | ‘ That is so , ’ Sims said , smiling — apparently grateful for S-S 's help . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | Laboratory measurements , although more objective , are no more specific for Crohn 's disease than the clinical indices . |
| 40 | Vic sighs , hits the Off button on the clock , switches on his bedside lamp ( its dimmer control turned low for Marjorie 's sake ) , gets out of bed and paddles through the deep pile of the bedroom carpet to the en suite bathroom , making sure the connecting door is closed before he turns on the light inside . |
| 41 | And for my money that does not include such activities as flipping through Who 's Who , taking a telephone directory off the shelf , or getting hold of a mate 's mate on the blower . |
| 42 | ‘ You know you asked if there was anything I thought odd about Micky 's death … ’ |
| 43 | I 'm sorry about Antonio 's behaviour , but he 's always like this when he 's had a couple of drinks . ’ |
| 44 | Middlesbrough John Green , whose lightweight brother Andy had earlier won his semi-final , was too strong for Shildon 's Brian Wright in the welterweight final . |
| 45 | Andrew was feeling sick , but he had to stay strong for Virginia 's sake . |
| 46 | Tony Gordon 's Kiwis , who will now find it difficult to go through the remainder of their tour undefeated , are not as tight and efficient a force as Graham Lowe 's team of four years ago , but with a virtual Test side out , should have been far too strong for Murphy 's collection of reserves . |
| 47 | Steve Finlay , at 4 , proved too strong for Darlington 's Colin Shields while first string Dave Lumsdon kept Durham in the match with a convincing 3–0 victory over Mike Hewitson . |
| 48 | The Prince found something subtly annoying about Sharpe 's sardonic face , and he even suspected that the Englishman was deliberately trying to annoy him . |
| 49 | For example , certain materials such as denim and corduroy are considered by orthodox Muslims as unpleasant western stuff , unsuitable for women 's clothing . |
| 50 | She wondered , however , whether the philosophy of matching services closely to needs might eventually mean that existing residents who were relatively independent might be thought unsuitable for Mencap 's homes . |
| 51 | There is Something very physical as well as verbally strong about Steven 's plays . |
| 52 | This implies that the exiles enjoyed a certain status in his court , but need not mean that he envisaged actively espousing their cause , or had become dissatisfied about Emma 's union with Cnut . |
| 53 | And , as is usual for Managers ' meetings , there was no one there to shout ‘ stop ’ . |
| 54 | It is business as usual for ENGLAND U21s , although it is saddening to see Martin Turner , a wonderful servant of English ( particularly English junior ) rugby , retiring as chairman of the England U21 panel in favour of Malcom Phillips with John Elliott continuing as team manager . |
| 55 | It would be usual for Target 's accounting period to " correspond " to the rest of the vendor group 's accounting periods for s409 purposes . |
| 56 | Perhaps , accustomed to Francis , she 'd become unquestioning about others ' ways of life . |
| 57 | They would learn that in this violent age , not one in 10,000 gives a damn for prisoners ' rights . |
| 58 | She did not scream and weep — at least in front of him — when things went wrong and did not have a reputation for being raucous about women 's rights . |
| 59 | A lot of women do this , they 're very tolerant about boys ' mess in the home and untidiness generally , and in a sense they , they lay the foundations , right from the very beginning , of boys ' growing up to think of women as kind of household servants . |
| 60 | They are very tolerant about boys ' mess in the home and untidiness generally , and in a sense they lay the foundations right from the very beginning of boys growing up to think of women as kind of household servants — this attitude , you know , boys will be boys and they make a mess and poor mum has to do all the washing . |