Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The South-West of England suffered in 1942 an intensive bombing campaign by the German Luftwaffe that really had little to do with the War . |
| 2 | I turned round and saw an old Austin Ten slowly approaching us . |
| 3 | A letter to a Front soldier from a citizen of Görlitz in late June or early July 1940 undoubtedly spoke for many in stating that , following the ‘ unimaginably great ’ events which had been seen each week in the newsreels , ‘ we will never be able to thank the Führer and brave army enough for sparing us at home the horrors of war ’ , and that an ‘ immensely great ’ future awaited Germany ‘ in the construction of Europe after the final victory ’ . |
| 4 | In early January 1988 about a dozen friends and colleagues , the same people who had been with me on the day John was kidnapped , met at my flat . |
| 5 | DEPORTIVO Coruna underlined their Spanish championship aspirations by thrashing Real Sociedad 5-1 yesterday to consolidate their position at the top of the league . |
| 6 | Italian officials stated in early August that approximately 10,000 Albanian refugees remaining in Italy since March would not after all be repatriated forcibly . |
| 7 | Langley pulled off a major surprise by beating title-chasing Gretna 2–1 away from home , despite having a man sent off . |
| 8 | Barclays is expected to shed 2,500 jobs this year and 10,000 by 1995 , and National Westminster 4,000 worldwide by the end of 1992 and 15,000 over the next five years . |
| 9 | Yes , we have the classic DG stereo set of Tchaikovsky 's last three symphonies ( 8/87 ) , but where are the earlier mono recordings of Nos. 5 and 6 which some rate even more highly [ scheduled for next month — Ed ] , where is the no less classic Shostakovich Sixth once available on EMI , where is the historic 1938 Shostakovich Fifth ( reissued in Japan , but not here ) and so on ? |
| 10 | Instantly , she felt herself tense and the butterflies in her stomach grow stronger , as the immaculately shiny black Mercedes headed swiftly for the forecourt below her and drew to a halt with a splutter of gravel . |
| 11 | The British and French recognition of the Franco regime in late February 1939 merely underlined the hopelessness of the Republic 's diplomatic position . |
| 12 | Sahnoun said in late July that as many as 5,000 people might be dying each day across the country , 1,500,000 were on the brink of death and 4,500,000 were nearing starvation ; together these figures represented almost the entire population of the country . |
| 13 | In late January 1990 only Vietnamese and United States opposition had stopped the UK from winning international approval for the start of a concerted programme of involuntary repatriation [ see p. 37185 ] . |
| 14 | Steve Albini , the sinister Mr Big behind , erm , the ugly grunge Weddoes |
| 15 | The traditional MacLeod tartan also looks good on the simple shapes , as the more traditional the tartan , the more lines there are which makes the ceramics look less bland . ’ |
| 16 | With the present London Philharmonic exceptionally alert , the skipping rhythms in compound time are sprung as infectiously as ever , nudging now rather than jabbing the listener . |
| 17 | It sweeps southward from the Pacific coast of Central America , diverting the cold , nutrient-rich Humboldt Current away from the South American mainland , or sometimes forcing it as much as 50 m beneath the waves . |
| 18 | Workers will not be allowed back on the out-of-service Vulcan II well in Conoco 's Vulcan field until the area is completely clear of gas . |
| 19 | Thus in Marsh and Another v Hodgson ( 1974 ) Grim LR 35 both parents were present when their daughter suffered extensive injuries and , although they remained silent under questioning and neither gave evidence at trial , both were convicted . |
| 20 | Her first surprise on reaching the street was to discover that Rune had a sleek dark blue Mercedes parked outside . |
| 21 | Between the extremes stand the work of Ewan and Fiona McLachlan whose designs have featured in a recent RIBA Forty under 40 exhibition . |
| 22 | This evolved into the unforgettable Dalek grating once voice artists Peter Hawkins and David Graham agreed to deliver their lines in very flat tones , clipping the consonants and lengthening the vowels . |