Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attracted by my outcry , the thing was flopping towards me for a closer look . |
| 2 | Avoiding throngs of killers did strike me as a higher priority even than full filling my Mala-fantasies . |
| 3 | Though — at the earliest — the registers will not be available before 1994 , the property industry sees them as a further blow to a sector already reeling from recession . |
| 4 | and trading with them as a happier and satisfied customer . |
| 5 | There was sand everywhere between the knee-high crags , so I climbed on one of them for a better view . |
| 6 | I then used a fingertip roughly to blend and spread them for a hazier and more subtle finish . |
| 7 | Detectives are applying to magistrates for permission to hold them for a further 24 hours . |
| 8 | ( iii ) After incubation in complement , transfer the embryos to fresh M2 + BSA and leave them for a further 20–30 min at 37 C during which time the outer cells should be seen to bleb and lyse . |
| 9 | Although these children were potentially a lot more intelligent than the rest of society , they still feared something and this is what suppressed them for a longer period of time . |
| 10 | ‘ A very large beetle ’ , she will say , as if she would n't have bothered me about a smaller one ; or ‘ The steps were slippery ’ ; or merely ( which strikes me as cryptic to the point of tautology ) , ‘ Something nasty ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , keel-haul me fer a Spanisher , ’ Susan exclaimed , ‘ ye 're as scurvy a shipment o ’ cut-throats as any that e'er sailed the Main . |
| 12 | And tell me of a better left hander . |
| 13 | Never perfect , it at least maintains the presence of Bosnia in its existing borders , and denies the Serbs their aim of a Greater Serbia and the Croats theirs of a Greater Croatia . |
| 14 | After all , good results will qualify you for a better job , and give you the added satisfaction of proving to your boss that you are good at what you do . |
| 15 | I 'll take you for a closer look . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't know if Craig has told you , but I 've been given authority to extend our maintenance contract with you for a further year , without going to tender . |
| 17 | He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older , bygone age . |
| 18 | Supplementing flake and pellet foods with freeze-dried , frozen and fresh or live food will add to your fish 's well-being , and generally reward you with a stronger , livelier , more colourful and more readily-bred fish . |
| 19 | There are a number of rate bands and the relevant rate of interest is paid on all your savings — not just the amount that takes you into a higher band . |
| 20 | Balances over £50,000 receive the top HICA rate , which is credited quarterly in March , June , September and December , is paid on your total savings and not just the amount that takes you into a higher band . |
| 21 | Some of it you know just to ignore , but if it is from someone who knows what he is on about , then it can be helpful in making you into a better player . |
| 22 | Are they both unskilled workers or is she in a higher class than her husband ? |
| 23 | Try some of our treats — they 'll put you in a better mood without spoiling your figure |
| 24 | Did it open out a larger world for you , or confine you in a smaller one ? |
| 25 | If we 'd just attacked they 'd have killed you immediately , so I thought it best to try and get you to a safer distance before anything happened . ’ |
| 26 | For example , being born in a neighbourhood may entitle you to a higher place in the queue for housing provided by that local authority . |
| 27 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 28 | Works gently but quickly — without harsh abrasive action — to unblock clogged pores , draw out excess oils and help you to a clearer complexion . |
| 29 | We will arrange collection from you at a later date of the masters and PAL copy masters , but would like you to store the NTSC and SECAM copy masters for future use . |
| 30 | When it came to boxing , Reg Witter paired me with a bigger boy called Charlie Featherstone , who happened to be quite a friend of mine . |