Example sentences of "[adv] and [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as I am sure twenty-seven victories seemed utterly insufficient to Jackie — and had he not retired , he was certainly fit enough and a good enough driver , given the right cars , to which he would have had total access , to notch up another fifteen or twenty — I am sure that his first million seemed a trifle . |
| 2 | Jack might be jolly enough and a fine fellow when spending his hard-earned cash ashore , but he very quickly became " Poor Jack " when , after months cooped up at sea , he found himself fleeced by prostitutes , brothel keepers , slop-sellers and crimps for no better reason than exploitation of his hunger for female company and his desire for entertainment and refreshment . |
| 3 | The whole horse militia of Westmorland and northern Lancashire , and all the militia of Cumberland , were drawn up in front of the little Lake District town , under the chief local landowner , Lord Lonsdale , and with 10,000 men they easily outnumbered the rebels , but a mere sight of Forster 's advance guard was enough and the whole body fled in terror , leaving the field littered with horses and arms . |
| 4 | At the present deductions are subject to considerable doubt , for the detailed properties of landform have not been studied carefully enough and the fundamental aspects of most geomorphic processes are still poorly understood . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the chair he was sitting in was soft enough and the recorded harpsichord music sufficiently soporific to calm the anxieties and lower the defences of most people . |
| 6 | Though long since disused the canal is presently being restored somewhat and a pleasant canal-side walk has been built . |
| 7 | Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly and the soft scent of lavender rose from the pleated bodice of her gown . |
| 8 | The in wide-out close principle has particular importance at the bottom mark , since the following leg is to windward and a bad rounding can result in dirty wind at the outset . |
| 9 | However it seems that the Flat continues endlessly and the main race is the £10,000 Tolka Handicap which should see yet another onslaught from the highly successful Dermot Weld stable . |
| 10 | In the spring of 1938 the old doctor who had attended her died suddenly and a young man took over the practice . |
| 11 | The rain came suddenly and a hot wind , as if someone had opened a furnace door , hurled it against the car . |
| 12 | The door opened suddenly and a furious Algernon emerged to find James leaning over the stair rail listening quietly . |
| 13 | He pursed his lips thoughtfully and the hidden laughter in his eyes warned her that she might not like his answer . |
| 14 | ’ Whenever there were wolves about we would be called inside and the outside doors would be locked . |
| 15 | It was open and I could see inside and the closed loo door took on the semblance of the Berlin Wall . |
| 16 | Nails and Hoomey wriggled free and made off like hares and by the time the opposition had refocussed on Seb as main aggressor rather than Jazz a police car was cruising to a standstill alongside and a new element was introduced . |
| 17 | Our first steps off the Spyway road took us through green and pleasant farmland where playful sheep frolicked alongside and a lone tractor droningly went about its work . |
| 18 | The Chaconne for a Chinese Man and woman … is written at the other end of the volume … no music has been found for the ‘ Grand Dance of Twenty-four Persons ’ at the end of the [ Fifth ] Act ) ; in [ the ] MS there is no break between Hymen 's solo ‘ Love ne'er had yet– and the short Trio ‘ They shall be [ as ] happy ’ ( where , according to the Libretto , the Dance should take place ) , and it seems therefore possible that it was omitted in performance . |
| 19 | Numbers at each site vary annually and the total recorded population has yet to exceed 20–25 pairs . |
| 20 | The breakfront version is useful ; this has cupboards below and a deep shelf at waist height to hold drink trays , stereo turntable and so on . |
| 21 | Their front end has a mouth below and a few light-sensitive spots above so that the animal can be said to have the beginnings of a head . |
| 22 | Only two tiers of the wall arcade remain showing the use of the Doric Order below and the Ionic above . |
| 23 | It had been built in the late eighteenth century , two storeys high , shallow slate roof , red brick , seven windows set in ashlar along the upper floor , six below and the front door set centrally under a portico and pillared porch . |
| 24 | A game of football had started below and the familiar quarrels of sportsmen were already floating up to me . |
| 25 | It rises high above the loch and its fringe of woodlands , and at its highest point is provided with car parks giving a magnificent view of Loch Torridon below and the exciting range of mountains beyond . |
| 26 | We would be grateful if you would signify your agreement to the above by signing the letter below and the attached copies , and returning the original letter to us . |
| 27 | Just a tired row of shops opposite and a seedy-looking pub on the corner and a disused laundry with boarded-up windows and a For Sale notice . |
| 28 | In all , we identified 34 registrations for the top 20 firms , nine with the ICAEW alone and a further 11 with the ICAEW in various combinations with the other regulatory bodies . |
| 29 | The fund 's dividends are paid quarterly and the third interim dividend is being held at the previous 1.2p , making a same-again 3.6p for the nine months . |
| 30 | Northern Goalfields , a 466-page labour of love by Brian Hunt , is a rich seam of statistical information , but dig deeper and a wonderful social and sporting history of the North-east emerges . |