Example sentences of "[adj -er] and [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perversely , as it must have seemed to penal reformers , the opportunities offered by borstal training , with its reformative aims , were all too often spurned by young offenders , many of whom preferred a prison sentence to borstal training on the grounds that it was usually shorter and for a more certain period . |
| 2 | I felt really good a few pounds lighter and with a tan , and I wanted to stay like that and surprise everyone when I got back , especially my boyfriend , who might have been wishing I was thinner . |
| 3 | Old Bolingbroke , now no more than a picturesque small village but once much larger and with a castle , was the birthplace of Henry IV |
| 4 | Those who come as partners , patient and ready to learn and therefore better able to adapt their contribution before giving it , stand a better chance of going back happier and with a feeling it was worth it . |
| 5 | Barley may be autumn o spring sown , slightly shallower and on a finer seed-bed than wheat . |
| 6 | The stretch is less characteristic , being weaker and in a more crowded region of the spectrum , but a band near 950 cm -1 may be taken as indicating case ( 1 ) . |
| 7 | When the ball was let out Northern 's backs looked the sharper and after a scoreless first half , centre Paul Collins burst on to a short pass from Johnson and sent the speedy Casado racing over . |
| 8 | What other reasons might account for this urban rural wage differential , just generally higher er standard of living er just cost , just prices er yeah , the cost the cost of living may well be higher and as a result employers have to pay higher wages , |
| 9 | Britain emerged from war in 1918 both stronger and in a healthier economic state than her European neighbours ( Aldcroft , 1986 ) . |
| 10 | The Trunchbull looked down and saw it and she bellowed even louder and with a swipe of her hand she sent the creature flying across the class-room . |
| 11 | We cast our net wider and in a different direction . |