Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [coord] unexpected [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one level the sudden and unexpected friendship thrives on little more than mutual back-scratching . |
| 2 | Waiting impatiently while he found an International Dialling Code leaflet , Gina tapped her fingers in a nervous tattoo against the wall , her previous euphoria shattered by the welcome but unexpected news . |
| 3 | Back on board , the hoped-for but unexpected sight of a deus-ex-machina in the form of our travel agency chief is immensely reassuring . |
| 4 | It was the dramatic and unexpected fall of France in the early summer of 1940 which persuaded the British leadership as a whole that , whatever the cost , it was now imperative to secure American assistance . |
| 5 | She received the unknown and unexpected widow like a welcome cousin , asking no questions and extorting no confidences , but offering on her own part enough warmth to make the early April evening glow . |
| 6 | Out of context , or in a neutral context , ‘ liquid ’ is either a possible or unexpected trait of butter . |
| 7 | This scientific attitude did not by any means always lead to a denial of the reality of God ; but it did not encourage the anticipation that God would actually intervene in the ordinary course of events ; nor , when faced with a strange or unexpected occurrence , would it immediately turn to God as the only possible explanation . |
| 8 | In summary , she had not only slipped away from their definitions of appropriate female behaviour , she also forced them to acknowledge a strange and unexpected relationship of equality between her and her God . |
| 9 | This may not seem too controversial , but when one of the team leaders is an ex-alcoholic it requires tremendous openness to God to go down a risky and unexpected route ! |
| 10 | In many respects it was a compulsive and unexpected decision which flew in the face of other better offers . |
| 11 | Or there may have been a sudden and unexpected explosion in the local mouse population , leading to a spate of hunting and killing by a pet cat that normally feeds only at home . |
| 12 | Evacuation did , therefore , provide a sudden and unexpected revelation of the true incidence of head lice , but this was no reflection on the quality of working-class parenthood , as many hosts believed . |
| 13 | But when Palestine erupted in A.D. 66 , it was not a sudden or unexpected occurrence . |
| 14 | His report added that unless there were a major and unexpected change in current trends , inequalities in health with Greater Glasgow and between Greater Glasgow and the rest of Scotland were likely to increase . |
| 15 | This is a major and unexpected bereavement to face . |
| 16 | I suspect the answer lies in the demographic changes of the 1980s , which showed a substantial and unexpected in-migration to Scotland , on the same scale and pattern as the ‘ incomers ’ to Wales who were selling off expensive property in south east England and settling down on the proceeds . |
| 17 | He bestowed his charm upon them like a beautiful and unexpected present : since they were old , the giving of it flattered him , not them . |
| 18 | The accountants ' cause received a small but unexpected boost last month when the California Supreme Court ruled that only clients could sue accounting firms for alleged professional negligence in the course of an audit . |
| 19 | I began to think it must be , for every hour of my waking and sleeping was occupied by thoughts and images of you , in every expected and unexpected situation and attitude . |
| 20 | He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres , and then had a spectacular and unexpected victory in the 400 metres to take the gold medal in a world record time of 47.6 seconds ( 10 July 1924 ) . |
| 21 | In a surprising and unexpected judgment , the European Court of Human Rights rejected the Commission 's view , and decided that there was no violation of Articles 8 or 12 . |
| 22 | St Helens .... 27 New Zealand .. 26 THE meagre attendance of 6,940 at Knowsley Road was hardly surprising , given Alex Murphy 's under-selling of his own side , but the Saints supporters who stayed away missed a rare and unexpected rugby league treat . |
| 23 | He was saying stuff like ‘ and heres a rare and unexpected attack from Ipswich ’ , he just seemed like he was a Leeds presenter . |
| 24 | Meaning seems to be the crucial factor , since the presentation of a grammatically inappropriate word or an appropriate word in a new and unexpected typeface does not evoke an N400 wave . |
| 25 | Soldiers in the Australian Army are facing a new and unexpected enemy — the silence of the country 's desert regions . |
| 26 | Outside the normal budgetary provision a reserve of $1 bn was to be established to finance agricultural expenditure resulting from a significant and unexpected fall in the value of the dollar . |
| 27 | The Floridante Overture nearly throws him off as he takes the corners with no evidence of concern for his own safety , but the overall effect is thrilling as he leads us on an absorbing and unexpected journey with an orchestra and cast consisting , in the main , of unknown and unpronounceable Hungarians . |
| 28 | The reaction of friends and relations was generally quite favourable and , as it came my way , an interesting and unexpected fact started to emerge . |
| 29 | This small corner of the Caribbean is an unqualified and unexpected delight . |
| 30 | Ministerially his experience was minimal : four years in junior office , nineteen months as a notably silent President of the Board of Trade , seven difficult and chastening months as Chancellor , and then an effort-free but unexpected arrival in 10 Downing Street . |