Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adj -er] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plan for shorter days and lower temperatures , with the west wetter than the rest — but there 's always hope for an Indian Summer . |
| 2 | Anthea lay as though dancing on the hot folded sand , the pale , lively hair curved as though blown out on the duck egg blue towel on which her lovely profile rested , the skin darker than the tossed gold , the marvellous bones picked out by clear-cut shadows and glitter of sweat . |
| 3 | When sailing downwind in light to medium winds , it is important to remember to sail the boat higher until the optimum boat speed is reached , at which time you can begin to work the boat down . |
| 4 | In computing values for cumulative distributions it is normal to consider values in terms of the percentage coarser than a given grain size . |
| 5 | ‘ The role of kin selection is that in competition between related males , it makes the costs higher and the benefits lower , ’ he says . |
| 6 | Hector believes that ‘ She is not worth the holding ’ , and , ‘ T is mad idolatry To make the service greater than the god ’ ; But Troilus counters with the statement : |
| 7 | I was on the communal house phone , which is chained to the wall tighter than a medieval Bible , when the doorbell rang . |
| 8 | I 'd make the pages smaller and the mag thicker , I 'd staple the pages together , I 'd print on glossy but recyclable paper , I 'd … |
| 9 | So Care Kaleidoscope , Caress , The X Factor … what should we call it when a variety of different ingredients are brought together , blended , and receive a release of energy which makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts ? |
| 10 | Hold it up , now you 're reducing the pressure to the area because the heart 's got to pump harder to get it up there okay , so we hold the hand or the limb higher than the heart and that will reduce the pressure still further , the ends of the blood vessels contract so how can we help them to contract even more ? |
| 11 | A better , put a fibrous pad over it , so a pad , pressure directly over the wound initially , that 's the first treatment done , see to casualty put pressure immediately over the wound and raise the limb higher than the heart , then the first aid equipment that you 'll need is a fibrous pad to bind over it , to keep the pressure on . |
| 12 | Multiple locks slid into place , sealing the ve-hickle tighter than the Bank of Tokyo . |
| 13 | Since there are only a small number , it is economic to make the accumulators faster than the store elements , so that operations are performed at greater speed while all operands are held in accumulators . |
| 14 | The slopes of his eyelids were infinitely dark , making the stare louder and the smile more furtive . |
| 15 | It thus becomes even heavier relative to its surroundings , making the overshoot larger than the original displacement . |
| 16 | In many species the natural coat colouring compensates for this top-lighting , the back being darker than the sides and the sides darker than the belly . |
| 17 | A slap often makes the situation worse and the child 's cries louder while parents ' shouting only increases the general noise level . |
| 18 | Almost all accidents start with a simple error on the part of the pilot that leads to a chain of events , each of which makes the situation worse and an accident more and more difficult to avoid . |
| 19 | There was a square in the grille larger than the rest , probably used to feed the dogs . |
| 20 | Their plans for growth are threatened by their apparent inability to find , retain and manage key staff — in fact , they rate the problem higher than the level of interest rates . |
| 21 | Very large birds of prey , with long broad wings , broad tail , legs feathered , and plumage usually some shade of dark brown , the adults darker than the young . |
| 22 | Is n't the sea calmer than the other day ? |
| 23 | In longer courses , notably those which lead to postgraduate qualifications , not only is the view longer but the intellectual breadth is also wider . |
| 24 | See , now I deliberately sit , when I 'm out in a Land Rover , with one arm up a bit higher than the other and one leg a bit higher . |
| 25 | It 's also quite a bit heavier than a similar garment in , say , Polartek 300 . |
| 26 | And from Alan the new flats here , Norman helped by Dave and other members has been constructing substantial timber stroke hardboard flats although a bit heavier than the conventional canvas they will last for years and they really do provide superb sets as has been proved with all three plays presented this year . |
| 27 | They were a bit laxer but a lot of them were very very strict . |
| 28 | Obviously the City boys are a bit fussier than the country boys about when they play . |
| 29 | It 's a bit better than a hundred and one pound ninety two pence . |
| 30 | That 's a bit better because a gradient of one is forty five degrees and we s we said it should be more than that . |