Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [prep] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is occasionally covered by the sea this sand is not compact so that at times we could walk fairly comfortably , but at other times we sank in unexpectedly , which broke up our rhythm and made us tired and frustrated . |
| 2 | The old stone walls closed about her , so that at times it seemed to be suffocatingly hot , and she found herself putting up a hand to her throat . |
| 3 | His body clock free-ran so that on occasions he was the victim of a clash between an internal cause — which thought it was night and wanted him to sleep — and an external cause , society — which required him to work in the ( real ) daytime . |
| 4 | Its companion , Alcor or 80 Ursæ Majoris , is of magnitude 4.0 , and is easily visible with the naked eye ; the angular distance between the two is 11.8 minutes of arc , so that in binoculars they make a noble pair . |
| 5 | Arcturus can be found by following round the curve of Ursa Major , but it is in any case quite unmistakable ; it has a K-type spectrum , and is a lovely light orange , so that in binoculars it is beautiful . |
| 6 | His thick white hair was cut short and unevenly , so that in parts it stood up in clumps . |
| 7 | Angelica loved the valley people — some of them , anyway but at times she could find them … well , basic more or less summarised the idea . |
| 8 | Why are we in Britain made to feel guilty about flying the Union Jack just because on occasions it is used by extremists ? — . |
| 9 | Do n't ignore it just because at times it seems impossible to deal with . |
| 10 | In considering patterns of morbidity both within and between populations it is usual to distinguish between acute and chronic health problems . |
| 11 | We 'd arrived and Mr Tuckett had driven off and within minutes I could be seen , from the street , through the open curtains , upstairs in a bedroom . |
| 12 | Is n't that , meant we , we say that I know time goes on but in years they took to pay the loan . |
| 13 | He answered earnestly and in words I could understand . |
| 14 | For walking out and for Sundays he had a cord jacket and cord trousers . |
| 15 | Spring and Wimbledon were still here , even if at times he felt he had landed in a foreign country . |
| 16 | DUNES : To most people dunes are sandy hillocks to enjoy a stroll around but to golfers they are the enemy . |
| 17 | Why are people more attractive to us than sunsets , even though at times we 'd rather escape the people for nature ? |
| 18 | Even though at times he scared her . |
| 19 | Eva never speaks of being afraid as the various political situations blew up even though at times it must have been rather like walking a tightrope after UDI . |
| 20 | It has been suggested that the shock of widowhood for a woman is like compulsory redundancy for a man ; and for a woman whose career has been as a housewife this might certainly be the case , even though for others it could prove a relief from the narrow constraints of their domestic role . |
| 21 | I did draw the line at giving up the spices I cooked with even though for years I continued to receive remarks about my stinking of garlic , yuk , with monotonous regularity . |
| 22 | I wanted to try them on right there but for months he let them dangle in the closet upstairs , growing the wrinkles and airpockets that would finally fit his shape , the peculiar wishbone of his shanks . |
| 23 | And I know what I am , but what I am so closely resembles somebody else that at times it even scares me ! |
| 24 | On several subsequent Manhattan visits I met Tom again and between visits we exchanged letters and limericks . |