Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only one of the three daughters around was Dorothy , who acted as our guide and mentor and came with us , first on a visit to Speight 's Brewery which was memorable for the guide , who delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice and an accent so broad that even Dorothy had trouble understanding it , heaven knows what all the Japanese tourists made of it ! — and second , on the Taieri Gorge railway , an afternoon 's ride up into Central Otago , with stops along the way . |
| 2 | The rest of us are rather less censorious and happily Nilsson 's greatest roles are all preserved on disc . |
| 3 | Ermolov was dismissed in March 1827 , Paskevich took not only Erevan but also Echmiadzin , Nakhichevan and Tabriz , and by the time the Shah accepted terms at Turkmanchai in February 1828 Russian forces were moving in the direction of the Persian capital . |
| 4 | It is therefore entirely appropriate that today Pompeii still represents the cutting edge of archaeological research and development . |
| 5 | Many were so appalling that even Himmler had been known to walk out of the showings , sick to the stomach . |
| 6 | The deal was so simple that even Reagan could understand it . |
| 7 | At that moment Mr Sowerberry returned and , hearing what had happened ( according to the ladies ) , he beat Oliver so hard that even Mr Bumble and Mrs Sowerberry were satisfied . |
| 8 | Jupiter orbits the Sun well beyond the orbit of Mars , and though the solar radiation at Jupiter is about 25 times less than at the Earth , Jupiter is so large that only Venus , and Mars at the most favourable oppositions , outshine Jupiter in our skies . |
| 9 | In the bathroom , Donna had segued clumsily from ‘ I could have danced all night ’ to ‘ I 'm getting married in the morning ’ , her attempts at a Cockney accent so ludicrous that normally Alex would have been falling about . |
| 10 | When a Hollywood genre — in this case , the ‘ action-packed ’ buddy movie — becomes so tired that even Hollywood realizes it , their solution is simple : just reverse the formula until that becomes the formula . |
| 11 | There were some reports so confidential that even Jean might not see them ; they were better kept at home . |
| 12 | The turn of the conversation was so unexpected that even Mr Cottle tuned in to hear the outcome . |
| 13 | Elizabeth 's distress had been so evident that even Lydia felt bound to take it seriously . |
| 14 | Considerable strides have been made , especially in priority areas such as education , and its debt position is much less severe than either Zambia 's or Costa Rica 's . |
| 15 | The market for engines in Cornwall was so important that eventually Boulton & Watt employed a very able engineer called William Murdock who was permanently based in Cornwall supervising the erection of their engines . |
| 16 | The idea of the fat old cattle dealer emerging as a romantic possibility was so preposterous that even Moran smiled . |
| 17 | Outside London , cities are so small that only Birmingham , Bristol , Exeter , Newcastle , York and Norwich have more than ten thousand residents . |
| 18 | He looked so downcast that even Angalo patted him on the shoulder . |
| 19 | Mosley 's own experience of the First World War was less traumatic than either Chesterton 's or Williamson 's . |
| 20 | Say is so eloquent that even Cade feels remorse ( 104f. ) , but still has him killed . |
| 21 | When Cliff was transferred back to Watford in early May 1965 our supporters were much displeased but today Cliff is remembered at Selhurst Park with enormous pleasure by those who were privileged to see him play , and he was , without question , one of the most inspiring players ever to have appeared in the Palace colours . |
| 22 | With help … ’ and her whispered words were so quiet that only Creggan and Kraal heard them . |
| 23 | As theologians have noticed , it is not clear that even God could become somebody other than himself . |
| 24 | Travel within the rainforest is not easy and so WWF had asked the team to repair and make " river-worthy " a seven metre assault craft which now provides transport via the forest 's larger rivers — the most efficient forest pathways . |
| 25 | Working in Habitat on Kings Road proved to be depressingly similar and again Ms Ledson was paid off , that time after three weeks . |
| 26 | No thought of any homework , and it was patently obvious that only Imran Khan and Javed Mianded seemed to be recognisable down there . |
| 27 | I 'm not sure that even Robbo was a leader of men at that age when he was still with West Bromwich . |
| 28 | Nobody suggests that this is all due to lead , but I am not aware that either Rutter or anybody else has provided any convincing alternative explanation for the phenomenon . |
| 29 | Nature , however , proved more subtle than even Maxwell had imagined . |
| 30 | He is more popular than either Margaret Thatcher or Neil Kinnock . |