Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an impressive and , for the spectators , rather emotional spectacle when the 121 ARC yachts finally headed south from Las Palmas after weeks of preparation |
| 2 | Additions equally probable anywhere This is both the most usual case and the assumption the designer should work on if no information is available . |
| 3 | This , on reflection , is interesting : it reveals quite sharply what might have been apparent earlier — that this particular decision rule is of a rather simpler structure than the optimal output rule . |
| 4 | After that I might do some washing — I 'd rather do a little each day than a large amount at once . |
| 5 | It knows that , whatever the Government say , eventually European law or the law of a more enlightened British Government will say , ’ You just can not do it . ’ |
| 6 | This situation is the result of a chronic constitutional impasse in which the government and the parliament have been unable to develop a stable and effective working relationship , because of ‘ an unreformed public administration , a loosely worded constitution and an unbalanced party political development ’ . |
| 7 | Positive findings were decreased air entry in the right lower chest and a distended abdomen with tenderness and guarding , mainly in the suprapubic region . |
| 8 | The Course is the most distinctive and , on this scale , the most innovative contribution that the Polytechnic has made to the public sector in higher education . |
| 9 | ‘ Reel Around The Fountain ’ ( in its pre-controversy days ) was the first choice and looked a certainty with its irresistible slowly bouncing melody until an instantly perfect ‘ Hand In Glove ’ changed minds and tactical manoeuvres . |
| 10 | My cataract operation has been moved forward a fortnight for the rather odd reason that the hospital is ‘ having to cancel all non-urgent operations in October ’ . |
| 11 | The panama hat , in the finest woven straw , is the most classic version and a worthwhile investment . |
| 12 | The birds gave voice so vigorously that relief that the sun had come at last might almost be detected in their song — the warm , exhilarating sun . |
| 13 | So it would have been pretty well dead low water when the woman saw him , " Burgess replied indirectly . |
| 14 | On our first night in France , exhausted after a ferry crossing , we just happened to fetch up in this little village on the Loire , in a hotel on the second floor of a hotel where , indeed , we opened the shutters — and we were looking at the west end of the Romanesque Abbey of St Benoit sur Loire , which is a most striking church where the remains of the saint are interred in a little casket in the crypt . |
| 15 | Surely when we turn to such a blatantly political film as A Very British Coup , it should be a different story . |
| 16 | The manager may take on that role but the new volunteers may find that they lack support as the manager is likely to be too busy with other duties to carry out the in-bureau training task thoroughly . |
| 17 | The most unhelpful position that a board of directors can take when a business is performing badly is to respond by saying that such a performance is unacceptable . |
| 18 | It is hardly surprising that , at this stage , Moscow assigned little theoretical importance and a low priority in practice to the fate of the revolution in far-flung Latin America , obliged to live within the shadow of the United States and its 1823 Monroe Doctrine . |
| 19 | Once herbs are in place , and you have ensured a good start to their lives with properly prepared soil and the right planting technique , there is little more to do . |
| 20 | Other changes include a revision to the requirement fro longitudinal camber and the introduction of a new requirement for twist , related to camber . |
| 21 | She took on another personality and a new role as an outlaw . |
| 22 | The Livre des Coutumes of Bordeaux contains a note that ‘ [ In 1259 ] king Henry did homage for Bordeaux , Bayonne and all the land of Gascony [ Gasconha ] which was [ then ] free allod [ franc en alo ] to Louis , king of France … but let it be known that this Gascony was the most free allod that the king of England had , before … king Henry received it back from the French king in homage ’ . |
| 23 | It feeds off the passions of a small and economically dependent country and the emotional demands it places on the game . |
| 24 | Slabs , grooves , the odd bulge , then chimneys ; I mentally crossed off each successfully negotiated landmark as the cloud built up . |
| 25 | A SURVEY by the St John Ambulance Brigade came up with the remarkably interesting finding that the man most women would prefer to give them the kiss of life , assuming it was necessary or even if it was n't , would be TV doctor Hilary Jones . |
| 26 | Theda had gazed with awe upon the dish of ham and eggs , the lavishly buttered bread and the pot of tea , bereft of words . |
| 27 | The most interesting library and the most difficult to understand is the ROBERT BLAIR MEMORIAL library in Portnahaven . |
| 28 | Finally , as the third of these constucted works , Core 1989 is made from wood , bolts , mirrors and light , and looks a bit like a cross between a rather primitive juke-box and a wood-encased convector radiator . |
| 29 | As you can see , so far six hundred organizations have registered with us and what we 've done is put them in a rather , rather flash booklet and the idea is that youngsters , their parents , teachers , youth leaders , scout leaders , anybody , gets hold of one of these booklets and in it , it tells them how to go sailing . |
| 30 | Everything hung on this jump if the RAF were to stand much chance in the rest of the competition . |