Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [adj] [coord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't play those games — but I should tell you here and now that I 'll make you regret it if ever you try to involve anyone else in this , ’ he warned her silkily , his grey eyes suddenly steely and intent . |
| 2 | Someone who was tall and black-haired , with milkmaid cheeks and deep , dark eyes ; eyes so deep and dark it was impossible not to notice them . |
| 3 | And so strong is the legal culture that radical change , to make the bar and judiciary more accessible or representative , looks unlikely . |
| 4 | And the Moors entered Castille , in great power , for there came with them five Kings , and they past above Burgos , and crost the mountains of Oca , and plundered Carrion , and Vilforado , and Saint Domingo de la Calzada , and Logroño , and Najara , and all that land ; and they carried away many captives both male and female , and brood mares , and flocks of all kinds . |
| 5 | He saw a bookshop that would stock ‘ a full range of publishers ’ books both new and backlist , but also videos , cassettes , perhaps music , and certainly the new electronic media as well . ’ |
| 6 | Angy with dead eyes wide open and blood gushing from the terrible wound in her throat . |
| 7 | By the end of 1860 the education minister was reflecting darkly on the fact that one of the Kiev schools was teaching history and one of the Moscow schools both French and German . |
| 8 | He might have reservations about the English but , generally speaking , under their rule both military and civilian knew where they stood . |
| 9 | A few months later , along with adult education , commerce , cobbling , tailoring and printing , arts both heavy and light were flourishing . |
| 10 | The light from below conjured into sharp gold and black every subtlety of the great forehead , and made the cajoling mouth piercingly beautiful and kind , but the demon still inhabited the gaunt pits of his eyes . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't you want me ? ’ she growled innocently looking up into eyes now slate-blue and heavy-looking with unsated sex . |
| 12 | But that programme may be doomed because of the uncertainty over MX and concern that the explosion of the nuclear warhead could knock out the missiles in their silos as well as the incoming warhead . |
| 13 | I lie under the great sea almond tree which sprouts from the sand , looking up into its branches where light and shade dispute their rival territories . |
| 14 | Do not let tax issues drive the deal -eg British & Commonwealth loan notes may have deferred CGT but they were ultimately a disaster for vendors who took them . |
| 15 | If you like to wash your face but find soaps too harsh and drying , try Neutrogena 's new Facial Cleansing Bar . |
| 16 | Folly looked back at the list , but the names , in most cases just initial and surname , told her nothing . |
| 17 | ET went to Manchester to find out your views on HOME ALONE II and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST . |
| 18 | She 'd never seen a boy so thin and pale-looking . |
| 19 | Plumage more rufous and head usually paler than most buzzards , also has pale patch on underwing , which Buzzard may have too , but Black Kite does not . |
| 20 | Reciprocal arrangements with another nurse or friend can work — so long as you are flexible and no money exchanges hands , but if you have a child under five and payment is involved then your ‘ childminder ’ will either have to register with the local authority ( that is if she cares for your child in the minder 's own home ) or be employed as a nanny in yours . |
| 21 | The curtain in it rises on two adjustable scenes from Peter Pan — the nursery set with the window wide open and Nanna 's kennel , and the underground tree house . |
| 22 | Since there have been so many hermaphrodite creatures in classical sculpture , I must admit that at times here I had to double check both top and bottom . |
| 23 | There were areas where sheep-farming or cattle-breeding was still the most important economic activity . |
| 24 | Rut , when all had been done to make provision more level and selection more scientific , a stubborn error of 10 per cent would remain . |
| 25 | Christmas dinners or lunches require something a bit more comfortable and gold adds the sparkle that 's right for such events |
| 26 | Income trust is considered the safest , growth is a bit more risky and opportunity the chanciest . |
| 27 | I rose , broke my fast and slipped the landlord some pieces of silver which made his vinegarish face look more congenial and subservient . |
| 28 | There was something in Mrs Maugham 's solid air of conscious rectitude that threw a faint shadow of guilt over everyone who approached her , though as often as not people did not know why they were guilty : her disapprovals were so vast and public , her approvals so private and ill-chartered that all immediately cast themselves as goats in the discrimination of her gaze . |
| 29 | That Phebus , which that shoon so clere and brighte , |
| 30 | It not only will make the learning more effective but it makes classes more interesting and fun . |