Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kids loved the chants and the masks and puppets-usually Masquerade 's strength , although here even these lacked the usual imagination-but really it could all have been so much better in almost every respect . |
| 2 | First , you must expand your psyche to accommodate the bigger and better . |
| 3 | More distressingly , we discovered that the Aru islands and the Greater Bird of Paradise were no longer on their trading routes and that for the last twenty years they had been pursuing the shorter and more profitable triangular passage between Celebes , Java and Borneo . |
| 4 | In fact its name still adorns the large office block in Paddock Wood — they 're waiting for the Friends of Felix Dhjerzinsky to come and remove it — but below is enscribed the new and politically squeaky-clean name of ‘ English Hops ’ . |
| 5 | He exhibits a number of adjectives which differ in precisely the way required while maintaining the same or essentially the same lexical value ( we modify his examples slightly where it is possible to do so without damage to his case , so as to make the distinction sharper ) : ( 19 ) visible stars vs stars visible the only navigable rivers vs the only rivers navigable a handy tool vs are your tools handy ? guilty people vs people guilty As it happens , the examples which Bolinger uses employ words which can make the distinction a rather subtle one , with perhaps the exception of visible stars ( a group recognized astronomically ) beside stars visible ; but it is quite easy to produce further instances which seem to confirm his view : ( 20 ) a complaining visitor vs a visitor complaining the eligible bachelor vs the bachelor eligible In other cases , the divergence of lexical value between the two positions may be greater but still with the characteristic value for the former , and the occasion value for the latter : ( 21 ) the responsible man vs the man responsible a sorry sight vs the girl is sorry He notes that the acceptability of an adjective in pre-adjunct position may apparently depend on whether or not it can be regarded as indicating a relatively enduring characteristic of what is expressed by the noun , as in : ( 22 ) the faint girl vs the girl is faint an asleep man vs a man asleep This possibility of course depends not only on the adjective itself but also on the nature of the noun being qualified , so that " when one scratches one 's head the result is not *a scratched head but when one scores a glass surface the result is a scratched surface " . |
| 6 | Is n't it possible that you mistook the two or possibly three voices you heard , for in fact Mr and Mrs and . |
| 7 | This became both the cornerstone of future government policy and the unquestioned assumption of subsequent government reports , including the Barlow Report in 1940 which made the strongest and most comprehensive case for regional development . |
| 8 | The man who made the original and so far only allegation of sexual abuse is believed to be living in England . |
| 9 | From here , the grim Hazar Ustan or Thousand Pillared Palace , Tughluk ruled the largest and most powerful empire India had known since the time of Ashoka , one and a half millennia previously . |
| 10 | Everyone was closing their the theatres , but the independents and smaller circuits closed proportionally more , thus shifting the proportion of the box office take in favour of the conglomerates which owned the larger and more salubrious houses . |
| 11 | Staffed by fully qualified and experienced physiotherapists , using the latest and most effective therapeutic equipment , the clinic is open : |
| 12 | Edward was not a great reader but he knew quite well that he was broaching the oldest and most central concern of literature ; he felt appropriately diffident . |
| 13 | And you can compare the two and still say no thank you . |
| 14 | John Smedley knitwear was given the Red Or Dead once-over and became mock-boy scout gear , while Russian babooshka doll prints on stretch velvet should be everywhere next summer . |
| 15 | The Alliance for Progress reforms were absurd , given the enormous and very basic lack of educational materials available in the majority of state schools . |
| 16 | Her hand was retained and to her astonishment given the slightest but most certain squeeze . |
| 17 | In this section we look at the arguments of Daniel Bell ( 1973 , 1980 ) which remain the clearest and most influential account of the changes involved in the transition from industrialism to post-industrialism . |
| 18 | The development of the eye is susceptible to disease and damage in utero ; for example , rubella ( German measles ) can seriously damage the visual as well as other systems in the unborn baby . |
| 19 | It was not long — and far quicker than he knew — before she became aware of his scrutiny and soon after sensed the unusual and possibly intimidating intensity of it . |
| 20 | The federal government also plans and builds the largest and most expensive central facilities with the active participation of the state governments , who can also be persuaded to find fairly large experimental facilities at universities . |
| 21 | Employees fear the unknown and therefore early training , progress reports and user involvement in the change process will help . |
| 22 | There 's a good painkiller in those and there 's the stuff to scatter the bruising as well . |
| 23 | Also if the focus is on an ability to communicate then it is better to be able to see the visual as well as the aural aspects of the interaction . |
| 24 | Any individual is at liberty to visit the offices of the local planning authority and ask to see the monthly or bimonthly list of planning applications that have been submitted . |
| 25 | An extra benefit of Contran is that it should eliminate the infuriating and potentially dangerous situation when a stuck PTT switch or mike relay in one aircraft blocks a frequency for a protracted period . |
| 26 | Looking back on these campaigns at the end of her life , she defined the law as the chief agency for enacting God 's work and for abolishing the double-standard , which menaced the young and ultimately contributed to the disintegration of the state . |
| 27 | To be published by Phaidon , it will cover the 1,000 or so Italian drawings in the Chatsworth collection of the Duke of Devonshire . |
| 28 | We may all experience the compelling and sometimes painful quality of moonlight , or sense the darkness that surrounds us as a palpable presence . |
| 29 | Education after 1902 immediately became the largest and most important service provided by local government and has remained so ever since ( Regan 1979 ) . |
| 30 | But he soon became the keenest and most enlightened Italian expounder of the Council , and wrote a pastoral letter for Lent 1962 , Pensiamo al Concilio ( Let's think about the Council ) , that learnedly explains to the Milanese what is going to happen . |