Example sentences of "[adj] [art] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | that the real tattoos and that . |
| 2 | Is that the mixed vegetables and stuff ? |
| 3 | The switchboard was jammed the first night I wore them — it really is odd the little things that bring an instant response . |
| 4 | Er yes well that is so this did come through er very very late indeed er in the and the Parish Council of course are in the situation where they have to cover all eventualities and what er Mr is referring to is a suggestion of using a one O six agreement to protect as far as possible the local communities when the tip is erected . |
| 5 | These have been loosely termed ‘ universalist ’ theories of language , since the basic tenet is that there are universal structures of grammar and especially of syntax , in which all people have ‘ competence ’ and which underlie and make possible the different utterances that we observe in the actual practice of language . |
| 6 | We know that the Ancient Egyptians er did insist on circumcision er they were racially very erm erm er very prejudiced the Ancient Egyptians cos they were living at the peak of cultural time and regarded all other races as inferior to them and one of the main er stigmas in inferiority was erm not being circumcised and Ancient Egyptians regarded people who were n't circumcised as filthy and erm they er they had this tremendous er racial pride in themselves as the circumcised people , and this of course has passed on into Judaism and even to Islamic faith . |
| 7 | It is then important to set against this the qualitative assessments and for management to discuss the relative importance of each type of information before the final decisions are made . |
| 8 | Hurriedly she unbolted the french windows and pushed them open . |
| 9 | Helped by the gallery owner and a passer-by , he frog-marched the two men and a woman to a police station in Toxteth , Liverpool . |
| 10 | Researchers for the Lord Chancellor 's Civil Justice Review found that three quarters of local authority tenants , half the private tenants and two-fifths of mortgage borrowers failed to go to court . |
| 11 | they built , they built a well beaten aircraft and they have n't got half the technical advantages that the West has and their computers has still , practically just got out of the stage . |
| 12 | Government spending on health was cut in nearly half the African countries and in 60% of Latin American countries where the IMF was involved from 1980 to 1985 : |
| 13 | Perhaps she just did it out of the goodness of her heart — or perhaps ( and this thought provoked a fresh spurt of giggles in my throat ) half the little souvenirs that littered her room were tokens of gratitude — from Torquay , Margate and Llandrindod Wells — I pulled myself together with a great effort , and took my hands from my face . |
| 14 | Cool the chicken stock , then place in a blender or food processor with the flesh of the avocados , half the green chillis and a little salt and pepper . |
| 15 | Daniel ( ’ Robinson Crusoe ’ ) Defoe , after reaching Saltash , which he found to be in a state of decay , and travelling to Liskeard , which was more to his taste , wrote , ‘ In the neighbourhood of these towns are many pleasant seats of the Cornish gentry … they are the most sociable , generous and to one another the kindest neighbours that are to be found ’ . |
| 16 | He did this a few times before he realised the result would always be the same . |
| 17 | But council experts insist repairs will only cost half a million pounds and the toll should stay as it is . |
| 18 | In business only four years she already has a turnover of half a million pounds and supplys one outfit a year to the young princes William and Harry . |
| 19 | Oxford United skipper Andy Melville is set to join Sunderland … in a part exchange deal with half a million pounds and Irish defender Anton Rogan coming to the Manor … |
| 20 | Some people might think I was approached by Harper Collins with a check for half a million pounds and asked to write the book — in a way I wish I had been . |
| 21 | A couple are suing their bank for half a million pounds because they say it bungled advice on small business and forced them into debt . |
| 22 | Since 1919 , great armies of faceless conifers have stamped their way across the highlands and the lowlands , Sitka spruce now covers half a million hectares and makes up 52 per cent of conifers planted by the Forestry Commission in Scotland and Wales . |
| 23 | Within a week of launching the Oxfam Cold Front Appeal we reached our target of half a million coats and jumpers . |
| 24 | The United Kingdom has some 35,000 schools in total , with just under half a million teachers and over nine million pupils ( 1987–figures : Government Statistical Service , 1989 , Tables 10 and 15 ) . |
| 25 | The party has lost half a million members since the fall of the old leaders under Mr Erich Honecker in the middle of October , and recent disclosures of corruption and economic mismanagement . |
| 26 | The party has lost half a million members since the fall of the old leaders under Mr Erich Honecker in the middle of October , and recent disclosures of corruption and economic mismanagement . |
| 27 | In 1971 , a new covenant was signed by over half a million men and women , committing protestants to a renewal of the covenant political ideal . |
| 28 | Defence is provided in West Germany by armed forces whose number totals close to half a million men and women . |
| 29 | Soon the Verdun army would total half a million men and 170,000 animals ; Pétain 's ravenous guns would be demanding twice and treble their previous flow of shells . |
| 30 | What decided Saad Rashid to steal half a million dollars and seek a life of exile in a country reviled by his homeland was the telephone call from his cousin 's wife . |