Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] of life [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier we were discussing the fact that at some stages of life we are , unconsciously at least , expecting the imminent demise of someone we love , as in the case of a very elderly parent . |
| 2 | Gandhi recognizes that in the ordinary circumstances of life we are confronted by situations that make clear-cut decisions or a choice between black and white sometimes impossible . |
| 3 | With such experiences of life it would be no wonder if he had few scruples about how he got what he wanted . |
| 4 | In later periods of life I have deplored , as we have all reason to do , a subjugation of an opposite character , and have rejoiced over the remembrances . |
| 5 | In spite of most people perceiving themselves as planners , the survey reveals that in some of the most important and fundamental areas of life they have not made even the most minimal plans . |
| 6 | Though Jaq , in his role as a Trader , pretended to patronize a mistress , the reality was that during his thirty-five years of life he had only bedded one woman — almost on an experimental basis so that he should at least be acquainted with the spasm of sex . |
| 7 | And when there is stress in other areas of life it is all too easy to take it out on those closest to you . |
| 8 | Over his remaining thirty years of life he tried to fulfil the Hashemite ambition to rule the whole Arab Levant . |
| 9 | In most areas of life it would be not only wrong in principle but also futile and counter-productive for the court to adopt any different approach . |