Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , until such establishments successfully reestablish wild populations which have become extinct or depleted in their natural homes , that claim is not entirely true . |
| 2 | Bassist Jennifer — 12 hours ' sleep in three days , we reckon — adding : ‘ I 'm having a really bad night tonight and I do n't know what it is , but the next person who smacks the mic or stands on our gear … |
| 3 | oh , what you going to try some of this or wait for your whisky and lemon ? |
| 4 | ‘ True , ’ he admitted blandly , seemingly in no way embarrassed or offended by her tone . |
| 5 | By the end of May some 45,000 civilian refugees were reported to have recently travelled from Sudan to Kenya , including a group of 12,500 boys who were either orphaned or separated from their families . |
| 6 | In Mozambique , more than two hundred thousand have been orphaned or separated from their families . |
| 7 | The child often learns best when an appropriate variety of concrete experiences are reflected upon , talked about and assimilated or accommodated into his growing mind . |
| 8 | Left a widow at the age of twenty-nine , she returned to England in 1876 and settled with her son and two stepdaughters in the developing suburb of Wimbledon . |
| 9 | It is my purpose to expose such ideas as erroneous and offer in their place an account based on social processes . |
| 10 | I told him I was writing a book about Sudan , and managed to make some tenuous link between this and benefit to his airline . |
| 11 | Please could you look into this and arrange for its removal . |
| 12 | Reviving the economy and allowing local elections was all very well for west Germans , but to create a government only in the western zones would be to divide the nation : German people might well be appalled by this and turn against their new leaders . |
| 13 | When you have understood the gist of this and talked to your inner teacher about what you need as an individual , you will be able to sit down with paper and write your own script . |
| 14 | Unfortunately for them , some of the Hurricane pilots failed to see this and stuck to their Fulmar , ignoring all signals to break away . |
| 15 | The declivities seemed to promise more ease than the heights because of the heavier shade and the caressing sound of the small brooks which ran clear and sparkling across their path . |
| 16 | The woman was hurled clear and fell onto her side near the horse 's flanks . |
| 17 | Witnesses must be clear and open about their own position , but this does not necessarily imply that they will be effective in convincing and persuading others . |
| 18 | He sat opposite me looking calm and composed in his ochre robes : an educated , articulate monk , who cares passionately about peace , justice and the plight of his people , the Chittagong Hill Tribes of Bangladesh . |
| 19 | The hammer-blow force of the lethal chungdan ap-chagi foot-strike , catapulted Baal 's body up and over in a backward flip , his rib-cage crushed and imploded into his ruptured lungs . |
| 20 | It is tremendously interesting and suited to my qualifications as a knowledge of languages is essential to the job . ’ |
| 21 | Her cheeks , her stomach , her arms and her lower legs felt heavy , pressed under the weight of the sun , then light and drifting in its warmth . |
| 22 | When do you feel light and contented in your being ? |
| 23 | Her clothes were neat enough but her shoes were a giveaway , so old and worn under their polish that they almost telegraphed her need ; there was a story to be told here , Angelica thought , and Angelica was a sucker for an interesting story . |
| 24 | Jean Sparse , Toddington Drive , Norton , Stockton : I was 16 years old and working in my late father 's general dealers shop in Hartlepool when a customer came in and said the King had died . |
| 25 | He was a devoted and loyal colleague who was too old and set in his ways when he became Professor to introduce major developments , but signs of change were seen , coming to fruition in his successor 's reign . |
| 26 | ‘ He was a good son to his mother and generous and loving to his … companions , ’ the word was chosen with obvious care and uttered with thinly-concealed disapproval , ‘ but he was very ambitious . |
| 27 | However , Gunda struggled free and ran for her life ; but the giant set Wolfhead on her and the dog pulled her down and began mauling her . |
| 28 | You should also make sure that the leash is tied firmly in place , so that the dog will not be able to wriggle free and disappear in your absence . |
| 29 | Joseph started back immediately , anxious to cause no offense , but the nervous gibbon , taking fright at his sudden movement , tore itself free and bounded from her grasp . |
| 30 | Mentor , on of Apollo Computer Inc 's biggest single customer ( UX No 132 ) is to stop selling workstations altogether by 1993 and concentrate on its software , also speeding up the pace of ASIC library development . |