Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] our [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course when we think and talk about computers , we generally have in mind something much more formal and more scientific than our own hands . |
| 2 | I am afraid the above formulae are wrong because our new solenoids do n't look the same as the old one . |
| 3 | Of course , there may be other reasons why it is not so detailed as our visual image . |
| 4 | ‘ I am too small for all the steadfast love ’ ( that is a literal translation of the Hebrew , which is much more striking than our English versions ) ‘ and all the faithfulness which thou hast shown to thy servant , for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan ; and now I have become two companies . ’ |
| 5 | Now the same thing will have to be achieved in 1986 so our fund-raising efforts must be continued with added vigour . |
| 6 | However , out work carries immense potential , even more far-reaching than our own lives . |
| 7 | An ancient language of the spirit more advanced than our own scientists ? ? ? ! ! ! |
| 8 | Wilma finished the session by cantering into four foot fences and popping over them as if they were no bigger than our two foot nine ones — which made me realise how far we have to go . |
| 9 | WHAT COULD be more important or intriguing than our own origins ? |
| 10 | Er well that does n't matter I do n't mind that quite so much cos our bearded collie loves water . |
| 11 | It would be sad if our own seats of learning were behind-hand in this confusion . |
| 12 | There is some concern , however , that we are failing to capture the attention of the under-25s as much as our long term future demands , and steps are currently under way to improve matters . ’ |
| 13 | Gelada sexual dimorphism is only a part of a larger adaptive complex based on the fact that these baboons live in small groups in savanna grasslands subsisting on a diet of vegetable matter , presumably much as our hominid ancestors did . |
| 14 | White heat is hotter than yellow , which in turn is hotter than red ; thus the white Rigel in Orion is hotter than our yellow Sun , while the orange-red Betelgeux and Aldebaran are decidedly cooler . |
| 15 | It will be valuable if our definitive document could be in place by the time FRS 3 comes into force on 22 June 1993 . |
| 16 | If our diet is deficient in any of these essential constituents , we will in time become ill because our metabolic systems can not function properly . |
| 17 | But our economy is still over twice as large as our closest competitor . |
| 18 | This causes the material to become very dense in parts , to rotate rapidly , and finally to collapse into smaller , opaque spheres as large as our solar system . |
| 19 | We retired to our chamber , made ourselves as comfortable as our bleak quarters would allow , and later joined the rest of the household when they gathered to dine in the small hall . |
| 20 | Perhaps because no one knows better than our front-line ambassadors the warm , comfortable realm that awaits you behind the Four Seasons door . |
| 21 | The termination rate for this service is also no worse than other years and is indeed better than our other services . |
| 22 | For example : ‘ We have done a careful costing of the advantages and disadvantages of choosing product A or B and the returns for A are 15 per cent better than our best estimate for B. It is a clear-cut case : choose A. ’ |
| 23 | Erm you do n't know you know because the more our college prices keep going up and up , B H S on it , they are cheaper than our corned beef . |
| 24 | Arsenal paid a bargain £40,000 for Peter in March 1981 after our 1st Division return had gone sour and we badly needed the cash , but he came back to Selhurst Park on loan in October 1983 and his tenacious and skilful experience was a key reason for our 2nd Division survival in that difficult season . |
| 25 | Unfortunately all our well laid plans went out of the window on March 19th when our second child decided to arrive six weeks early . |
| 26 | Remember , we 're only as good as our last service . |
| 27 | Raskolnikov is one of the others , though it 's only through the long crime-and-punishment process that he comes to understand this : he had ‘ wanted something more ’ — more than our mere-existence rain . |
| 28 | He has agreed to pay us more than our usual commission — well , I explained , of course , that we would need ample compensation to lend him one of our girls for such unusual services , and I must say — ’ |
| 29 | They 're stealing our weapons , you do n't seem to grasp that — ; we 'll be outnumbered and we 'll need more than our superior skills — we 'll need the Almighty on our side . ’ |
| 30 | In saving agriculture , we are saving more than our own economy . |