Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not for the power of the flight of the eagles that come from there , or their cunning or aggressiveness . |
| 2 | I was in the Ralembergs ' garden where something black and white was floating in the small carp pond . |
| 3 | Certainly not the radiant glow of confidence and success , or it sure as hell would n't have worked for me that Saturday round at Ramillies Drive . |
| 4 | Locke aroused considerable controversy with his suggestion that ‘ since we know not wherein thinking consists ’ , it may be , for all we know , that nothing more than matter is necessary for thought , and that God might have ‘ given to some systems of matter fitly disposed , a power to perceive and think ’ . |
| 5 | However , such is the current power and purpose of a team who 'd only ever won four times before the start of this season , that nothing less than victory will do to complete a remarkable transformation from perennial under-achievers to Championship top dogs . |
| 6 | Solicitor Janna Neale sold her partnership in the law firm she had helped establish when she realised that her anxious and perfectionist nature made her unable to leave work any evening before ten , and even then she 'd carry clients ' cases and cash-flow worries home . |
| 7 | Not surprisingly , 68% of owner-directors said that their financial or material rewards had not increased over the past 12 months ; 65% now work over 50 hours a week , 38% have considered disposal over the past year , and over half have injected extra funds . |
| 8 | As you are aware , Mr. Speaker , Opposition Members continually tell the House that their industrial and tax policies have the support of British industry . |
| 9 | The fact is , however , that our foreign and defence policies are linked . |
| 10 | More recently , as the size of the Department and its financial and manpower resources permitted , it was able to provide a centralized service for a growing number of tribunals . |
| 11 | And their larger than life goalkeeper Joe Paladino , born in St Helens of Scilian parents , admitted : ‘ Altrincham 's Cup tradition is always at the back of our minds . |
| 12 | For example , the constraints of women 's lifestyles and their domestic and family responsibilities often mean that they are effectively discriminated against in terms of availability for election and service . |
| 13 | Falkirk 's plight has worsened and will continue to do so until their defensive and boardroom problems are resolved . |
| 14 | Scientific dating techniques , and none more than radiocarbon , have revolutionised the archaeologist 's understanding of human cultural development . |
| 15 | A big quake east of the Rocky Mountains — and one greater than magnitude 6 has a 50 to 60 per cent chance of occurring in the next 25 years — could make California 's Loma Prieta seem trifling . |
| 16 | Tears of outrage stung his eyes , and something deeper than humiliation sank like a stone into the pit of his stomach . |
| 17 | " His attitude was either brinkmanship , megalomania or childish petulance … he has misled the Committee , the leader of his party , and his political and club colleagues " said Lowe of Horrocks at a council meeting . |
| 18 | What of Juhel of Dol and his careful and simian plotting to keep his suffragans out of the grasping fingers of Tours ? |
| 19 | Stating at the end of the month or year that a set number of child welfare visits were achieved seems less exposing of one 's abilities than filling in a form stating what percentage of parents who received programme visits are reading to their babies , playing games with them and what nutritional and health targets have been met . |
| 20 | It is the Government 's view that if we can implement the package of energy efficiency measures , not least through , for example , the home energy efficiency scheme , additional resources for the energy management assistance scheme , the best practice programme and our regional and publicity activities , we shall be well on the way to achieving significant additional savings . |
| 21 | The reason why red in red hair is unique is that the colour it refers to would not be labelled red if anything other than hair were being described . |
| 22 | It was n't a soufflé , Sara noticed , but something soft and avocado-coloured , with delicate pink shrimps piled high and tiny strips of raw carrot arranged to give a starfish effect . |
| 23 | Frans Hals had painted portraits of girls who could only be described as plain , but something lively and piquant redeemed them . |
| 24 | But it sure as hell was n't for Philippe Chaumont 's benefit . |
| 25 | But anything other than aquiescence with the regent could only tie them into political and ideological knots of Gordian proportions . |
| 26 | Many mares have foals in their teens , often because their competitive or working life finishes and having foals becomes their next career . |
| 27 | Now you might think to yourself Well what the devil difference does it make , whether we know whether it red or amber ? |
| 28 | This could be regarded as nothing more than fatigue and recovery from fatigue , but it is not . |
| 29 | I selected Scats for this purpose as their dietary and water requirements matched those of the green chromides . |
| 30 | She stopped when something soft and fluttery brushed her face . |