Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long-distance travel is a fever dream where time and mood slip out of control leaving one unexpectedly early or late delighted or depressed until a mosaic of tiny things builds a flat earth beneath you again . |
| 2 | Pickwick as you know we sold er , during the year , or sorry when the year ended , this year . |
| 3 | If an observer interprets a piece of animal behaviour as either aggressive or altruistic he is , in effect , saying : " If that creature were a man I should describe his behaviour as aggressive or altruistic as the case may be . " |
| 4 | Again Law succeeded by unorthodoxy ; he was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent 's argument and quite prepared to be rude or direct if the situation demanded it . |
| 5 | They were no more secretive or abashed than the soldier ants would have been , gnashing their way through anything that was organic , their collective mind unclouded by doubt , guilt or the smallest hint of compunction . |
| 6 | The submission was however inconsistent with the law as stated by this House in Reg. v. Governor of Pentonville Prison , Ex parte Sinclair [ 1991 ] 2 A.C. 64 , 81–92 , in which it was made clear in the speech of Lord Ackner ( with which the remainder of the Appellate Committee agreed ) that , under the provisions of the Extradition Act 1870 , the powers of the magistrate are specifically laid down in sections 3(1) , 8 , 9 and 10 of the Act ; and that in consequence , apart from consideration where appropriate whether the offence in question was an offence of a political character , the magistrate is not concerned with questions of foreign law at all , being concerned only with committal proceedings under English procedure in relation to an English crime or crimes specified in the Secretary of State 's order to proceed . |
| 7 | These may be labelled a-type , b-type or c-type if the dipole change is along the A , B or C axis . |
| 8 | They would survive or not , to accumulate more memories , happy or sad as the case might be . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's marvellous ’ said Jennie , ‘ he does n't get upset or nervous if the rider gets in a muddle . |
| 10 | If colour is too intense , or in the wrong place , it is possible to ‘ take it out ’ with a dry squirrel mop or similar whilst the colour is still wet . |
| 11 | ( 2 ) … in relation to an institution in respect of which a payment falls to be made under section 58(2) above any reference in this Act to a depositor 's protected deposit is a reference to the liability of the institution to him in respect of — ( a ) the principal amount of each sterling deposit which was made by him with a United Kingdom office of the institution before the making of the administration order and which under the terms on which it was made is or becomes due or payable while the order is in force ; and ( b ) accrued interest on any such deposit up to the time when it is or becomes due and payable as aforesaid ; but so that the total liability of the institution to him in respect of such deposits does not exceed £20,000 . |
| 12 | A good caddie also has to be something of a psychologist , knowing when to cajole his player into making a better effort ; calming him down when he 's just three-putted or blazed a drive into the rough ; or steadying him up from being over-confident or over-zealous when the adrenalin is flowing after a couple of good holes . |
| 13 | It was then as if the rotting maggot-infested flesh , or the tags of matted clothing , had already become part of the earth which clung to and enclosed them , no more unnatural or frightening than a clump of compost or a drift of decaying leaves . |
| 14 | STATUS_RETURN — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 15 | STATUS_RETURN — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 16 | STATUS_RETURN — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 17 | STATUS_RETURN — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of ERROR_RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 18 | /STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL.ERRORS is required . |
| 19 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 20 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 21 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 22 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 23 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL.ERRORS is required . |
| 24 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL.ERRORS is required . |
| 25 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL.ERRORS is required . |
| 26 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL.ERRORS is required . |
| 27 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL.ERRORS is required . |
| 28 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 29 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL is required . |
| 30 | STATUS_RETURN/ — returns TRUE if no errors are detected and the operation is successfully completed , or FALSE if an error has occurred , indicating that a more detailed examination of RETURN_DETAIL is required . |