Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The insistence on the supremacy of the political has become a cliché of recent thinking . |
| 2 | He criticised the backwardness of Islamic orthodoxy ; nevertheless he wrote on 17 October 1936 , ‘ a soul that was only superficially Islamic has become a soul convinced of Islam … a soul that daily rendered homage to HIM ’ . |
| 3 | Although Labour has made a commitment to buy back the national grid , Williams argues that its policy on British Coal 's future has been left largely unsaid . |
| 4 | But the study shows that those dedicated to breaking through the ‘ glass ceiling ’ on their careers are prepared to sacrifice having a family ; the nine women tested had only five children between them ; the six men had 10 . |
| 5 | It 's a tough market for the British to try to take a slice of . |
| 6 | Growing old seems to bring a person 's true character into stronger relief . |
| 7 | At a meeting in mid-September , the government indicated that if IFAW were able to increase income from international ecotourism involving the seals and if it were willing to provide for independent assistance with additional research on the interactions between Cape fur seals and fisheries , it too would be willing to consider announcing a moratorium on the killing of seals , perhaps as early as 1 January 1992 . |
| 8 | So , with music and poetry , as with ‘ the language of information ’ ( 160 ) , ‘ it is wrong to call understanding a process that accompanies hearing ’ ( 163 ) . |
| 9 | In addition the firm would know how much it is willing to pay to relieve a constraint . |
| 10 | They had agreed that it would be unrealistic to attempt to form a union of the two republics . |
| 11 | It would be quite unrealistic to attempt to draw a line in the dock company 's operation to limit the amount of trade it can permit at the port . |
| 12 | The most reasonable assumption was that the French had pushed a cavalry raid across the frontier . |
| 13 | Their prospects were hopeless because the British had developed a command of the sea that was much more effective than anything seen in earlier wars . |
| 14 | He listens to early 70 's progressive rock , not contemporary rap music — and he wears a denim shirt with a tie — the clothes of a 35 year old trying to get a job in a suburban jeans boutique . |
| 15 | An ominous sign … or were they just afraid to admit supporting a rebel ? |
| 16 | The French have invented a perfume spray , mostly lemon , which stops dogs barking . |
| 17 | ‘ The Sex Pistols ’ , he wrote , ‘ are very New York and it 's nice to see that the British have produced a band capable of producing the atmosphere created by the New York Dolls and their many imitators , even though it might be too late … ’ |
| 18 | They agreed it would be unsafe to try to get a message to London . |
| 19 | The effect is that even if the liability remains in full the accused has secured a remission of it . |
| 20 | The young orang-utans are sold abroad ; in Taiwan , where a television series portraying them as cute and cuddly has created a demand for orang-utan pets , they fetch up to £6,000 . |
| 21 | Dockbuild Limited wants to build a pub and offices in the rundown yard off Bondgate . |
| 22 | It is not always easy to avoid writing a shade smugly about the arrangements Mozart made of choral works by Handel . |
| 23 | Mollie Salisbury had designed several gardens for friends , as well as her own at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire , and she was only too delighted to help plan a garden from scratch . |
| 24 | The acquisition will pitch Bull into the front line of the competitive PC market and is part of the group 's overall drive to become a leader in international information technology . |
| 25 | Sir Robert ruled that it did not have credibility and dismissed the charges without any of the accused having to present a defence . |
| 26 | Mr Wolski turned back to his bed content to have made a decision by which he would stand , and feeling that the tiredness he felt coming over him was decades old . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm relieved to have got a run into Mukddaam , ’ Hern said . |
| 28 | The lack of clarity may be so total that it is comparatively meaningless to seek to identify a policy or to study its implementation . |
| 29 | It is sad to have to make a living by grubbing around in the dirt of a national calamity . ’ |
| 30 | It 's very sad to have to comfort a man who 's lost his 14 year old boy . |