Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , it is clear that besides having a variety of grammatical uses , a word form may well display a split semantic personality , too , even within a constant grammatical frame . |
| 2 | Remember , Miss Carter wanted me to go pupil-teaching and then take a teacher 's course , well that 's one thing I could do ; it 's not too late , I 'm only twenty-two . |
| 3 | He waited until the Ilyushin was clear and then started a slow turn to his right , using the power on the left engine in conjunction with the rudder . |
| 4 | I He was very good-looking and fast became a popular idol — ‘ As Paris handsome and as Hector brave ’ , according to a contemporary poetaster . |
| 5 | It is likely that the implication of mothers Saving effort or time over the care of babies produces some anxiety ( guilt ) in them , unless the rationale is very acceptable , For the housewife , however , being economical and especially finding a particular way of reducing expenditure gives Satisfaction . |
| 6 | Before the album 's release will come a single , ‘ Your Loss My Gain ’ , that 's neither particularly immediate or commercial and so makes a surprising choice to re-establish him in the public domain . |
| 7 | This ‘ material of the future ’ comes in white and brown and simply needs a quick wash when dirt collects . |
| 8 | Get people along get the information networked and also to maintain a political presence amongst the people who are writing to or potentially to vote for us . |
| 9 | ‘ Are you suggesting that Barney made up his mind to kill Angy and cold-bloodedly chose a method that would throw suspicion on someone else ? |
| 10 | The contribution principles should be insurance ones , involving the employee , the employer and the state as before , but the coverage of the scheme should be universal and therefore involve a national pooling of risks . |
| 11 | BLANKED a complimentary letter from the ‘ Proud To Be Plain Club ’ ( ‘ we believe a woman can look average and human in public and still play a role in society ’ ) asking her to be club mascot . |
| 12 | You can be schizophrenic and still make a will that . |
| 13 | Both the Delanos wrote books for children and adults in an effort to encourage the population to become more literate and hopefully generate a sense of pride in the history of the island . |
| 14 | At the same time as our launching of Youth Leagues , we identified volleyball as a growth sport which was not only visually exciting but also had a good , clean image . |
| 15 | As they came back into the City , buses had to slow almost to a halt to safely make the turn into Winchester Street ; it was not only steep but also had a tricky camber . |
| 16 | Today 's Himalayan climbers must have immense strength and vitality , must acclimatise very carefully , should be fully skilled and experienced , must be alert to danger yet hardened enough not to be critically frightened ( and mountains are very frightening places ) by any unexpected trauma ; be patient during storms , determined in attack and wise in retreat ; be a skilful diplomat and a team player ; be compassionate but sometimes have a touch of selfishness . |
| 17 | The solution is more far-reaching than just changing a technique . |
| 18 | However , local Electricity Boards have the right to inspect and test any electrical work they think may be unsafe and also to refuse a supply . |
| 19 | The best thing would probably be just to walk around to keep warm and then to snatch a little rest in a doorway somewhere if need be . |
| 20 | Indeed there is a case for saying that it is the mix of ions of opposite polarities that makes the resonance formula adaptable and actually causes a self-tuning resonance . |
| 21 | ‘ Come on , Francis , what about if you were forty some and straight and never kissed a man before ? |
| 22 | erm I think in terms of techniques is is is a level of awareness really , to be able to respond to children erm with their curiosity and with their erm expressions of anxiety erm in a way that makes it all right for them to be feeling the way they are , and I do n't think it 's simple as just saying a technique , I think it 's what we can offer as adults comes from an inner awareness that we have as adults , that we can convey to our children , because it 's not just the techniques , or the behaviour , or the words that we use , but it 's those feelings behind the words . |
| 23 | It does not ensure that the buyer will acknowledge the debt or indeed settle the invoice when due and therefore demands a great deal of trust between both parties . |
| 24 | As well as being profitable and actually paying a dividend back to Detroit for the first time in years , Vauxhall is an important part of the GM empire for political reasons . |
| 25 | Everything needing a temporary home found its way into the stable and then became a permanency . |
| 26 | Cut down on the use of heated appliances such as dryers and tongs if possible and ALWAYS use a protective product beforehand . |
| 27 | If wild animals have access to your garden you may need to prevent them trying to dig up your pet 's body ; make sure that the grave is as deep as possible and perhaps place a paving slab over it . |
| 28 | This seems very improbable , though it would have been consistent with his character to reject an organized challenge to the social order but to appreciate and even think of emulating and thereby vanquishing a personal one . |
| 29 | His total of eight stolen bases in the A's 4-1 series victory was a post-season record , he scored eight runs in total and even managed a couple of homers himself in Saturday 's 6-5 win in the SkyDome . |
| 30 | It 's called a Yak , and it 's fast , agile and already proving a big favorite with pilots . |