Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [art] house [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still other rules cause the deletion of elements from the structure : [ 7 ] The house was empty and the house was neglected The house was empty and neglected . |
| 2 | One rejoinder to this would be to cite cases like : ( 35 ) our new neighbours said they had had their old house painted mauve where it is perfectly possible that the house is much younger than anybody in the family . |
| 3 | In the midst of all this young life it was fortunate that the house was roomy enough for the professor still to get enough quiet and space to write . |
| 4 | I was not particularly sad that the house was to be sold . |
| 5 | Much later , when the children were asleep and the house was quiet once more , Beth lay in bed beside her husband . |
| 6 | It is perfectly natural to say that the candle is alight or the house is on fire when strictly speaking only a part of it is . |
| 7 | I am sure that the House is distressed that the Minister has failed to make a proper statement . |
| 8 | I am sure that the House is pleased that the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Darlington ( Mr. Fallon ) , is to answer the debate . |
| 9 | But when she went to the head of the stairs and looked down she could see that his study door was ajar and the house was quiet and she returned to her room . |
| 10 | It was pitch-dark and the house was very quiet when the first effects of the treatment woke him . |
| 11 | was in the back room cos of the size of the fireplace and one in that corner but they 're in the way , that was only temporary while the house is upside down and I 've put two |
| 12 | His main investment other than the house is £650,000 of shares in the unquoted Maxwell Aviation International Group . |
| 13 | Once she was certain that the house was asleep she had climbed lightly out of bed , dipping her face into the bowl of washing water on the table near the door and dabbing it dry with a hand towel . |
| 14 | This is probably not necessary if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of a court order ( which will be sufficient evidence in itself ) , but it is strongly advised if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of an agreement reached between them . |