Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What about a game of chess — would n't that be more interesting than following a solitary pursuit — or how about gin rummy ? ’ |
| 2 | And the traders themselves told us that , by calling weekly and establishing a personal relationship with their customers , they can rely on collecting debts from people who might not reliably send off payments , say to an H P firm . |
| 3 | They point to what they see as the devastating effect of the Exchange Rate Mechanism on keeping interest rates high and maintaining a debt-driven recession . |
| 4 | Our menu list will give you some idea of how tasty and interesting a low-fat diet can be . |
| 5 | He 's described as five feet six inches tall , white , clean shaven and wearing a blue anorak . |
| 6 | Here are narrow buildings with ornate , stepped and curving gables , topped by sculptured finials standing side by side , each one different but creating a homogeneous whole . |
| 7 | The Orbital 's two-phase ( air blast ) direct injection fuelling system , which adds a finely atomised fuel charge to the cylinder only after the exhaust port has been covered , eliminates the economy and emissions problems of old while providing a high degree of control over charge stratification . |
| 8 | There 's nothing as exciting as having a new baby , I keep thinking , as I gaze into other mums ' prams at their new arrivals . |
| 9 | Having a wardrobe of fragrances is as exciting as owning a vast array of stylish clothes ( with the advantage , after you 've made your initial choice , that perfumes always fit ) . |
| 10 | The courts have been reluctant to undermine this power , typically either holding the claim non-justiciable as concerning a political question , or evading the issue by deciding the case on a narrower point . |
| 11 | Such trial trenches are far more cost-effective than undertaking a full-scale excavation without being sure if archaeological features survive on a site . |
| 12 | There will be no surer way of rendering the divisional championship worthless than introducing a tiny club super-league . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , in this country , it had become accepted that having a big summer show was the norm , so we did one on abstraction followed by one on configuration . |
| 14 | Subsequent excited exploration led to amazing revelations : the shaft was descended and found to enter a network of communicating chambers and passages hitherto uncharted and displaying a rich array of beautiful limestone carvings . |
| 15 | SOCIETY is more violent and suffering a moral vacuum — and television is playing a part in the change , two former Home Secretaries said yesterday . |
| 16 | Last night I opened my eyes when it was dark and feeling a sudden want of air opened the window when to my astonishment I was in time to see Oreste carried past in the arms of an angel and I wept and called out to him but there was no reply and soon they were gone up to the heavens and lost sight of . |
| 17 | However , this approach would be entirely appropriate when establishing a new school for instance . |
| 18 | Looking back at your career to , say , the last years of the Great War I am reminded of that poem quoted at the end of Pasternak 's Dr Zhivago , ‘ To live one 's life is not as easy as crossing a ploughed field' ! |
| 19 | It was as simple as catching a falling cup . |
| 20 | He came across in the media as being very different to the classic TV executive , relaxed and friendly and sporting a social conscience through his prison reform work . |
| 21 | His solution is the pragmatic one , common at the time , which involves establishing as large and vague a syllabus as possible and leaving a great deal of choice to students . |
| 22 | " I 'm fine mother , " Patrick said , pitching his voice low and adopting a nasal twang . |
| 23 | In 1968 the lady was traced to her home in Paris where Rasputin 's splendid organ was still intact and resembling a well-ripened banana about a foot in length . |
| 24 | Walking as slowly as she dared , Penelope was able to see that there were two figures in the room-Rupert himself and a woman , not very tall and wearing a dark , tweedy-looking suit . |
| 25 | Only when these are done , as Graham points out , should policy attempt to improve attendance by lower socio-economic group mothers through such financial sanctions as withholding or paying a reduced amount in maternity or child benefit to those mothers who do not attend such clinics or attend irregularly . |
| 26 | If the company had been solvent and considering a civil action against the Bank , it would not be allowed to take pretrial depositions from those who may have participated in the fraud . |
| 27 | The adoral shields are slightly curved large and occupying a large portion of the jaw proximal to the oral shield . |
| 28 | Just then Lisabeth and Fenella appeared , looking suitably subdued and carrying a huge bouquet . |
| 29 | Nearer to the shape of the Flexi , though sparless and using a multiple line bridle system , is the Wolkensturmer Paraflex with a span of 240cm ( 94½in ) and sixteen cells which give it exceptional lifting power . |
| 30 | He was down on his haunches , looking comfortable and wearing a slight smile , the gun held loosely in his right hand . |