Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gaining territory by right of conquest was an entirely acceptable way to expand an empire , but it remained to be seen if anyone had worked out any better methods than those of the Spanish for ruling the new subjects acquired in that way . |
| 2 | A computer generated image of the molecule ( S ) -N N-di-methyl-2(1-phenylethyl benzamido ) malonamide used for exploring the structural constraints in the folding of proteins . |
| 3 | Ramsey was abnormally shy about meeting the upper class and Eden 's voice was the caricature of an upper class voice . |
| 4 | In truth she now felt guilty for leaving the shuddering Elizabeth alone in the farmhouse . |
| 5 | She was acutely aware of the presence of Petion and the Marines around her , and felt somewhat guilty about using the advanced technology . |
| 6 | In the absence of this ‘ classical ’ formation , we are looking for tendencies and trends much less sharply and universally defined , but no less definitive for tracing the particular mutation of the novelistic effected by television . |
| 7 | The skirt was lovely , there was no doubt of that , swishing down rustling folds to the deep ruffle at the hem , but she was doubtful about managing the small train , even after an hour of practice in front of Aunt Emily . |
| 8 | He broke off as if doubtful about betraying the remaining shreds of uncertainty . |
| 9 | There 's little money in this business , Nancy , little money and no thanks — but I 'm fond of seeing the young people around me . ’ |
| 10 | Japanese and foreigners alike are fond of citing the Japanese axiom that the ‘ nail that sticks out gets hammered down ’ . |
| 11 | They were also fond of aping the grand manners of servants to aristocratic households and rich farmers . |
| 12 | After that , she told Julia , she was even more afraid of leaving the doubtful sanctuary of the partisans ' camp , particularly as she had begun to feel rather ill . |
| 13 | The potter-painter seems afraid of losing the necessary decorative emphasis on the surface of the shape , and his next step shows a brilliant solution . |
| 14 | Last year 's Wimbledon champ recently admitted he was afraid of losing the German beauty . |
| 15 | ‘ There 's nothing wrong with choosing the wrong investments , ’ said Paul Littlejohn carefully . |
| 16 | The meaning of this should become clear in considering the following indices which Marshall et al. |
| 17 | In general , the research is clear in showing the critical role of support in the development of depression , but that the relationship between support , crises and depression is far more complex than many researchers have previously conveyed . |
| 18 | Fresh from winning the 1993 Good Housekeeping Award , the final proceeds of their 1991 win have been used to purchase a new asset which will help anyone trying to fight the flab or who wants to improve his or her fitness . |
| 19 | Fresh from launching the new Walt Disney range of ties ( ’ Huey , Dewey and Louie are very popular ’ ) and ‘ art-to-wear ’ scarves collection , chairman Roy Bishko hiked up his trousers to reveal the next big thing : socks covered with brightly coloured ties . |
| 20 | He is less conspicuous in opposing the Social Charter as a costly threat to jobs if the standards of Germany are to be imposed on countries like Britain . |
| 21 | He is less conspicuous in opposing the Social Charter as a costly threat to jobs if the standards of Germany are to be imposed on countries like Britain . |
| 22 | While it is true that we should n't ‘ show off ’ our new slim figure , there 's nothing wrong in making the most of it . |
| 23 | Paul knew , through the hardships of his life , and the joys , that His Lord was faithful in providing the day-to-day needs of life . |
| 24 | To Amiss , it was clear from studying the small print that Lady Jane was no earl 's daughter , merely an enterprising working girl . |
| 25 | And we are discovering that we are not interested in exploring the finer points of alienation with tea cuppery , but that the theatre can be a bridge of bone between sickness and health — that our language will somehow always be on the edge of poetry and that image and metaphor are our natural tools — they best express whole worlds and histories in collision with each other . |
| 26 | The wreck will then probably be used as a training site for divers interested in learning the basic skills of underwater survey and drawing . |
| 27 | But , disappointingly , Hall seems less interested in mining the rich idioms of the form ( lindy-hop , tap , Broadway and disco ) than in trying to smooth out its vernacular with the classy accents of ballet and modern dance . |
| 28 | But he 's interested in buying the old racking |
| 29 | I think companies certainly are interested in creating the right impression , in in fact in creating the right er , environment , and they are willing , of course , to pay a a price , but the argument er , which you put is if you threaten the companies existence , right . |
| 30 | As a Spaniard he must have been particularly interested in seeing the important series of Iberian reliefs from Osuna when they were put on show in the Louvre in the spring of 1906 . |