Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | By breaking a task down into small , manageable pieces , keeping reward levels high and taking an analytical approach you can achieve a great deal in all spheres of life . |
| 4 | There could be no question now of the French fleet overwhelming the British and escorting an invading army to Scotland and Essex . |
| 5 | Our menu list will give you some idea of how tasty and interesting a low-fat diet can be . |
| 6 | He 's described as five feet six inches tall , white , clean shaven and wearing a blue anorak . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This also applies to an application for any order which would have the effect of varying or discharging an existing order . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | SOCIETY is more violent and suffering a moral vacuum — and television is playing a part in the change , two former Home Secretaries said yesterday . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | " I 'm fine mother , " Patrick said , pitching his voice low and adopting a nasal twang . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Such problems have led Neiss ( 1988 ) to conclude that the inverted-U relationship is probably true but only in the psychologically trivial sense that performance is impaired when the subject is either sleepy or facing an imminent external threat . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The adoral shields are slightly curved large and occupying a large portion of the jaw proximal to the oral shield . |
| 21 | Just then Lisabeth and Fenella appeared , looking suitably subdued and carrying a huge bouquet . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He was down on his haunches , looking comfortable and wearing a slight smile , the gun held loosely in his right hand . |
| 24 | The hospital said she was comfortable and having a light breakfast — her first full meal since was admitted to hospital . |
| 25 | She stood there , frozen as a statue in the moonlight , as he towelled himself off , the muscle on his arms cording and rippling and sending a faint helpless ripple through her own stomach . |
| 26 | Er there 's another book which is similar to the other one in the sense that it made up of some papers by Phillips , Steel and Tants and that has some information about Mexicano in it , er and you find that some people er were giving Mexican language a low a low prestige rate whereas other group in the community were doing the opposite and giving a high prestige rate or certainly a less low one , er in favour of spanish a lot of the Because it was in I think it 's in South America I guess , er you find that a lot of the locals were switching to spanish because it was coming the dominant language er because of societal pressures and constraints and so on . |
| 27 | It is still very cold and raining a great deal . |
| 28 | Before starting to buy a house or flat or signing a private tenancy agreement you are advised to consult a solicitor . |
| 29 | Its role was partly that of a forum , partly a catalyst , and partly that of an intellectual resource which feeds in ideas and information ; over the years it has developed an outstanding reputation for encouraging and sustaining an informed dialogue between local movements . |
| 30 | Mykines has some similarities to Foula in Shetland : they are both the farthest westerly island of the group , largely cliff-bound and lacking a good , all-weather landing-place . |