Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , until such establishments successfully reestablish wild populations which have become extinct or depleted in their natural homes , that claim is not entirely true . |
| 2 | Bassist Jennifer — 12 hours ' sleep in three days , we reckon — adding : ‘ I 'm having a really bad night tonight and I do n't know what it is , but the next person who smacks the mic or stands on our gear … |
| 3 | ‘ True , ’ he admitted blandly , seemingly in no way embarrassed or offended by her tone . |
| 4 | By the end of May some 45,000 civilian refugees were reported to have recently travelled from Sudan to Kenya , including a group of 12,500 boys who were either orphaned or separated from their families . |
| 5 | In Mozambique , more than two hundred thousand have been orphaned or separated from their families . |
| 6 | The child often learns best when an appropriate variety of concrete experiences are reflected upon , talked about and assimilated or accommodated into his growing mind . |
| 7 | It is my purpose to expose such ideas as erroneous and offer in their place an account based on social processes . |
| 8 | The declivities seemed to promise more ease than the heights because of the heavier shade and the caressing sound of the small brooks which ran clear and sparkling across their path . |
| 9 | The woman was hurled clear and fell onto her side near the horse 's flanks . |
| 10 | Witnesses must be clear and open about their own position , but this does not necessarily imply that they will be effective in convincing and persuading others . |
| 11 | He sat opposite me looking calm and composed in his ochre robes : an educated , articulate monk , who cares passionately about peace , justice and the plight of his people , the Chittagong Hill Tribes of Bangladesh . |
| 12 | The hammer-blow force of the lethal chungdan ap-chagi foot-strike , catapulted Baal 's body up and over in a backward flip , his rib-cage crushed and imploded into his ruptured lungs . |
| 13 | It is tremendously interesting and suited to my qualifications as a knowledge of languages is essential to the job . ’ |
| 14 | Her cheeks , her stomach , her arms and her lower legs felt heavy , pressed under the weight of the sun , then light and drifting in its warmth . |
| 15 | When do you feel light and contented in your being ? |
| 16 | Her clothes were neat enough but her shoes were a giveaway , so old and worn under their polish that they almost telegraphed her need ; there was a story to be told here , Angelica thought , and Angelica was a sucker for an interesting story . |
| 17 | Jean Sparse , Toddington Drive , Norton , Stockton : I was 16 years old and working in my late father 's general dealers shop in Hartlepool when a customer came in and said the King had died . |
| 18 | He was a devoted and loyal colleague who was too old and set in his ways when he became Professor to introduce major developments , but signs of change were seen , coming to fruition in his successor 's reign . |
| 19 | ‘ He was a good son to his mother and generous and loving to his … companions , ’ the word was chosen with obvious care and uttered with thinly-concealed disapproval , ‘ but he was very ambitious . |
| 20 | However , Gunda struggled free and ran for her life ; but the giant set Wolfhead on her and the dog pulled her down and began mauling her . |
| 21 | You should also make sure that the leash is tied firmly in place , so that the dog will not be able to wriggle free and disappear in your absence . |
| 22 | Joseph started back immediately , anxious to cause no offense , but the nervous gibbon , taking fright at his sudden movement , tore itself free and bounded from her grasp . |
| 23 | It might be fair to say that the paintings Picasso executed during the following eighteen or so months tend to look like all tribal art , an indication that he was ultimately interested and immersed in its spirit and its formal principles rather than in any of its individual manifestations . |
| 24 | I could almost see her come out of the water with her short hair glistening wet and pressed to her forehead . |
| 25 | Thomasina was profoundly embarrassed and went to her mother 's with Elspeth and Becky every Saturday afternoon to escape all the comments . |
| 26 | While Leapor may have felt embarrassed and withdrawn following her return from Edgcote , she was well known , even admired , for her writing in the area of her home . |
| 27 | All three of us became embarrassed and stared at our boots . |
| 28 | Kate knew that the wound was still as raw and bleeding in her parents ' mind as her own . |
| 29 | Some sets of video material are self-contained and come with their own activities : a serial story , a training series for management skills , a set of business meetings.Any of these could create their own regular slot on the timetable : a Sherlock Holmes story once a month , perhaps , or a weekly session for the Business English group to view the next episode of Bid for Power . |
| 30 | All around it the bloodstained undergrowth lay broken and flattened by its struggles , and as soon as it saw him , the animal lowered its needle-sharp horns that had grown in its prime to a length of nearly three feet . |