Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pens come in a wide range of colours and when tested on the Knitleader sheet the markings were clear and washed off easily with some damp kitchen roll . |
| 2 | I told them if we did n't get more light and heat up here soon I 'd tear a few more of them apart , but after that they only started acting all stupid , and anyway they 'll soon forget ; they always do . " |
| 3 | Alice had to breathe really hard not to cross the road there , for although the old woman always smiled , the hallway behind her was dark brown and went on forever . |
| 4 | I had a jumper that my mum knitted that went wrong and ended up twice the size it should have been . |
| 5 | They discover , however , that the logic of narrative is far less rigorous and relies far more on individual taste : ‘ … it seems harder to tell a story , even our own , than to make up the most complex program . |
| 6 | ‘ It leaves me high and dry as far as the debt 's concerned . |
| 7 | There had been heavy rain the previous week , and the river was high and running quite swiftly . |
| 8 | Considering the discussion of religion in The Future of an Illusion and elsewhere , especially in Civilization and Its Discontents , it is clear that Freud thought of religion as being in need of explanation because it was irrational and did not further the happiness of mankind . |
| 9 | How horrible — and how lucky you were , Mr. Preston , to meet my aunt when she was old and did n't really know what she was doing . " |
| 10 | David wrenched free and went on furiously : ‘ Those women whose homes are sties , whose habits are bestial , who could n't raise a guinea-pig never mind a child — ’ he drew a deep , shuddering breath to steady himself , then continued more slowly . |
| 11 | For a while , Jem manages to restrict Scout who does n't realise how serious everything is and wants to run to Atticus , but eventually she breaks free and runs as fast as she can to him . |
| 12 | They seem mostly fairly fairly direct and to relate fairly closely to everyday language so er y'know it 's not gon na mhm yeah yeah yeah yeah |
| 13 | Their freedom to pursue careers and to be liberated from child-care and housework depends on the labour of another woman who , although financially independent , is actually struggling and has yet more work to do when she gets home . |
| 14 | As he neared it , he suddenly stopped , staggered and sat down abruptly on a chair , leaning forward and holding his head in his hands . |
| 15 | Hospital advertising is popular and getting ever more sophisticated so you need to find out what is on offer and who is using it . |
| 16 | The film was immensely popular and had so clearly struck a chord that Hammer carried out a rethink of its production policy . |
| 17 | After minutes , hours , Poppy drew away , leaving my nerve ends raw and shrieking far more . |
| 18 | Open complexes formed at the E.coli rrnB and rrnD P 1 promoters decay within seconds in the presence of heparin ( 9,10 ) , indicating that the complexes are unstable and equilibrate rapidly either with free enzyme ( 10 ) or with a closed complex that is sensitive to competitor challenge ( 33 ) . |
| 19 | The people who looked after them were inadequate because they were dirty , messy and disorganised so inevitably there were leakages of the food . |
| 20 | Another rumour countered that she had always been unpleasant and had thus never had a love-affair , unhappy or otherwise . |
| 21 | Two waiters came into the buffet arguing , and then noticed that it was n't empty and went out again . |
| 22 | Yet she was n't afraid and did n't even bother to open her eyes to find out if she would have to get up and run with Gloria for the shelters . |
| 23 | The short story is concentrated with a whole , complete atmosphere , whereas the novel is discursive and takes on more . |
| 24 | They tend to be loners who dream big dreams , but they are conscientious , hard working , clever and get up early — is this you ? ! |
| 25 | Labour councils tended to spend relatively more and be more committed to spending on social services than Conservative councils which spent a higher proportion of their budgets on education , but the bulk of spending was similar and handled through nationally organized professionals rather than locally based politicians . |
| 26 | The bar room was warm and inviting as always , and just enough people to be comfortable were enjoying the cosy environment . |
| 27 | The aim is to stay warm and to limber up properly . |
| 28 | He believed that ‘ a club should be like a big family , with all members of it sticking and pulling together under one head ’ . |
| 29 | The state has to respond to various pressures which are contradictory and do not unequivocally maintain and support the capitalist process of accumulation . |
| 30 | I thought I 'd better add a rider to that , it was easy to be male and misunderstood around here . |