Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The powerboat world has been left high and dry this summer by a big red boat named Flippin Shytalk … its call sign is P69 … the only number that reads the same upside down … but the Oxfordshire crew that run and race her are on the very top of their sport at the moment … |
| 2 | Above all things he wanted to see McAllister 's bright and bubbling face , and she had been unwontedly shy and subdued this morning . |
| 3 | And she had not been half asleep and dreaming this time . |
| 4 | If we take the 32.9% found in Franks 's study as representative and compare this prevalence figure with the yearly mortality in the European Community — 22.6/100000 — this suggests that only one in 1456 patients would die of prostate cancer . |
| 5 | You feel a bit dozy and dull this month , with a propensity for lying on your back in the sun , dreaming of bygone days . |
| 6 | SIMPLY COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS ACTION SHEET TO : |
| 7 | In evolutionary game theory , we imagine a population of animals pairing off at random and playing this game . |
| 8 | My mother was more stoical and scorned this self-pity . |
| 9 | I lay back in my bed , hoping that Eric was still at large and heading this way , and also that my head and guts would stop reminding me how uncomfortable they could feel . |
| 10 | After swimming she had felt completely alive and glad to be awake and have this time of her own , which had been a gift to her from Tom and Maggie . |
| 11 | Invest time , this week , next week and every week in encouraging and supporting this elite team , making sure that you provide them with development opportunities . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm bowling a bit quicker , but they main difference is that I feel more confident and settled this time , ’ he explained . |
| 13 | The graphics are extremely good and make this game well worth ordering . |
| 14 | He was director in Shillong , Simla , and Calcutta ; then in 1933 he was appointed surveyor-general and held this position until his retirement in 1937 . |
| 15 | Human rights education is a means of stimulating and increasing this awareness . |
| 16 | He looked mean and menacing this morning , dressed in tough denims , with his ruffled hair , and dark , unshaven jawline . |
| 17 | The Scottish Roman Catholic bishops had insisted that Masses be broadcast live and held this demand long after other services were recorded for reasons of economy . |
| 18 | You 're looking very flushed and flustered this morning . |
| 19 | The problem of destruction of , and theft from , parking meters is City wide and costs this authority a great deal . |
| 20 | It 's important to keep yourself intellectually active and alert this year for if you let your brain relax it 'll get flabby and flaccid ! |
| 21 | Over-eating involves eating foods you like , convenience foods , take-away dinners , going out to parties or for meals ( but you think this is bad and behaving this way makes you feel guilty ) . |
| 22 | Continually expanding and improving this exhibition preserves the unique history of a character who can teach without saying a word . |