Example sentences of "[adj] of [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The-table was now clear of its ghastly remains , the floor had been swept clear of its litter . |
| 2 | Trailing behind the wildebeest , trying to stay clear of their dusty trail , were the zebras . |
| 3 | Stand back , look at the data and , in your mind , take a cloth and wipe the screen clear of your past failures . |
| 4 | Pipe , well clear of his rival trainers in both winners and prize-money , breaks new ground when Grand Frere becomes his 200th individual runner of the campaign . |
| 5 | Like Emerson he finished second in his Swift but that was good enough to take him clear of his main rivals with one round remaining . |
| 6 | Jonsson wins RALLYING : SWEDISH Toyota driver Mats Jonsson led the field throughout the final day of the Swedish motor rally on Sunday to finish 39 seconds clear of his main rival , Briton Colin McRae in a Subaru . |
| 7 | NOW that 's he getting on a bit , Eric Clapton is steering clear of his flashy Ferraris and Alfa Romeos . |
| 8 | This QDM will be an approximate reciprocal of your previous ones . |
| 9 | More emphatic and repeated was the steady attempt to refine the habits of the lower orders by repressing the more brutal of their popular recreations , an uphill battle in which many Sussex gentry were involved from mid-century onwards . |
| 10 | But it did not throw a spotlight on the inadequacies or otherwise of British weapons and equipment , apart from obvious shortages of transport aircraft and ageing of her amphibious shipping . |
| 11 | The way to overcome this is to sail slightly high of your intended course and you 'll end up in the right place . |
| 12 | He was , however , happy in the ranks , where his sociable and unassuming character and ability to mix with all sorts made him free of its easy comradeship . |
| 13 | As he headed back across the sound she began to toil up the cliff path , pausing for breath now and then as the wind battered her and tore at her hair , which soon broke free of its restraining scarf and whipped into her eyes , slowing her progress up the wet , slippery path towards the house . |
| 14 | But in Urquhart , standing there facing him that night , she encountered a ratchet that had broken free of its retaining spring and was spinning in reverse . |
| 15 | They ate in the small crowded Italian restaurant which was , as he had promised , free of their New Scotland Yard colleagues . |
| 16 | Local councils would also have greater powers of eviction and be free of their legal duty to provide gypsy caravan sites . |
| 17 | As soon as her breasts were free of their thin cotton restraint , he licked the soft , warm flesh , as if the taste of her was something he had been craving for an eternity . |
| 18 | The streets were full of cheering crowds finally free of their racial tags — finally South Africans , nothing more and nothing less . |
| 19 | We will supply and buy back foreign currency and Thomas Cook US dollar and sterling travellers cheques FREE of our normal commission charges ; and you will be offered a FREE eurocheque card . |
| 20 | So these two nutritional factors go together in societies free of our Western ailments — and also in the F-Plan diet . |
| 21 | For those holidays abroad , we will sell you foreign currency , and buy back what you do n't spend , FREE of our usual commission charges . |
| 22 | Third World communities who remain free of our degenerative diseases have been found to live on diets which contain a much higher percentage of carbohydrate than ours — carbohydrate obtained from cereals which have not been stripped of their dietary fibre , fibre-rich vegetables ( potatoes and other root vegetables ) , legumes and fruits . |
| 23 | I have seen at long last that I need to be free of my beloved mistress and even as I write that word it is hollow for how can I love one who no longer has the least regard for me ? |
| 24 | ‘ Well , I do n't have anything scheduled until this afternoon , so I thought I 'd try getting in to see Signor Silvio and see if I can pry my money free of his sticky grasp . ’ |
| 25 | Zacco stood on high ground , his hat pulled off , his hair blown free of his sable-lined cloak . |
| 26 | He struggled to his feet and , free of his human burden , galloped after the surviving runners . |
| 27 | No , he replied , and before he knew it his hosts , oblivious of his religious upbringing , had offered this sacrament to him . |
| 28 | ALWAYS SELF-CONSCIOUS OF HER WISPY HAIR , LAURA INVARIABLY WORE A SCARF OVER IT TIED AT THE BACK IN PEASANT STYLE . |
| 29 | She dug blindly in her pocket for a handkerchief , stiffly self-conscious of her fresh lack of control . |
| 30 | How natural for a woman sensible of her humble circumstances not to wish to unveil the total intimacy of her house to passing strangers . |