Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [vb -s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite how the Gore-tex fabric manages to be completely waterproof and yet allows body moisture to escape , I simply ca n't fathom . |
| 2 | Quite how the Gore-tex fabric manages to be completely waterproof and yet allows body moisture to escape , I simply ca n't fathom . |
| 3 | It 's not a thrilling task but is easy and only takes minutes . |
| 4 | The status of Top Traveller is one that is self-appointed and only has currency among the knots of those tacking their way through the continent with varying degrees of frustration and ill luck . |
| 5 | All this information is visible and always remains part of the module itself . |
| 6 | ‘ The course is a very tight and long links course . |
| 7 | Mortadella is the most popular Italian example of the scalded sausages ; it is usually very large and always contains chunks of fat in the smooth meat paste . |
| 8 | Follow this , keeping edge of wood on left and take next left fork which runs up on to a shoulder where another path joins from left and then ascends shoulder steeply ( f ) . |
| 9 | On Thursday , John Major ( Labour 's no longer secret weapon ) once more appeared as a caricature of pedantic reason — the clerk who , having accidentally become boss of the factory , believes that , if only he keeps his desk tidy and always sounds calm , he 'll never be discovered . |
| 10 | Then we 're at the desk and he leans over all cocky like and actually gets hold of my chin and says , ‘ Why so glum , my fair one ? ’ |
| 11 | They all agree the current law is inadequate and just encourages people who want to avoid paying . ’ |
| 12 | But the disruption is slight and only hardens attitudes against the terrorists . |
| 13 | Mettwurst is similar to Teewurst but is always made from a mixture of pork and beef , is very smoky and often contains paprika to give it a more spicy flavour . |
| 14 | The program is surprisingly powerful and even allows scripts to be written so that mouse or keyboard input can be made as the show is run . |
| 15 | Despite that , it is hardy and rarely gets diseases , but has not been tank-bred . |
| 16 | At national level , the National Council for One Parent Families acts as a central organization drawing together the various statutory and voluntary bodies concerned and generally offers advice and information in this field . |
| 17 | The new NME was typified by James Brown , a youthful and obstreperous Yorkshire dynamo whose tenure as live and then features ed , was both fiery and fierily productive . |
| 18 | The Other Israel whilst seeking to expose the hidden truth regarding the Jews is not anti-Jewish and openly condemns nazism and its fellow travellers . |
| 19 | The year ahead looks fairly daunting , particularly in light of the strengthening Pound which makes exporting more difficult and conversely makes imports into this country more competitive . |
| 20 | The catfish that is sometimes suggested is carnivorous and pugnacious and generally creates havoc . |