Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The PNSF had previously been staunchly anti-Arafat and the initiative was regarded by some sources as an attempt by Syria to strengthen its influence over the PLO [ for March reports of Syrian plans to increase its influence within the PLO see p. 38121 ] .
2 At this point I was a little drowsy and the weakness in my joints had increased .
3 Although France had a railway line from the coalfield of Saint Etienne to Lyons in 1832 , it too was slow to develop a national network , partly because of governmental reluctance to embrace the new form of transportation and also because the economy remained predominantly agricultural and the road system was more efficient and extensive than Britain 's .
4 At that time , Spain was predominantly agricultural and the interruption of normal activity during the war had resulted in serious shortages of foodstuffs .
5 You 've gone a little astray and a lot of it 's no doubt been your own fault .
6 Glancing with irritation at the cocky girl who was n't even properly French but a bourgeoise English snob with no clue about what was what .
7 On this occasion , the guests were predominantly French , the music predominantly English and the dinner a sit-down at small tables of eight .
8 The work finished , the dead buried and the site cleared , Batty Green reverted to a sullen silence broken now only by the occasional passage of trains , the rhythmic pulse of their wheels seeming to sound a requiem for those who perished .
9 The sea was dead calm and the coral a glistening treasure trove of vivid gems .
10 She was extremely grateful and the course saw out the war in this fashion the camp never materialising .
11 In the UK this is not only absurd but a waste of time .
12 The simile was so striking and no doubt so apt , and one that was so delightfully Eliotish , that I could not take offence , though a critical word from that quarter could deal a heavy blow to one 's morale .
13 In this case the potential economies will be somewhat low and the impact of their realisation minimal .
14 oh the cupboards are brilliant it 's just the fronts are so dated and the man in these reports in the house said erm , kitchen is satisfactory but it needs updating and it was only about seven years ago it was brand new , no , not seven , have we been in then , no eight , so nine or something , I know the fronts need sorting out .
15 This firm wrote — ‘ The land is eminently sited for a golf course as it is nicely undulating and the soil dry , and with care and attention should be capable of producing a first-class turf . ’
16 and it was and you could n't get near it because the heat of the fire was so strong and the smell of the of the smoke was overpow you literally could n't get near it and everyone had to come away .
17 Yet in a country where the pull of the past is so strong and the future so tantalising , it is best when you are travelling to live exclusively in the present .
18 The anticipated sense of loss can be so strong and the wish to feel you have done everything the dying person wanted so real that the people involved will often comply no matter how outrageous the request .
19 ‘ ( two ) because staff levels so low and no turnover ’ … ‘ none apart from pre-licentiate programmes ’ … ‘ none at all ’ … ‘ one external course plus health and safety training ’ .
20 Annie was a cheerful , tireless and obliging young lady who had a young man , a dowry in an old sock , and a helpful welcome for customers who were not only hard-up but a bit embarrassed .
21 Instead of seeking to contain royal power they were preoccupied with gaining the favour of the Grand Prince , or control of the government when the monarch was personally weak or a minor .
22 Quencher centres : where even the excited state of the centre is close to a radiationless transition level , so little or no luminescence is emitted .
23 It is also important to remember that where jobs are indeed a problem , as in Ireland , postgraduate research positions should be clearly seen as making a major contribution to employment — where else would employment cost so little and the employee undergo intensive training ?
24 The noise was so loud and the light so bright that he sat still as a stone .
25 By the third morning , however , I was so weak and the pain so unbearable that they had little difficulty in taking me up to the theatre and performing the necessary operation .
26 Not only that but a drought in Maharashtra in 1987 and 1988 , probably the most severe of the century in the subcontinent , has caused barely a ripple of news interest in the world .
27 Not only that but a change in methods of working , in its ethos and what were seen as its privileges , such as index-linked pensions , was to follow .
28 Not only that but the Board predicted that with its second station it could improve substantially on the Sizewell performance , setting British construction times and operating records among the best in the world .
29 Not only that but the din caused by , among others , a small group of drummers , who always seem to arrive at various major sporting fixtures in Brazil , hardly helped either .
30 Not only that but the receptionist may control access to individuals within the organisation and hence play an important role as ‘ gatekeeper ’ to the organisation .
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