Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] and [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As usual on such occasions , Molyneaux looked a little embarrassed and out of place , as if he did not particularly relish the ‘ glad-handing ’ of strangers . |
| 2 | Yet , I always conclude , it might have seemed strange and unnatural to have shown too much feeling ; strange , and perhaps embarrassing and out of order , I being somewhat far down in the family hierarchy . |
| 3 | Once the papacy had taken on board the idea of a territorial state , economic power and independence became all important and along with it its concomitant military power and force . |
| 4 | As a result , the discretionary powers of sentencers remained largely unconstrained and out of control . |
| 5 | ‘ An American voice , ’ he said in wonder , as if he were surprised to find that he was still alive and about to be rescued , after the previous night 's events . |
| 6 | Rodriguez was still struggling and out of the corner of my eye I could see the patron watching us uneasily . |
| 7 | We believe that St Albans er has a traffic problem facing it in recent years , two or three year 's ago at the height of activity er the problems facing it were were more obvious and along with that situation er there 's no question about that and one might be forgetting to thinking the problem and not the way it has n't , it will return now , we know it will be return and therefore we should be firm in our resolve and at some point in time in the future that problem must be addressed sensibly for the good of the people of St Albans . |
| 8 | Er now some more practical and down to earth aspects er Michael director of development will run through the critical path analysis for the new factory extension . |
| 9 | Ballantyne 's style is old fashioned and Golding 's is more modern and up to date . |
| 10 | Blues is viciously streamlined to a sound more U2-mainstreamed and modern , but still wild and down to earth . |
| 11 | Blues is viciously streamlined to a sound more U2-mainstreamed and modern , but still wild and down to earth . |
| 12 | KRS-1 weighs in on the opening ‘ Radio Song ’ , predictably the most curious and out of character track , which switches from gentle Velvet Underground strumming to anxious funk workout . |
| 13 | ‘ We should therefore hate the committee to think that we are complaining when we say that , far from having a benefit to declare , we were clearly disadvantaged and out of pocket . ’ |
| 14 | As Adegbehin points out , assessment of the resource base itself has been poor and existing inventory data are both incomplete and out of date . |
| 15 | Immediately beyond , a short lane leads up to a long terrace of cottages built to house the workers of the Millthrop woollen mill nearby across the river , and looking rather forlorn and out of place since their source of employment was destroyed by fire many years ago . |
| 16 | Feel really low and out of breath easily . |
| 17 | The leaf-blade is finely serrated and up to 1½ins ( about 4cms ) long . |
| 18 | Another time , Swan flew through the night for what seemed like hours and hours until they came at last to a gigantic opening in the earth 's surface , a sort of huge gaping hole in the ground , and Swan glided slowly round and round above this massive crater and then right down into it . |
| 19 | The whole hotel of which this was the Sanctum sanctorum gave an impression of earlier magnificence now a little dusty and down at heel . |
| 20 | The mass rally in Florence by the Christian Democrats — who are increasing their support in the south and losing it in the north — to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the start of the Christian Democrat movement , and the appeal to ‘ trust those who know how to govern ’ , seemed curiously old-fashioned and out of key . |
| 21 | They consider the gates are too large and out of keeping with the character of the area . |
| 22 | Her job seemed to have carried her into ever deeper waters , for now she was very definitely embroiled in Luke 's intention to see Rob safely married and out of danger of any possible distraction from the female staff . |
| 23 | I do n't anybody absolutely rowdy and out of it if somebody 's to be perfectly honest . |
| 24 | However , very often they are not fat at all ; the horses are actually thin and out of shape due to malnutrition and possibly parasites . |
| 25 | A women 's team was launched at her university and this season they seem destined to be the top student side in the UK as they are currently unbeaten and through to the semi-finals of the students ' cup competition . |