Example sentences of "[adv] and [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | And jackets probably below and their little bag of stuff . |
2 | The chicken 's skin was crisped nicely and its yellow flesh was succulent . |
3 | It 's not like him , he thought , contemplating their long life together and their long history of loving each other 's girls . |
4 | She thrust back the chair and strode round the desk , her two hands locked together and her whole figure trembling with rage . |
5 | Her voice trailed away and her blue eyes widened . |
6 | She began to exchange odd words with the others , the Afghan 's owner , tall and bearded in home-knitted sweaters full of mistakes , the woman who ran a boutique a street away and her argumentative pekinese , and an Alsatian with a middle-aged man in dark suits and expensive shoes who looked like an advertisement for men 's tailoring , the kind who would be bound to have the right clothes for any occasion . |
7 | On hitting the stop , the wire trip is forced back in relation to the tube and , at the other end of a dowel pushrod , the release pin allows the parabear to fall away and its static line is pulled from the parachute pack . |
8 | 1992 The extent of the rift between Charles and Diana is made plain to the world on their tour of India as she turns her face away and his attempted kiss turns into nothing but a grimace . |
9 | Specks of the blood spattered his face , then the Frenchman was falling away and his dying weight ripped his body clear of the long steel blade . |
10 | However , in June , rugby is still some time away and his formidable catering expertise was well in evidence in the hospital . |
11 | Time after time I ran away and my social worker could see that I was n't happy . |
12 | I 'd I was I was glad when they said no more can move into Green , cos I was thinking , Well my sister 's getting a house soon and my other sister she 's getting a house and I do n't want them two living round here as well cos the me mam and dad wo n't be able to see them either , you know if they move into the flats so I was glad . |
13 | Better ( > ) slow gentle motion ; this soothes them both generally and their specific complaints — pains , headaches etc . |
14 | I was into Regazzoni 's car which was sliding backwards and my rear wheels climbed over his . |
15 | The siren , a metre-long amphibian from the southern United States , has lost its back legs altogether and its front legs are not only greatly reduced in size but have no bones within them , merely cartilage , so that they are of no practical use in locomotion . |
16 | The irony of it struck her forcibly and her gurgling laughter broke out . |
17 | Some mares react badly and their reproductive cycles cease or are disrupted . |
18 | Therefore , though the high density of Mercury suggested it might well have an iron core , Mercury was known to spin slowly and its large surface area to mass ratio indicated that its interior was cool enough for most or all of any core to be solid , and thus no detectable dipole field was expected . |
19 | The four days went all to quickly and our grateful thanks go to everyone who helped to organise such a smooth running event . |
20 | ( 5 ) They had accelerated the process of development too rapidly and their hard currency |
21 | McMahon , despite a few unnecessary niggling exchanges which tested the tolerance of referee John Watson , was the dominant midfield force yesterday and his young partner , Simpson — a bargain buy from Swindon — was a close second . |
22 | I kept my birthday a secret , except that some students wanted me to sign some books , and as I signed them I put the date and I happened to say that ‘ I am signing this on my 44th birthday ’ , and after that the news spread mysteriously and my whole class greeted me with ‘ Happy Birthday to you ’ in English , and today , when I saw the other class , they sang ‘ Happy Birthday to you ’ in Portuguese . |
23 | Satisfied , she slipped on her jacket and picked up her handbag , pausing to look at the diary once more and its mysterious entry : |
24 | His rounded shoulders collapsed further and his timid eyes quested to right and left to avoid her gaze . |
25 | Marion loved her home and its cosy atmosphere gave the shy girl great assurance . |
26 | The bracelets on her ankles and wrists danced and rattled again more urgently and her pungent breath began blowing softly against his face as she spread her thighs and forced her smooth dark belly downward again his own . |
27 | Indeed , the epitome of an English gentleman was one who stood on the deck while his ship sunk beneath him , his upper lip stiff , his cap straight and his right hand at the salute . |
28 | Like a miniature adult , his head bows slightly and his small hand comes up for a firm adult shake . |
29 | ‘ Bore da , miss , what can I get you ? ’ he asked pleasantly and his blue eyes looked into hers with obvious admiration . |
30 | Aid will only be available if they pay larger amounts than those demanded now and which present experience shows they can not afford . |