Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All econometric models are vast simplifications of reality , entailing several layers of approximation , and the economic theory available may in any case be very limited , or controversial , or capable of quantifying in only a rough-and-ready fashion . |
| 2 | FERGIE may have found it difficult to learn Her Royal Lessons , but you do n't have to be a fitness connoisseur to see that she has learned a thing or two about keeping in Of course her title of the Disappearing Duchess takes on a different meaning now a year ago it referred to her ability to lose five stones of regal flab . |
| 3 | Stop there for a moment or two before standing up . |
| 4 | There were in Portsmouth only one battalion of foot , 600 pensioners , a few marines doing duty in the port , or ready for drafting on to the ships or frigates then fitting out … |
| 5 | Erm I used the centre 's resources like the phones and that for phoning round . |
| 6 | Fifty-eight per cent of respondents reported that exchange-rate movements had affected their cash flows , and more than 80 per cent reported that they took action to protect cash flows — nearly 40 per cent by maintaining a foreign currency bank account , 24 per cent by taking out forward contracts and two-thirds by sending out their invoices in sterling . |
| 7 | Portable and hardy it was , but slow and prone to blowing up telephone exchanges , because it was American and not approved for use in the UK . |
| 8 | The series S has an alloy stem which makes the float very stable and ideal for holding back . |
| 9 | They were areas with a shifting working-class population , and ideal for putting down bohemian roots . |
| 10 | This in turn means being even more strict and exact in measuring out the food and counting up the calories . |
| 11 | The first frame last night was as crucial as any , but Hendry won that with breaks of 54 and 55 before opening up a lead of three with an 81 which proved to be his highest after the interval . |
| 12 | They have been extremely efficient and effective in carrying out their onerous tasks , and they 've been of enormous assistance in ensuring the smooth running of this enquiry , and indeed it has run smoothly . |
| 13 | Pippin , our four-year-old daughter , and Paul , two-and-a-half , were becoming a little cranky and tired of hanging on to the cockpit coamings . |
| 14 | I am sick and tired of picking up the mud |
| 15 | Why should this presentable , able-bodied girl who seemed so willing and meticulous in carrying out her chores , find herself in such a hopeless position ? |
| 16 | It was Wales 's most accomplished performance of the season with their backs eager and capable of taking on their opposite numbers , despite poor service from fly-half Neil Jenkins . |
| 17 | The BMW 525i is 16% more powerful than its predecessor and capable of pushing up to a speed of 143 mph . |
| 18 | But , once more , the qualifications were liberally added : ‘ as long as the individual is active and capable of carrying out the required duties ’ ; and ‘ where risks to other persons are involved ( eg driving ) , then adequate checks on ability should be made . ’ |
| 19 | The choice for the children trapped in the welfare system is therefore not solely between white families and a life of institutional care as we are led to believe ; there are black families willing and capable of opening up their homes to these children , but there have been policies and practices which have prevented this development . |
| 20 | It also allows frost to permeate the soil , aiding the infiltration of rain and essential for breaking up the clods into manageable sizes . |
| 21 | When you want something , be specific about what you actually want and precise in laying down the details . |
| 22 | When we got to the pub my hands were so swollen and red from picking up the jug and throwing it all day I could barely pick up a pint to drink . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ There is nothing seductive and tempting in stepping out of a bikini . |
| 24 | Held , ( 1 ) that under Community law member states could determine in accordance with the general rules of public international law the conditions under which vessels could be entered in national registers and granted the right to fly their flags , but that in laying down those conditions the member states had to comply with Community law ( post , pp. 338F–G , 343A ) . |
| 25 | God knows how much there still is down there ; I 've seen great stacks and bales of it still with the Royal Navy markings on it , and I 've dreamed up any number of ways of getting at it , but short of tunnelling in from the shed and taking the cordite out from the back , so that the bales looked untouched from the inside of the cellar , I do n't see how I could do it . |
| 26 | So too did many others , on both sides of the Pennines , not all of them obeying the mischievous hints of Captain Goldsborough , of course — since even he could not have been in so many places all at once — but intent on stirring up trouble nevertheless . |
| 27 | On the second point : a new member may come to a meeting quite prepared to help , but wary of taking on a very demanding job . |