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 | 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 … |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The series S has an alloy stem which makes the float very stable and ideal for holding back . |
| 5 | They were areas with a shifting working-class population , and ideal for putting down bohemian roots . |
| 6 | This in turn means being even more strict and exact in measuring out the food and counting up the calories . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I am sick and tired of picking up the mud |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The BMW 525i is 16% more powerful than its predecessor and capable of pushing up to a speed of 143 mph . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It also allows frost to permeate the soil , aiding the infiltration of rain and essential for breaking up the clods into manageable sizes . |
| 16 | When you want something , be specific about what you actually want and precise in laying down the details . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ There is nothing seductive and tempting in stepping out of a bikini . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |