Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider the statement that " if the slightest thing goes wrong … if the focusing goes wrong a recognizable image is not formed " . |
| 2 | If anything goes wrong the international repercussions will be enormous , General . ’ |
| 3 | Insurers are more nervous about Ariane because if something goes wrong the whole rocket is likely to blow up , destroying everything on board . |
| 4 | Trish Richmond , Staley 's director of food ingredient research and development , claims Staley researchers have cracked ‘ the hard things ’ , such as a Danish pastry that is 95 per cent fat-free and has two-thirds the usual number of calories . |
| 5 | " One of them went to Australia , " said Clara , " and the other one is married , and lives right the other side of town . |
| 6 | The pond contains half a dozen goldfish and some Orfe and Tench . |
| 7 | Since 1919 , great armies of faceless conifers have stamped their way across the highlands and the lowlands , Sitka spruce now covers half a million hectares and makes up 52 per cent of conifers planted by the Forestry Commission in Scotland and Wales . |
| 8 | The Pru has half a million motorists on its books and is sending them each a booklet when their policies are renewed explaining the benefits of conversion . |
| 9 | It says it has half a dozen ports of packages to GL from large software house which will be released for PX/Iris GL users within three months — it 'll also help smaller firms without its marketing muscle bring their applications to market under PX/Iris GL , which is priced at £3,250 for a development licence — £320 for a run-time version . |
| 10 | Sun — which admits its latest strategy is similar to the route trodden by MIPS Computer Systems Inc that now has half a dozen semiconductor companies selling its R series RISC designs — says it is just awaiting clearance to announce the names of several firms that have agreed to take on the Sparc . |
| 11 | I mean you get a bus coming as far as Road and back I do n't suppose it has half a dozen folks on what 's this thing coming up here , nobody I 'd er I 've walked into Walsall all my life and but gradually the whole thing changes does n't it , and then the thing gets off as far as West Bromwich , and in , then , then there 's through traffic and then how far and the Green 's not big enough to take the turn around up Road then they change the direction , and it 's all done on bit by bit by bit and so Green 's got eroded it 's er |
| 12 | The growth in the public sector , both in terms of its scale and the diversity of its activities , has outstretched the traditional machinery of public accountability , heavily dependent upon the formal relationship between the executive and the legislative . |
| 13 | More than once she has unbolted the front door in the night and gone out in her nightdress . |
| 14 | though that it looks such a flimsy structure , that you know its gon na be shored up with walls . |
| 15 | Unless an immigration officer feels that someone needs such a medical examination , he is unable to intervene . |
| 16 | Figure 6a illustrates such a mitotic cell in which the normal X is inactive and is seen as being shorter than normal ( the X is normally the fifth longest chromosome ) and darker staining than the other chromosomes . |
| 17 | While many Le Mans results have been included in the foregoing pages , the race holds such a special place in motor racing history that it deserves inclusion in its own right . |
| 18 | May I say how thrilled I am that that United Kingdom shipyard has such a healthy order book ? |
| 19 | She has such a good head on her shoulders , ’ they had said , when what they really meant was that whilst Paula was a beauty , she was really very plain but they had to find something good to say about her . |
| 20 | He says it 's terrible , because the aircraft has such a good safety record . |
| 21 | If we were honest we would admit that every family has such a diplomatic problem . |
| 22 | ‘ I can only remember the Maid 's Hook , ’ said Bessie , ‘ because it stands all on its own in the heavens and has such a definite shape . ’ |
| 23 | A hawfinch has such a powerful bill that with straightforward muscle power it can crack a cherry stone or even an olive pit . |
| 24 | Supporters of the Public Service Ideal will be disappointed by our finding that television news is biased towards the incumbent government , and alarmed by our evidence that the tabloid press has such a powerful influence over its readers at election time . |
| 25 | ‘ We 'll work well together , but I do n't expect too many favours because Dean has such a great hunger for goals , ’ smiled Atkinson . |
| 26 | He is fortunate , too , that at Nottingham he has such a deep well of rugby knowledge to help him . |
| 27 | Griselda Kerr , who has such a cheery smile and a warm heart , welcome everyone , standing beside the President of the Royal Academy Mr Roger de Grey , who later honoured her by making her a Trustee of the Royal Academy . |
| 28 | This has such a low density that it can float in water and blocks of pumice may travel thousands of kilometres across the world 's oceans . |
| 29 | ‘ Presumably that 's because he has such a low opinion of women . ’ |
| 30 | Evil has such a strong hold on Gollum that he does not have control over his own mind any more . |