Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | Insurers are more nervous about Ariane because if something goes wrong the whole rocket is likely to blow up , destroying everything on board . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | " One of them went to Australia , " said Clara , " and the other one is married , and lives right the other side of town . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | More than once she has unbolted the front door in the night and gone out in her nightdress . |
8 | though that it looks such a flimsy structure , that you know its gon na be shored up with walls . |
9 | Unless an immigration officer feels that someone needs such a medical examination , he is unable to intervene . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | May I say how thrilled I am that that United Kingdom shipyard has such a healthy order book ? |
13 | 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 . |
14 | He says it 's terrible , because the aircraft has such a good safety record . |
15 | If we were honest we would admit that every family has such a diplomatic problem . |
16 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
17 | A hawfinch has such a powerful bill that with straightforward muscle power it can crack a cherry stone or even an olive pit . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | ‘ 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 . |
20 | He is fortunate , too , that at Nottingham he has such a deep well of rugby knowledge to help him . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | ‘ Presumably that 's because he has such a low opinion of women . ’ |
24 | Evil has such a strong hold on Gollum that he does not have control over his own mind any more . |
25 | Some are so strongly aromatic as to be spicy , and tarragon in particular is one of the few that has such a strong taste it does need adding in minuscule amounts to meat or fish dishes . |
26 | If physical science has such a strong association with masculinity , then the position of the arts , English in particular , is surely more ambivalent . |
27 | where a particular State , though not opposed to the proposed rule per se , has such a strong policy interest in the particular issue that it would be reluctant to cede control directly to the Convention , though willing to submit to a conflicts rule ; |
28 | Perhaps never before in the history of Birmingham Town Hall has such a successful meeting been sponsored by such a flimsy organisation . |
29 | Mr Kinnock has such a nice manner , as well as a very pleasant voice . |
30 | No other industry has such a long history of coming up with environment-friendly selling points that are profit-friendly too . |