Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] a fairly [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , " in shells of N.lapillus var. imbricata the external sculpturing consists of a series of lamellar corrugations laid down in a fairly regular sequence parallel to the growing edge of the shell which , where they overlap the spiral ridges , are raised to form thin vaulted scales " ( Largen , 1971 ) . |
| 2 | Whilst the signaller busied himself with decoding the latest message from on high , the Troop Commander 's mind raced back over a fairly hectic three weeks , Which had taken the troop from Hameln ( of Pied Piper fame ) , the regiment 's home base on the River Weser , eastwards to the River Leine and north the River Aller , before swinging north-west to the mouth of the Weser in the Bremerhaven area . |
| 3 | For example Candy , who started off as a fairly minor part in the book , became part of George and Lennie 's dream and they became a ‘ threesome ’ . |
| 4 | A few years ago , in the brief period of enthusiasm and expansion after Russell , those responsible for writing reports , conducting research , making recommendations , did so in a fairly jovial cavalier fashion that could be said to characterise the type of men who operated their way to the top in adult education . |
| 5 | A light , shone on to the mirror and reflected on to a fairly distant surface , would provide an initial doubling in amplification of the movement of the mirror , and the farther the light was projected , the greater the subsequent amplification of any change in potential difference . |
| 6 | Consequently the assessment was mainly a qualitative one carried out at a fairly high level , with little examination made of matters such as staff increases , equipment costs , technical feasibility , and so on . |