Example sentences of "'s [adj] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A gust of wind throws rain against the window and shakes the frame ; it 's loud and surprising and I flinch but he just turns slowly and looks out into the darkness with what could almost be contempt before laughing and putting an arm round my shoulder and suggesting we have another drink . |
| 2 | From the outset in 1947 , Barber was closely concerned with the initiation of M & B 's agricultural and veterinary activities . |
| 3 | That 's complete and absolute nonsense . |
| 4 | Position markers of mother-of-pearl are inlaid offset in the rosewood , and their diminutive size once again departs from the traditional and scurries off in the direction of the new , though there 's garish or clumsy about them . |
| 5 | I do n't care if he 's rich and famous ! ’ |
| 6 | It 's rich and delicious , is n't it , Bogtrotter ? ’ |
| 7 | For over twenty years it has been constantly perceptive and probing in its reporting of the North 's political and artistic life , as well as providing a platform for all shades of opinion in Ireland . |
| 8 | It 's possible that 1992 will be a year for sprinters . |
| 9 | From any clutch it 's possible that one or two would n't hatch , and if food was short a little chick might be killed by an elder sibling ( or by its mother so that the stronger chick would survive ) . |
| 10 | But by the time you read this , it 's possible that one manufacturer will have really stirred things up by announcing a sub-£500 pen computer running Microsoft Windows for Pens . |
| 11 | We often ignore intuition , when it 's possible that intuitive responses are our past experiences lodged in our unconscious minds . |
| 12 | It 's possible that some other minor eruptions occurred between 1681 and 1883 , but if they did , there is no record of them , and all of the reports and descriptions made by ships passing Krakatoa suggest that it was quite dormant . |
| 13 | His lace assumes a natural look he 's able to sit up and breathe more normally and for a time seems well My dear Dr Dunstaple , perhaps you could explain to us why , if the symptoms are caused , as you seem to believe , by damage to the lungs or by a poison circulating in the blood and depressing the action of the heart … why it 's possible that these symptoms should thus be suspended by an injection of warm water holding a little salt in solution ? " |
| 14 | Everyone says that to me , Ruth thought ; everyone wants me to bring them Undry … and I 've promised it to Fand , but I do n't know now whether she 's alive or dead . |
| 15 | ‘ Amy might want Hereward dead , even if she did not kill him herself , so perhaps I need to know where Amy is now , whether she 's alive or dead . |
| 16 | News is that it 's alive and well in Eau Claire , Wisconsin , and is even considering an initial public offering of shares — and IBM Corp , which holds a large minority stake , will be marketing and supporting the SS-1 when it comes out . |
| 17 | He 's alive and well in America — at a place called Yonkers . |
| 18 | He 's alive and well and at present in the Tower of London which is why I want you to go to England for me . |
| 19 | To think that after all these years he 's alive and well , and I can — oh , talk to him and touch him . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's deaf and dumb , ’ said Amiss . |
| 21 | The same critics who complain about male bragging and posturing manage to enjoy rudeness and limited musical ability when girls are involved : then it 's irreverent and un-ladylike , a challenge to our stereotypes . |
| 22 | It 's bloody and frightening , but no-one gets hurt . |
| 23 | It 's sticky and smelly , but gives a strong and flexible seal . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's cruel and unfair ! |
| 25 | I think that 's awful if young people |
| 26 | Mm , mm , cos of King 's Cross , had to come at all it 's awful and one time you just went straight on the escalator and now you 've got to go |
| 27 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
| 28 | It 's strange that two quite different words can mean the same thing . |
| 29 | IT 'S strange but true : the earliest ancestors of the video camcorder are to be found in holes deep below ground which were inhabited by cave dwellers long before the dawn of recorded history . |
| 30 | In other words : it 's understandable that those rich bastards vote Tory , but why should anyone who is n't rich do it ? |