Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb base] [that] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | It is a remarkably piscatory street — a choice of three fish-and-chip shops , a jellied eel bar and an excellent wet fish shop that smokes everything from conger eel and whole salmon down to the humble sprat . |
2 | 75% of British men say that straightening your tie in public is a sign of nervousness . |
3 | IT WAS a two-part induction process that dragged me into the brawling hostelry in the sky of NME Towers . |
4 | I eat only fish at the Mermaid these days — not because I believe in dieting , but because I once suffered an awful chips surfeit that put me off them for life . |
5 | It will inevitably be a political process but it will be a more informed political judgement , the reformers claim , than the pure bargaining process that preceded it . |
6 | The memory for the Second Division club will be of their historic 10-9 triumph over West Hartlepool last year , a victory secured with a last- minute try that ensured their promotion from the Courage League Division Three alongside their immediate rivals . |
7 | Here the detector is connected through a second closely coupled low-loss transformer , the primary of which has an adjustable tapping X' that divides it into sections with turns N' 1 and N' 2 . |
8 | Do n't refuse any writing work that comes your way , even though at first it might not seem to coincide with what you want to write . |
9 | To add to her miserable state a bleak wind had got up , bringing with it a sweet tangy yeast smell that made her stomach roll and cry out . |
10 | Kick your curls back into action with ShockWaves Curl Shaper from Wella — a brand new styling spray that gives your curls body and bounce . |
11 | Kate smoothed down the deep red pure new wool dress that hugged her figure , and smiled at her daughter . |
12 | She 's been wearing an inflatable plastic suit that slimmed your body and she 'd ignited it with her cigarette . |
13 | A new bank account that keeps you in touch and in the know . |
14 | A new bank account that provides everything you need to organise your money , with the help of the free account opening pack containing a specially designed statement holder , pay-in book holder and Route Seventeen card holder . |
15 | A new bank account that give you independence and freedom to choose how to organise your money the way you want , when you want . |
16 | His red beard and hair were combed and trimmed , his silver belt-buckle and the huge silver clasp that held his red breacan-feile no brighter than his eyes . |