Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] [coord] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been using a Les Paul Gold Top for a long time — a ‘ 59 reissue with P-90s — but I 've got this unfortunate habit of getting pissed off onstage and tossing the odd guitar , so rather than risk the Gold Top any more I 've bought one of these new Hamers , which is styled after a '50s Les Paul Special . |
| 2 | Under the new law electors found guilty of malpractice faced fines of up to 5,000 naira ( US$1=18.45 naira as at Sept. 7 , 1992 ) and two years ' imprisonment , while anyone who was banned from participating in the political process but who was found guilty of supporting or sponsoring a candidate was liable to a 10,000 naira fine and five years ' imprisonment . |
| 3 | There were stories of Red Guards who shot those who dared to speak Ukrainian in public or to affirm the rights of Ukrainian nationality . |
| 4 | It was considered particularly helpful in soothing and calming the nervous and hysterical . |
| 5 | The headmaster , former Danish Politician Tom Hoyem , says he 's passionately opposed to smoking but feels the issue is not being confronted by banning it . |
| 6 | Members of the senior management team who will be responsible for guiding and shaping the Board to meet the many challenges and opportunities of the future are … |
| 7 | Procedures for adjudication and dispute settlement Investigators : Dr J M Atkinson , Dr C J Whelan This programme of research is concerned with developing and applying a range of social scientific approaches to the study of legal procedures for adjudication and dispute settlement . |
| 8 | However , the richness as a cultural object of a deteriorated Windows 1.0 disc pack is cold comfort to an archivist or historian preoccupied with preserving or regenerating the operational environment of the product . |
| 9 | The " Big Book " of alcoholics Anonymous describes some unfortunate people as being " naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " and says that " they are not at fault ; they seem to have been born that way " . |
| 10 | To go on to say that " they are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " is also true but this may not be the whole truth . |
| 11 | From cheap and cheerful to expensive and depressing The cheaper pound may seem good news for industry in the short term , but companies could find it more expensive in the long run |
| 12 | A modest man , he was inclined to self-deprecation but had a quick , sharp mind of considerable penetration , together with a robust common sense . |
| 13 | The clash between the end-weight and subject-before-predicate principles could have been avoided by switching from passive to active and inserting a subject such as We or This paper : |