Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun] and [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | such a bloody annoying bastard and if you talk they stare at you like this |
| 2 | Well we had a old wooden crane aboard the dredger , that was all hand power , that 's just the old wooden derrick and when they got up to the , up to the dock , they had a , cos they had a crane paint with it or a steam crane . |
| 3 | In those days a new house was usually constructed out of wooden hut sections of which there was a plentiful supply as most of the troops stationed here in the war lived in wooden prefabricated buildings and when they left Orkney the buildings were dismantled and then sold . |
| 4 | right , popcorn starts off as little , like little brown seedy things and when it gets heated up it all pops up into fluffy white stuff , those little brown bits that nobody ate were the hard little bead things that did n't pop up , sometimes they do n't pop up you see |
| 5 | Having been nurtured in this way and observed adult males receiving the same treatment , boys may expect similar preferential treatment and where it is not offered automatically , demand it as a right . |
| 6 | But where they 've gone on to have parish councils , you 've had the typical triangular structure and when I talk to people and listen to what they say , they , they do n't express it to me as such , but the felling you get over is that 's the sort of structure they 're used to , because the structure of the church is built in anyway , and the whole structure of the church |
| 7 | They are my only remaining close family and though I wo n't hang on to them I have worried about feeling lonely . |
| 8 | Twice that morning , before even the heat was at its worst , she had to lie down and mop her face with a cold wet cloth and when she took the cloth from her skin it seemed to steam . |
| 9 | Mrs Freda Hindley , chairman of the bench , told her : ‘ You only escaped prison because of your previous good character and because you pleaded guilty . ’ |
| 10 | The six fish grew into fine glowing Cardinals and when they were seven months old I decided to try and breed a pair from this group . |
| 11 | Behind his scowling manner was a kindly old man and if it had n't been for the arrival of a rather insipid little boy , she might never have known , nor might anyone else for that matter . |
| 12 | Once again , you should use a good toothbrushing method and if you use dental floss or tape between the teeth , you will reach any plaque or food particles your brush can not reach . |
| 13 | If he loses I hope he would accept it with equal good grace and if he wins I will be a good loser and help him out in the general election . ’ |
| 14 | He went on to say that another enduring reality lies in America 's interests across the Atlantic — expanding the definition of across-the-Atlantic to include the Middle East , both because of its considerable economic resources and because it was home to some of ‘ our closest friends ’ . |
| 15 | Speak to a Kenyan distance runner in the high hills of the Rift Valley , a Bulgarian hurdler , a Soviet pole vaulter or even a Chinese high jumper and though they may not understand a word of what you are saying , when you utter the words ‘ Andy Norman ’ lights will shine in eyes and heads will nod in recognition and they will search , sometimes desperately , for an interpreter . |
| 16 | The studio was shaded with heavy blue curtains and as he drew them back so that she could see to read more easily , a shaft of sunlight struck across her hair . |
| 17 | When you put the pointer over a Split box it changes into a double headed arrow and as you drag it into the worksheet it drags a thick bar with it . |
| 18 | The very first sortie that I did when the war started was with No 77 Squadron in a Whitley to take pamphlets to Germany , flying in at the top end near Kiel and going throughout the Ruhr spreading these horrors of war on the germans telling them " you are wicked naughty Germans and if you do n't mend your ways Hamish will come back tomorrow night and drop some more paper on you " . |
| 19 | DG said that while it was n't satisfied with its overall results , it was encouraged by the continued success of its AViiON family of Unix computers , which showed significant growth over the year-ago quarter , and it remains cautious for the short-term because of the weak worldwide economy and because it sees no evidence that industry-wide pricing pressures will abate in the near future . |
| 20 | Commenting on its reduced second quarter loss ( figures , page seven ) , Data General Corp said that while it was n't satisfied with its overall results , it was encouraged by the continued success of its AViiON family of Unix computers , which showed significant growth over the year-ago quarter , and it remains cautious for the short-term because of the weak worldwide economy and because it sees no evidence that industry-wide pricing pressures will abate in the near future ; the Westboro company is able to shrug off the small but steady and grinding losses because it still had $196.2m in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter . |
| 21 | However , there exists the danger that ‘ issues ’ or ‘ problems ’ seen as relevant to gay groups outside of Ireland may be automatically ‘ adopted ’ here with the problem and its solution neatly packaged without first questioning whether it applies to the Irish gay experience and if it does , whether the proxy solutions are a help or a hindrance to the developing gay and lesbian psyche here . |
| 22 | The German Commandant had dreamt of a mute Jewish whore and when he was issued one for the duration his cup overflowed . |
| 23 | We sat her out on the chair , put her head between her knees and said look , take some big deep breaths and if you 're sick do n't worry about it , you 'll be alright . |
| 24 | If it is suggested that you are not sufficiently flexible to adapt to the reshaped structure that is envisaged , you may be able to challenge that view if your past record shows a steady upward progression and if you have carried out a wide range of tasks without serious mishaps . |
| 25 | The winner is decided erm on the total correct entries and if I 'm right there is a slogan to fill in . |
| 26 | In 1692 he published a Pharmacologia , an early work on drugs and medicines , which showed his wide botanical knowledge and where he gratefully acknowledged help from Sloane , Ray , Sherard , Doody and Petiver . |
| 27 | Owen was , he was aware , a hired man and not a member of the charmed social circle and if he wanted to get things done he had to do it indirectly by tweaking the inner social system . |
| 28 | And erm so that the campaign was working on two levels one to persuade women that they did n't have to take time off from working in factories , at certain times of the month and another to persuade women to use erm internal sanitary protection and as I said I will explain why later it comes into another section . |
| 29 | ‘ Spock is the only other credible choice and as he has no discernible personality , it has to be Kirk . |
| 30 | He had a large head and a round red face and while he repeated ‘ What a wet night ! |