Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pron] [vb -s] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It becomes oddly insulting , not only because it rules out appreciation of beautiful souls lurking behind plain faces , but also because the kind of admiration then given to the beautiful woman begins to assume that her equally lovely nature is sweet , kind , gentle and unselfish — an image of passive , yielding femininity . |
| 2 | His insecurity will persist so long as he bottles up change , no matter how well his ruling party behaves . |
| 3 | This is indeed exactly what Moll does throughout the play , and especially when she beats up Laxton . |
| 4 | It is interesting to seek now this experience led Wiener to ignore the conventional boundaries between ‘ science ’ and ‘ technology ’ , especially when he explains how mathematics is an ‘ organ of invention and discovery ’ . |
| 5 | The former telecommunications installation worker is giving evidence in advance of a full court hearing up to two years away because he has only weeks to live . |
| 6 | His hearing is being handled by top defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz and King , Tyson 's manager and boxing 's most flamboyant promoter , declared : ‘ As soon as he gets out Mike is going to set about proving he is the best heavyweight the world has ever seen . |
| 7 | Well if she lives down Dawson , all she has to do is get a one O six to Clapton , right ? |
| 8 | BRITAIN elects its House of Commons by the simplest possible system : single-member constituencies in which the front-runner wins , even if he has under 50% of the votes . |
| 9 | Many of his problems seem to come down to cash , but even as he bows out Bradley remains the political populist , unwilling to criticise . |
| 10 | They work it all out for the next weeks , even though it turns out Paul has forgotten the Tipp-Ex . |