Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [prep] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are shops , post office , library , entertainments and doctor 's surgery or the hospital in reasonable walking distance or handy for bus or train ? |
| 2 | Clays , the product of chemical weathering , have very much smaller particles ( one particle of fine silt would make 1,000 particles of clay ) which are flat or plate-like in shape and lie against each other like sheets of glass , sticking tightly together as water is drawn between them . |
| 3 | Children who tend to be irritable , moody , difficult to manage , and emotional about changes or frustrated will generally react with the most disturbance to the birth . |
| 4 | There were four of them — three men and a woman , as was later revealed , though , that they are tall and broad of shoulder and walked with that kind of lithe confidence and grace seen in GalactiGames athletes in peak condition . |
| 5 | The path was narrow and rocky in parts but caused no difficulties . |
| 6 | We carry the memory of childhood like a photo in a locket , fierce and possessive for pain or calm ; everybody 's past is inviolate , separate , sacrosanct , our heads are different countries with no maps or dictionaries , people walk vast deserts of grief or inhabit walled gardens of joy . |
| 7 | Even with the remaining difficulties , arbitration in the county court is certainly as accessible and free from technicality as pursuing an unfair dismissal claim before an industrial tribunal . |
| 8 | If an item was dry and free from grease but had signs of corrosion , it was put first to the rotary wire brush to remove as much of the corrosion as possible . |
| 9 | We may have been poor and ignorant in Glasgow but ratting on our friends was something we left to the narks , the narks and the prosperous classes . |
| 10 | Within six weeks he was improved mentally and fit for discharge but remained a further three months on the ward while a suitable home and day centre were found for him . |
| 11 | At a time when the political parties have all released bulky documents stuffed full of environmentally-friendly policies , when any washing powder that ca n't say it 's CFC-free and untested on animals and made from biodegradable phosphates is likely to be left on the supermarket shelf , golf 's ‘ green ’ credentials seem pretty strong . |
| 12 | The specialist was caring and considerate towards Adam and explained very carefully the nature of the symptoms and the tests they would be doing . |
| 13 | To us they seem at least as intriguing and worthy of study as do the signs and wonders which become the obsessive concern of mystics , religious and many others outside the laboratory . |
| 14 | His legs were numb and heavy from fatigue and worry . |
| 15 | Furness was strong and forceful by nature and wielded a power in his Departments , although he was always just and fair with his employees . |
| 16 | The NTSB says such lines can become sensitised and susceptible to corrosion when subjected to high temperatures , possibly during the brazing process used during assembly , and warns : ‘ Without adequate fuel line support , vibratory loads can induce fatigue cracking even on a line with no damage or defect … fuel lines on all fuel-injected engines manufactured by Lycoming should be examined for cracking and supported by clamps . ’ |
| 17 | It is large and tall and difficult of access and to view due to its position in the centre of the town , closely hedged in by other buildings . |
| 18 | After the passage quoted just above concerning the esteem in which Molla Fenari was held and his place in the state , and before passing on to the next event in his life , namely his going on the pilgrimage in 822 ( 8 Dhu " l-Hijja = 26 December 1419 ) , Ibn Hajar writes that Molla Fenari became widely known for his erudition and that he was both pious and abundant in culture and merit " except that he was censured for [ espousing ] the sect of Ibn al- " Arabi and for the fact that he taught the and affirmed it " : he goes on to say that Molla Fenari , on the advice of friends , abjured mention of the subject in Egypt . |
| 19 | Even from where I stood I could see the white and yellow of dog-daisies and hawkear blowing in the sea-breeze like coloured veils over the green . |
| 20 | The mental scrutiny intensifies : Chris Smith warns against letting home-life become too cushy : ‘ learn how to be loving and gentle at home but flick another switch when playing cricket ’ . |
| 21 | Mary Brien was ordered to be sent to the Dublin Institution for the Deaf and Dumb for evaluation and to have her story checked , but the defendant was acquitted because the court ruled that the plaintiff could not utter the oath . |
| 22 | A monkey-glander , essence of queen bees ; and intense by choice and exercise as much as by nature . |
| 23 | External assessment , in the form of SATs , should : generally be conducted by the pupils ' own teachers ; observe the principle of fitness for purpose ; be intrinsically rewarding and enjoyable for pupils and accord with good classroom practice . |
| 24 | Wave is for all those who are bewildered and bemused by reality and think that 's an appropriate response . |
| 25 | In spite of this he was sexually very experienced and attractive to women and found it difficult to turn down their advances . |
| 26 | The supporting piers were massive , few in number in order not to obscure the interior vista but great in diameter and made into important features of the design . |