Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] and the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , the answers from different types of respondent did not differ all that widely and the variations that emerged seemed , for the most part , understandable in terms of the characteristics and circumstances of the people they were telling us about , although there did seem to be a tendency for the staff of homes to put a more rosy interpretation on situations . |
| 2 | He had some band that were awful apparently and the |
| 3 | As yet it was only eight o'clock and the sun reluctant to leave without treating its worshippers to a pyrotechnic display of rose and gold flames that burnt up the whole western sky . |
| 4 | It was almost eight o'clock and the streets were dead apart from a little through traffic . |
| 5 | The virginia creeper was a little more luxuriant perhaps and the wood-work had been newly painted and was whiter than she remembered . |
| 6 | Dysart had said Cornelius was older than his contemporaries at Breakspear and this man did indeed look nearer fifty than forty , unruly iron-grey hair framing a gaunt high-boned face , the brow hooded enough and the nose sufficiently hooked to add a sinewy hint of predacity to his relaxed and smiling features . |
| 7 | For cattle , a single strand is generally enough if the shock is strong enough and the animals properly trained to respect it . |
| 8 | he built this on and the country pub was just coming into the , you know , people were getting out in their cars and that , there was no breathalyser or anything and the |
| 9 | ( Say this aloud and the meaning is clear through SAS . ) |
| 10 | The man in the dinghy was wet through and the temperature was falling . |
| 11 | As we enter the darkened cinema it is around 11.30 p.m. and the seats are quickly filling with various rowdies , late-night drinkers and revellers to whom we eagerly add ourselves . |
| 12 | Outside there are scudding clouds , but they are high up and the sun occasionally breaks through . |
| 13 | and er , I mean what she saw of Kerry was , she dropped her here at quarter to nine , she picked her up between five and half past and the rest of her she saw around kid , the rest of the time she saw her own kid and er Julia was to have her until she went to school , so I mean how can there be any bond there , which there ca n't , but the mother said herself I had her because it was the done thing so I mean it 's , it 's today in n it do n't you think ? |
| 14 | Knit in Fair Isle ( 120 rows ) with dark colour in feeder 2 throughout and the following colours in feeder 1 : — |
| 15 | She did this now and the spit sizzled on the iron . |
| 16 | Some of the errors introduced will cancel one another out and the answer we get will still be a reasonable approximation . |
| 17 | The boats depart from Central Station every 30 minutes from 9.30 a.m. and the full cruise takes 1–½ hours . |
| 18 | He was too old now and the whole thing was altogether too complicated . |
| 19 | All we can do I think is resist this strongly and the whole idea for reorganization particularly this time . |
| 20 | I 'll give another tomorrow and the following day . |
| 21 | The return flight will get you into Gatwick at 9.30 pm and the price is £149 . |
| 22 | ‘ Johnston Press has started 1993 encouragingly and the prospects of further progress must be good , ’ he added . |
| 23 | She would be afraid again and the people would see her vulnerability . |
| 24 | I have learned never to do this again and the second concerns the use of a lacquer as a finish for fine furniture which I hope never to use again . |
| 25 | It was one of those crisp , clear autumnal days with the leaves vivid and squishy underfoot and the sky above one perfect , if chilling , blue . |
| 26 | I used to be able to go to a park and swim , or check out a ball to play with , because they had a part-time supervisor there , then they take that away and the park becomes a land mass , then it becomes a turf , you see ? |
| 27 | It had been built in the late eighteenth century , two storeys high , shallow slate roof , red brick , seven windows set in ashlar along the upper floor , six below and the front door set centrally under a portico and pillared porch . |
| 28 | It is now almost 7 o'clock and the Standing Order limiting speeches to 10 minutes must be applied . |
| 29 | Legally and formally , the authority for the raising of most revenue is annual only and the authority needs to be renewed each year . |
| 30 | It was about six o'clock and the shops in Wellingham were all closed and the streets emptying . |