Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [coord] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , we do not wish to give the impression that the cello and bass always work in double harness : on the contrary , they can be used independently to a quite large extent , though discretion and careful thought are very necessary in this matter , since the basses when used alone tend to sound rather dry , and if their part lies low and is far removed in pitch from the rest of the harmony it is too indeterminate in pitch to give satisfactory support unless it consists of a sustained or better ( since the bow is short ) a reiterated pedal note . |
| 2 | In Neil Jordan 's latest film , The Crying Game , a neon-lit romantic thriller starring Stephen Rea , Miranda Richardson and Forest Whitaker , Jaye looks fabulous and is most definitely dressed up . |
| 3 | This was shown in a handsome but stiff pose , painted by Barraband , in Vieillot 's book Tropical Songbirds ( 1805–9 ) : though drawn from life , it looks stuffed but is very decorative , and is accurate enough to fit its primarily taxonomic purpose as well . |
| 4 | As we have already observed ( see ( 35 ) ) , the verb see , in its ordinary uses , can not be expected to occur with an adverbal adjective , but this does appear to be the interpretation needed for ( 41 ) which may be considered substandard but is apparently possible in current British English : ( 41 ) even if the scheme does fail , I 'll see you comfortable Much more often , the idiomaticity works the other way , so that a set of lexical items that could fit the structure of ( 21 ) , with appropriate values , seem to give unacceptable sentences , as in ( 42 ) : ( 42 ) Eva played her opponent exhausted Wendy wiped the floor moist |
| 5 | Do you know of any shops selling ski wear which looks good and is reasonably priced ? |
| 6 | The lectern at the Guildhall is a classic example of one that looks beautiful but is too small and fragile to use . |
| 7 | It looks ridiculous but is exceptionally effective ! |
| 8 | Now when I say a black eye I mean one that actually looks blue-black and is quite swollen . |
| 9 | Now I have seen it , it really does look lovely and is very Victorian . |
| 10 | Then he gets low and is already in a state of anxiety which tends to make him make poor judgements . |
| 11 | Verbivore focuses on writing as a form of communication : it posits a society in which writing has become outmoded and is then rediscovered , prompting a renewal of discursive modes peculiar to the novel . |
| 12 | The Sovereign sits alongside the Swedish-made Levin Goliath as a well-made , medium-priced acoustic which plays well , sounds okay and is probably worth about £150 . |
| 13 | Hughes , 66 , alleges ballot-rigging and is defiantly standing as an independent against the Kinnockite Bob Ainsworth , a Jaguar shop steward and local councillor . |
| 14 | They probably have three riders on call in case one goes sick or gets delayed or is already on a job but I 'll bet they never deal with more than two companies at a time . |
| 15 | This sounds unattractive but is perfectly satisfactory in use . |
| 16 | Cheesemaking by hand is a long and tiring process — it sounds idyllic but is very hard , physical work . |
| 17 | To have separate parties urging effectively identical policies seems absurd and is quite contrary to British political traditions . |
| 18 | The burden of the survey findings seems clear and is rather disheartening for the Thatcher project . |
| 19 | Amstrad Plc 's Personal Digital Assistant due for launch on Thursday sounds like a pretty hot property : the Daily Mail has had a sneak preview , and says that it is a £300 device that fits a jacket pocket with a pen-enabled screen on which the user can write notes and draw pictures that can be dumped onto a personal computer — ‘ looks good , feels good and is very clever ’ says the guy that saw it . |
| 20 | A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot . |
| 21 | The resulting 18 page document might seem complicated but is actually a clear and simple statement of shared commitments . |
| 22 | Manton Colliery , near Worksop , is scheduled to stay open but is no longer recruiting staff to replace those who leave or retire . |
| 23 | The film , funded by the BFI , tells the story of a white girl ( played by Saffron ) in a mixed-race relationship who becomes pregnant and is subsequently the victim of a brutal beating by National Front thugs . |
| 24 | The following year brought The Miner 's Daughter in which the heroine deserts her working-man husband for the new mine-owner and his lavish apartment ; in time she becomes unhappy but is eventually reclaimed by her husband who storms into a smart reception and virtually throttles the mine-owner . |
| 25 | Therefore any star that shrinks within its Schwarzschild radius becomes invisible and is then described as a black hole . |
| 26 | In the final stages of decomposition this once-living ( organic ) matter , the third component , becomes jelly-like and is then , and correctly not until then , called ‘ humus ’ . |
| 27 | Add the wine and clam soup and boil quickly until the sauce has stopped foaming and is well reduced . |
| 28 | The Chesterfield monument ( c.1580–90 ) , commemorating an unknown member of the Foljambe family , has the corpse loosely wrapped in an end-knotted winding-sheet and lying on a bier — the corpse does not lie flat but is slightly concave , as though suffering from a slight rigor mortis . |
| 29 | I do not know if I have supplied this fish with the ideal conditions but the fish does appear to be very healthy and always has the dorsal fin held erect and is indeed an impressive sight . |
| 30 | If the carriage stops short and is still connected to the band , when you then try to take the lace carriage across , the band can not move and it will snap . |