Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having hinted at its defects on several occasions , I feel the time is now right for a more detailed examination of the various editorial ‘ improvements ’ . |
| 2 | It is indeed possible for a theoretically single item to have more than one location simultaneously , typically the case with temporary locations and compound objects . |
| 3 | The technical advances of recent years have made it possible for a particularly skilled artist , such as Matt Yuricich , working for instance on the final rooftop confrontation between Deckard ( Harrison Ford ) and Roy Batty ( Rutger Hauer ) in Blade Runner , to reduce the number of generations of film going into the composite ( ie action + backgrounds ) by imitating the colours of film rather than of nature ( or , in this case , of the concrete jungle ) . |
| 4 | While most are manufactured in handy sizes to make popular-sized pools , it is quite possible for a little extra expense to have one made to personal specifications . |
| 5 | This has little effect and the courts will still regard the contract as one contract ( albeit a severable one ) and therefore it is possible for a sufficiently serious breach to be a repudiation of the whole contract , Smyth ( Ross ) v. Bailey ( 1940 H.L. ) |
| 6 | It 's possible for a really thick outdoor sweater or jacket , but beware if you want to make a full length coat ! |
| 7 | Nevertheless I felt his efforts to provide a visiting Canadian friend with as much colourful information as possible about a rather dull and isolated town was admirable . |
| 8 | ‘ You must have been asleep for a very long time , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Yet the Italian should perhaps be grateful for a more discriminating anniversary review of his achievements in place of the flood of notes and words which almost submerged Mozart 's genius . |
| 10 | Third , the ‘ bureaucratic bourgeoisie ’ , inflated in numbers and enjoying large incomes by African standards , paid for by copper exports , is in control of the state apparatus and decision-making ( see Szeftel 1980 for a more detailed and sophisticated analysis ) . |
| 11 | They formed in 1980 as a purely instrumental jazz-funk band and their excellent playing always kept them interesting as a live band : I know ‘ they can really play their instruments ’ is a boring credential , but it can count for something . |
| 12 | How how about that as a very practical suggestion or as you say perhaps finding |
| 13 | Her ribcage lifted and her chin tilted up in self-defence to warn him off , but he seemed to interpret that as a provocatively brazen invitation . |
| 14 | would be looking at that as a more meaningful contribution to . |
| 15 | Chesarynth thought about that for a very long time . |
| 16 | as to which of those distinguished people should be dispensed with , but nevertheless it might be the advantage of everybody if the numbers of the cabinet were reduced to sixteen , I personally thought that for a very long time . |
| 17 | All that for a very modest price . |
| 18 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the regional conferences demonstrated such a diversity of views on important aspects of educational policy that the way was left clear for a more decisive lead from the centre . |
| 19 | Selection of keywords is often easier for a more structured assignment or where more " concrete " concepts are being dealt with . |
| 20 | Tait fouled Chester midfielder Graham Barrow twice in the space of seconds and was booked ; when play restarted Tait was red-carded for a pretty innocuous challenge on Chris Lightfoot . |
| 21 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |
| 22 | Some performances treat this as a rather flashy excuse for orchestral fireworks . |
| 23 | However , most mathematicians would see this as a very narrow view of their subject . |
| 24 | Ana lingered to join them and Felipe evidently took this as a very good sign . |
| 25 | We have to visualize this as a very gradual process , the early transitional plants perhaps creeping across mud flats , or partially submerged . |
| 26 | Now the defenders of participatory democracy would consider this as a very weak objection . |
| 27 | Tumin regards this as a very questionable assumption . |
| 28 | When policy was seen to be hurting the colonies , some protested ; but even the many who accepted that Britain 's relations with its colonies were unsatisfactory saw this as a relatively minor blemish on an otherwise desirable system . |
| 29 | However , do n't get carried away to the extent of seeing this as a purely legal problem . |
| 30 | I suggest this as a purely private exercise . |