Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prevailing wind here is north-west and the open sea lies to the south-east . ’ |
| 2 | Autumn palettes , which illustrate this story well are Chanel 's Les 4 Ombres Nuances ( grey-tinged violet , green softened with grey , apricot beige and warm brown ) and Dior 's two new Haute Couture 5-Colour Eyeshadow Compacts : Final 902 , which comprises a more dramatic mixture of shades such as violet Cardinal and Peacock Green with basic Frosted Beige , and Look 302 , a slightly softer combination of wearable green and brown tones , anchored by a central green-bronze shade . |
| 3 | another winner yesterday was Gary Chapman of Chinnor … he roared home to take the chequered flag in the latest round of the formula one super karting championship at Little Rissington in Gloucestershire … |
| 4 | Dr Arnold 's favourite work here is Beckus . |
| 5 | Preceding them on this sett however was Richard Patrickson of Calder Abbey and Thomas Anison , Esquires . |
| 6 | A further factor here is pupils ' general knowledge of the value of a measure when applied to " everyday " objects . |
| 7 | Right this gentleman here is Tony and he 's recording this lesson |
| 8 | Another visitor too was Aloysius ‘ Lucky ’ Gordon . |
| 9 | The first publication resulting from this tour abroad was Catalogus Plantarum quae in Jamaica ( 1696 ) , reviewed favourably by John Ray for the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society , his faith in the young collector fully justified . |
| 10 | How much would you say , this lot here was Lee ? |
| 11 | The pinnacle of this endeavour currently is transplant surgery or ‘ spare-part ’ surgery , analogous to the replacement of worn-out parts in a machine ! |
| 12 | In a different context so were Northampton . |
| 13 | The most crucial factor now is price . |
| 14 | Then they issued a correction — and admitted his second name really is James . |
| 15 | ‘ The real problem here is privacy . |
| 16 | The leading case here is Ashington Piggeries Ltd v Christopher Hill Ltd [ 1972 ] AC 441 where the facts concerned a consignment of mink food made up , amongst other things , of herring meal . |
| 17 | The second obvious point here is competition . |
| 18 | The most obvious factor here is health . |
| 19 | The basic problem here is anxiety . |
| 20 | Each day now is Christmas , |
| 21 | Entry on that day only is £6 on the gate , free for children under fifteen years of age . |
| 22 | Do be good , for goodness sake , and the last thing you 'll hear before the cosmic Hoover sucks you heavenward and then spews you into the fiery pit forever is Vae Solis — the terrible trumpet tootling of the Seventh Angel — and it 'll sound something like this … |
| 23 | The key link here is telecommunications . |
| 24 | The great majority of the elderly living alone are women and this proportion increases with age from 79 per cent of those under 70 years of age to 86 per cent of those aged 80 or more ( Table 5.3 ) . |
| 25 | The key figure here was Cardinal A. Bea , the veteran biblical scholar whose experience and contacts fitted him uniquely to head the Secretariat for Christian Unity , to develop sensitive relations with both Christians and Jews , to bring all this manifold competence to the redrafting of Dei Verbum and the production of Nostra Aetate , and to foster the desired biblical renewal both pastorally within the Church and by ecumenical co-operation . |
| 26 | The other passage that makes a most extraordinary effect emotionally is Ellen 's exit after she agrees tO go and collect the new apprentice for Grimes . |
| 27 | ‘ That poor child upstairs is Mr Harker 's only offspring . |
| 28 | The key issue here was D's obvious refusal of consent to any touching ; in other cases there might be a general issue of whether the touching goes ‘ beyond generally acceptable standards of conduct ’ . |
| 29 | What has attracted great attention recently are moves towards an internal market in the NHS , which would allow health authorities to buy and sell services to and from one another . |
| 30 | He said of the managers : ‘ Their prime motive now is pounds and pence . ’ |