Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adj] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brushes do last fairly well , but the little plastic discs need replacing when they get torn or jagged at the edges . |
| 2 | Well , the answers to that of course are very complicated , but they all became interested or anxious at a similar time about the problems of extreme poverty . |
| 3 | He had been unemployed and depressed at the time of the theft , and had since started attending college and returned to live with his mother . |
| 4 | Already being used by the law in the US , the head-to-toe outfit gives that Michelin man effect but is , we 're told , light and flexible at the same time as being resistant to punches , bottles and the occasional kicking . |
| 5 | I heard Alec saying , in a voice that tried to be light and urgent at the same time , ‘ We 're ready , sir , ’ and I heard the reply : ‘ Well I 'm not . |
| 6 | Still fresh and green at the back end , it could provide a juicy supplement to the diet of a early calving cow , or for the smallholder 's animals newly brought in to the byre for the winter . |
| 7 | Both of the leaf spots common in waterlilies have a similar effect , the foliage becoming brown and dry at the edges , eventually crumbling and wasting away . |
| 8 | Hildreth states that , " As an interactive system the online catalog can dynamically communicate with its user ; it can be responsive and informative at a given time to a given need " all of which was not possible in previous catalogues . |
| 9 | Right , erm , what happens then , Philip , if the client says to you , and it 's unlikely with Covermaster , but it 's the same principle if you 're talking of a savings plan or a pension , erm , I do n't like the idea of my money being invested in a managed fund , I 've been reading the financial press , and I 'm very interested and excited at the thought of the Japanese market going up through the roof . |
| 10 | It was both wet and dry at the same time . |
| 11 | Whatever he was , she found him charming and exasperating at the same time and no , she did n't think her relationship would last because you ca n't keep mercury in your hand , not for long . |
| 12 | He still let his eyes run over her and Maggie was both embarrassed and shocked at the look in them . |
| 13 | You are sensitive , you are eager , you try to be honest , you manage to be both your age and natural and a little priggish and old-fashioned at the same time . |
| 14 | The programme is very innovative and interesting but funny at the same time . |
| 15 | The list is comprehensive and correct at the time of publication , but additions and deletions may occur from time to time . |
| 16 | She delights in Strauss and Mozart ‘ because the women in their operas are contradictory ; warm and cool at the same time ’ . |
| 17 | Just as well , for with the state the country was in people would be wary of a stranger who 'd come knocking on their door at an hour when they might be warm and snug at the gates of dreamland . |
| 18 | Mr Lamont looked uncomfortable and embarrassed at the party , attended by the press , on Wednesday night . |
| 19 | Her face was serious and angry at the same time . |
| 20 | Their rule is perfect and effective at the practical level , but I could see no way of passing its benefits on , of helping or involving others . |
| 21 | So long as you ke keep me on the straight and narrow at the same time really . |
| 22 | Everything became one long dreary goodbye as parents came to thank Cassie for all she had done for their children , and the children themselves became sad and fretful at the thought that soon Cassie would no longer be their teacher . |
| 23 | She made him nervous and reckless at the same time . |
| 24 | Petion looked both nervous and comfortable at the same time . |
| 25 | And you can not have ordinary and royal at the same time . |
| 26 | The sun made Endill feel sad but excited at the journey ahead and he was unable to keep still before his departure . |
| 27 | Pain and nausea swept over him in waves that left him hot and sticky and weak at the knees . |
| 28 | I thought coming forward Leeds played brill on saturday but they still looked a bit lazy and complacent at the back ( esp . |
| 29 | Screams from a nearby interrogation block have been heard loud and clear at the desk of the duty sergeant at Castlereagh without causing anyone to intervene to stop the maltreatment . |
| 30 | How you frightened me — I … ’ she said , looking glad , shy and surprised at the same time . |