Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [verb] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | What could be easier than to succeed in this business ? |
| 2 | Nonetheless there are certain consequences which we may notice : First , an obvious prediction from ( 47 ) is that , once again , adjectives which are not ascribed to the entity of the noun would be ungrammatical if put into this position . |
| 3 | Anything would be better than feeling like this . |
| 4 | It would be flat and lifeless if served in this condition . |
| 5 | Lutyens 's ideal of an orderly life run by efficient , invisible servants is more than realised in this immaculately appointed domain . |
| 6 | In the GDR , the Wachsregimente of the Ministry of State Security ( MfS ) and the Bereitschaftspolizei of the Ministry of the Interior have more than sufficed for this purpose , enabling the NVA to keep its hands clean and its morale high . |
| 7 | the yard automatically became obliged to increase the return letter of credit pro tanto and were therefore doing no more than undertaking in this respect to fulfil their existing contractual duty . |
| 8 | : encouraging for Festival director Nikki Milican , and an indication that her vision in bringing less well-established but visually exciting performers to Scotland is more than paying off this year . |
| 9 | Your new ‘ Global Sections Used ’ count will be 4 more than shown on this output , ie. , 41 + 4 = 45 in this example . |
| 10 | They more than pulled at this point — they just stopped communicating . |
| 11 | Not surprisingly , the daughter and her husband were less than thrilled at this and the further suggestion that they could rent their home back ! |
| 12 | Self-abuse is worse , because more animal ; but those who really must have amatory excitement will find it ‘ better to marry ’ and expend on real lovers those sexual feelings now worse than wasted on this its ‘ solitary form ’ . |
| 13 | How can anyone be so arrogant as to talk about this Creature , this Thing , as if they knew It , as if they had just had a letter from It or had chatted to It over the phone , when the It can not be conceived , understood , described , or even proved to exist . |
| 14 | Salmon and sole are , of course , favourite stars of the national table and are both delicious when prepared in this way . |
| 15 | Preliminary studies confirmed that pepsin was stable when stored in this way for up to seven months . |