Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been using a Les Paul Gold Top for a long time — a ‘ 59 reissue with P-90s — but I 've got this unfortunate habit of getting pissed off onstage and tossing the odd guitar , so rather than risk the Gold Top any more I 've bought one of these new Hamers , which is styled after a '50s Les Paul Special . |
| 2 | In Gouda a city-centre network of tactile strips of ribbed paving stones that could be followed by those using a stick proved adequate for elderly and chairbound users , but the blind could not manage without assistance ( Figure 8.6 ) . |
| 3 | If Fiver 's horrors had kept him above ground all night in the rain , oblivious of cold and prowling elil , then clearly it was not going to he easy to talk him out of them . |
| 4 | We used Forest palisade poles , which are pressure-treated with preservative and guaranteed to last for at least fifteen years . |
| 5 | A drawer full of medicines , mostly old with faded and encrusted writing . |
| 6 | Research results of this kind indicate that climates are different in innovative and stagnated organizations . |
| 7 | While it has a policy such as that to which my hon. Friend referred , it can not convince the House or anyone else that it is serious about stabilising and reducing carbon dioxide levels . |
| 8 | The squalls of driven snow had now more than a hint of frost , so that the part of George 's face that was uncovered was almost numb with cold and stung beneath the bombardment of icy slivers . |
| 9 | The third method , grafting , is similar to budding and differs in that a short section of wood with more than one eye is enjoined instead of a single bud . |
| 10 | The parties agree that , subject to legal and accounting due diligence , the [ purchasers ] will purchase for cash the issued share capital of ABC from the Vendors for the sum of £ [ X ] a share , making a total of £ [ ] for 100% of the shares . |
| 11 | I generally work from dark to light and bring it out from the dark . |
| 12 | I generally work from dark to light and bring it out from the dark . |
| 13 | The term skin disinfectant is synonymous with antiseptic and has largely replaced it . |
| 14 | The frozen tide of rock was russet spumed with amber and sparkled with snow in the antarctic summer light . |
| 15 | There may still be some possibilities , however , perhaps by filling as much of the waking day as possible with exhausting and demanding activity to reduce the time which can be given to introspection . |
| 16 | In my mind 's eye I see him as he was , complete with bowler-hat and aquiline nose . |
| 17 | Push the pictured tiles around the playing area , matching like with like and making them disappear — when two similar designs are placed adjacent to each other , they 're destroyed . |
| 18 | Witnesses must be clear and open about their own position , but this does not necessarily imply that they will be effective in convincing and persuading others . |
| 19 | It was considered particularly helpful in soothing and calming the nervous and hysterical . |
| 20 | The project will investigate whether Western theories are applicable to environmental and housing movements in the ‘ East ’ . |
| 21 | In 1983 , the swing away from Labour in rural and mixed areas was twice what it was in urban areas : not one rural constituency in the South of England was won by Labour . |
| 22 | ‘ Our review consisted principally of obtaining an understanding of the process involved in the preparation of the information , applying analytical procedures to financial data , and making enquiries of group management responsible for financial and accounting matters . |
| 23 | Members of the senior management team who will be responsible for guiding and shaping the Board to meet the many challenges and opportunities of the future are … |
| 24 | David had this little compartment and used to spend his whole time in a Japanese kimono with his guitar and a bottle of this horrible Reisling wine that was full of alkaline and gave you splitting headaches , but it was all there was . |
| 25 | This small storage room is full of old and rotted roots and tubers , sacks of rotted and musty-smelling grain , barrels of reeking and vinegary wine and beer , jars of moulded fruits , and suchlike . |
| 26 | Procedures for adjudication and dispute settlement Investigators : Dr J M Atkinson , Dr C J Whelan This programme of research is concerned with developing and applying a range of social scientific approaches to the study of legal procedures for adjudication and dispute settlement . |
| 27 | For instance , all schools are concerned with improving and maintaining good attendance . |
| 28 | Laws enacted by claimant nations within the territories claimed , including those concerned with conservation and resource management , could not be regarded as binding by other nations that for any reason rejected the claims . |
| 29 | He was a plant physiologist who had great success in promoting the study of botany as a science , but he was also concerned with conservation and wanted to study the grasslands of the prairie before they were completely destroyed by the plough . |
| 30 | I am a club member , 50 in June and obsessed with running and keeping fit . |