Example sentences of "[adj] of [adj] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The " Big Book " of alcoholics Anonymous describes some unfortunate people as being " naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " and says that " they are not at fault ; they seem to have been born that way " . |
| 5 | To go on to say that " they are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " is also true but this may not be the whole truth . |
| 6 | It is obvious that Smith 's assessment is coloured by his self-revealing remark that ‘ Coleman had never done a day 's soldiering in his life , and for that reason alone was incapable of leading and directing ’ . |