Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] [coord] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There are 5 arm spines obscured by thick skin ; when denuded they appear glossy and quite rugose with large secondary points along the shaft of the spine .
2 The ventral ones are slightly flattened and very rugose ; the dorsal ones appear smooth or finely rugose .
3 Rights of way are often played down by vendors and appear dormant but once negotiations have been legally completed , or work commences on site , are vigorously enforced by the beneficiary .
4 After retirement these expectations may no longer even be relevant , yet habits die hard and probably patterns of caring have already been established which will go on exerting an influence even though there is no longer any need .
5 Look fine and distinctly dandy , teaming your tweeds with a waistcoat and jodhpurs .
6 In a less flamboyant way , numberless provisions of state law , county councils , and local authorities , regulate and make possible the wealth , power , and by most people 's lights , the reasonable and necessary exclusivity , of clubs , societies , schools , and universities which foster fraternal and even class loyalties .
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