Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's actually and that 's the most absorbent time , your mind 's most absorbent where you 're up to the age of five which is when you should when you 're at nursery school . |
| 2 | Lili 's father was tremendously rich until the government sequestered all his property . |
| 3 | This may seem a little absurd since the buyer in possession may well not be a mercantile agent . |
| 4 | They did look a little absurd though , with Morrissey 's quiff looming in enormous proportions and Marr 's face speedily reclining behind a blossoming mop of fringe . |
| 5 | It 's also rather annoying if you 're on your own , a bit like watching someone eating a three-course meal when you have some dry toast and a pickled onion . |
| 6 | Rangers jumping from a helicopter and spreading out in this same way , a little over-confident as many American soldiers tended to be , hyped up by TV and movie images to believe in their innate superiority . |
| 7 | Perhaps there are Leicester citizens who will feel just a little sorry if the bird we all love to hate were ever banished ; no longer to amaze us with squabbling antics in the garden , purposeful flight lines at the end of day , noisy pre-roost assemblies — and starling spectaculars at dusk . |
| 8 | Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner . |
| 9 | Tom Merry , Bob Cherry , Billy Bunter and all their peers bid fair to join the immortals , only a little lower than Falstaff , Gulliver and Long John Silver . |
| 10 | Though they were made just a little lower than the angels , they were stamped with God 's character , bearing his image and divine likeness . |
| 11 | These two reasons — the public sector 's ability to spread risk more thinly and the lower after-tax interest rate relevant to resources displaced from private consumption — justify the use of a public sector discount rate that is a little lower than the interest rate inclusive of tax and risk at which private firms must borrow . |
| 12 | The two decades on either side of 1500 were comparatively stable , with wages being only a little lower than in the middle of the fifteenth century , but by the second decade of the sixteenth they began to decline in face of increasing prices . |
| 13 | ( To a first approximation , one is likely to encounter the first type if f is a little higher than f and the second type if f is a little lower than f . ) |
| 14 | In any case the normal cost of equipping a good boat with an efficient crew would certainly not be higher , and probably be a little lower after the trade had settled down to its now increased dimensions than before . |
| 15 | This central finding of the study was intensely controversial since it implied , firstly , that the USSR showed signs of fundamental weakness and was less of a ‘ threat ’ and , secondly , it appeared to run counter to the view of some econometricians that developing countries , especially those purchasing advanced foreign technology in large quantities , must eventually catch up . |
| 16 | My hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne , North ( Mr. Henderson ) and the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey ( Mr. Hughes ) were dead right when they said that the Bill is a lost opportunity . |
| 17 | I would be most grateful if you could cast your eye over the script ; the one area that seems to have gone a little awry is the Language Review but I 'm sure we can sort this out during the shoot . |
| 18 | I understand the facility fee for our filming will be 75 and I would be most grateful if you could send me an invoice in due course . |
| 19 | ‘ I would be most grateful if you would , Miss Kenton . ’ |
| 20 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 21 | As the house is of the Georgian period , I was thinking of oak as a possibility , but I would be most grateful if you could let me know what other types of wood are suitable , either hardwood or softwood , including some of the foreign hardwoods that are now available . |
| 22 | I 'd be most grateful if you could help me . |
| 23 | I would be most grateful if you could recommend and advise me on the aforementioned , plus compressors . |
| 24 | Mr Syms and I would be most grateful if you could come and visit us , perhaps on a Sunday . |
| 25 | I would be most grateful if you could let me know what more , if anything , I have to do to submit an application to WWF/UK for grant-aid towards the costs of preparing and presenting our case . |
| 26 | I would be most grateful if you would make some inquiries to find out what is preventing DGXI from responding courteously to our invitations ? |
| 27 | I have enclosed a copy and would be most grateful if you could find the time to scan through it to see if I have made any errors of fact or tactics . |
| 28 | I would be most grateful if you could send the print as soon as possible to : Please send the invoice to me at our office in Welshpool . |
| 29 | I feel sure this is an error caused by logistical difficulties , but I would be most grateful if you could clarify the exact current position with regard to your determined action to have this important section of road removed from the proposed Network . |
| 30 | I would be most grateful if you would telephone and speak to either Heidi or me to let me know if and when this would be convenient for you . |