Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Climbing up to the right and beyond Cow Dub , I followed the beck , dry where it had drained away through the limestone but flowing where the bands of sandstone outcropped , until on the open fell the limestone gave way to glacial moraine and the beck gurgled noisily back down towards Cow Dub . |
| 2 | Sometimes they were so drunk they fell asleep where they were and lay without pillows or covers until I returned from work , and then I would rage at them in Arabic , telling them that thanks to them my room was no better than the Italian 's pigsty at home ; we used to spit on the ground whenever we went near it , children and grownups alike , shouting exclamations of disgust , even though all we could see of it was the outer fence . |
| 3 | ‘ Bedtime — you look as if you 'll fall asleep where you sit at any moment . |
| 4 | Seated where he is , Rhys Williams knows one false move could mean the might of God descending on him at any moment . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , judges often give reduced sentences on a plea of guilty where there are mitigating circumstances , or where the need for young children to give evidence in court is avoided . |
| 6 | How are you going to make sure your customer 's payment to you wo n't be stopped by his government 's policies , which is always possible where there are balance of payments or political problems ? |
| 7 | Yet change is possible where there is willingness that progress should take place . |
| 8 | This is only possible where there is a transnational capitalist class willing to deal with the TNCs when , for example , the comprador role may be too dangerous or has actually been abolished . |
| 9 | I do rather resent it when there are other council committees , there 's Town Hall Strategy Working Party in the afternoon , now if we 're going to be sure that we can all get to this without conflict with other committees , erm I had to be there on behalf of the Lord Mayor because she had duties , erm and I was very sorry not to be able to come , because I have dealt , visited many occupational , I wanted to visit the officers , and you know , it is n't always possible where you have a conflict of interests . |
| 10 | Consequently , data which are collected for one particular analysis or processing application are unsuitable where they are required elsewhere for a different purpose . |
| 11 | This section of land lies between the canal and the River Tame and leads along to the A5127 northeast-bound where there might be room for a vehicle to pull off the road into the gateway to load up beneath the M6 . |
| 12 | Tried projecting negative of Bride from holograph enlarger , he wrote , but image thin and weak where I want it strong ( though indeterminate ) . |
| 13 | She held out for a mammoth ten seconds and then , weak where he was concerned , she could hold out no longer , and collapsed weakly , clingingly , against him . |
| 14 | The Report acknowledged the problems involved in determining the levels of difficulty and complexity in the work that has to be carried out in the social services and the barriers that exist to sharing this work among different kinds of personnel but concluded that ‘ nevertheless , some distinction in work levels is possible and necessary in our view , and this is most practicable where there is close teamwork and an emphasis on ‘ team responsibility' ’ for cases , ( pp. 137–8 ) . |
| 15 | Perhaps you 're exhausted where you 've had a gear problem . |
| 16 | We 'll put it right where we think it matters , on the training field and we 'll keep playing with the philosophy of working , training and competing . ’ |
| 17 | Summarising prospects for a US-Soviet summit , Baker said : " I think we are right where we were the last time . " |
| 18 | that 's right where we used to perhaps |
| 19 | Got him right where you want him , have n't you ? |
| 20 | And then again I think it is escapism for some of them to get pregnant where there 's so much unemployment , it 's something of their own to be proud about . |
| 21 | If they just make it totally private where everybody has to pay |
| 22 | Didier Pironi told me they were about to leave the circuit for a hotel to meet in private where they could not be coerced by their bosses and , as it happens , along with a half-dozen other early colleagues , my car was well placed to follow the bus as it drove off . |
| 23 | … it being very narrow where we met it , the Driver of the Chaise in backing his Horses to avoid being drove over overturned his Chaise , but very providentially , blessed be Almighty God for it ! we received very little Injury , Nancys Face was a little bruised . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | We kept to the paths , being specially careful where we put our feet ; ground nesting species are at their most vulnerable in spring . |
| 26 | He also warned us that , once we were back in London , we were to be careful where we went , to whom we talked and what we ate and drank . |
| 27 | ‘ And to tell my friends to be more careful where they discussed other people 's affairs ! |
| 28 | After jointing and gluing ( be careful where you stop and start your tongues ) , two pieces can be cut off to finish at four and a half inches each . |
| 29 | Road-running jars the spine and leg joints , so a visit to the soft green of the local park is much better — but be careful where you tread . |
| 30 | You have to be careful where you 're taking it and all the rest of it . |