Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm only forty odd and I really do n't look too bad when I make the effort . |
| 2 | It is hoped that the general reader will find this interesting as it certainly adds to the understanding of the fascinating discoveries described in the later chapters . |
| 3 | He declared that his large diamond rings were his investment ; they probably were as after his ‘ crash ’ some disappeared but he still maintained his two houses . |
| 4 | give it another growing and I just thought stupid plant , and I 've left it and it 's grown into a beautiful , , did n't call it which now is supposed to before the other way round . |
| 5 | Actu no she probably is forty five but she only looks |
| 6 | Later discussing the experience with his workmates the reaction was divided , some voiced complete disbelief , some agreed as they too had had similar experiences , others just nodded agreement with Willie . |
| 7 | After all , if you have hurt each other , your husband or wife may take quite some convincing that you truly mean it when you say you are really going to change . |
| 8 | Both showed Mr. Mates well ahead of his main challenger with Labour in a clear third but they also showed that over a quarter of the electorate were undecided . |
| 9 | The business was set up in one upstairs room in premises on High Row and moved to Priestgate in the early 1900s where it still practises , on a much larger scale , with a staff of more than 50 . |
| 10 | And if you take into account that the words , A general presumption against , were common phraseology in policies in the nineteen eighties and we now use the er play against presumption we now have to use the phrase , Will not normally be permitted . |
| 11 | As Haar has nicely put it , the situation is akin to that of a sweepstake : a single ticket fetches much more than its mathematically calculated value , for the simple reason that the grand prize may fall to any one holder . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've learnt to do so much more than I ever thought I was capable of , from mixing cement and laying bricks , to walking 200km in a fortnight , ’ said Kirsten . |
| 13 | They did — and still can — mean much , much more than you probably imagine as you 're putting this week 's issue together |
| 14 | MUCH MORE THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED THE SEASIDE |
| 15 | You leave the theatre with the empty feeling that comes from watching a piece which ( like a salesman ) promises much more than it actually delivers . |
| 16 | She had eaten much more than she usually did at this time of day . |
| 17 | I understand life , and the family ties that make up almost all of it , much less than I ever did . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , his teammates did not provide much support ; Tavaré managed an incredibly laborious 42 but everyone else failed . |
| 19 | Erm Victorian fair if anyone else wants to help , I 'm sure Gwen would be only too pleased , any food . |
| 20 | The office procedures , she said , is simple anyway , and yet , ethics and etiquette is a , she said , and your teacher works you that hard and it just drills in anyway ! |
| 21 | erm , erm feel like they 're getting the benefit again , again and again , you now make the costs of at every point they take another , they 've got more coming in , erm in terms of cash and er at every point I seem to loose , I loose the first case in ninety one and everything now seems to go against me , it seems as though I do n't stand a chance any more . |
| 22 | This method is , however , a little long-winded if you only want to edit a couple of lines . |
| 23 | They 're about that wide and they 're about that deep and I just put a circle of greaseproof in the bottom |
| 24 | Now , the REALLY BIG QUESTION : why not find a place for him … yep I appreciate that Batty , McAllister , Speed & Strachan are all bloody good BUT I personally think Rocky is a far more skillful player than Batty , more likely to score goals ( than Batty ) & generally far more of an attacking player . |
| 25 | I do n't know though I mean he , he 's , he 's allowed that , he allowed that the fact that they could of been unarmed men and all that but he also condemned three of them on the evidence of this lead which he really should n't of done , he should of left an open verdict on those few cos lead could be transferred to . |
| 26 | I know he stabbed the portrait but he 'd got over all that and he never killed her … he did it out of sheer unhappiness and frustration … but that was months ago … you must believe me ! ’ |
| 27 | Why go through all this if they already have the answers ? |
| 28 | No , I 'm trying to say what is behind all this if you really think of it ? |
| 29 | I was n't at all sure if she really did love me — and , as you know , it turned out she did n't . |
| 30 | I mean it would indicate that our budgets five thousand more than we really need on other years . |