Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had searched the corridors but found only tools that were so old and rusted together they fell apart if he tried to use them . |
| 2 | They were n't quite so stupid as to believe wholly their own propaganda . |
| 3 | Or are they just greedy and saying well we 're doing quite well out of rent reduction , but if we , you know if we the landlords , we 're gon na get some more ? |
| 4 | I got to be more careful and watch where I 'm walking . |
| 5 | The water of the pool was still muddy and heaving where they had swum . |
| 6 | Willie grew more reticent and mumbled out something that George could n't hear . |
| 7 | A week later Liz appeared much more cheerful and explained how she was now catching up with her work . |
| 8 | Others were more positive and planned how they might use the waterways to improve their way of life . |
| 9 | I know you , ’ he said , wisely smiling and crinkling up his eyes like an actor . |
| 10 | And as a result of that David Phillips who as I was saying in the first half has proved himself to be a very valuable all-rounder already to Forest has slotted back in at centre back again and that Garry Crosby has come on as substitute and taken up his usual position and Phillips ' first half position on the right wing . |
| 11 | Rémy of Pertuis had as good as made up his mind to leave that day , but the arrival of the earl of Leicester caused him to think again , and countermand his orders to Bénezet and Daalny to begin packing . |
| 12 | Well last time we , last time he came with us , I said there 's one thing I just want to ask you a favour , that 's enough , she 's as happy as harry now she 's faced up to the fact , that er , he was not good because he did n't love her any way , she loved him . |
| 13 | IT WAS Julian Critchley — genial man of letters , biographer of Michael Heseltine , wholesale supplier of parliamentary anecdotes ( repeat orders a speciality ) and also a Tory MP — who noted that ‘ politicians are happiest when talking , at their most miserable when making up their minds . ’ |
| 14 | British Airways warned that it will have to either close or sell off its UK regional business if its cabin crews continue to strike over pay cuts . |
| 15 | He says because straw is a bulky material it 's expensive to transport — also it 's very inflammable and deteriorates once it gets wet so must be stored in big , dry storehouses . |
| 16 | Coping with minor ills is very much a matter of learning how to live with them , making small but helpful adjustments to our way of life without letting the complaint loom too large or take over our lifestyle . |
| 17 | They 'd all got too cold and run home I expect |
| 18 | Hyacinth thought Anne Heseltine was very dishy and wondered where she had her hair done . |
| 19 | Was it that the child was too refined and showing up her own shortcomings ? |
| 20 | She realizes that she is as yet too selfish to be truly creative and puts off her artistic endeavours for the time being so that she can first learn the more humble task of interpretation . |