Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] but it [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had tried separating them to eat in different places but it had not worked as they tried to run around while eating . |
| 2 | You 've ticked the wrong things but it does n't matter cos we can probably use those anyway . |
| 3 | Hence we might find instances of accuracy in the production of such formulas as fixed phrases but it does not follow that the learner can transfer the accurate production of forms to a wider range of constructions and contexts . |
| 4 | That might seem like the wackiest of wacky ideas but it becomes ever more fascinating as it is explored in a barrage of speculation , invective and anecdotes , all designed to prove that money , in a practical rather than puritanical sense , is the root of all evil . |
| 5 | The press reflected the living culture of the people ; it could influence opinion and reinforce existing attitudes but it did not create new forms of entertainment and rarely attempted to alter the habits or loyalties of its readership . |
| 6 | I 'm trying to explain to you that there was a different atmosphere about it , the whole situation , I know they were hard times , I know that some people had some really rough times but it did n't show very much , and when I come to think of all my parents ' friends I do n't remember anybody having a wife bashing episode or they all seemed to be very contented with their lot somehow except one , and that was a little bit dicey when I was a little kid , but the man died and the Observer the next week the er obituary notice was put in the paper and underneath they 'd got , with Christ which is far better and my father said and they she could n't have said anything better words |
| 7 | In those days a man was allocated duties , it is true they tried to arrange that he was on early spread , medium or late duties but it did n't always work out because of holidays , sickness or that but erm there were no restriction on hours . |
| 8 | I thought it was going to be one of those horrific accidents but it does n't seem like it now because he was brutally injured . ’ |
| 9 | So they make up this game with negative numbers but it works very well it 's very useful . |
| 10 | This brought acid secretion in the duodenal ulcer patients into the range of the H pylori positive healthy volunteers but it did not fall to the values of H pylori negative healthy volunteers . |
| 11 | Allelic losses , insertions , and point mutations have been detected on many other chromosomes but it has still to be established whether such changes function simply as markers for colorectal cancer , or as potential prognostic indicators . |
| 12 | Well the atmosphere is very bad indeed in Belfast because er we had this before of course twenty years ago we had various bad situations but it has n't been so bad in recent years , but this last fortnight , er we 've had U V F killings , then we had this terrible bomb by the I R A killing the protestants in the Shankhill Road . |