Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , given the one-roomed hovels many lived in at that period , there may indeed have been a real improvement . |
| 2 | And is n't their old Nan real made up with them , Doctor ? ’ |
| 3 | Nor are the Free Democrats likely to pull out of Mr Kohl 's government now , though some of them hope the chance will come to join the Social Democrats in government again after the next general election in 1994 . |
| 4 | NEW YORK ( Reuter ) — Programme buying and a rush of short-covering sent US blue chips to new highs , with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing 40.84 points up at 2,754.56 . |
| 5 | Either the gunners have packed in too much gunpowder or the igniting charges all go off at once . |
| 6 | Thus , while the pluralist political system may experience close liaison between bureaucratic agencies and client groups , in the corporatist state this spills over into covert encouragement by political leaders of direct action by pressure groups . |
| 7 | On the last day of that term , my final-year class all came up to my office to give me a ‘ thank-you ’ present . |
| 8 | One suspects that it is to demonstrate what the attractions of the famous Museum Island will be when the plan favoured by the Berlin museums supremo Dube but hotly contested by many museum professionals comes to fruition , for Dube has decided that the island is to be dedicated entirely to these archaeological collections , while the fine arts all move over to the western side of the city to more modern museums . |
| 9 | That morning , just after Sullivan had received a cable form Washington telling him to inform the new government that the United States would continue diplomatic relations with Iran , machine guns mounted on the surrounding buildings all opened up in a pre-arranged barrage . |
| 10 | Billy Connolly socialist people all switched on to watch that programme because they like Billy Connolly it . |
| 11 | An inquest jury in Middlesbrough heard that at the time a module had been loaded onto a large barge ready to go out to sea . |
| 12 | The single-engine Cessna 172 took off from a beach on Stewart Island , on the southern coast , and headed out to sea with Mr Maurice Treweek clinging to the tail . |
| 13 | London share prices closed slightly lower , recouping early losses which sent the FT-SE 100 Index of leading shares 31.7 points down on fears of recession . |
| 14 | They hoped that the molecules would react with the surface to form a film , with the long chains all sticking out like a field of corn . |
| 15 | But all the gains that we had made out of labour movement , improvements in working time , improvements in health and safety , equality issues , legal rights all went out of the window , and what has happened to the vast majority of those service jobs ? |
| 16 | Over long distances this adds up to thousands of pounds of pressure on your limbs and joints . |
| 17 | ‘ But although he 's been a key force for them , we have to remember that they have a number of good jumpers ready to come in as replacements . |
| 18 | Beaverton , Oregon-based Sequent was expected to be ready to show two pre-production prototypes of its high-end WinServer 5000 series , one being the much-anticipated 30-way box carrying a mix-and-match assortment of Intel Corp Pentiums and 80486 chips , in itself a design feat , and the other an 18-way WinServer 5000 fitted out with only 60MHz Pentiums , a modern-day exercise in conspicuous consumption considering the rarity of the chips . |
| 19 | It is rumoured to be ready to show two pre-production prototypes of its high-end WinServer 5000 series ( UX No 434 ) , one being the much-anticipated 30-way box carrying a mix-and-match assortment of Intel Corp Pentiums and 80486 chips , that in itself is a design feat , and the other an 18-way WinServer 5000 fitted out with only 60MHz Pentiums , a modern-day exercise in conspicuous consumption considering the rarity of the chips . |
| 20 | An apple tree grew flat against the wall on one side , and in spring , when it blossomed , it was like a huge , lacy fan all spread out in a froth of flowers and leaves . |
| 21 | That was bad for newspapers and bad for the Council : but , worst of all , it meant that there was no independent body able to speak up for press freedoms under threat . |
| 22 | That was bad for newspapers and bad for the Council : but , worst of all , it meant that there was no independent body able to speak up for press freedoms under threat . |
| 23 | The detailed arrangements vary according to the type of living accommodation the patient is in , but , if possible , everything is arranged so that the patient , carer , relatives , professional staff and visiting friends all move around without danger to themselves or the household furniture and decorations . |
| 24 | Johannesburg : Interest was minimal and the market closed weaker , with the general index 19 points down at 2,710 . |
| 25 | Field experiments with stuffed birds also demonstrate that different species of small birds all close in for the attack on a hated enemy — in this case not a predator but a cuckoo . |
| 26 | One dozy railman overslept , leaving more than 100 early-morning commuters unable to get out of Birmingham 's Five Ways station . |
| 27 | Wage and salary awards , high interest charges , the rise in VAT and general inflation all add up to increased overheads , which are reflected in the price of a funeral . |
| 28 | Convoys of reinforcements intermingled with men from the depots of Verdun , civilian refugees and shattered regiments all streaming back to the rear . |
| 29 | Is the , is the projected grant likely to go up at the same rate as in , as in nine ninety four , ninety five ? |
| 30 | A perfect day 's drive would be a visit to the islands on Lake Constance , including Mainau , which is famous for its tropical and exotic plants first planted back in 1827 . |