Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | moon god of Thebes , child of Amun and Mut , who is either falcon-headed or has a moon disk on his head . |
| 2 | Endoscopy was normal or showed a hiatus hernia without oesophagitis in 66 patients . |
| 3 | Everyone was given equal space and care was given to those of us who found it more difficult because of being deaf or having a speech difficulty . |
| 4 | The macroscopic aspect of the stomach is described as atrophic or having a cobble stone aspect . |
| 5 | Your feelings of jealousy are n't perverse — even though you did n't want a baby , you 'd probably imagined yourself being very pregnant or holding a baby . |
| 6 | The best advice if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy is that you should stop drinking alcohol until after your baby is born . |
| 7 | If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy , stop drinking alcohol until after your baby is born . |
| 8 | ‘ Article 77 Section I : striking or assaulting a member of camp administration , fifteen years to death . |
| 9 | If anybody if anything survives because it can chew better or gallop better or bring forth it 's young alive or has a better circulation , it 's not the species . |
| 10 | It may have been a teetotal , chapel-going household but do n't imagine it was ever narrow-minded or lacked a sense of fun . |
| 11 | ‘ Vulnerable people should be aware that there are some laboratories and practitioners who rely on controversial and unproven procedures … which are not considered by independent observers either to be reliable or to have a scientific basis . ’ |
| 12 | Sometimes close friendships can go wrong or get a bit hurtful . |
| 13 | Mihalj Kertes , Zoran Pjanic and Miroslav Djordevic did not campaign , speak in public or produce a manifesto . |
| 14 | Such calls are usually of an offensive sexual nature , e.g. heavy breathers and also come under point 3 , but could be offensive in other ways , e.g. telling a woman that her dead husband was having an affair , was homosexual or had a criminal record etc . |
| 15 | If members have done something interesting or have a fascinating or unusual hobby and want to tell us about it perhaps letting us borrow a photograph of the member ? ) they are welcome to write — quoting membership number please . |
| 16 | Many of the metals come from countries which are either politically unstable or have a near-monopoly . |
| 17 | When independence became assured , further party newspapers appeared as it became clear that owning a newspaper was a necessary part of a successful political campaign : for example , in Nigeria , Azikiwe and his NCNC party controlled ten newspapers in 1959 , while their rivals , Obafemi Awolowo and the Action Group , controlled fourteen . |
| 18 | What about a game of chess — would n't that be more interesting than following a solitary pursuit — or how about gin rummy ? ’ |
| 19 | It had been much more exciting than seeing a weka for the first time . |
| 20 | Erm , to cut a long story short , if a attractive Fairfax erm , individual enterprise came up , we would be far more interested than taking a stake that was a , just an investment . |
| 21 | SOUNDS : Sadly missed rock 'n' roll weekly that gave a start to half NME 's current glitterati . |
| 22 | Shooting a film is more risky than publishing a paperback . |
| 23 | THE MOST widely-used test to detect chemicals that can cause cancer in humans is no more reliable than tossing a coin , says Dr David Salsburg , a statistician with a large American drug company . |
| 24 | Much more demanding than overseeing a terrace of houses and collecting rents . ’ |
| 25 | The resulting blood pressure increase can rupture a blood vessel ( haemorrhage ) or a globule of fat can become detached and block a vessel ( thrombosis ) . |
| 26 | The Stravinsky , if more detached and calculated a piece , equally engages the senses here in the incisiveness of Zimmermann 's playing , his thrust , his fullness of sound , the quiet restraint he shows in the concerto 's plaintive moments . |
| 27 | But actually it 's the reverse , since it 's a struggle to get detached and find a perspective that balances my own inside knowledge against the spectrum of differing views of their fans , detractors and those unfortunate enough to be indifferent to them . |
| 28 | ‘ Of course you are , and so am I. Let's go somewhere civilized and have a meal . ’ |
| 29 | The 65-year-old driver , who was able to jump clear and shout a warning , escaped with a broken leg . |
| 30 | Most of the game is mental — being able to keep your head clear and retain a certain outlook on life should mean that bad times are neither so frequent nor so lengthy as they would be if you start examining your technique or doubting your ability . |