Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [vb -s] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The task is either hopeless or depends on a very bold speculation about brain differences , if one focuses only on the wink itself . |
| 2 | Bassist Jennifer — 12 hours ' sleep in three days , we reckon — adding : ‘ I 'm having a really bad night tonight and I do n't know what it is , but the next person who smacks the mic or stands on our gear … |
| 3 | Because of the sensitive nature of this service the pre-issuance review is necessary to give additional assurance that the firm policy is adhered to and that the firm 's report is clear and responds to the needs of the client . |
| 4 | She 's blond , Sloaney , utterly vacuous and gossips on the phone . |
| 5 | Each one is a potential hypnotic and competes for the attention . |
| 6 | She is unemployed and depends upon benefits to make ends meet . |
| 7 | The increased ionisation along the earth 's lines of magnetic force make them more conductive and leads to an increased current flow with consequent rise in magnetic flux levels . |
| 8 | Here the marginality is less transitory and occurs in the post-tribal situation where the concept of liminality is less familiar to the discipline , even though transitions across spatial and temporal boundaries still create epistemological changes of the kind Turner describes . |
| 9 | The nave arcade , with its capitals and columns , is the most interesting and dates from the eleventh century ( 401 ) . |
| 10 | The inclusion of discussion is also interesting and contrasts with traditional approaches which demanded silence in arithmetic lessons . |
| 11 | Finding three of these items is very interesting and leads to various questions . |
| 12 | My prognosis is extremely grave and follows from the diagnosis , that these are consequences of a divided society . |
| 13 | The resort is only 20 years old and grabs at any chance for a celebrity to add sparkle to its budding image as the Florida of the Nineties . |
| 14 | However , the standard edition of Hobbes ' writings is nearly 150 years old and suffers from serious defects and omissions . |
| 15 | The gallery canopy roof , which adjoins the house , is very old and lies below the house roof . |
| 16 | Joanne Graham is nine years old and comes from County Durham . |
| 17 | Gillian Gelling is nine years old and comes from Liverpool . |
| 18 | Your call is free and goes to a central advisory unit rather than to your local Social Security office . |
| 19 | He 's holding his hand out to me , yelling at me , but I 'm stuck there , terrified , screaming , and I do n't know what to do , ca n't think what to do , even while he 's yelling at me to help him , come out to him , get a branch , but I 'm petrified at the thought of setting foot on that white , treacherous surface and I ca n't imagine finding a branch , ca n't think what to do as I look one way towards the tall trees above the hidden gorge and the other along the shore of the loch towards the boat-house but there are no branches , there 's only snow everywhere , and then Andy stops struggling and slips under the whiteness . |
| 20 | Your Maria Cork [ Healthcare , Beckton ] is so helpful , charming and comes to the bank promptly and early . |
| 21 | Continue beating until the mixture is very thick , glossy and stands in stiff peaks . |
| 22 | Such a dynamic system is inherently unstable and has to be monitored and controlled in order that an optimum performance can be achieved . |
| 23 | In my view , the existing available protection is adequate and gives to a governmental body all such rights as are necessary in a democratic society for the protection of its governing reputation . |
| 24 | He traces the origins of contemporary attitudes to professionalism and public services , to the Victorian period , and argues that the model we have inherited is outmoded and stands in the way of improving professionally relationships . |
| 25 | What the Government are doing about the inspectorate is extremely foolish and flies in the face of its proud history . |
| 26 | For many older people this taboo is unhelpful and leads to difficulties , including an inability to prepare for and come to terms with the realities of old age , with physical and mental decline , and ultimately with death itself . |
| 27 | The text can be highly discursive and reads like a series of points rather randomly formed into short paragraphs . |
| 28 | Are we going to hide the ravages of time as cleverly as we can for a few more years , or gradually make the necessary adaptations in order to create a new image that is not a faded version of the old but corresponds in an attractive and lively way to the new stage in life which we have reached ? |
| 29 | She looks about eight years old but has to be more than that . ’ |
| 30 | There are particular difficulties on the question of whether a covenant is purely personal or runs with the land where the obligation in question , whether on the part of the lessor , lessee , or third party guarantor , involves the payment of money other than rent . |