Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did they live rent free but also received 3/6 per week . |
| 2 | Shoulders long and well set . |
| 3 | It is vital that this point is understood by all parties concerned and clearly set out in the terms of engagement letter . |
| 4 | Condition immaculate as only used indoors . |
| 5 | His nose was large and slightly crooked , mouth wide and beautifully cut , chin firm and slightly indented . |
| 6 | The toes are still polished , the sides and heels dull and slightly smeared . |
| 7 | He was hours overdue and completely exhausted . |
| 8 | Then , in the early stages of the second half , with Alan Shearer outstanding and well supported by Mike Newell , they threatened to take the game . |
| 9 | Barry was in his early forties , six feet tall and heavily built . |
| 10 | Hauser , six feet tall and heavily built , in his fifties , wore the uniform of the American executive . |
| 11 | He 's described as white , about six feet tall and heavily built . |
| 12 | In Open events there can be up to 36 fences — a combination of natural hazards such as water , rails and ditches of up to four feet six inches high ; hedges of up to six feet high and specially built fences like steps and tyres . |
| 13 | Five other countries " Russia , Poland , Pakistan , Iraq and Ireland " are given awards for being " tragic examples of countries unresponsive or actively opposed to the desires of women and men for greater control over their reproductive lives " . |
| 14 | After a decade when her image shone from a thousands glossy magazines she now looked far from regal in a blue jacket and short skirt , her make-up thick and heavily applied . |
| 15 | Clematis cirrhosa Freckles Evergreen and delicately scented , it flowers from October , reaching 2 to 3 m in height |
| 16 | The posters include a description of 51-year-old Mr McEvoy who was 6ft 1ins tall and heavily built . |
| 17 | That was the puzzling thing that happened to Peggy Pringle , who was nearly nine years old and just longed to join the Pack to which her friends belonged . |
| 18 | Tyrer said : ‘ I played rugby league until I was 17 years old and even played for Wigan Under-11s at Wembley , where I kicked six goals . |
| 19 | ‘ Love 's Theme ’ live , now 18 years old and hopelessly dated , does what pop music is supposed to do , which is to make you feel good about yourself and momentarily released from the impossible contradictions , demands and sadness of life . |
| 20 | There is a small Methodist chapel which is over 100 years old and still used every Sunday . |
| 21 | They were on average 18 months younger than known users , 22.5 years as compared with 24 , with 56 per cent being 22 years old or under compared to 47 per cent for known users . |
| 22 | Much would have depended on the distances involved and on the modes of transport available as already mentioned above ( p. 44 ) . |
| 23 | A callous gunman who shot a German tourist dead and then shot and stabbed other members of the family has been jailed for life . |
| 24 | The judge reckoned it was a bit savage but nevertheless awarded it second prize . |
| 25 | In speech we frequently use reference words such as the demonstratives this and that or the personal pronouns , he , she , it to point to persons or objects present and therefore known to the participants . |
| 26 | Over the centuries , this Socratic spirit has extended its influence , and in our culture that influence has reached its peak with a universal demand for knowledge and the triumphs of Wissenschaft — philosophy , science and learning — by which our culture endeavours to make existence comprehensible and therefore justified . |
| 27 | Under this new dispensation things foreign and far removed from our own polluted urban world acquire all exotic piquancy , an exciting glamour , which causes them to be approached with a mixture of reverence and hope . |
| 28 | The crucial issue is the resourcing of community economic development ; therefore , we should be asking are the present resources adequate and fairly distributed ? |
| 29 | All the same , he was a professional 's professional , his knowledge hard-won and shrewdly counted , his ignorance despaired and worked upon . |
| 30 | ‘ What can be more refreshing to the feelings of an artist , than to observe the localities of colour subdued and almost amalgamated with the floating atmosphere ; the fore-ground in chastened tones and tints , and the distances swimming in celestial blue ? ’ |