Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 He became lazy and somewhat withdrawn .
2 Here there was a delay , for Fiver — surrounded on all sides by the quiet summer evening — became helpless and almost paralysed with fear .
3 It was not until the Local Government Act of 1889 and the Burgh Police Act of 1892 that the Scottish spelling ‘ Burgh ’ became universal and firmly established in Scotland .
4 It smelled fresh and newly washed , and curiously stamped with her youth , her beauty , her frail mortality .
5 However , if the buildings can not be used for such purposes ‘ other uses are preferable to allowing the buildings to remain empty or grossly under-occupied ’ .
6 It also became clear that diametrically opposed opinions of and attitudes towards integration could quite easily be found within a local authority .
7 " Guerrists " among the PSOE " aparato " ( bureaucracy ) felt that officials using unorthodox but previously tolerated methods of fund-raising were not guilty of personal corruption .
8 9.1.1 The rents ( or any of them or any part of them ) under this Lease are outstanding for [ 14 days ] after becoming due whether formally demanded or not
9 Cassie was fond of it and kept it dust free and well polished .
10 For added safety , we will fit miniature circuit breakers to provide reliable and easily operated protection when using any electrical equipment .
11 The vast bulk of these acts involved insecure or improperly adjusted fencing of dangerous machinery , inadequate precautions against fire and explosion , as well as failure to inspect equipment and maintain healthy work conditions .
12 They are playing on the fact that most of us do not like to appear ignorant or ill informed .
13 However , the Course does include smooth and well understood processes for achieving change , connected with the Polytechnic 's system of annual review , which have been extensively used .
14 Mid-region performance is strong and acceleration only begins to tail off above 120mph , but the Chrysler engine lacks ultimate finesse at high revs , becoming noisy and slightly strained , while the power delivery is too often spoiled by a hesitation or jerk after a sudden lift-off or application of power .
15 If not dismissive in this way it is likely to be considered unimportant and never thought about again .
16 It may simply be used as a taunt which is deemed provocative and so portrayed as one of several triggering actions for the killing .
17 Instead , he 'd looked shocked and utterly horrified at seeing me still alive .
18 Regular reports required by individual locations are obtained by using standard or specially written programs produced by the team .
19 Don Kroodsma did an experiment in which he played normal and artificially reduced repertories of male canary song to female canaries .
20 The most obvious exploitation of biomass is the manufacture of alcohol by fermenting surplus or specially grown crops — e.g. sugar , corn , bananas ( see Latin America and Synthetics sections ) .
21 When people from this background find themselves in the middle of an industrial set-up , it is not easy for them to adjust their values or frames of reference , just as people from an industrial society , used to individual wages and jobs , would feel confused if suddenly thrust into a peasant society .
22 The other contender was a Fiesta — ‘ it seemed comfortable and well put together , but I 'd read that the engine was n't that good , ’ says Mr Cole .
23 A 45-minute session makes you feel relaxed and slightly dazed , but not so severely that you ca n't go shopping afterwards .
24 These large spaces did not rush past but seemed endless because endlessly repeated .
25 JULIA FORDHAM Porcelain ( Circa 10 ) ‘ You make me feel vulnerable and totally exposed , ’ is not a lyric you would expect from Kylie Minogue , or even Liza Minnelli .
26 If capital transfer to other countries was also made illegal or tightly controlled , this would also help to prevent corporations evading the law by exporting those behaviours which would be illegal in one country to another where they are not .
27 A second later , a Vadinamian official came on-screen and irritatedly pointed out that the Valve was about to open and I should be moving .
28 His jokes with her had started jamming , and she had grown steely and even gone through his pockets .
29 Many of these people will feel lonely and socially isolated , especially if they are very old and , hence , relatively inactive .
30 Domestic ovens are not constructed to take continual punishment : the door might be opened and closed over 50 times a day , frequently slammed shut and generally abused by the busy caterer .
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