Example sentences of "[adj] of [noun] [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 In the truncated finale , for instance ( given a puckish rather than a trenchant slant by Kun ) , I was all too conscious of moments when the speed of articulation and lively nature of the acoustic conspired to widen the distance between soloist and woodwind , making for an uncomfortable out-of-phase sensation in their exchanges .
2 Great numbers of labouring poor were more characteristic of regions where the soil was chalk-based .
3 Some have described her as a 1920s version of much-admired Kate Adie , who always appears to be in the thick of things wherever the action is !
4 Mrs Hollidaye was incapable of understanding how the thought of having to leave tomorrow hung on Dot 's shoulders like a heavy woollen cloak of despair .
5 The Revenue seem to have an option to apply Cases III , IV and V or Case VI but the author is aware of cases where the Revenue have permitted the preceding year basis to apply under Cases III , IV and V although the Revenue could have assessed under Case VI .
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