Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The meal was finished , his father had returned to the newspaper , rather deflated at his family 's lack of appreciation of his vice-presidency , and his mother had finished her ice cream and was rising from the table . |
| 2 | If tempers have flared , and especially if you have been badly treated by your employer , the urge to retaliate with every means at your disposal will be enormous . |
| 3 | Lucy felt embarrassed and more than a little annoyed with her aunt . |
| 4 | Its function is basically to cover a woman 's hair and hide the shape of her breasts but it can be worn in a variety of ways , draped round the top half of her body and head , folded over her chest and hanging over her shoulders or loosely placed round her neck . |
| 5 | He ignored this and leisurely got into his undershirt . |
| 6 | The monument to Chaloner Chute , also designed by him and in a seventeenth-century classical style , was eventually erected after his death by his cousin T. L. Chute . |
| 7 | People rarely asked for your invitation card . |
| 8 | These people are rarely honoured in their lifetime . |
| 9 | Any course modules successfully completed throughout their career can then be included in a record of achievement , ensuring an up to date record of professional development undertaken . |
| 10 | A good working relationship also enhances an officer 's intelligence system , more effectively bringing to his attention knowledge of pollutions for which the discharger or his neighbours may be responsible . |
| 11 | Although still used for storage , the mill is slowly deteriorating and largely silent , long since stripped of its fulling stocks , its Boulton and Watt steam engine and water wheels . |
| 12 | Pitts Mill , now sometimes known as Oaklands Farm Mill , has been luckier and has , at least structurally , survived , although long since stripped of its manufacturing machinery . |
| 13 | Constance was getting a little irritated with her friend . |
| 14 | ‘ Indeed , ’ he agreed , seeming a little irritated by her interruption , as if , as when he was giving a lecture , he preferred to hold the floor . |
| 15 | I confess I was a little shaken by my playmate 's tone . |
| 16 | The Bishops of Rochester now mostly lived at their Palace at Rochester or Lambeth , the houses at Halling and Trottescliffe being allowed to decay owing to the expense of maintaining them . |
| 17 | Throughout his career he seemed to be around when it happened but the finger of accusation rarely pointed in his direction . |
| 18 | Quaint tools such as cockles , bows , strikes and pages are skilfully welded by our master craftsmen to this day . |
| 19 | It is the people who work in the institutions who are most exposed to our dislike . |
| 20 | But he lacks unction ; he rather plays with his text |
| 21 | Who had the most influence on your screen career . |
| 22 | The SPG was , however , highly controversial and widely criticized for its behaviour at demonstrations in particular . |
| 23 | The French government was consequently widely criticized for its presentation late on Jan. 14 of new proposals , of which no inkling was given at the EC ministerial meeting . |
| 24 | The HDI was widely criticized for its complexity and for a system of weighting data which gave the United States the lowest HDI of any developed country ( owing to its high illiteracy rate ) . |
| 25 | Although his regime was credited with having introduced a degree of economic prosperity , it was widely criticized for its disregard for human rights . |
| 26 | An unexpected retention in the Cabinet was Foreign Minister Carlos Iturralde Ballivián who had been widely criticized for his conduct of diplomacy within the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , for the handling of border disputes with Chile and for his failure to secure Bolivian membership of the Mercosur common market with Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay [ see p. 38096 ] . |
| 27 | She also wrote to her brother , whom she had mostly but not altogether forgiven for his betrayal of her to her mother . |
| 28 | ‘ Being so close to Merseyside is a disadvantage , because a lot of Liverpool lads would rather stay in their area where there 's such a good standard than travel into Wales . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Really I 'd rather stay in my room . ’ |
| 30 | With your wonderful knowledge of the Bible , Mr. Deputy Speaker , you produced the Lazarus motion which revived them all from the dead and they eventually passed on their way through the House . |