Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who find in that formulation a description of authentic Co-operation will be content with his verdict . |
| 2 | And when they married , he gave each grandchild a wedding present from his own handiwork . |
| 3 | Paris alerted Croydon , where both planes were due to land and in due course a pilot went up from Croyden to guide him down . |
| 4 | ‘ However , in due course a few , a very few indeed , intelligent teachers came to take a cool look at what was happening and they realised that for the vast majority of children the majority of our educational processes add about as much to the mental stature of our children as a diet of sawdust would add to their physical stature … . , |
| 5 | It must be likely that in due course a parent company in the UK will be legally responsible for the debts of at least its wholly owned subsidiaries unless , perhaps , it files some sort of public disclaimer . |
| 6 | I would always advise a small bit of brush on the takeoff side of the jump and in due course a white tape on the landing side . |
| 7 | The accomplice becomes an enemy , and in due course a victim , at which point he can only salute the irony of his being executed on All Souls , Day : ‘ This is the day wherein I wished to fall/By the false faith of him whom most I trusted ’ ( V.i . |
| 8 | A gift of £250 from Sir Alan 's will went towards the making of tennis courts , and in due course a Trust Fund was established , of which the School has been a great beneficiary over the years . |
| 9 | In any event , in due course a suitable solatium in the form of an apology was offered to Harold Wilson — or at lest a solatium which he regarded as suitable since he possesses the invaluable quality of being able to convince himself of the correctness of whatever he does — and the matter ended . |
| 10 | In due course a motion " That it is satisfactorily proved to this Conference that the intermarriage of deaf and dumb is conducive to their happiness and there is no reason to fear injurious results there from " , was carried by a majority of twenty-four to two . |
| 11 | The old Soviet parliament was to be replaced by a two-chamber Supreme Soviet , and in due course a new Soviet Constitution would be presented for approval leading to presidential and perhaps more general multiparty elections the following year . |
| 12 | To me , he wrote on 10 February as follows , the invective being tempered by the desire expressed at the beginning that we should have in due course a prolonged tête-à-tête : |
| 13 | In due course a hotel in Suceava had reported that two English tourists had failed to return . |
| 14 | It is an inhuman , heartless massacre a murder , an unasked for and undeserved murder , a murder of innocent , lively , living , intelligent foxes . |
| 15 | Come back in a fortnight and we 'll check its progress , but you 'll find it takes a few weeks to really heal properly because we use that toe a great deal for balance . ’ |
| 16 | Inside the single-storey building a leathery-faced , middle-aged white woman hacked with a kind of parang at branches of flame trees which had worked their way through the open windows . |
| 17 | I want money , I 've , you re get blooming all that money a blooming week anyway , do n't you ! |
| 18 | Strips of cloth had been tied to the thorn , as on trees dedicated to strange gods in West Africa , the Near East and India , each strip a supplication . |
| 19 | Italian stage designer , Pier Luigi Pizzi , to give each stand a front door and first-floor balcony , declaring , ‘ Art of museum quality does not belong on the street ’ |
| 20 | Any of the following tests would be regarded as suitable proof : Passes in the JMB Test in English ( Overseas ) at grade 3 or better up to June 1989 , the JMB Test in English for Speakers of Other Languages from March 1990 ; the AEB Test in English for Educational Purposes at grade III or better in listening , reading and writing ; the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English at grade C or better ; the Oxford-Arels Examination ( Higher level ) at Credit or Distinction level ; the IELTS ( British Council/University of Cambridge ) , with an average score of 6 or better and for each component a score of 5 or better ; TOEFL with a score of 550 or better ; the London GCE O level Syllabus B in English Language at grade C or better or in an approved SCE or GCE syllabus in English are acceptable for this purpose . |
| 21 | If you want to protect areas of your picture from accidental damage a window facility is provided and only the area inside can be edited while the window is active . |
| 22 | They evolved rapidly and spread widely , and with a little experience a glance at an assemblage of graptolites on a shale surface can be used to determine the approximate age of deposition of the rock . |
| 23 | In a technical text a reformulation may constrain the interpretation of the original for the purpose of ensuring a more accurate understanding of a particular concept and hence a greater understanding of the surrounding text . |
| 24 | In theory , as mass is the best sound insulation , it would seem that building a new brick wall alongside the party wall would make the best improvement . |
| 25 | The Act does not override the common law rights decided in the Birmingham case , and under that decision a councillor could claim to see the individual file if he could show a need to know . |
| 26 | The House of Lords gave its decision against " The Sunday Times " in July 1973 , and the European Court did not declare that decision a breach of the Convention until April 1979 — a delay of almost six years . |
| 27 | She looked the possible winner a furlong from home , but faded near the finish as the task of conceding so much weight told . |
| 28 | At each Hour a verse from the hymn is followed by a prayer which acknowledges this and sees the Incarnation as the means by which all men , both living and dead , can be united : The office thus daily rehearsed the historical story of the Passion of Christ and its significance in such a way that it is constantly renewed in human awareness through both the linear and cyclical experience of the passing of time . |
| 29 | The greatest mass a white dwarf can have is 1–44 times the Sun 's mass ; neutron stars can not be heavier than about two solar masses . |
| 30 | From the day of their first meeting , Paul Alexandre was struck by his prodigious artistic talents and begged him not to destroy any of his studies , offering him what little money a young doctor could spare . |