Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The conventional form is generally convenient ; it is useful to have equal eigenvalues in groups and to the use superdiagonal ; but in particular cases it may be well to use a nonzero quantity other than a unit in the superdiagonal . |
2 | The capital transfer tax legislation ( [ IHTA 1984 s201 ] ) however provides that both the settlor and the trustees are liable for any capital transfer tax payable when a settlor puts assets into a settlement . |
3 | The genuine desire to help those with real needs can make the advice worker angry if a client appears to wish to take advantage of the system or only to insist on their rights and not to face their responsibilities . |
4 | In Massachusetts the contest to select the Democrat candidate to contest the governorship was resolved when John Silber , the caustic president of Boston University and a political maverick , came from behind in the polls to defeat Francis X. Bellotti , a former state attorney general and a mainstay of the Democrat establishment . |
5 | an afternoon caller who leaves the garden gate open or a tramp who asks for a can of water and leaves the tap on . |