Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a candidate is preparing to be interviewed ‘ on air ’ , there is usually a period of five to 10 minutes before the interview proper when a live satellite link will be sent back to network headquarters . |
| 2 | Further , it has been argued that there is no ‘ Asiatic mode of production ’ , so that the distinctive history of the Orient has to be explained in terms of influences other than a specific mode of production ; for instance , by the character and development of political or religious institutions . |
| 3 | 1990 is a good time for a Zeppelin retrospective since a new generation has grown up without all the negative associations that the band once had . |
| 4 | 1990 is a good time for a Zeppelin retrospective since a new generation has grown up without all the negative associations that the band once had . |
| 5 | He could not take over the South Metropolitan until a suitable post had been found for Mr. Mason . |
| 6 | Virtually any publication other than a fine art title or a typographically critical one could be happily output at 1,000dpi . |
| 7 | What is the significance of Marilyn other than a cheap giggle ? |
| 8 | It needs little in the way of special equipment other than a portable cassette recorder and microphone , and many a pleasant hour can be spent in collecting background sounds of various kinds . |
| 9 | If you are moving from a place other than a shared home for which you had no personal responsibility , you will need to cancel the milk and newspapers for ever , and organise new deliveries at your new address . |
| 10 | The provisions of paragraphs ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) above shall not apply so as to make it unlawful for a motor vehicle to be fitted with an instrument or apparatus other than a two-tone horn designed to emit a sound for the purpose of informing members of the public that goods are on the vehicle for sale . |
| 11 | ( i ) Trusts could be charged on persons other than a testamentary heir ; on anyone in fact who received a benefit under succession to the deceased . |
| 12 | There are other potential locations within the district that would take a significant amount of development other than a new settlement . |
| 13 | According to ns.62A(1) : ‘ No action in respect of a contravention to which section 62 above applies shall lie at the suit of a person other than a private investor , except in such circumstances as may be specified by regulations made by the Secretary of State ’ ( emphasis added ) . |
| 14 | The appropriate regulation for our purposes is SI 1991 No 489 , regulation 3 of which outlines the circumstances where an action may be brought at the suit of a person other than a private investor . |
| 15 | ‘ … no person other than an authorised person shall issue or cause to be issued an investment advertisement in the United Kingdom unless its contents have been approved by an authorised person ’ . |
| 16 | Section 57(1) of the FSA stipulates that no person other than an authorised person may issue or cause to be issued an investment advertisement in the UK unless its contents have been approved by an authorised person . |
| 17 | The cell had no features other than a low shelf bearing a thin vinyl mattress . |
| 18 | They were received by the group of villagers they joined with no comment other than a whispered bonsoir . |
| 19 | No , consider first and foremost Emily Brontë 's Wuthering Heights , for who was Heathcliff other than a swarthy bastard who spoke gibberish in preference to the Queen 's English . ) |
| 20 | To travel for miles along a country lane seeing no traffic other than a solitary tractor is rare in England generally but usual in this vicinity . |
| 21 | I was a bit shocked when a 60-year-old woman opened the door until I realized that she was the ‘ madam ’ who took the money . |
| 22 | Because different lenses are used for different purposes ( for example , a wide-angle lens gets more visual information on-screen than a close-up lens ) , even in straightforward recording , it could be argued that any photographic image is already a distortion of what one sees in the real world . |
| 23 | As a seller , it costs you £25 to cover lost legal fees of up to £300 if your buyer pulls out for any reason other than an adverse survey , a defect in title , or unreasonable delay on your part . |
| 24 | There is no suggestion here that anyone in the Arab world other than a fanatical fringe seriously expects that his leadership could resolve the region 's difficulties . |
| 25 | Paul Klee found that if any path other than a straight line is offered between two nodes , the stress can be increased . |
| 26 | Those who assess , therefore , have little to back their judgement other than an instinctive feeling , aided by experience , that this or that is good , useful , or will be successful . |
| 27 | His features showed no expression other than a mild amusement that only served to infuriate her all the more . |
| 28 | A care order other than an interim order will continue in force until the child 's eighteenth birthday unless it is brought to an end sooner ( s91(11) ) . |
| 29 | But even in the case of such an Act , if there are superadded provisions which attach to non-payment consequences other than a bare liability to be sued , there can be no justification for refusing to have regard to those consequences and to consider whether the existence of the provisions creating them has placed the payer under such pressure that the payments have not in truth been voluntary . |
| 30 | His reference to the respondents having no alternative but to continue to pay and to Great Western Railway Co. v. Sutton suggests that he was referring to payments made to avoid unpleasant consequences other than a simple action of payment . |