Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] that [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this was such specialized work that only a lucky few got it , none of them women . |
| 2 | Innocent moved within the framework of the old doctrine that only a general council could declare or pronounce on the faith ( Isidore of Seville ) , establish doctrine and condemn heresies . |
| 3 | There was a certain warmth and cosiness in this great dilapidated old house that only a gentle soul could create . |
| 4 | Although some of these issues went beyond the main remit of his Inquiry , he drew the conclusion from this basic finding that only a national government-led initiative to deal with problems of policing , unemployment , poor housing , and racial disadvantage could get to the roots of the unrest . |
| 5 | Of course , one cornerstone of this model of the structure of heroin ‘ epidemics ’ is the questionable assumption that only a certain proportion of the population are likely to take heroin , the corollary assumption being that the ‘ epidemic ’ must have a life cycle because it will eventually exhaust the pool of potential heroin users . |
| 6 | Yet this still means that over a thousand African languages are not heard on the radio . |
| 7 | I should point out in all fairness that quite a few Northern Ireland Members are engaged in talks with the Secretary of State on the future government of Northern Ireland and therefore can not be present at the moment . |
| 8 | These books show us a great adventure that only a few people undertake and finish . |
| 9 | The data which showed that only two per cent of calls came after 11 p.m. provided useful reassurance that statistically a broken night 's sleep was rare . |
| 10 | It should not be a series of coded sign-posts that only a small élite can decode and which lead us round and round in circles . |
| 11 | This ability removes the restriction on context-free grammars that only a finite set of grammatical categories are allowed . |
| 12 | For the kind of squeaky clean sound that only a solid state amp can produce , the S80 's Normal channel takes some beating . |
| 13 | But the National government was locked on course for appeasement and , with the parliamentary majority which it enjoyed , there seems little doubt that even a powerful political campaign by the Labour Party , in league with other anti-fascist groups , could have changed its policies . |
| 14 | They 'd have a little fancy shawl or My Grandma used to always have a fancy shawl that Just a small thing that came , you know , a bit down their back and And my Grandma used to wear erm a white much It was just thing like a baby 's A cotton thing , tied with a just a string , you know just to erm just a tie under her chin and it would have a wee bit of lace s on the corner , or the or the end of the tie , that was through the day and it was all ruffled , and then when she was on holiday and came into town she had a a thing on her head made of velvet and it all had fancy little things in it . |
| 15 | What was this very special place that only a few hours ago I had cursed myself for entering ? |