Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of those just below forty thousand were solved … that represents a clear-up rate of roughly twenty percent … and that 's ten percent below the national average . |
| 2 | In official games , Platt has been on the mark twice in 13 appearances for the Italian giants and that represents a dramatic decline in his career ratio . |
| 3 | Has that formed a satisfactory basis for planning ? |
| 4 | That displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority . |
| 5 | He was last seen in England a few days before he was due to attend an important conference in Italy . |
| 6 | This presupposes that given a low level of development of the productive forces , and a correspondingly low level of consumption by producers , a significant rate of growth not only depends upon the rate of investment but also upon an increase in the consumption of the direct producers . |
| 7 | Youngsters from 14–17 got an exclusive insight into the repertoire of a military band as players demonstrated everything from trumpet fanfares to dance music . |
| 8 | Is it possible to arrange a different time for the accounts to be returned ? |
| 9 | It 's so refreshing to see a motley crew of urchins , trendies and ravers like Sunscreem making total unself-conscious idiots of themselves on a stage instead of prancing and preening like twats . |
| 10 | However , each represents a recognisable stage of achievement , so that the student can build progressively towards a range of demanding and useful competences . |
| 11 | I have stated those two positions very crudely : in fact both are extremely complex and each represents a sophisticated view of the world . |
| 12 | This is not a symbiotic relationship because that involves a continuing separateness of identity throughout the period and process of partnership but it is an integrated relationship in which the enterprise — venture or project or more general association — is on a level of continued mutuality of interest and concern . |
| 13 | With great respect , to begin with , that involves a fundamental re-examination of this and other offences under the Theft Act . |
| 14 | Swing low , sweet Chariot is left unaccompanied , but that involves a disturbing oddity of pitching at the start . |
| 15 | In replication , the two strands separate ; then each re-forms a new copy of its original partner . |
| 16 | It is very pleasant to see a full hall on an inclement evening . |
| 17 | The Most Rev. George Carey , the Archbishop of Canterbury and senior cleric of the Church of England , on May 18 — in the week before he was due make an official visit to the Pope — criticized the Roman Catholic church 's policy on " artificial " methods of contraception , as contained in the Humanae Vitae encyclical of 1968 [ see pp. 24239-41 ] . |
| 18 | However , for all its attractions ( they include talking robots , the world 's biggest TV screen , simulated black holes and ‘ time tunnels ’ ) , Expo 92 offers a confusing view of the world , often falling between entertainment and instruction . |
| 19 | Each owned a weird splotch of colour in a white and silver frame , painted and framed by a local artist . |
| 20 | Ordinarily there are two marker beacons , the OM and MM , each situated a certain distance from the runway threshold . |
| 21 | The SATs , it was argued , should be integrated into the curriculum as far as possible using a wide variety of practical tasks and observations . |
| 22 | When the nymphs are hatched into young males and females , they each make a shallow burrow from which they emerge at night to search for a mate . |
| 23 | That got a rapturous round of applause too . |
| 24 | We need to attract as many people as possible to enjoy a good day of movement at the Training Taster Days at Bedford College on 28 April — on 9 June and on 16 June . |
| 25 | ‘ Ideology is one thing , but it is possible to enjoy a visual impression without thinking of history . |
| 26 | Using this technique , it is possible to perform a safe autorotation from a very low level . |
| 27 | As mentioned above , it was not possible to perform a detailed study of the Ca 2 + sensitivity of K + channels in excised inside out patches . |
| 28 | It is my contention that entrenchment and cynicism both reflect and serve to heighten an atmosphere of demoralization ; that they arise as a result of a semi-conscious decision by teachers about how to cope with doubts and demands ; that while this stance often seems the only possible option it is a mistake to adopt it ; and that through insight into the dynamics of the decision-making process , a better stance can be found , even in very trying circumstances , that offers a greater opportunity for personal satisfaction and institutional success . |
| 29 | External regulation , at least in a form that applies to all citizens equally , is legitimate , but state intervention beyond that constitutes an illicit curtailment of individual freedom . |
| 30 | The unfortunate Capel Junior made a terrible hash of things and belted the ball yards over the bar . |