Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [vb base] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Current figures for the top 100 suggest a six-fold increase in the inclusion of the balance sheet and a 10-fold increase in the inclusion of a cash flow/funds statement . |
| 2 | In the light of Leapor 's harrowing narratives of heterosexual attachment gone awry , as in ‘ The Temple of Love , ’ and family feeling deformed by familial conflict , as in The Unhappy Father and The Cruel Parent , it is possible to read into this last wish a peculiar kind of vindication . |
| 3 | In this latest attack a nineteen year old woman was sexually assaulted as she crossed this footbridge walking home . |
| 4 | I would have you all three witness a certain vow I have to make before we march . ’ |
| 5 | The statute of Gloucester in 1278 with its fifteen chapters mainly concerned with land law ; of Acton Burnell in 1283 resolving some aspects of credit ; of Wales in 1284 extending to the newly conquered territory the advantages of English common law ; the statute of Merchants in 1285 drastically revising the statute of Acton Burnell ; the statute of Winchester in 1285 which was concerned to protect society from robbery and violence ; the statutes of Quo Warranto and Quia Emptores in 1290 which respectively clarified a resented enquiry and terminated subinfeudation : all these constitute a staggering corpus of law-making in a matter of fifteen years . |
| 6 | So the A fifty nine well let me put it let me put another question , does the A sixty one serve a similar function to the A fifty nine ? |
| 7 | But very occasionally , one or two individuals out of a population of many thousands have a different fate . |
| 8 | 1066 , 1789 , 1945. 1 have a superb vocabulary ( monad , retractile , necropolis , palindrome , antidisestablishmentarianism ) and a nonchalant command of all grammatical rules . |
| 9 | Individuals need to help one another engender a common concern for establishing goods and services we all require , creating a community . |
| 10 | [ I ] t facilitates communication amongst those who are familiar with one another share a common background and meet in numerous formal and informal contexts ( 1982 , pp. 158–9 ) . |
| 11 | The first two have a simple sigil etched on the glass which indicate the racial type ( a character of the relevant race can identify these easily ) . |
| 12 | In patients with obstructive jaundice secondary to extrahepatic bile duct obstruction , about one third have a focal lesion detected on initial ultrasound and about two thirds on computed tomography . |
| 13 | Third , he said , the Big Six have a substantial revenue advantage because they are much more profitable than second tier firms . |
| 14 | Although the registered disabled comprise a substantial proportion — some 12 per cent — of the population of Britain , only two to three per cent of them are chairbound and only four per cent of the registered blind have a guide dog . |
| 15 | Glow-worm young have a nasty habit of devouring snails — alive . ) |
| 16 | Half the English feed fast and early and then go down the pub to drink beer , the other half eat a slow meal late and drink wine before , during and after . |
| 17 | Only eight were released , however , because the other 21 face a second trial for ‘ economic crimes ’ . |
| 18 | We had a bachelor party on board , who were out for a little merrymaking : an island marriage ball had wooed them from the desk of the counting-house , and having had a taste of the free air of these parts , and being good fellows well met , a few more days of healthful roving have a gleeful appendix to the gaieties of the wedding . |
| 19 | Water , sand and concrete all reflect a high proportion of UV-light . |
| 20 | The other two take a sinewy cut off the side of an iced swordfish caught last week . |
| 21 | On development , the negative and subsequent positive reveal a composite image of the dancer performing in the street . |