Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [det] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , there were only nine men aged under 30 and these included a group of four aircraftsmen appearing on a court martial accused of assaulting some young cadets at a summer camp .
2 The four bedrooms are prettily furnished , all are en suite and well-equipped and each has a colour television .
3 Scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that ozone readings over the South Pole in mid September were 15 per cent lower than those taken a year earlier .
4 ‘ But other markets in which we operate , apart from Asia-Pacific , which is experiencing double digit growth , remain depressed and this adds a measure of uncertainty to our forecasting process .
5 The metal cooled slightly before the additional pouring and this left a crack most of the way round the top of the head .
6 We thought about jumping but that meant a risk of twisting an ankle , breaking a leg , or slipping and falling thousands of feet down the north face .
7 Both points are presumably right but each sets a problem for the natural idea that explanation is the discovery of hidden order .
8 However , to obtain the juiciest and most succulent roots , use root cuttings about 1.2cm ( ½in ) wide and 20cm ( 8in ) long , and plant in February-March , making sure that each has a bud .
9 Speyside , Orkney , North Yorkshire and Derbyshire all had more than half proposing a change of enterprise and yet the climate , soil type or terrain severely restricted the choice .
10 Part of the EDDR is missing and that leaves a gap of two or three miles .
11 Rooms all have a WC with bath or shower , telephone , radio , safe and most have a balcony .
12 Intercontinent attempted to develop the PC-5 as the simplified PC-6 but this lost a wing in early test flights , killing the test-pilot Jack O'Meara .
13 Thus , threats to cause bodily harm to the complainant other than those involving a weapon are not included , although such threats will suffice if they are aimed at a third party .
14 It 's true that some to leave a mess but that 's convenient for builders and speculators who can wreck a place and then blame it on the squatters .
15 Somewhere that is secure and that has a telephone . ’
16 They were harnessable and all had a sense of individuality .
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