Example sentences of "[adj] [n mass] [adv] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Substitute honey for sugar in drinks and at meal times , serve fresh fruit rather than a dessert .
2 Blood-tests are now available to tell whether someone has had German measles in the past , and nobody in their right mind would suggest that such a positive blood test indicated the presence of active German measles long after the patient had recovered from the infection .
3 The impact that it has on these people particularly as the Chair said , the retained service , can be quite profound because they , unlike the whole time firemen can be catapulted from being a joiner one minute into being a rescue operator the next minute .
4 Secondly , engineering inspectors of AIB had been called upon to provide the engineering input to RAF boards of inquiry concerning accidents to military aircraft ever since the Branch was part of the old Air Ministry and consequently their expertise in jet aircraft investigating techniques was already at a high pitch before the first civil jet airliners entered service .
5 It is important , however , that we keep accurate records , though it is not so important we make rigid rules that can preclude the recording of a well-authenticated fish simply because a rule was not strictly adhered to .
6 Because it was organised by local people rather than a government agency it ensured a wide attendance of local people and created an atmosphere in which serious debate could take place .
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