Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This is to tell only part of the story however Anna is diligent in all her studies with a determination to do as well as possible , while her powers of expression are adequate she has a fine sense of initiative and within her limitations can organise her materials persuasively .
2 As such it offers a wide range of services : ‘ These include hardware , consultancy , on-site training and a telephone support hotline , ’ says Peter Munson .
3 On these she fixes a spiral mesh .
4 I 'm sure she keeps a careful check on them . ’
5 I 'm sure it says a written comment must be made for each subject .
6 If you carry a handbag , make sure it has a secure clasp or zip .
7 when buying a new model opt for a smaller vehicle which consumes less fuel and make sure it has a catalytic converter fitted
8 Claire says she makes sure he has a good day out … and Allan says there 's no other way to learn or get better than just climbing
9 Although this is still far too many it represents a substantial improvement .
10 For most people , retirement does not offer such vistas ; for many it represents a grinding poverty , and the monotony of a life-style structured by the meagre levels of state pensions .
11 respect in order to ensure that there is adequate visibility from a single point of access from this dual property , it will be necessary to remove a considerable amount of existing hedge to the front of that property , it 's almost inevitable that it will have to come down , because it 's necessary from the visib visibility display point of view , now that will mean that the whole of these properties are clearly visible from the road , and a major part of the present hedging will have to come down , in short this proposal does n't do a great deal for the village , in fact as far as the residents of that end of the village are concerned it does a great deal of damage to the village , I
12 In the shorthand this would be written 2 H , but being so fundamental it has a special name and symbol of its own , d for the deuteron , the nucleus of the deuterium atom ( symbol D ) .
13 In short it imposes a uniform structure on the universities ( Wissenschaftliche Hochschulen and Kunsthochschulen ) and polytechnics ( Fachhochschulen ) which together with some extras such as teacher and theological training constitute Germany 's current provision for higher education .
14 First she finds a suitable nesting place .
15 Although Bekenstein 's hypothesis that black holes have a finite entropy requires for its consistency that black holes should radiate thermally , at first it seems a complete miracle that the detailed quantum-mechanical calculations of particle creation should give rise to emission with a thermal spectrum .
16 First he has a powerful game .
17 Murray 's club-mate , Tom McKean , has set his store on the World Indoors but first he has a personal score to settle with his GB team-mate , David Sharpe , who pipped him on Saturday to make it 1-1 between them indoors this winter .
18 And , again , though this seems elementary it represents a deep truth , and the background knowledge of it will give the eventual manuscript extra power .
19 If er Mr Major is not going to look at why I say that then I hope that he , I assume from that that he has a better hope of peace an an
20 For example , a birthday card greeting is written in a different register from a legal contract in that it uses a different vocabulary , uses a different layout on the page , uses rhyme , etc .
21 An election may also be a realigning one in that it produces a long-term shift in the balance of support between the parties , perhaps installing one as the new majority .
22 The present exhibition differs in that it takes a thematic approach , organising the material around six key subjects which are further examined in a series of essays in the accompanying catalogue .
23 Peter Townsend argues that the dependence of the elderly is ‘ structured ’ in that it bears a structural relationship to social class inequalities , the division of labour , social security policies , social institutions , and so on .
24 On top of that it has a whole life of its own with sports , a nightly disco , live music , and a daily English film .
25 Memento Mori in particular she considers a great blow for old age , full of vigorous famous actors aged over 70 and in some cases over 80 .
26 In particular it challenges a prevalent tendency to compartmentalise the study of ‘ abnormal ’ issues ( that is , those related to the troubles ) from ‘ normal ’ issues of socio-economic change .
27 You 've got a very sharp increase and then after nineteen eighty two it stabilizes a little bit .
28 Nevertheless , even at his gravest he has a benign twinkle .
29 That at last it poses a genuine threat .
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