Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this could be different if only the British people were allowed a real stake in the EC . |
| 2 | In Fig. 11–11 the median voter is constrained to vote for an output combination along 18 of the budget line 12 because otherwise the local authority would set tax rates that left the poorest citizens with a minimum income level lower than that regarded as acceptable ; i.e. they would set a tax greater than 19 . |
| 3 | Of the two types of bend tests the four-point is the more reliable since only a pure bending moment is applied to the centre section of the beam and the relation becomes exact , for small curvature , since the deformation is truly into a circular arc . |
| 4 | And it seemed to her that that broken line , I know not , oh , I know not " , expressed a level of passion as high as any the English language could achieve ; the interjection and the repetition and the archaic inversion were to her the exhaled breath of yearning . |
| 5 | It is also interesting as perhaps the key example of a special system designed to minimize political influence at the local level , since local authority involvement is only indirect and slight . |
| 6 | Although all that is required , where the new husband is acquiring the husband 's interest , is an assignment of the husband 's equitable interest , this is plainly impracticable as neither the new husband nor the wife will wish the husband to continue to have any interest at all in the property . |
| 7 | Jane Austen is less descriptive than either the Gothic novelists or Scott , for although her letters are full of domestic detail and she enjoins her sister , Cassandra , to omit nothing in her account of a house — ‘ For one 's own dear self , one ascertains & remembers everything ’ — novels are not written for ‘ one 's own dear self ’ , and she was not one to inflict what she did not enjoy — ‘ your descriptions are often more minute than will be liked ’ , she warns her niece , Anna Austen , an aspiring writer . |
| 8 | The second method is appropriate when only a small number of arithmetic operations are to be performed on each of a large number of initial items of data . |
| 9 | It was as simple as only a barefaced lie could be . |
| 10 | Instead , their own difficult first album is one extra twist of its theme , three songs and a few warped guitars overdubs short of a classic which by local debutants ' terms is almost an unprecedented if also an easy success . |
| 11 | The best results were found from the combination of the two processes , the worst when just the rule-based method was used . |
| 12 | Waller believes it is more complex than just a huge shift of opinion on the day . |
| 13 | For some countries , including Britain and Spain , it seems likely that a softer , more automatic ERM would be better than both the existing ERM and no ERM at all . |
| 14 | It may nevertheless be better than even a reasonable harmonium or American organ . |
| 15 | How far is it possible to speak of a partnership at all if only a restricted set of activities is undertaken ? |
| 16 | But Caterham 's independence does enable it to be more adventurous than perhaps a large parent would allow . |
| 17 | Last year , 45 per cent of recorded crime was cleared up — more than double the average rate in the United Kingdom . |
| 18 | By 2031 the average number of homes passed on each year , excluding bequests to spouses , could be 343,000 — more than double the current average ( see chart ) . |
| 19 | Cargo forecasts suggest that a growth rate of 11.4 percent for Europe-Far East trade over the next 20 years will be more than double the expected increase across the North Atlantic . |
| 20 | Of the 383 state production plans , 148 had been unable to meet their target — more than double the previous figure of 65 . |
| 21 | For real benefit , allow your exercise to help you on more than simply a physical level . |
| 22 | The word ‘ habitat ’ implies more than simply the physical environment of an animal . |
| 23 | In the face of such mystery , God was much more than just a protective wing to creep under . |
| 24 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 25 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 26 | It symbolised something more than just a pleasant snack . |
| 27 | ALYSON WILLIAMS ‘ Alyson Williams ’ second from the fierce US soulwoman , with which she plans to prove that she is ‘ more than just a loud broad in a loud hat ! ’ |
| 28 | BUT IT WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A DIRTY WEEKEND , FATHER — I 'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT ! |
| 29 | He 'll undergo surgery tomorrow morning and if it is more than just a simple fracture , it could mean an early end to his cricketing career . |
| 30 | Experience at the Birmingham Money Advice Centre ( see Appendix III ) shows that — at least for the generally poor people who go to the Centre with money problems — mail order , check traders and other weekly callers such as tallymen are woven so closely into the fabric of daily ( or rather weekly ) life as to be more than just a possible buying choice . |