Example sentences of "[adj] and [det] of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in its way it is more exciting and more of a challenge than the current enthusiasm for plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading . |
| 2 | It is true that 1759 could represent the beginning of a copying effort that extended over several years , but the appearance neat , professional and all of a piece does not support such a hypothesis . |
| 3 | it was a terrible and all of a sudden this man said , I 'll be jiggered ! |
| 4 | I do n't have to stand here baring my soul in order to make you feel better and less of a victim ! |
| 5 | ‘ I sometimes play half of a match good and half of a match bad , or not so good , and I have a feeling it gives opponents the chance to come back , ’ he said . |
| 6 | If the iceberg is too big , you might find yourself trapped underneath a moving mountain , bumped and towed along with less and less of a choice of where to go . |
| 7 | As more and more survive and are kept alive beyond the utmost limit of working life , the economic or social function of the individual provides less and less of a motive or framework for his survival ; and when we ask Why ? we find ourselves thrown back upon purpose in a sense which is neither economic nor social nor even secular . |
| 8 | It can also happen due to build-up of tolerance , when you need more and more of a drug to get the same effect . |
| 9 | At a time when Slow Play is beginning to become more and more of a scourge , it is also worth noting that the golfers needed just two hours and 45 minutes to go round , which included a break for as glass or two of Bollinger at the turn . |
| 10 | But with the spiralling expense of Christmas , crackers are coming to be regarded as more and more of a luxury . |
| 11 | You know you 're in a position where everything 's hunkydory and all of a sudden you 're in a a bank of fog . |
| 12 | Touch wood , that attitude has continued now that I 'm being more positive and less of a wimp . |
| 13 | I know that when I 'm playing live , to go from the bass to the guitar is tough ; to go from one song to the next and all of a sudden you put a guitar neck in your hand … your hand feels so big ! |
| 14 | To go from the bass to the guitar is tough ; to go from one song to the next and all of a sudden you put a guitar neck in your hand … your hand feels so big ! |
| 15 | But it has made us more productive and more of a team — we all have to co-operate and pull together just to keep our heads above water . ’ |