Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [conj] [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I followed the cliff path which led steeply up out of Otters ' Bay and then westward over the headland for something less than half a mile , to bring me in sight of the bay I had seen yesterday . |
| 2 | She 'd thought about going back to her room for a while , maybe find out from Josie what she 'd been caught up in the night before , but it would take her more than half an hour to walk . |
| 3 | The Queen thought it strange that such an event should be taking place ; the Emperor , ever tactful , made no comment . |
| 4 | When news of the wonderful changes brought about in Kidderminster at this time spread , it won the approval of Anabaptists and Independents who hardly believed it possible that such a work of God could take place through the ministry of a parish church . |
| 5 | But immediately Hilton makes it clear that such a life-style involves an active life of its own if the peace that is sought is to be found , for it may not be had : This has been defined earlier as : Such an active component of spiritual endeavour is a concomitant of man 's temporal nature . |
| 6 | When my hon. Friend the Minister made it clear that such a student would be invisible , that a student returning for the summer holidays would not affect that household , I was not sure whether the hon. Lady was pleased or angry . |
| 7 | While the rules do not prevent this , Home Officer Circular 48/1991 , para 58 makes it clear that such an arrangement involves unnecessary duplication and should only be allowed in exceptional circumstances . |
| 8 | We think it important that such a tabulation should include all types of revolving credit , as well as fixed-sum instalment credit . |
| 9 | That was in 1973 : the escalation of jury awards in more recent libel cases makes it unlikely that such a plea will be repeated by a defending editor . |
| 10 | The RES would , however , make it unlikely that such a mandate would be granted . |
| 11 | This makes it unlikely that such a fund will be established . |