Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If I were Harold of Wessex , which I 'm glad I 'm not , I should send a polite embassy soon , preferably under Bishop Ealdred ; to extract the child before someone else has a better idea .
2 Can I can I say that in my opinion that the county council 's current budgeting strategy which effectively imposes a two percent efficiency saving which I might add in figures come to something like one point five million erm is , is of concern but what is of greater concern is the further possibility of a four percent er reduction which is being sought in blocks of three percent and one percent next year for ninety four ninety five which is to the amount of two point eight million at the current prices will in my opinion decimate the present level of service provision in policing .
3 I 'm thinking , for example , it 's not a medicine as such , but I 'm thinking of the birth control pill , which presumably has a possible effect in its particular form over a period perhaps twenty years , rather than five years , on a person .
4 The first stage in the transfer is a preselection process , involving informal discussions with tenants where they may make their own alternative suggestions , which eventually produces a single applicant to go forward to the final stages .
5 this soon tangles itself in a web of white noise and frantic improvisation which eventually has a hypnotising effect on the audience .
6 They have become impotent — a fact which naturally causes a great deal of anxiety to them and to their wives .
7 Standing to paddle , the fishermen are extended by their reflections and appear to be walking on the water on wavering stilts , their long paddles a second leg .
8 The island of Porto Santo has a regular air link with Madeira by a small Air Portugal plane which only takes a few minutes .
9 Volcanic clusters occur both on continental and oceanic lithosphere , and are particularly common on the African Plate which apparently has a high concentration of hot spots ( see Section 4.2.1 ) .
10 But he said the province was now faced with ‘ a quite alarming series of incidents , which perhaps marks a new phase in the terrorist campaign , and it has serious implications for people in Northern Ireland . ’
11 This was recently confirmed by the discovery of an F0/F1-type ATPase in an archaebacterium which already harbours a V-type enzyme .
12 The developer hopes it would link with the existing Magnetic Imaging Centre , which already operates a sophisticated body scanner .
13 The developers hope it will link with the existing Magnetic Imaging Centre , which already operates a sophisticated body scanner .
14 Parties refused authorization had a right of appeal before an administrative judge , and the MPS , " which already leads a public life by virtue of being the source and guarantor of the institutions provided for in the National Charter " , was exempted from certain registration formalities .
15 Du Pont , which already has a large complex in Northern Ireland , decided to locate a new software centre to service all its European needs in the Antrim Technology Park .
16 California joins Alaska which already has a Green Party , and Hawaii and Arizona may soon follow suit .
17 Smith New Court , which already has a sizeable position in Ferranti shares , was a heavy buyer for the second day , as was Hoare Govett , which includes British Aerospace among its corporate clients .
18 A re-investigation which largely involves a fresh examination of evidence , witnesses , and hypotheses about the commission of the crime , is better conceived as an independent verification procedure .
19 Or do they play only a minor role which nevertheless gives a vital clue to the unfolding of the plot ?
20 Nonetheless , everything important is included on Sony 's single disc , which thus enjoys a considerable price advantage .
21 An individual event which normally gives a particular ERP may sometimes yield nothing and the ERP may sometimes occur in the absence of the evoking event .
22 In each case , there is a period of study at another university which normally includes a short placement of work observation .
23 So I would agree with what Tom said on the sort of , things , yeah , you know , knock that together , we 've got that on one piece of paper already that 's about two years out of date , well , was up to date two years ago , which I could probably dig out for you , and then erm we 've got , we can even do it from a European sort of view point , which just has a few things there that need taking up .
24 The kick uses a turning action which momentarily exposes a large target area to the opponent .
25 So , for example , a newspaper which innocently publishes a misleading advertisement will have a good defence provided the advertisement was received in the ordinary course of business .
26 Formulas of this kind can only be the starting point in a process which always demands a sophisticated approach .
27 The St Patrick 's Day Show is always held in Dublin and all green stars awarded are usually guaranteed majors , which usually encourages a large entry .
28 For example , the lesser celandine , which usually looks a uniform yellow , would develop a dark centre .
29 In Britain , however , because of ministerial responsibility and because of the suspicion that the appropriate ministry could do the job much better than a new , inexperienced board ( which usually has a lower calibre of staff ) , the ministries concerned have their own sections on tourism , forestry and the countryside which go over everything the board in question proposes , giving authorizations , suggestions or exercising a veto .
30 We do not have to go quite so far afield to find another language which still plays a considerable part in our daily conversation .
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