Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [prep] the right [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I repeat to the right hon. Gentleman that I have said no such thing , and neither in context has my right hon. Friend the Chancellor . |
2 | I disagree with the right hon. Member for Guildford . |
3 | I look to the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook when I say that I am not clear about the precise intention that lies behind the phrase in new clause 2 , which refers to ’ satisfactory access to advice and representation ’ — this is for applicants — ’ from advisers and representatives of their choice ’ . |
4 | I refer to the right hon. Member for Islwyn ( Mr. Kinnock ) , who proclaimed in Blackpool that regional government would result in ’ guaranteed disharmony , disunity , conflict and competition throughout the whole of Britain The dominant issue of politics will be the jealousies of region against region , nation against nation , argument against argument . |
5 | I agree with the right hon. Gentleman on the importance of forensic evidence in cases in Northern Ireland about which we are all aware . |
6 | I agree with the right hon. Gentleman 's first remark . |
7 | I agree with the right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) that the same thing applies in the western Sahara . |
8 | Cases of the latter type , where the adjective is used only to aid identification and does not actually apply to the entity of the phrase , closely resemble the great bulk of noun + noun phrases in their structural value , examples such as : ( 11 ) army manoeuvres the piano factory a sea monster an angle bracket However , even among noun + noun phrases , certain specimens occur which are clearly analogous to the former type ; as in : ( 12 ) a doctor journalist ( or doctor-journalist ) Chancellor Kohl a bed-settee These would permit an affirmative answer to our diagnostic test , although normally it is necessary to allow a little leeway in the shape of an added determiner to allow for this requirement of English : ( 13 ) Maurice is a journalist and he is also a doctor 2.3 It would be useful to have names for the two types of adjectival use , and there are fortunately two terms available which fall in the right semantic area and which have not been pre-empted for any other widely accepted technical linguistic purpose . |