Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be hard to reconcile the ideals of chivalry at Edward 's court with the burning , looting and killing which were so much a part of the campaigns the nobles fought in France , and difficult to argue that the idea of chivalry had any substantially mitigating effect on the horrors of war . |
| 2 | The idea of ‘ theory ’ has now become so pervasive , so much a part of the terms of current debate , and so visibly incorporated into institutions , that I shall not resist using it . |
| 3 | The Scots engineer became as much a part of the legends of the land as Bruce ‘ s spider and the story of Sawney Bean . |
| 4 | This match was notable for being as much a battle against the elements as the opposing team . |
| 5 | In short , patchiness , in space and time , is as much a feature of the oceans as it is of land ; indeed , ‘ patchiness ’ is a great principle in ecology — though it is rarely singled out as such . |
| 6 | The active role of the laity in the Church was very much a theme of the pontificates of Pius XI and Pius XII . |
| 7 | One consequence of the blaze in St Pierre was that it is difficult now to diagnose how much of the damage was a direct result of the nuee ardente , and how much a result of the fires it started . |
| 8 | The finale of Unforgiven is as much a tragedy for the survivors as for those who bite the dust . |
| 9 | Many of them would be as much a record of the times as of TV 's part in them . |
| 10 | The turtles and tortoises have almost as long a history as the crocodiles . |
| 11 | Also , how unemployed people were presented in the media was criticised ; however it was agreed that this image was merely a reflection of the views of the Tory government . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , it would seem that this ‘ explanation ’ is merely a restatement of the facts of tropical high diversity in that if there are more species , there will be more species of predators . |
| 13 | It does not necessarily imply essence or totality , but merely a derestriction of the stances of knowing and doing . |
| 14 | Corporate power is not merely a matter of the resources and market share of formally independent entities . |
| 15 | Law is not merely a matter of the rules which govern relations between private individuals … |
| 16 | However , if you are merely a dabbler in the drawings game then having access to the full US Geological Survey topographic patterns , architectural and other standards may well be of little significance . |
| 17 | Is this merely a definition of the limits of a gratuitous promise ( as in Thomas v Thomas , infra ) or is it an offer to contract , the consideration being P's forbearance from marriage ? |
| 18 | I 'll ask Michael Colgan now to take us a bit further down a look at the costs . |
| 19 | First decide on the video format , and then jot down a short-list of the features you consider to be really essential , bearing in mind the cost of the models which include these . |
| 20 | ‘ He has gone down a treat with the members , who have a lot of affection for him , ’ he said . |
| 21 | It went down a treat with the matrons in safe seats like South-west Surrey . |
| 22 | Lessons on what it 's like to be a European went down a treat with the pupils of a rural Ulster primary school last week . |
| 23 | Jot down a timetable of the times when you ought to stop answering each question . |
| 24 | The Canning Shirt Company at the Albert Dock puts transfers and lettering on T-shirts and produces its own designs , including Liverpool logos , which go down a bomb with the tourists . |
| 25 | Now , the er , whilst we can not expect them to adopt say our ideals , because we are er , you know , we 're probably more modernised in lots of ways , but we can set a standard which they work towards , and er , he mentioned about the fact that people er , the unemployment 's coming down a lot with the jobs , they 're just part-time jobs , and they 're very cheap paid jobs , and very er bad conditions for a lot of people as far as health and safety goes . |
| 26 | ‘ And perhaps a welcome to the strangers in our midst ? ’ |
| 27 | The old Latin tag , ‘ Act wisely ’ , perhaps a warning about the Agentes . ’ |
| 28 | Although he sounds the traditional warning that all electronics are aids to ‘ proper ’ navigation it is perhaps a sign of the times that he admits that many now see the chart-and- pencil methods as aids to the electronics … |
| 29 | ‘ Up in the bloody rafters , ’ said Stone grimly ; he shivered , perhaps a response to the thoughts of having to go back up into the roof space , into the cold , cramped quarters . |
| 30 | I think that there is much to be said for statutes to be preceded by some statement of what Parliament is seeking to achieve in rather longer form than is normally provided by the long title , in the form of perhaps a return to the days of the preamble containing recitals — a form adopted in European Community legislation . |