Example sentences of "[adv] in a [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few hundred yards further on , though , venerable stone walls sprang up on either side and we were suddenly in a picture-book Cotswold village tucked away out of sight in the ignoble fringes of the city . |
| 2 | Morphine given pre-emptively in an acute pain model will block the induction of c -fos in a dose dependent manner , however , even with relatively high doses there is still a basal level of c -fos induction with noxious stimulation . |
| 3 | If technical legal words are used , they will normally be given their technical legal meaning , especially in a standard form document drafted by lawyers . |
| 4 | It is not always easy to get up to date information on which to set the quotas , especially in a small area sample . |
| 5 | When I was four years old the book reads : ‘ Very fond of dressing up , especially in an old nylon nightdress ’ — ‘ the princess dress … ’ |
| 6 | These applications have become more important in recent years owing to the push towards shorter wavelengths form FELs — culminating perhaps in a genuine X-ray FEL . |
| 7 | These schemes , then , can be summarized under the following heads : we run residency and award schemes , we run grants to artists and craftsmen and photographers , we run an artists in school scheme , which involves placement of and artist for two weeks or so in a local secondary school , we offer payments to artists for exhibiting in certain galleries , something akin to the public lending right , we also provide assistance for the purchase and commissioning of contemporary work , and finally we run an artists ' register , which is a slide register of work of artists within the region , which is accessible to anyone who wants to come along and look at it , whether they are organizing an exhibition or thinking of commissioning a piece for their own living rooms , or perhaps a piece for their town hall or public library or whatever . |
| 8 | He moved at once , for he would not lie here on the floor before this ancient evil creature and , although it was awkward and painful to stand up because of the ropes that bound his arms , he did so in a swift fluid movement and stood eyeing the Robemaker . |
| 9 | The formal breakfast at eight o'clock in a high-ceilinged dining room with heavy mahogany sideboards and floor-to-ceiling windows was n't everyone else 's way of life . |
| 10 | The extensive fluvial environments with freshwater lakes , lush vegetation and thriving fauna ( Fig. 2 ) could have existed only in a moderate climate conditions with adequate humidity . |
| 11 | An example of ( iii ) is the French Nabis , who met regularly but otherwise collaborated only in a private gallery exhibition . |
| 12 | Earliest into the national newspaper market after 1945 was the Pearson group , previously interested only in a regional newspaper chain ( Westminster Press ) . |
| 13 | The result was evident not only in a growing emigration movement but also in the disproportionately high number of Jews in the most radical political parties . |
| 14 | Journal literature is very widespread indeed and any researcher may find himself having to read not only in an academic subject area but also in the professional or trade journals too . |
| 15 | Lucker musters his etiquette and swallows it down in a loud cartoon gulp . |
| 16 | The late arrival by 13 minutes of three of their key players left Peterlee with too much work to do at Consett where they went down in a first division game by 91 points to 58 as they were left wondering what effect Ivor James , Gord Laing and Allen Quarmby might have had had they been there for the start . |
| 17 | We settle ourselves down in a First Class cabin , lay our delicacies out on the table , open some wine and champagne , set the crayfish on to plates that do n't look paper , and eat , drink and devour vast quantities of pâté , hors d'oeuvre and champagne . |
| 18 | Deep down in a blue half light of the control room , American sailors huddle over their radar screens , plotting its progress towards Iraq . |
| 19 | Dawn handed her a syringe filled with heart stimulant and soon Sandy was settled down in a warm recovery cage . |
| 20 | Swinburn was knocked down in a late night incident in Newmarket a month ago — and rates himself lucky to be riding again at all . |
| 21 | spent head down in a stagnant wishing well , |
| 22 | Otherwise , if the wind is squally it may end up with the wrong wing down in a fierce cross wind . |
| 23 | The implications of being 4–0 down in an 11 match contest were telling , and despite a spirited display by Virginia Humphreys Davies in the opening contest on the second day , when she outlasted Lisa Albano to reduce the deficit , there was little anyone could do to delay the inevitable . |
| 24 | I do n't know but he would n't , he would n't have it cooked aboard there , my mother used to cook it for him and I 'd stagger down in an ordinary shopping basket , in two basins there 'd be vegetables in one and his pudding and gravy in the other and I used to take that down for him and he used to come ashore and he used to then go and have it . |
| 25 | they lost by six at Crewe … won by five against Colchester … and then went down in an eight goal bonanza last week … |
| 26 | I gather that the match was played at the new centre — little more than a new clay court being put down in an old car park and towering scaffolding stands then being erected around it , rising almost vertically so that it gave the impression of the fans literally hovering over the court . |
| 27 | Do n't go along in a dirty T shirt and floppy gym shoes or try to over-impress or be antagonistic . |
| 28 | ‘ Anyone Can Make A Mistake ’ , featuring backing vocals from Tallulah Gosh 's Amelia Fletcher , shuffled along in a fine pop style but , for once , the reviews were very unflattering . |
| 29 | The quarters were pressed together in a compressed air jig , and then placed on a bench and the panels , mouldings and windows fitted to them . |
| 30 | They needed each other , them complemented each other , they were bound together in a joint world order that defined the period 1948–1989 . |