Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun sg] [coord] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Mass civil disorder , whether it be the result of a real or imagined grievance or merely over-indulgence in alcohol , is not purely a recent phenomenon .
2 Most of the teaching is still done by hourly-paid staff who enjoy none of the benefits such as holiday — or sick pay or even protection of employment .
3 Serve potted salmon in its own dish with a cucumber or green salad and perhaps jacket potatoes .
4 Gauthier has revived the Hobbesian argument that political authority and indeed morality generally can be founded on rational self-interest .
5 The overall effect was that total spending and hence taxation tended to rise faster than the Cabinet really wanted in the long term .
6 There had been an American and Canadian scholarship and now training was available in Belgium .
7 Sometimes the relation between brothers-in-law is asymmetrical like that between elder brother and younger brother and sometimes affinity itself is asymmetrical so that the categories " wife-givers " and " wife-takers " are distinct ; but these are technical matters which lie outside the scope of the present discussion .
8 He commanded the ATC for some years , and was associated with soccer and later rugby and also cricket .
9 The borders at Snowshill exude health , most of the roses are remarkably free from greenfly and black spot and even Cyclamen neapolitanum are seeding freely .
10 This can cause a cart-wheel and major damage or even injury .
11 I hope that as a result of visiting WISE VI you , your colleagues and pupils will be more aware of the career possibilities in Science and Technology and of the interesting and fulfilling work opportunities they offer , both through study in further and higher education and subsequently employment .
12 Will fares have to rise to provide for this , particularly if open access and therefore competition is not present ?
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