Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] a [noun] ['s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the fastest hundred in a Test match in England since the heady days of 1981 , and as a gambler 's last throw , it was in the same class as Botham 's 149 . |
| 2 | Round , high-cheeked , boyish but with a scholar 's high brow , it was the face of a man of twenty-seven years of age nerving himself for an extreme deed , a supreme effort of will . |
| 3 | Moreover , where a woman dares not register her non-consent because of a man 's violent or frightening behaviour , the law is permitting him to benefit from his own wrong if it grants him a defence on the basis of an honest but unreasonable belief in consent . |
| 4 | It is also unwise to overlook all else because of a person 's Christian commitment . |
| 5 | How far children take it , and especially the language they use and the sophistication with which they employ concepts , will obviously vary enormously , but none should be excluded because of a teacher 's prior decision that they are not capable . |
| 6 | Local authorities are expected to resolve any questions as to a child 's ordinary residence by agreement , failing which the Secretary of State will decide ( s30(2) ) . |
| 7 | A lending bank must concern itself as to a country 's political stability . |