Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the lamp remains on for a longer time it is possible that the incorrect outer ( track ) connection to the rotary potentiometer VR2 has been used . |
| 2 | The new Association is best seen not so much as a pressure group founded to further the professional interests of teachers of English , but rather as a class-based mobilization which drew in not only most professors of English Language and Literature , but also like-minded politicians , administrators , and " men of letters " . |
| 3 | And are there quite specific stages that one can recognise perhaps as a developmental psychologist which take place at roughly particular times in a child 's development ? |
| 4 | And are there quite specific stages that one can recognise perhaps as a developmental psychologist which take place at roughly particular times in a child 's development ? |
| 5 | The United Kingdom was an original party to the Convention but did not accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Commission and Court until 1965 and then only for a three-year term which , however , has so far been regularly renewed although not without some hesitancy prompted by the embarrassment and ignominy of being condemned by the Court on a number of occasions . |
| 6 | I am a bit annoyed so I said do n't get messed about I said this is the whole point cos if , if you get over there and there 's and it 's only for a bloody week it 'll be annoying . |
| 7 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 8 | God is permitted only as a verifiable divinity who gets extremely cross at man 's transgressions . |
| 9 | I 'll never even dare to be successful , because when I 'm dead some clod with a thesis to write will put me down as a wild-eyed harridan who jumped on her lover in the street and pulled all his hair out because he 'd gone off with a person with webbed feet . |
| 10 | This is in a twelve hour so for a daily flow we 've This was a surveying period about twenty percent for to these for a full day . |
| 11 | So for a full week he had sat in the outer office , and waited . |
| 12 | It was too late to save the rick , so for a few minutes he stood and stared at the flames . |
| 13 | Furthermore , even if a woman paid in for a full pension she had to pass the ‘ half test ’ ; that is , she had to work for at least half of her married life before she could count in her contributions both before and after marriage ( Groves , 1983 , pp. 45–7 ) . |
| 14 | So , so as a rich peasant you 've got doubts about this ? |
| 15 | The ‘ sloshed ’ friend broke his ankle so as a good turn he took over the driving . |
| 16 | But I had to keep stopping to peer at the pages , so after a few attempts I gave up . |
| 17 | Sir Gregory had a painful discussion with his wife over how they should react to Pascoe 's snub , in which Lady Roscarrock gave vent to her outrage saying that they had every right to keep both Tristram and Jennifer in custody indefinitely ; but Sir Gregory wanted the whole business settled and finished with , so after a lengthy wrangle he swallowed the family pride and went over to Hill House . |
| 18 | It was freezing — literally — so after a not-too-exhaustive search we settled for a place that was warm and , as it turned out , very good . |
| 19 | Viewing the accounts of parish overseers with their detailed entries of small payments for a range of needs , some historians have found it possible to write approvingly of a Poor Law which was sensitive to local needs and did not deal in bread alone . |
| 20 | Regardless of a critical report it had itself commissioned , the World Bank has decided for the time being to continue financing the Sardar Sarovar dam and canal project on the Narmada river in India . |
| 21 | This tight-knit society functions much like a multi-celled organism whose individual cells must remain sensitive to their respective roles in ensuring the continuing health of the whole . |
| 22 | They had started with fichi con prosciutto , green figs with Parma ham , washed down with a light wine which Carlo had promised she would enjoy . |
| 23 | So with a primatic cylinder there is no need for a cold ‘ feed ’ cistern . |
| 24 | The little girls were still watching me , now rather doubtfully , I thought , so with a mighty effort I changed my whole concept of what I was , in order to respond . |
| 25 | Water voles are very shortsighted and so with a little care they can be easily observed . |
| 26 | About this time it was announced that pensioners whose means were insufficient to pay their rent were to have the amount made up by social security allowances even if they were living in a private home , so with a light heart I set about making application . |
| 27 | Stein and his staff had also filled , in principle , the several hundred other posts , but most of these members of staff would not take up their positions until three weeks before the hotel 's grand opening , timed to tie in with a huge party which Stephen was throwing for island dignitaries and specially invited celebrities , Michael Stein had proved his worth yet again in sending off invitations to the party , offering a free week 's holiday to various A-list showbiz and society figures . |
| 28 | Dyson let the clutch in with a belated jerk which brought some hard and heavy object tumbling down from the dashboard to hit Bill Waddy on the knee and roll away out of sight beneath the front seats . |
| 29 | In essence , a camcorder consists of a video camera and a recorder built together into a one-piece unit which can be powered either by battery or mains adapter . |
| 30 | It is thanks to these men of ability and vision that the deaf communities in Britain became so well established and respected , and that the deaf communities were drawn together into a national movement which after a false start exists to this day in the British Deaf Association . |