Example sentences of "[adv] [det] [noun pl] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This sudden and violent less of the abbey , its Abbot and three of its Brethren is perhaps the cause of the locally reported transmutations and the essence of the profoundly poignant atmosphere commented upon by so many visitors so the site — that overwhelming peace , tinged with a hint of sadness .
2 David Seaman was excellent for us , saving so many one-against-ones otherwise the defeat would have been much heavier .
3 Not so many years ago the country was covered with windmills .
4 There are obviously more overheads when the client group is geographically dispersed rather than grouped together in a home .
5 The term ‘ non-specific ’ is unsatisfactory , although in common usage , because it lumps together those cases where a cause can be established with those in which no aetiological agent can be found .
6 In the case of the working class — possibly more than the middle class — the unemployment of families and the depressed economic conditions that prevailed during the inter-war years encouraged the reduction of family size , even though there were still many areas where the birth rate remained high or increased , almost oblivious of the economic conditions .
7 There are still many systems where the man is in the control loop , for example in vehicle driving and in most manufacturing production processes .
8 Smooth out all wrinkles so the fabric hugs the frame
9 It really is n't these days just the hardware , the , the box of electronic magic tricks that matter .
10 These show that , in those relatively few cases where the auditor 's role has been challenged , in virtually no cases at all has lack of independence been demonstrated — or even alleged .
11 Cos , actually , the other thing about defenders hauling people down like that , you know , how many times when a forward 's through one on one on a goal keeper does he score ?
12 It then uses this information , plus the information in fed by the stitch width indicator ( or the Design Controller ) , telling it how many stitches wide the pattern is , to calculate at what stitch to start the pattern knitting .
13 Then several years later a gunman appeared in front of him : ‘ A man stood there , four feet away and fired a gun at me .
14 The officer did not invite the defendant to express a preference for giving blood or urine but warned him of the consequences of failure to provide a specimen and gave him the opportunity to put forward any reasons why a specimen of blood could not be taken by a doctor .
15 Despite the constant temptation to misuse an artist 's name , there seem to be very few cases where the customer was actually deceived , although this surely must have happened with some pirate or bootleg records .
16 This aspect is something that has increased in importance with the rise of inflation because there are very few cases where the deceased would not have been earning more by the date of trial than he was earning at the date of his death .
17 The cobbled lane boasted a pub , the Bargee , which the rivermen used , but it saw very few customers once the wharf gates clanged shut .
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