Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that a chief , or perhaps a leading group would after a while be decided on and priorities set in a way more mature than the boys , but girls would be less imaginative when it came to building shelters and lighting fires , and also less physically able to lift heavy objects and build things . |
| 2 | If the above chord were required f or ff a good arrangement would be to replace the 1st trombone by a trumpet , and to lay out the chord thus : |
| 3 | If the circumference of the upper arm is 33 cm or more a large cuff should be used ( Maxwell et al , 1982 ) . |
| 4 | If you 're young you might think that cushions or even a thick rug will be fine for sitting on but not everybody would be happy — or able — to put up with this and certainly older people would prefer something more comfortable . |
| 5 | For the highest level jobs a whole country or even an international community might be considered , but in European countries most workers attempt to find jobs which do not require either moving house or excessive travelling , and such proximity has corresponding advantages for the potential employers . |
| 6 | Indeed it was still argued that determined efforts should be made towards monetary union so that eventually a common currency could be issued by a European central bank . |
| 7 | An increase of at least 10 per cent will be demanded by union representatives , who will argue that only a substantial rise will improve morale . |
| 8 | Such criticism of American policy would be counter-productive ; the claims on the United States for economic and military assistance were so great that only a limited amount could be given to Korea . |
| 9 | There was a certain warmth and cosiness in this great dilapidated old house that only a gentle soul could create . |
| 10 | It is well known that only a great dancer-artist can suggest the development of the sixteen-year-old Aurora , happy at her birthday , into the dreamy figure the Prince meets in the woodland glade and on to her final entrance as a triumphant princess fully awake to her responsibilities as Queen-to-be . |
| 11 | It should not be a series of coded sign-posts that only a small élite can decode and which lead us round and round in circles . |
| 12 | It was simply a question , Fred declared , of having ‘ a nose for news ’ and added that only a competent reporter could make a good story out of unlikely ingredients . |
| 13 | The procedure followed ensured that only a certain response would disambiguate the message . |
| 14 | Innocent moved within the framework of the old doctrine that only a general council could declare or pronounce on the faith ( Isidore of Seville ) , establish doctrine and condemn heresies . |
| 15 | The Rhapsody in Blue brings the most effective performances on the disc , but even at this price level the competition is so intense ( Gwenneth Pryor on Pickwick ; Jerome Lowenthal on Vanguard ; CfP 's Daniel Blumenthal ) that only a general recommendation can be given . |
| 16 | The more he thought about it , the more he realized that only a slight change would need to be made to his own plans . |
| 17 | But there can be no real doubt that it was on medical advice that Law resigned , for he was advised that only a complete break would save him from total breakdown , and he was actually suffering from the disease that was to kill him in less than three years . |
| 18 | It is in the heart of Manchester , but for many years industry and commerce have been moving away from the city centre , increasing the risk that only a lifeless core will be left . |
| 19 | Many were convinced that only a proletarian revolution could remove discrimination . |
| 20 | The European Parliament on Sept. 12 , in a resolution stating that only a diplomatic solution could settle the crisis ( passed by 300 to 70 with 19 abstentions ) , called on Italy as current holder of the presidency of the European Communities ' Council of Ministers to convene a special EC summit to find such a solution . |
| 21 | Her property was her separate property ( that is , separate from her husband , so that only a married woman could have such property ) , and , by means of a settlement , she could be restrained from anticipating it . |
| 22 | Here again it is unrealistic to expect the law of any state to list modes of service which are not allowed ; the policy of the authors of the draft that only a positive prohibition should ‘ stand in the way of granting a request for service ’ gives inadequate weight to the interests of the state of destination . |
| 23 | Another way of formulating this criterion is to say that only a semantic deviance can be taken as a ‘ figure of speech ’ . |
| 24 | The essence of the public choice problem is that only a single decision can be made and the conflicting preferences have to be reconciled . |
| 25 | It would be foolish to see the outcome as additional pressure , or as a thesis that only a single method should be available . |
| 26 | Our perception of spermatozoa was changed forever by Woody Allen 's impersonation of one in Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex , and University of Pennsylvania are giving substance to his fantasies , putting the poor little tadpoles through an arduous obstacle course to step up the process of survival of the fittest : according to Prodigy Services Co , the mad scientists have created a new class of silicon chip that can be used for analyzing sperm samples and providing a venue for fertilisation ; the technology uses microscopic obstacle courses inside a silicon wafer to weed out unhealthy sperm , and has been used successfully to fertilise a mouse egg ; the chips are etched with a virtual theme park of twisting channels , forests of columns , and other features designed to ensure only the strongest of sperm reach their goal , with some passages so small that only a single cell can pass ; the researchers have not yet applied for approval to test human fertilisation using the chip , but say that could happen within the next 12 months — Brave New World , or the embodiment of virtual sex . |
| 27 | While their opponents in 1830 believed that a considerable measure of parliamentary reform would lead to national catastrophe , the Whigs maintained that only a considerable measure could prevent a catastrophe … |
| 28 | In any case Burun thought that there was a wild streak in his daughter 's nature , and he suspected that only a mature man would be able to manage her . |
| 29 | This was ginger brown in colour and so badly fitting that only a blind man would not realise that it was a hairpiece . |
| 30 | But the judge said : ‘ This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified . |