Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [prep] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Absent or available for over an hour , the gift of speech had been restored to Alistair — speech , that prince of all the faculties . |
| 2 | Next , specific action may be agreed upon that is realistic and measurable with perhaps a contingency plan lined up too . |
| 3 | It was a glorious day , warm and sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky , but by late afternoon a fresh breeze was beginning to blow in from the west . |
| 4 | My hon. Friends and I feel justified in asking for a special debate to call attention to the ridiculous fact that , at Humberstone , which is part of the EDDR route , a mile of new road costing £1.5 million has stood finished and unopened for over a year , while the county and city councils argue about a proposed route by the side of the clinic on Scraptoft lane through a recreation area which happens to be owned by the city council . |
| 5 | He really had very nice hands , large but well-shaped with just a shading of dark hair on the back of his wrists . |
| 6 | Applicants with any disability are strongly advised to contact the Adviser to Students with Special Needs early and when possible at least a year before making formal application for entry to the University . |