Example sentences of "[conj] in a [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the enforcement agent in a compliance system regards prosecution as a sign of failure , where in a sanctioning system it becomes visible evidence that he has done his job . |
| 2 | Completely all-over patterning would certainly not be practical if you are making garments for sale as it is fairly time consuming , but ‘ at random ’ or in a close group they are splendidly spectacular and make a wonderful splash of colour and pattern . |
| 3 | Breakfast is taken on a pleasant terrace , or in a large room which doubles as a comfortable lounge during the evenings . |
| 4 | The policy does not cover claims arising whilst the vessel remains afloat unmanned in the UK from 1st October to the 31st March inclusive , unless the vessel is placed in a purpose built marina , protected harbour , non-tidal waters or in a sheltered mooring which has been notified to and agreed by the Corporation . |
| 5 | Except in a few cases it was pronounced a failure because of the need to use cheaper materials . |
| 6 | So although in a liberal democracy it would seem practical and even suitable for the police to have a say in the way order is defined and maintained , as Foucault ( 1970 ) and Douglas ( 1987 ) have shown , this will inevitably take on an expansionist line ; for anything other than bland support of the proposals of the institution will present a challenge or pose a threat . |
| 7 | And neither do you , for Levi has never played in an Open Championship , although in a thoughtful moment he will say that he may have erred in not entering for the Old Course last year , and that now he may well play The Open . |
| 8 | It is normal procedure for this sort of evidence to be made available to defence lawyers , although in a civil case it is not a legal requirement . |
| 9 | Although in a given society there will be similar frames of reference about general things , acquired from initiation into a common culture , there are always differences between people because experiences are personal and largely unique . |
| 10 | The early railway unions that emerged during the 1890s were generally socialist in orientation , although in a few cases they were anarcho-syndicalist . |
| 11 | The epidermal cells at this edge generally appear to adhere tightly to one another , although in a few places they are individually rounded up as though less tightly coherent . |
| 12 | Groups formed in this way tended to remain relatively stable , moving as a whole from one activity to another , although in a few classes they were formed only for specific activities ( generally mathematics ) and disbanded for the rest of the day . |
| 13 | Basically , I come to praise the positive steps taken by Health Ministers over the past five years , although in a minor way I will ask for reconsideration of a wrong done to a medical practice in my constituency . |
| 14 | Although in a numerical case we can find the degeneracy of AB by evaluating and studying C , it is instructive to examine ( 18 ) in numerical cases . |
| 15 | That stance was supported by the university 's rector , the rock musician Donnie Munro , who said that although in an ideal world he would hope such a sale would not be necessary , there may be little alternative . |
| 16 | What does remain to be done ( although in an ideal world it will already have been settled ) is to record the terms upon which the members have entered into their partnership , and ironically that will involve particular consideration of what is to happen when the partnership comes to an end . |
| 17 | These criteria need proper definition : although in an open competition one may fail to get the job because of another superior candidate , in this situation ( where there may be no competition from peers ) the shortlisted candidate may still be rejected — not for performing badly at the interview , but on technical grounds by poorly informed committee members . |
| 18 | For although Force Orders inevitably direct that such material will be submitted for assessment , it is typical that in a task-orientated institution which gives low priority or credence to the academic tome , the systems to ensure submission of the essays , or the ability to make much use of any useful ideas they contain , often remains sketchy . |
| 19 | Doctors have been slow to appreciate that in a similar way their standing in the community could be raised if they encouraged complaints , investigated them rigorously , and made restitution when appropriate . |
| 20 | Suppose we show that in a present-day vernacular there is structured variation in verb-forms of the type he does/he do ( see Cheshire , 1982 , for a relevant study ) , with one form perhaps being preferred in formal styles and the other in casual styles : we may also — by comparing the speech of different social groups and age-groups — show that one form is progressing at the expense of the other . |
| 21 | Pervasive though this negative tradition is , it does n't quite answer why it is that in a post-Christian society there should continue to be so much indifference to the claims of animals . |
| 22 | This is so sensitive that in a noisy office it can pick up an unamplified solid electric guitar from about 12 inches and show the exact pitch on the strobe . |
| 23 | Now I 'm sure you , Brian , would acknowledge that in a certain sense we are all laymen most of the time . |
| 24 | The answer is that in a certain sense there is only one categorical imperative , and all other categorical imperatives are applications of this . |
| 25 | Listening to this I on the whole thought that in a real sense he never really quite answered them , on the other hand he made every single person look silly . |
| 26 | She had taken the trouble first to find out what she could about the topic from the notes given , and had thought about it carefully , so that in a real sense she was herself involved in what was happening in the classroom . |
| 27 | Hewitt and Burton ( 1971 ) analysed the record for southwestern Ontario and found that in a 50-year period there would be 1 severe drought , 2 major windstorms , 5 severe snowstorms , 8 severe hurricanes , 10 severe glaze storms , 16 severe floods , 25 severe hailstorms and 39 tornadoes . |
| 28 | Germany 's World Cup maestro believes that in a former life he popped up as a plant — or an animal . |
| 29 | Finally , there is the distributional argument that in a state-owned firm there is less clearly an adversarial " us against them " contest between management and employees , because the profits ( if there are any ) do not accrue specifically to owners of capital . |
| 30 | If correct , it might imply that in a capitalist society our ordinary thoughts are part of a ‘ capitalist ideology ’ , which ensures that capitalists reap their profits whilst the rest of us are kept in obedient subordination . |