Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [art] [adj] and [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course the deterrents that we 've had , over the years , when they they 've been of the emotive and knee jerk sort , and I remember the short sharp shock for instance , under Whitelaw , they did n't work , because they were n't thought out , they were just to make them clap at the Tory party conference . |
| 2 | It does n't matter — they 're in the wild and breeding successfully , I 'm pleased to say , and that 's all that matters . |
| 3 | So far I have only described what might be termed the ‘ normal ’ , or perhaps ‘ regular ’ , inspectors , concerned as they are with the operational and engineering aspects of the job . |
| 4 | Dataquest says that to date much of the growth in the Unix market has been in the scientific and engineering world , but that future growth will be more business-oriented . |
| 5 | This is especially true of the east tower , where the surviving wall and ceiling paintings are among the earliest and best-preserved of their type to be seen anywhere . |
| 6 | His most important contract ( first with another carpenter , John Ball , and then on his own ) was for the deepening and wharfing of the Fleet ditch , an enormous task which employed 200 men , took two and a half years to finish ( 1672–4 ) , and brought him a gift of plate worth £200 from the City on its efficient completion . |