Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want to ensure that people are not landed with a second taxation system which is as unfair and unjust as the poll tax . |
| 2 | They are seen predominantly in the early hours of the morning , or in the late postprandial period , and are usually followed by a second or third wave within a short period . |
| 3 | Some analysts argue that the rise in wealth and the fall in savings are both caused by a third factor : people 's belief that their incomes will grow more rapidly in future . |
| 4 | They are also sent to a second system , called the Kmart Information Network ( KIN ) . |
| 5 | The case will be quickly followed by a second action taken against a large electronic bulletin board company . |
| 6 | If this also causes aggravation , the remedy can be further diluted in a third cup , and so on . |
| 7 | The tasks of reconstruction were perceived as equally urgent in the period 1939–45 , even if the rhetoric of building a land fit for heroes could not be plausibly employed for a second time . |
| 8 | What is required is details of arrangements which , if they are unilaterally accepted by a third party , will immediately impose contractual obligations on the Business . |
| 9 | Drugs are sometimes prescribed as a last resort . |
| 10 | This was to prove of considerable value to the Palace , because there was a young lad there who benefited greatly from the nurturing that an experienced campaigner like Jimmy Wilde could provide , before being eventually transferred to a 1st Division club for a record fee — Arthur Hudgell . |
| 11 | They were finally lifted in a second House of Lords ruling in October last year . |
| 12 | We were indeed able to confirm that pairs of dunnocks were often joined by a third bird in breeding , but this provided a mere foretaste of what was to come . |
| 13 | Those contents were then tipped into a second vessel containing cold water , which both stopped and cooled the reaction . |
| 14 | In the remaining 12 minutes ( four by the grace of Norling ) Oxford were too spent for a second comeback , but Cambridge were no doubt relieved that their efficient rucking and slick passing established such dominance in the first half . |
| 15 | As for the famous stinging tail , it 's only used as a last resort . |
| 16 | For products that are expensive and only used sporadically an unattractive product may be chosen if it has an exceptional performance as its handling characteristics will ensure that it is only used as a last resort and not used casually when other cheaper products would suffice . |
| 17 | In either case it is generally seen as a last resort . |
| 18 | To maintain this focus , the book does not dwell much on forms of expert determination where the decision is not made by a third party or the decision is interim . |
| 19 | The audit is usually performed by a third party , primarily serving the interests of the party who delegated the responsibility . |
| 20 | It is quickly followed by a second stage , chiefly characterized by guilt . |
| 21 | A change is also detected from a mid-nineteenth century optimism that a free economy left to itself would eventually generate sufficient wealth to solve many problems , to pessimism about whether the British economy was capable of such sustained progress . |
| 22 | Amplification will usually be sufficient for most analytical purposes by this stage , but should even greater sensitivity be necessary — for example , in the analysis of DNA from a single cell — then a tiny aliquot from the first polymerase chain reaction tube ( as a source of sample DNA ) is simply transferred to a second identical tube , and amplification is continued . |
| 23 | However , vendors rarely find this acceptable , if only because the fact that the guarantee is then given to a third party may mean it has to be dealt with as a separate note in the balance sheet . |
| 24 | The video is then played through a second time without the sound . |
| 25 | With the refractor , the light from the object to be observed is collected by an object-glass ; the light is brought to focus , and the image is then enlarged by a second lens termed the eyepiece . |
| 26 | It is then vetted by a second report writer and if there is any divergence of view , the opinion of a third report writer will be sought . |
| 27 | It is closely connected with a second moral thesis about the type of argument which could be used to establish the legitimacy of an authority . |
| 28 | It is possible that the ‘ state of the market ’ faced by Firm I in the problem discussed in Section 10.3 is actually determined by a second firm , Firm II ( duopoly ) . |
| 29 | Personal introductions are commonly executed by a third party rather than through say the medium of a telephone call requesting a meeting . |
| 30 | Some of their football was remarkably composed for a Third Division side in adversity . |