Example sentences of "[noun pl] a special [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that he was soon going to die , thought Henry , gave his words a special poignancy . |
| 2 | And in August nineteen forty two the Ministry of Supply issued Royal Ordnance factory workers a special supply of high grade make up , and a booklet entitled Look to your Looks . |
| 3 | To further the development of new weapons a special school has been established in Altdorf known as the Imperial School of Engineers . |
| 4 | But for 40 years her use of electricity to make objects move , speak , walk , spin , shine , click , rotate and perform has given all of these objects a special autonomy . |
| 5 | And after the 1880s the renewed emphasis throughout philanthropic work on the ‘ personal ’ relationship between the classes gave these contacts a special significance in terms of influencing the ‘ character ’ of parents and their adolescent children . |
| 6 | So the Government has made the valleys a Special Development Area where grants are made to help to start new industries . |
| 7 | After five months of arguments a special committee has ruled that the bet was n't valid . |
| 8 | It is a status that we give to very few public servants , but we are giving teachers a special status because we realise that their professionalism and commitment are essential to a good teaching service . |
| 9 | At weekends a special train was kept with steam up in the hotel station yard , so that Mr Stanford could leave at moment 's notice if his business affairs called . |
| 10 | This is an affect well known in some domesticated animals like sheep , it 's well known that if sheep are , if , if , if , if ewes are well fed just before they mate , they 're much more likely to er to twin than if they 're er not given extra food supplement and nowadays erm farmers wh wh who , who breed sheep for lambing er frequently feed , feed ewes a special diet just before er conception for that very reason , the rate of twinning increases . |
| 11 | For children a special menu is provided , with special mealtimes if required . |
| 12 | It also gives to women a special status . |