Example sentences of "a [noun] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This period applies regardless of any direction contained in the will to make a payment earlier . |
| 2 | So , for instance , while it may be that specific instances of homophobic panic are provoked by repressed homosexuals ( in the Freudian sense ) , the panic may only ‘ take ’ socially , because of the other kind of repression — exclusive identity formation — as it affects a tar greater number . |
| 3 | A bundle of light fibres , which together forms a cable smaller in diameter than a coaxial wire , can carry several hundred TV channels — more than even the most hardened television addict will ever require . |
| 4 | See , now I deliberately sit , when I 'm out in a Land Rover , with one arm up a bit higher than the other and one leg a bit higher . |
| 5 | See , now I deliberately sit , when I 'm out in a Land Rover , with one arm up a bit higher than the other and one leg a bit higher . |
| 6 | And sometimes his hand would creep a bit higher , and then when I was near fit to burst with joy he 'd stop his tickling and say : ‘ Ay , but I should n't do that , should I ? |
| 7 | Compaq Computer Corp 's first quarter earnings were better than the highest of Wall Street estimates and some analysts said that if it were not for a negative impact from currency translations , profits would have been a bit higher still . |
| 8 | When it was heard that he had been shot in the legs at the time of his arrest , the reporters assured their readers that the general view of the British people was , ‘ A pity they did n't aim a bit higher . ’ |
| 9 | It 's a bit higher than it was last time but it 's still well within the normal range , now just How far can you walk before you get short of breath , would you say ? |
| 10 | And erm their their wages were a bit higher . |
| 11 | We were a bit from the road and then you see a bit higher . |
| 12 | Took up some good positions , had one half chance which the keeper did well to hold , and then chased after a long ball , outrun 2 defenders , hit it first time from 25 yards or so — straight into the bottom right corner , well the keeper got a slight touch which lifted it a bit higher but you get the idea . |
| 13 | Somebody who 's perhaps forty , fifty , the percentage increase for the age could be a bit higher . |
| 14 | I allow the margin to be a bit higher . |
| 15 | And you need it fastened a bit higher . |
| 16 | It 's a short journey to the studios and the privilege of a ride in the coach used by Notts County Football Club , hopefully a bit smoother than their journey from Wiltshire . |
| 17 | Hanging a bit looser |
| 18 | Private forecasters are a bit gloomier , especially about America : according to the averages worked out by Consensus Economics , a polling firm , America 's growth will be just 0.1% this year . |
| 19 | ‘ I just felt , ’ she said , ‘ since Donald had that terrible thing happen to him , we have been a bit closer . |
| 20 | Now this one is a bit closer . |
| 21 | " lslington 's a bit closer , I think , " he said . |
| 22 | " Yeah , Islington 's a bit closer . |
| 23 | they got a bit closer than Dewsbury though |
| 24 | Be a bit firmer with the neds or they 'll walk all over you . |
| 25 | ‘ But sir , you told me to be a bit firmer with him , ’ said Martin . |
| 26 | I think that I am probably a bit sharper in the burst than over the long distance but during the two ‘ B ’ games I felt really sharp and I have been working on my speed and strength with the SRU fitness specialist , David McLean ’ . |
| 27 | She said last night , ‘ I played steady golf and , although I could have been a bit sharper , I am not disappointed with my start . |
| 28 | It looks like this , Trappiste A bit sharper in the colour but |
| 29 | Martin introduced a lifetime warranty and apparently made their guitars a bit heavier because of that . |
| 30 | It 's also quite a bit heavier than a similar garment in , say , Polartek 300 . |