Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The following week the goal is again to lose half a pound of fat ( 0.25 kg ) , so she would hope on Week 2 to be below her starting weight by at least 1 lb ( 0.5 kg ) on most days ) . |
| 2 | And — even assuming he could persuade her to drink it — was n't it , well , out of the ordinary to find half a litre of bleach in someone 's stomach ? |
| 3 | The experience of history may have helped to consolidate such a sense of trust . |
| 4 | Flying over the battlefield the reaction of an airman was often one of disgust mingled with a certain arrogance , the contempt of the individualist for the herd ; ‘ What cowardice to accept such a situation without revolt ! ’ exclaimed Observer Bernard Lafont . |
| 5 | Held , allowing the appeal , that where a driver was required to provide a specimen of blood or urine for one of the reasons set out in section 7(3) of the Act of 1988 , or claimed the right to provide such a specimen under section 8(2) , the constable was required by section 7(4) to inform him that the specimen was to be of blood or urine and that it was for the constable to decide which ; but that there was no requirement to invite the driver to express his preference for giving blood or urine ; that if the constable intended to require a specimen of blood , the driver was to be given the right to object on medical grounds to be determined by a medical practitioner or , if the requirement had been made under section 7(3) , for some other reason affording a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ within section 7(6) of the Act ; and that , accordingly , the requirement for the defendant to provide a specimen of blood had complied with section 7(4) ( post , pp. 885G–H , 890D–G , 891A–D , 895B–E , H — 896A ) . |
| 6 | They said local people would not like to see such a waste of money ( even though it would not come from local diocesan funds , whereas the cost of demolition would ) . |
| 7 | The question of cycling proficiency tests was discussed and it was agreed to try to arrange such a course in Juniper Green during the October holiday break . |
| 8 | Not only has there been a reluctance on the part of directors to enforce such a remedy on behalf of the company by suing fellow directors , but its adoption in the context of insider dealing does very little to help the real victim . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) Where a lessor is proceeding , by action or otherwise , to enforce such a right of re-entry or forfeiture , the lessee may , in the lessor 's action , if any , or in any action brought by himself , apply to the court for relief , and the court may grant or refuse relief , as the court , having regard to the proceedings and conduct of the parties under the foregoing provisions of this section , and to all the other circumstances , thinks fit ; and in case of relief may grant it on such terms , if any , as to costs , expenses , damages , compensation , penalty , or otherwise , including the granting of an injunction to restrain any like breach in the future , as the court , in the circumstances of each case , thinks fit . |
| 10 | He reminds us of this erm he says that , At that time in nineteen eighty the Panel felt that they were n't convinced it was necessary to include such a sweeping up policy since there 's a whole battery of other policies in the plan which were designed to protect erm the special parts of the countryside in the county . |
| 11 | Soviet leaders were willing to support such a conception of non-alignment when it hindered the Western states . |
| 12 | Walkers have to drink half a pint of ale or lemonade at four pubs on the six mile route . |
| 13 | Tom sat with his shirt-sleeves rolled up , the beads of sweat trickling down the sides of his ruddy face while Willie continued to shiver , managing only to drink half a cup of tea and eat a small piece of bread . |
| 14 | There is little solid evidence , as yet , to answer such a question with confidence . |
| 15 | I 'm so sorry to cause such a lot of trouble but I did n't know what else to do . ’ |
| 16 | He had left as soon as he could , leaving Joe to consume half a bottle of whisky whole he raced through the backstreets , slowing to a walk only when he spotted someone approaching . |
| 17 | The general feel of this unintimidating textbook is that it is certain to inspire such a student with confidence . |
| 18 | There is a strong tradition in the sociological literature which would lead us to expect such a change of direction . |
| 19 | It may seem strange to suspect such a man of inflation — the psychoanalyst 's term for a tendency to grandeur , the obverse of a patient 's self-denigration and depression . |
| 20 | On most occasions when mass demonstrations took place there were clashes with the police and it was primarily for this reason that the Labour Party and the TUC tried to discourage such a form of protest . |
| 21 | Mr. Howell submitted that Parliament having expressly dealt with the case of an admissions policy designed to preserve the character of the school in subsections ( 3 ) ( b ) and ( 6 ) , it was not open to the school ( even though over-subscribed ) to apply such a policy under section 6(3) ( a ) in selecting the applicants who were to be rejected . |
| 22 | One is , none of the departments are resourced to give this a lot of attention , and secondly we have been waiting for further guidance from the Government on the outcome , particularly from local government , in respect of agenda twenty-one . |
| 23 | so we had to put some a bit of heat in . |
| 24 | The learned reviewers — and their successors in all ages — might regard this poem as too trivial to bear much discussion , but the fact remains that Stepping Westward is much liked — if one may be allowed to use such a term in criticism . |
| 25 | I find this very difficult to erm , to relate , to relate hard work to the women portraying in , in this , we 've got the postcard of that one , erm it must of been hard work and very tedious , but I think every now and then the moment breaks away and shines through at the back , and I think people like , like Gaugin erm captures those moments and then releases them on the canvass , and I hope that erm by , I hope I 've been able to show you how I use art as a voice erm and a friend as my own work , even though we 've maybe had to do such a sort of hand fist way , hand fisted way , erm , but , I , I 've recently started to re-visit old favourite of paintings and I found that the story they tell sometimes has changed dramatically , maybe sometimes when your very little that , that , you know , sometimes dramatically as well , erm , but I , mostly , most importantly its , its still , I still find them , all of them compelling and challenging and , and something to stride for in my own work , erm , er only time will tell so I 'll finish with the , the last poem which is erm comes from the postcard what 's going round which is harvest , its called Patterns In The Grass , Wheat cut and falls , making lion head patterns in the grass , sickle shaped women bend and bow as a naive dressed as a dog steals the evening meal . |
| 26 | It might seem strange that one should need to justify such a choice of topic . |
| 27 | What he was asking her to do required a degree of trust that he had too little time to earn . |
| 28 | To manage such a spread of ability is one of the most delicate tasks a curriculum planner has to undertake , yet there arc means , too seldom explored , of providing extra support for weaker teachers and extra ideas for innovative ones . |
| 29 | Soviet writers acknowledged , however , that the 1931 treaty only bound Afghanistan contractually to pursue such a policy in relation to the Soviet Union . |
| 30 | Capsaicin is often used as a pharmacological tool to study such a type of reflex . |