Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think they can make a much more plausible case for this than the invasion of Grenada [ in 1983 ] or the Dominican Republic in the Sixties , ’ said an American university law professor , Mr Robert Goldman . |
| 2 | But the existing offspring may benefit more , may need a little bit of extra milk , so the existing offspring may try to erm , demand more milk , or at least milk for longer than the mother to supply . |
| 3 | There are plenty of dealers who can offer you a computer for less than the price of a Dell , Elonex or a Dan ; but will the support be as good ? |
| 4 | I note that the C E C is opposing this , but I feel that maybe they 've missed the points and the branch should actually take some responsibility for this because the wording could be better , we concede that point . |
| 5 | The Famous Grouse , like all the 1991 World Cup sponsors , had a first refusal option included in their contract ; in other words they are asked to make a bid for 1995 before the marketing agent goes to the open market . |
| 6 | It was held that since the dealer had sold the car for more than the price Mr. Wright had agreed to pay , he had suffered no damages at all . |
| 7 | In fact , there was a trace of red when the sun was on it , but she did n't want to dwell on that at the moment ! |
| 8 | nothing in this Condition shall limit the liability of the Carrier to less than the sum of £10 ; |
| 9 | Channel 4 had no remedy at all when the judge at the Official Secrets trial of Clive Ponting issued an order banning the television station from using actors to read each evening from the day 's transcripts of this controversial trial . |
| 10 | If the red light starts to flash whilst in operation , the battery has less than 5% life left , and there is no light at all when the battery is completely flat . |
| 11 | Not only has British school librarianship no very long tradition of multimedia interest ( Shrewsbury School in 1578 notwithstanding ) , there is not even a very secure tradition of school librarianship at all until the post- I 945 era , despite the admirable work of many grammar school teachers in the 19305 . |
| 12 | I thought to myself , ‘ I fancy a bit of that if the chance ever comes up ’ . |
| 13 | What the first bit of that cos the thing in your mouth . |
| 14 | Umbrellarama … a forest of umbrella 's brightens up the Hong Kong stadium 's cloak of grey as the rain sets in on finals day . |
| 15 | You feel him imagining himself as the last rock of culture and civilization being swept over by a wave of barbarism and Jews ( communism and commercialism ) , the saviour of more than the Constitution , the saviour of all that has been culture , the snob of the West . |
| 16 | Every year we buy his work for more than the year before and every year we sell for more than the year before 1991 being no exception . |
| 17 | Many people whose films have been lost have taken the processors to court , winning compensation for more than the cost of the film . |
| 18 | By buying a £1 ticket , racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race and , if it wins , they are guaranteed a return of 4-1 whether the horse is odds-on or an outsider . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , except in one regard , the Industrial and Provident Societies Act of 1852 provided the basis on which co-operative societies of whatever kind could establish themselves as corporate entities . |
| 20 | The solidity gives security at high speeds which is matched by comfort and a surprising degree of quiet when the roof is up . |
| 21 | There were power cuts over the winter of 1947 because the industry could n't cope with the demand . |
| 22 | so I 've decided I 'm going to do erm something called Sunshine Chicken , which is just chicken e , chicken casserole , a bit different , she does n't drink alcohol so I ca n't do anything in wine , erm so I 'm doing that , I 'm doing four portions of chicken of that cos the daughter eats chicken , erm |
| 23 | That will certainly mean a slightly smaller , lighter car with an engine of less than the present 6.75 litres . |
| 24 | Last week , NASA 's engineers in Florida replaced the $30 million leaking engine with another as the shuttle stood on the launch pad . |
| 25 | I heard him scramble to his feet and his metal-tipped boots took him down the stone corridor at better than the track record . |
| 26 | ‘ Anyone could come up with a story like that once the proof has been destroyed . |
| 27 | it 's the person in the post as much as the post itself th th that |
| 28 | There is a particular need for this if the school programme concentrates on reading-scheme materials that do not offer the narrative , emotional , or language rewards of ‘ real ’ books . |
| 29 | A FAMILY of four can enjoy a healthy diet for less than the Government 's estimated £10 a person a week , according to a new recipe booklet from The Sugar Bureau . |
| 30 | Parliament 's control over direct taxation thus increased in importance after 1558 as the Crown became more dependent upon that source of revenue . |