Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [coord] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The daughter opens and closes the play on a swing , her hair free but a soundtrack of synthesised chords and foundry clatter emphasising this is no Fragonard . |
| 2 | Four pounds we 've taken is frequent cash and a pound each and a pound at dinner time . |
| 3 | The Poor Law was the most comprehensive official source for the relief of poverty , administered in England and Wales as laid down by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 and a succession of later amendments , in Scotland and Ireland according to different statutes and rather different principles . |
| 4 | ( 3 ) In relation to building control , the certificate from the appropriate authority ( a ) in the case of an application for a new licence , should state ( i ) either that a warrant for the construction of the premises has been granted under section 6 of the Building ( Scotland ) Act 1959 and a certificate of completion has been granted under section 9 of that Act , or that no warrant for construction of the premises is required ; and ( ii ) either that a warrant for the change of use of the premises has been granted under the said section 6 or that no such warrant is required ; and ( b ) in the case of an application for the provisional grant of a licence , should state ( i ) that a warrant for the construction of the premises has been granted under section 6 of the said Act of 1959 ; and ( ii ) either that a warrant for the change of use of the premises has been granted under the said section 6 , or that on completion of the construction of the premises in accordance with the warrant a warrant for the change of use will be granted , or that no such warrant is required . |
| 5 | Where a mortgagee claims possession a person who has registered a land charge , notice or caution under s 2(7) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1967 or a notice under s 2(8) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 must be served with a copy of the particulars of claim ( Ord 6 , r 5(1A) ) . |
| 6 | He was chairman of the National Farmers ' Union branch , 1987–89 , chairman of the NFU county cereals and livestock committee 1986–88 and a representative in London and Brussels . |
| 7 | There is a crescendo at the end of bar and another during bar seven and a diminuendo in bar eight . |
| 8 | Following the Glanrhyd tragedy BR is safety conscious and a firm of divers is on national contract to BR to inspect affected bridges . |
| 9 | It simultaneously arranges for its merchant bank to offer to buy from accepting shareholders who wish to take cash all or a proportion of those shares immediately . |
| 10 | The examination requires an essay on one of the themes of the period concerned and a commentary on a piece of text . |
| 11 | They were a bit laxer but a lot of them were very very strict . |
| 12 | SANDY LYLE rolled in a 100-foot eagle putt on his way to a two-under-par 70 and a share of the first-round lead with Yoshinori Mizumaki in the Casio World Open golf tournament at Kaimon , southern Japan yesterday . |
| 13 | SANDY LYLE rolled in a 100-foot eagle putt on his way to a two-under-par 70 and a share of the first-round lead in the Casio World Open golf tournament at Kaimon , southern Japan yesterdaythurs . |
| 14 | Th th we went in the in the Carriers today and they did n't have a ca er a er drink each and a packet of er crisps |
| 15 | Couvelaire started his business 25 years ago with a Cessna 182 and a Comanche after serving as a pilot in the French Air Force during the Algerian war . |
| 16 | In Massachusetts the contest to select the Democrat candidate to contest the governorship was resolved when John Silber , the caustic president of Boston University and a political maverick , came from behind in the polls to defeat Francis X. Bellotti , a former state attorney general and a mainstay of the Democrat establishment . |
| 17 | Mark Goodier 's Evening Session session from Drop Nineteens and a repeat of the celebrated Sonic Youth spot broadcast earlier this year |
| 18 | The Sharks put some bite into their performance in the second and third periods but not enough to deny the Stars a sparkling victory 17-11 and a place nearer the final of the Autumn Trophy . |
| 19 | Several times I was given money to go to the chemist 's for bitter aloes or penny royal or a bottle of gin from the outdoor . |
| 20 | Examine and agree on a job description first and a contract of employment which you are satisfied with and understand . |
| 21 | Cameron now expected a glancing reference to Exodus 32 and a figuring of Aaron the idolator as the rebel and troublemaker who seduced the honest Israelites with the golden calf of dangerous principles . |
| 22 | To keep shifting the target all the time makes life impossible and a sort of random walk develops . |
| 23 | We have produced the detailed brief already referred to , plus a singlesheet brief and a leaflet for the general public , written in popular language but packing a great deal of detail , ‘ Give Kids a Chance ! ’ . |
| 24 | The bus driver threw the door open and a stream of passengers leapt down to give chase on foot , finally catching the taxi at a red light . |
| 25 | Hassan rushed forward with one hand outstretched and a grin like a buttered croissant , then remembered he was on duty and saluted instead . |
| 26 | Andrew Roberts discovers some remarkable similarities between today 's man at Number 10 and a predecessor from the Napoleonic wars |
| 27 | Had some Weetabix quick and a cup of tea . |
| 28 | Sathasivam Krishna Kumar ( " Kittu " ) , 31 , regarded as the LTTE number two and a member of its central committee , who had first arrived in the United Kingdom in October 1989 and applied unsuccessfully for political asylum there in August 1990 after the breakdown of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government , was told in early August 1991 that he had to leave the UK by Aug. 7 or face deportation , for having abused his refugee status by collecting funds and trying to procure arms . |
| 29 | Abdul Shahid , a Bengali-speaking five year old and a beginner in English , wanted to show off his three sand pies lined up in order of size . |
| 30 | Marc Bloch showed that on two estates in the heart of northern France there were in the ninth century only twenty-five servi ( slaves or serfs ) out of 278 householders ; whereas at the end of the twelfth century all but a handful of the population of these villages were serfs ; none slaves . |