Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adv] [art] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Inconsistency is when the personnel director , faced with a request for an increase in pay , says " 4 per cent maximum " and then concedes 4½ per cent under threat of strike .
2 One of the two men accused of murdering a police informer was also a drugs dealer , according to evidence given by the prosecution on the second day of their trial .
3 And as you may know , within IBM the line manager is also the personnel manager for the people reporting to him .
4 The man was evidently a police officer , off duty .
5 The Stag is not a sports car , nor is it especially fast : any modern GTi hatchback will comfortably outpace it in a sprint from rest to 60mph .
6 Although Cordingly Barnes supplies Pastel via mail order , the company is essentially a systems integrator .
7 They have been learning that professional golf is primarily a numbers game .
8 Strictly speaking , this alternative ‘ mental ’ element is not a mens rea requirement at all , although it is properly enough described as a fault element .
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