Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Erm then we said er another the train to such a place will be quarter of an hour late , we 're very sorry cos it 's held up , everything was standing outside the station , er they 're all held up with this fire at Banbury , was upsetting everything |
| 2 | and the response to such a command could be to hand up some dictionary definition of a bar as a drinking place . |
| 3 | The most important point to note is that loyalty to such a family could survive its temporary political eclipse , and that this was rooted in the traditions of local society . |
| 4 | The secretariat answer to such a problem would be as follows : ‘ First , let me put right the misunderstanding caused by this phrase ‘ professional clearance ’ . |
| 5 | To permit the ex turpi causa defence to be relied upon as an answer to such a claim would , in my view , narrow to a substantial extent the deliberately wide wording of section 6(1) of the Act of 1978 and would , in effect , make a claim for contribution subject to a condition precedent which is not to be found in the Act . |
| 6 | An approximation to such a motion can be obtained behind a grid , such as the one shown in Fig. 20.1 , in a wind-tunnel . |