Example sentences of "[prep] [num] [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worcester finished on 184 for eight before a torrential thunderstorm washed out the last 90 minutes play . |
| 2 | There is a specific power in s20(5) to accommodate young people between the ages of 16 and 21 years in any community home which takes children over the age of 16 if a local authority considers that this would safeguard and promote the child 's welfare . |
| 3 | He had won the Dewhurst Stakes by six lengths as a two-year-old but had been a 33–1 chance for the Derby in the spring of 1953 until an impressive victory in the Newmarket Stakes brought his odds down to 8–1 . |
| 4 | However , in 1971 a sub-committee of a committee of the council recommended that there be increases , but later the chairman of the committee gave a public undertaking that the numbers would not be increased above 300 until a private Bill then being promoted had been enacted . |
| 5 | The winning of " possession " in 1985 after a long struggle in the courts will prove to have been a shallow victory if the protection attaches [ sic ] to this status is to be further undermined , leaving absolute control once again in the hands of the " greater possessors " , the owners . |
| 6 | After a decline in interest in the mid-1970s the series was suspended in 1975 while a new formula was developed . |
| 7 | I believe Trade Unions recognised that there was more to the Bank Dispute in 1992 than a mere Salary Issue . |
| 8 | It must be borne in mind , however , that too much reward can reduce the drive-stimulus to zero after a certain point has been reached . |
| 9 | Her only son died aged 23 while a Japanese prisoner of war after joining up as a volunteer instead of pursuing his exempt profession as a metallurgical chemist . |
| 10 | A union will only come about by 1997 if a substantial majority of Community members agree it should . |