Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roughly , linguistic communication consists in the production of some external , publicly observable , acoustic phenomenon whose phonetic and syntactic structure encodes a speaker 's inner , private thoughts or ideas and the decoding of the phonetic and syntactic structure exhibited in such a physical phenomenon by other speakers in the form of an inner private experience of the same thoughts or ideas . |
| 2 | California Kirkbride and Perry South both show a pattern of low investment on a few properties . |
| 3 | For the space of two heartbeats the two protagonists , hunter and quarry , glared at each other across the intervening gap of a few feet , while hurtling through the night at better than 80 m.p.h . |
| 4 | Jean had straight brown hair with a few layers cut into the top ; stylist Patrick Cameron , Artistic Director for the Alan Paul group of salons , suggested a tousled look which would suit her heart-shaped face . |
| 5 | We look forward to a generous settlement in a few weeks ' time when he might deal with the London Regional Transport anomaly which is afflicting us as Members representing outer London . |
| 6 | Standing on top of the Mexican pavilion , still an empty shell with a few plants sprinkled over the roof and a 1,500-year-old cactus guarding the entrance , he said : ‘ I am not only sure that Expo will be ready on the day . |
| 7 | Durham born Gregory had only been playing the bass guitar for a few weeks when he joined . |
| 8 | Julia set off towards the Dorsoduro , beginning to feel really ill with a headache pounding behind her left eyebrow , smarting eyes , a rasped throat and a nose that felt as though it were stuffed with hot , wet flannel with a few pins in it , but even so she decided to give her lesson . |
| 9 | It defines a cultural good by the same criteria as the above directive . |
| 10 | In so doing he may come as near as he can ever hope to an understanding of war as people of the late Middle Ages knew it , no easy task even in the most favourable conditions , but one which can not be attempted with any hope of success without a proper appreciation of the many threads which make up history . |
| 11 | In the ethogenic approach we follow the example of chemists and anatomists and adopt the intensive design , that is , we undertake a detailed study of a few cases selected as typical . |
| 12 | Seasiders have traditionally viewed the shore and estuaries as an interesting playground with a few resources that can be gathered for supper . |
| 13 | The historical record over a few cycles of objective setting and reviewing is a means of evaluating the progress of the follower on the sound basis of how he thinks about his job and how he carries it out . |
| 14 | If her bullying ways persist , forget the mother-and-toddler group for a few weeks . |
| 15 | Er , we need to also think about erm , er , B types , because B types may not be being assertive , and I shall talk about assertive behaviour in a few moments . |
| 16 | The training committee was wound up by Vic Machin , the chairman and the BMC secretary Derek Walker some months ago — but they have yet to inform the committee : a clear snub to the many volunteers who banged their heads against a wall with only limited success for a dozen years in a genuine attempt to impart some credibility to the BMC 's involvement in mountain training . |
| 17 | By 1764 the estate was held by the fifth Duke of Devonshire , whose wife , Georgina , was Earl Spencer 's daughter , and she became the popular hostess in the many entertainments for which Chiswick House became famous . |
| 18 | ‘ Would you like to come down to Carinish Court for a few days ? ’ |
| 19 | What permitted the concentration of foreign trade in a few ports was the complementing of overseas trade by coastal trade . |
| 20 | And , after a while , I found the repeated use of the same illustrations from Whymper 's ‘ Scrambles in the Alps ’ irritating . |
| 21 | As long as work in the home ( 'housework' ) is not formally remunerated , women reach old age without the same rights and entitlements as those in paid employment . |
| 22 | They have already arranged a rigorous season for the All Blacks , beginning with three centenary ‘ Tests ’ against the World XV in April , two against Ireland in May-June and now three against the Wallabies during an 11-match tour of Australia in June and July . |
| 23 | So they 're not sheltered , they 're purely residential , units of residential accommodation , so you 've been asked to look at a at an application for , for a completely new residential block on the same grounds as was occupied by forty seven sheltered units . |
| 24 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
| 25 | I 'm gon na lift a few mint roots Stefan and er plant them in a box of compost and put them in the warm greenhouse so they give me nice sprigs of fresh mint in a few months ' time . |
| 26 | If you know of others in the same situation you might find it helpful to team up , especially if you are not in direct competition for the same jobs . |
| 27 | He launches a detailed attack on the many aspects of scholastic teaching which had their basis in the logical works of Aristotle 's Organon . |
| 28 | Now let me read the words for the s benefit of those who do n't have them add new section eight and rem renumber eight urge his majesty 's government to give continuing and careful concern to the many situations in which lack of financial resources are still causing elderly people grave hardship . |
| 29 | Lord John Russell was Foreign Secretary for a few weeks only in Aberdeen 's Coalition Government , when on 21st February , 1853 , he was replaced by George Villiers , fourth Earl of Clarendon ( 1800–70 ) who held the post until February 1858 , in both Aberdeen 's and Palmerston 's Governments . |
| 30 | DAB had been concerned that insufficient time was available at its meetings to give detailed consideration to the many conferences for which it was responsible . |