Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and [adv] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The rise of mass education saw a decline in social mobility and merely an inflation in employers ' demands for qualifications . |
2 | This is a startling remark , but it is delivered as a matter of course , and Ross ( 1777–1856 ) , a naval officer and eventually an admiral himself , is unlikely to have been mistaken about something generally known in the service at the time . |
3 | But er I mean er she , she was in a perfect position to do it , I mean she 'd been retired a long time , she was in good health and obviously an annuity would be perfect for her er where it would n't be for a younger person , so I mean life annuities not got . |
4 | If you are wondering , for instance , why The Instant Calorie and Fibre Chart lists only three quarters of an ounce of shredded wheat and then an ounce or more of other cereals , ask yourself whether you have ever seen anyone eat one and a quarter , or perhaps one and one third , shredded wheats … |
5 | Suddenly she was in shadow and only the upper sky was lit with fingers of smoky orange and then an acid burnt lemon from the disappeared orb , but she walked on round unfamiliar roads in what was rapidly becoming dusk . |
6 | I 'd like to go into a little more the composition of the net debt which again is something that er interests some of you we have er a reduction both on gross debt and equally an increase in cash as you would expect as a result of the Elsivir sale the increases are not fixed debt fixed term fixed rate debt is a function again of the exchange rate we have n't in issued any more the whole of the reduction of debt therefore is confined to our floating rate or variable debt and that amount 's ready to the repayment of the gilder drawings we had under our to hedge or partially to hedge our holding in Elsivir We have increased our cash holdings and they remain concentrated in sterling as part of our sterling er asset er portfolio which is managed from Millbank and which we regard as our investable funds as and when needed . |
7 | I am a professional artist and also an officer of the RSPCA and a very active member of wildlife conservation organisations . |
8 | Sartre said that we must invent the heart of things if we wish one day to discover it , and it is to this end that sensation is the beginning of a transformational process and not an end . |
9 | I realized I would need to convince them at the first opportunity that I was primarily a practical policeman and not an academic ; and I also noted that while the college was keen to list the academic qualifications of those on the course , the participants quickly justified Lewis 's assertions by playing them down to emphasize their history of praxis and practical mastery . |
10 | A light chaise or unburdened pony could have extended this perhaps to 30 km ( 19 miles ) , but any distances above those quoted would have required an overnight stop and consequently an increase in the prices of the goods . |
11 | Within a medieval siege tent you are transported in time to the castle keep ; the lights dim and the 1066 Story begins … projected images , lighting , multi-track sound and even an appearance by King Harold and William the Conqueror ! |
12 | So much good , fresh food can be had from a small space , at very modest cost and just an hour 's work a week . |
13 | Her exemplar was her father , a local patriarch and evidently an apostle of Samuel Smiles-type individualism : she omitted reference to her mother in Who 's Who . |