Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] in a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Butcher , who has been scouting for Sheffield Wednesday , turned out for their reserve side in a 2–1 Pontins League victory over Rotherham . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Social work in a social services setting |
| 4 | According to a Which ? report , 40 per cent of menus in NHS hospitals claiming to have a healthy food policy failed to reach an acceptable score in a nutritional values survey . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | What permitted the concentration of foreign trade in a few ports was the complementing of overseas trade by coastal trade . |
| 7 | King of the Slums manage as much social comment in a dozen songs as others do in a decade but they belong among bands that eschew political persuasion in favour of chronicling the lives of the despairing or dispossessed , the people for whom political solutions have failed . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | All of which makes the Jorvik Viking Centre not just the journey of a lifetime , but the most exciting journey in a thousand years . |
| 10 | One of the deals , being kept under wraps until an official announcement in a few weeks , is believed to be a lucrative shirt sponsorship package — but chairman Wallace Mercer is refusing to say if it involves current sponsor Strongbow . |
| 11 | Mrs Padmore , as we know from the memorandum at the front of the file , is going to be transferring to the Economic Secretariat in a few weeks ' time . |
| 12 | She loves gym workouts , swimming and playing netball — she is a leading light in a local women 's team . |
| 13 | These figures suggest that employers , at least with the present education system , largely feel that basic knowledge in a few subjects is all that they find useful for their purpose . |
| 14 | Her imagination went wild ; she pictured Barney seated in a hard chair in a dingy police interview room while the detective probed and bullied and cajoled , plucking away at the outer layers of his mind , stripping it down to its sensitive core , implacable in his search for signs of weakness or guilt . |
| 15 | It wo n't do , wo n't make a lady of you , and you have to be some kind of a lady to get a decent job in a decent ladies ’ shop . |
| 16 | Charlie ignored me , as he was ignoring most of his friends since he 'd appeared on the front page of the Bromley and Kentish Times with his band , Must n't Grumble , after an open-air gig in a local sports ground . |
| 17 | Johnson was the shining star in an excellent Whitecaps side which included former English internationalists Alan Ball and Jon Sammels. his performances put an estimated 6,000 on the team 's home gate ; within a season Johnson had led them to the Soccer Bowl final against Tampa Bay Rowdies . |
| 18 | Moreover , by November 1983 American soldiers had gone into action in the Middle East , as the major element in a United Nations force attempting to open a way to peace in the Lebanon , long battered by civil war ; and in the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada , where , following a coup within the island 's Marxist-dominated government , the Reagan Administration — fearful of Cuban activities — had sent in the Marines , an action condemned by the United Nations . |
| 19 | Planning these raids had moved a long way in a few months , as explained in Chapter 10 . |
| 20 | It is impossible to summarise the effect of that complicated case in a few lines , but in practical terms the High Court of Australia found duress to exist in the possibility that the state might seize the plaintiff 's property . |
| 21 | Thirdly , it is of fundamental importance in a few cases to consider whether the covenant is too vague to be enforced or void for uncertainty . |
| 22 | And I could n't tell a triple Axel from a double Salko in a million years , let alone perform one ! |
| 23 | The company 's chief executive , Dr David Horrobin , said that employment could be expected to increase if progress continues and the products are licensed by the Government for clinical use in a few years ' time . |
| 24 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 25 | The results come hard on the heels of a forecast by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , who says he is confident that a series of factors will lead to a ‘ relaunch ’ of nuclear power in a few years ' time . |
| 26 | The future of British Coal depends on the results of the next general election in a few months ' time , and I do not think that any hon. Member or the Minister would refute that . |
| 27 | Apple is expected to launch its own personal digital organiser in a few weeks and other companies are expected to follow suit later in the year . |
| 28 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 29 | Energis is the name chosen by the UK 's National Grid Company for the telephone service it plans to launch next year , delivered along fibre optic lines that will run along its 4,200 miles of overhead power lines and 360 miles of underground cable : the company — owned by the 12 regional UK electricity distributors , hopes to get the go-ahead for its planned service in a few weeks , and has heavyweights Gordon Owen , formerly of Mercury Communications Ltd , and David Dey , formerly British Telecommunications Plc on board to run the business . |
| 30 | It 's as hard to do justice to the beauty of the Eternal City in a few words as it is to see everything in a few days . |