Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [be] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless volcanic bombs were hurled this distance compared with a mere 25 miles from the more publicized Krakatoa eruption . |
| 2 | The new bridge , designed by W.H. Barlow , was of wrought-iron lattice girder construction , like the old , but proper scientific calculations were made this time to allow for lateral wind pressure — the first time scientific studies of such stresses were made — and the new Tay Bridge , still the longest railway bridge in Britain at just over 2 miles , has stood solid for 100 years , linking Dundee with Fife . |
| 3 | However , it has been pointed out by Dr. B. Leadbeater , that great care must be taken before these formulae are used to determine the efficiency of dilution for abatement of odour nuisance , for in order to achieve concentrations below the threshold detection levels some odorants would need diluting by a factor in order of 6,000 , so unless very high chimneys are contemplated this method only provides a limited answer . |
| 4 | Suppose — I reflected that evening — Stendhal , Lamartine , Poe , Jane Austen , Sir Walter Scott , De Quincey , Wordsworth , Coleridge , Keats , Percy and Mary Shelley , Ann Radcliffe , Leigh Hunt , Mickiewicz , Pushkin , Gogol , Goethe , and a dozen other well-known , forgettable writers were making this journey . |
| 5 | Reverting to that basic unit proportion which for convenience is 500mm ( 19¾in ) , the outer eyelets are positioned this distance from the central eyelets and over the cross-spar in all cases . |
| 6 | But large fortunes were made this way . |
| 7 | The larger the electorate and the greater the number of candidates on a list , the less likely voters are to have this knowledge , and the converse is obviously true . |
| 8 | About 20 major bills are promised this session . |
| 9 | Has she seen the great efforts being made this year to obtain private inward investment into southern Africa in the form of conferences and other initiatives ? |
| 10 | The distinctive characteristic of these writers was their belief in progress : the belief , in particular , that the system of international relations that had given rise to the First World War was capable of being transformed into a fundamentally more peaceful and just world order ; that under the impact of the awakening of democracy , the growth of the ‘ international mind ’ , the development of the League of Nations , the good works of men of peace or the enlightenment spread by their own teachings , it was in fact being transformed ; and that their responsibility as students of international relations was to assist this march of progress to overcome the ignorance , the prejudices , the ill-will , and the sinister interests that stood in its way . |
| 11 | In Court Number One at Winchester Crown Court , legal arguments were continuing this afternoon which will determine the date and form of that trial . |
| 12 | But he said figures showed that international traffickers were targeting this country as never before , and ‘ it 's simply a question of time ’ before that fed through to the streets . |
| 13 | Very few black sportsmen are afforded this facility by their parents . |
| 14 | He said , ‘ Nowadays all the heavy voices are singing this role ; it 's all gone out of control . |
| 15 | Those putting the case for the former , point to its relative speed , although where large and complicated matters are involved this advantage may be lost . |
| 16 | Although a trend for an increased survival time in patients with diploid tumours was found this difference was not significant . |
| 17 | Perhaps if a few of our political masters were to read this book , and learn from it , they would recognise the dangers inherent in gambling with our children 's future for ideological gain . |
| 18 | The immediate plans are to use this workshop as a centre in which to train craftworkers . |
| 19 | Russia 's first radio station for Orthodox believers was inaugurated this week . |
| 20 | Since strictly military affairs are involved this time , the eyes of the generals were opened , too … |
| 21 | New hand-held bags are introduced this season , double handled or single , with or without shoulder straps . |
| 22 | All proof , American lawyers were saying this week , that the judicial system in Brooklyn is ‘ as crooked and suspect as the one in Simi Valley , Los Angeles . ’ |
| 23 | Slightly more cheerful results are expected this week from another construction group , Amec . |
| 24 | They are shunted from one set of rails to another ; turn-tables spin them round until they can be run upon any particular line ; by means of capstans and ropes the loaded trucks are warped this way or that ; and tank engines push them hither and thither . |
| 25 | The new proposals being validated this spring and summer include an HNC jointly developed by SCOTVEC and CCETSW which contains within it workplace units covered in a placement . |
| 26 | The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders believes the Budget changes , including planning changes to company car tax , could result in an extra 70,000 new cars being sold this year . |
| 27 | Each year they grow a quarter of a million roses at Nuneham Courtnay … and try out 350 new seedlings … five new varieties were introduced this year . |
| 28 | X new members were recruited this way . |
| 29 | probably the largest numbers of new members were recruited this way . |
| 30 | Most noticeably , young women are making this shift . |