Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Japan was not unique in the problems faced by her rural population , but her attempts to search for an external outlet for domestic discontent were unusually vigorous . |
| 2 | Just over a year ago , over a thousand biologists gathered at an international meeting in Vancouver . |
| 3 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 4 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 5 | In doing so , we were particularly interested in the degree to which the proposals conformed to an evolving set of guidelines , and seemed likely to accord with the stated objectives of the project . |
| 6 | AT&T Co has signed an agreement with the People 's Republic of China allowing it to supply personal telecommunications products with manufacturing partner S Megga International Holdings Ltd 's S Megga Telecommunications Ltd unit : the two have a memorandum of understanding with the China National Posts & Telecommunications Industry Corp to market and distribute AT&T-brand telephones , facsimile machines and other consumer items through hundreds of mainland outlets ; consumer products account for an estimated 20% of a total Chinese telecommunications market of $7,000m a year . |
| 7 | I remember him telling me how in those days , things being more primitive , they often used a few cycle lamps arranged in an inverted L-shape with the crossbar at the upwind end . ’ |
| 8 | According to chairman Aleksandr Rozhin , the commission has come to the conclusion that the Gallery 's foreign trade activities suffer from an amateur approach . |
| 9 | For volatile samples it is sometimes helpful to use matrix-isolation techniques [ Section 5.16.3 ] , as the molecules trapped in an inert matrix are generally unable to rotate freely , and give simple sharp vibration bands of well-defined frequency . |
| 10 | Table 6.7 compares the additional times added to an average record seek due to consecutive spill ( for files using mid-square and division randomizing techniques ) , chained overflow in a separate area and chained overflow in the prime data area . |
| 11 | Any contracts won on an exclusive basis could affect the price at which it is offered for sale . |
| 12 | COMPUTER addicts who spend hours trapped in an electronic fantasy world run the risk of damaging their health , warn psychologists . |
| 13 | The court heard one of the burglaries occurred at an old people 's home . |
| 14 | Gemma sits like a reclining obelisk with messy hair dyed a shade lighter than his , large eyes resting at an artful slant , a full mouth . |
| 15 | THE MANY-GABLED limestone manor stands tucked into an open fold between Wenlock Edge and Aymestry in the remote and unspoiled Shropshire valley of Hope Dale . |
| 16 | His eyes glowed with an extraordinary fervour . |
| 17 | The religious officer 's artificial sapphire eyes glowed with an inner light as he gazed at Lexandro . |
| 18 | Some organisations may have a special appeals procedure , with problems or grievances referred to an independent arbitrator . |
| 19 | The systems were not designed for devolved budgets and the rapid proliferation of small self-supporting business units trading in an internal market place . |
| 20 | ( b ) Give 5 benefits which a company gains from having its offices organised in an open-plan style . |
| 21 | The repeated victory of the owner against intruders looks like an arbitrary convention , obeyed by both individuals , that the ‘ owner always wins ’ . |
| 22 | A new era of austerity starts in April 1994 , and the next 12 months looks like an all-too-brief inter-regnum in which the economy is being given a chance to grow again before the tax blows begin to fall . |
| 23 | The scientists measured concentrations of CFC-11 and CFC-12 , the two most important ozone destroyers , at locations in both the northern and southern hemispheres and found that the growth rate for CFC-11 concentrations dropped from an annual average of 11 parts per trillion from 1985-88 to 3 parts per trillion in 1993 . |
| 24 | By searching for flashes repeating at exactly the same rate as the radio pulses , they were able to investigate much fainter pulsations than if they had been looking for pulses occurring at an unknown rate . |
| 25 | The case roles have been modified since Fillmore 's original definition to include restrictions such as these , but the restriction lists grow to an interminable length and the technique is still unable to recognise that two expressions ( e.g. ’ the woman ’ and ’ she ’ ) may refer to the same individual . |
| 26 | A new board has been installed from a list of candidates selected by an independent panel . |
| 27 | British Nuclear Fuels ( BNF ) makes tritium at Chapel Cross in South-West Scotland , using neutrons made in an ageing Magnox reactor . |
| 28 | Tanker-mounted injectors are the most common , but there are also tractor-mounted injectors fed from a tanker running alongside and injectors fed from an umbilical hose system . |
| 29 | The basic principle of the lift is that of two balancing weights positioned on an inclined plane , and suspended by a connecting rope passing over pulley wheels at the top of the plane ( figures 3 and 4 ) . |
| 30 | Soon after 9 p.m. rally drivers came upon an unexpected road hazard as they steered into the narrow twisting lane — a barricade of wooden benches and almost a dozen seated householders ! |