Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But opera , whether their texts are well-written in the conventional literary sense or not , have almost no value as plays , and their librettos make only a shadowy sense away from their music . |
| 2 | The pictures show just a few shapes of wagon . |
| 3 | Though fascist candidates put forward a strong campaign in the London County Council elections of March 1937 , their six candidates for the three two-member divisions of Bethnal Green North East , Shoreditch and Limehouse were defeated and they received less than 20 per cent of the vote . |
| 4 | In this case the animals get quite a good deal , but in neither case do they contribute much to wealth . |
| 5 | A Commission survey has shown that walkers have only a one-in-3 chance of being able to complete any 2 mile walk . |
| 6 | But they can not be too remote if a school — primary or secondary — is working to a curriculum blueprint which has been sought by successive governments and if we now accept that schools have only a limited choice in any broader expectations which society imposes upon them . |
| 7 | I 'm afraid she has a most irreverent attitude — and some of our gentlemen have quite a wide circle of acquaintances , so of course we must be able to offer complete discretion … ’ |
| 8 | Real travellers will have discovered that most taxi drivers have only a cursory grasp of English so it may come as a surprise to learn that foreign cabbies ‘ drive at breakneck speed ’ while talking eloquently of ‘ local proverbs and giving handy hints about what to buy in the local market . ’ |
| 9 | Unfortunately it may not be this World Cup , for the Scots have just a minuscule chance of qualifying . |
| 10 | Although Serb lines are within range of Bosnian artillery on nearby Igman mountain , the Bosnians have only a few tanks and not much ammunition . |
| 11 | All the uses of need and dare as full modal auxiliaries involve therefore a non-assertive quality whereby the needing or daring are not asserted but denied , questioned , conceded , represented as mere possibilities rather than as real events . |
| 12 | Pluralists provide only a partial perspective on the inactivity of certain interests and groups . |
| 13 | The Defendants put forward a two part argument : |
| 14 | The requirement of obtaining leave performs this function , and some judges discern quite a direct relationship between relaxation of standing rules and strict enforcement of the leave requirement . |
| 15 | Thomas Swayne 's successors are now employed to protect the new residents of dockland and ensure that the rats give then a wide berth . |
| 16 | Captain Dunbar 's been around now for over a year and most of Madeleine 's suitors last only a few months , so we think it 's serious . ’ |
| 17 | Many other European countries operate effectively a local income tax based on the ability to pay . |
| 18 | M my parents live quite a long way away and erm y you 've got to you need the support of others . |
| 19 | The workforce has been cut in half to 24,000 and still there is not enough work to go round : some production lines work only a 3-4-day week . |
| 20 | Despite some early lows ( ‘ Coming On Strong ’ ) , The Shamen string together a powerful set which plays up the rockier side of their pop equation . |
| 21 | Since martial law was imposed , with army checkposts everywhere , and a heavy plainclothes police presence , protests last only a few moments . |
| 22 | Most of these minor illnesses last only a few days or weeks : what are needed , therefore , are the measures quality of life days or quality of life weeks . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , these individuals contribute only a small percentage ( <25% ) to the overall incidence of sudden death in the general population . |
| 24 | We to put the decorations up in th in a s in a short time limit , the decorations take quite a long time to put up and as you know the decorations are erm are very famous er they 're nationally recognized . |
| 25 | Straight blinds need only a simple fixing on either side of the window ; Austrian and Roman blinds are slightly more complicated but can produce stunning effects . |
| 26 | Though volatiles represent only a tiny fraction of the masses of the terrestrial planets , they endow Venus , the Earth , and Mars with interesting phenomena such as atmospheres , oceans , polar caps and , at least in the case of the Earth , a biosphere . |
| 27 | It can not be sold ( in the absence of slavery ) and individuals have only a limited ability to transfer non-human wealth into human wealth ( though an individual can , of course , invest in himself through education or by undertaking training courses ) . |
| 28 | Yesterday , Price Waterhouse circulated a memorandum to some junior accountants offering ‘ increased opportunities ’ to work on charitable audits , normally unglamorous work of a low priority because firms charge only a nominal fee . |
| 29 | Figures show over a million children are being taught in oversized classes . |
| 30 | He estimated that ‘ an extra year of elementary or secondary schooling really boosts future income less than 4% ; an extra year of college boosts it about 7% and a year of graduate school boosts it about 4% , There can be legitimate disagreement whether these figures indicate only a small effect of schooling on income . |