Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The longer a diver remains under water and the greater the depth , the more nitrogen is absorbed .
2 The greater the commitment , the more a fan has at stake .
3 Similarly , because of the loss of full housing benefit once a person moves off income support , a large number of unemployed families face what has been called an unemployment trap .
4 That 's why I 'm glad that WISE thing , I mean it 's about time they bloody realized — I 'm convinced that once a woman gets into science she 's just as good as if not better than , any man .
5 It is important to wrestle with questions of how far a belief corresponds to reality or is illusory .
6 Then a call comes in off-schedule .
7 R.18 provides that broadly recognitions remain in force for three years ; specifically a recognition remains in force until the third 31st May next after it is granted .
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