Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No trick , as he gleefully recounted himself was too low or devious to ensure the required result , though he might boast of being the " King of the Bristol Channel " . |
| 2 | It is in practice the ‘ mixed ’ rather than the ‘ pure ’ type that in one form or another provides the typical case and — furthermore-the available evidence for analysis ( Finnegan , 1981 , p. 5 ) . |
| 3 | Example 4:3 Index-linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index-linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT ( 1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index-linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index-linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent |
| 4 | Yet Australian producers have not yet felt capable or willing to confront the historical legacy of capacity installed in the consuming markets . |
| 5 | the British Gas ( Overseas Employees ) Share Option Scheme ( ‘ the Overseas Scheme ’ ) the rules of which are produced to the Meeting ( and , for the purpose of identification , signed by the Chairman ) be approved and the Directors be authorised to take all necessary steps which they consider necessary or appropriate to carry the Overseas Scheme into effect ; and |
| 6 | If both units are in use or unavailable inform the New OED Computer Group representative who will issue further instructions . |
| 7 | If both units are in use or unavailable inform the New OED Computer Group representative who will issue further instructions . |
| 8 | If both units are in use or unavailable inform the New OED Computer Group representative who will issue further instructions . |
| 9 | That is , while it may prove difficult or impossible to devise the appropriate experiment to get at young children 's appreciation of logical necessity , they may reveal that they have a measure of understanding of logical necessity in what they say and do in everyday contexts . |
| 10 | Increasingly , under LMS , schools will have the freedom to choose a local firm or individual to provide the many services they need to run effectively . |
| 11 | Ah what we 're looking for on behalf of the Calverton British Legion , is a bugler or trumpeter to blow the Last Post and reveille twice on armistice Sunday . |
| 12 | Section B : sub-sections 2 , 3 , & 5 exclude the first £25 of each claim under each section . |
| 13 | It is not realistic or helpful to view the two sectors , of formal and informal care , as separate . |
| 14 | Patients with Barrett 's oesophagus with oesophagitis Grade III or IV had the mucosal junction several centimetres proximal to the distal or proximal end of the lower oesophageal sphincter . |
| 15 | One of their prime selling points will be to supply satellite broadcasts to homes which are unable or unwilling to erect the large dish aerials needed for domestic reception . |
| 16 | B. & C. was unable or unwilling to provide the necessary funds and on 16 April 1990 administrators of Atlantic were appointed by the court . |
| 17 | There needs to be a degree of tolerance and a willingness to accept that not all are willing or able to make the same level of commitment , but there are limits . |
| 18 | There are other houses … where the owners , be they owner-occupiers or private landlords , would be unwilling or unable to undertake the necessary work . |
| 19 | For those too old , lazy or hungover to face the 15-minute slog up this hill , a crag has been developed just outside the village right beside the D546 road to Sederon . |
| 20 | Like the views of their predecessors in classical Marxist thought , modern functionalist views do not regard it as useful or necessary to demonstrate the precise mechanisms by which state policy responds to structural imperatives ; instead they focus on macro-social issues and trends . |
| 21 | He busied himself with the electric kettle and a jar of instant coffee , and in a moment or two put the hot drink in front of her . |
| 22 | Well there were spirits were n't there , vodka and all that , you know , no I suppose one or two drunk the old wine you know |
| 23 | Six or seven has the same effect if you land right , leaving you with an aching crotch and bruised joints if you 're lucky . |
| 24 | But , despite repeated public protestations to the contrary , senior politicians of both main parties have been discreetly considering their tactics in the event that neither Conservatives nor Labour secure the 326 seats needed to win immediate power . |
| 25 | The way was now open for peace negotiations with France , and these negotiations inevitably looked rather like the negotiations which had ended the wars against Louis XIV in 1713 — sensible enough at a time of high expenditure but not fair to allies nor likely to allow the British negotiators to gain the largest possible amount at the bargaining table . |
| 26 | Leaving aside the imagery , he maintained : ‘ We have set our objectives for this season 's championship as two wins out of four and that remains the realistic target . |
| 27 | If it is argued on the basis of this reply that even a maniac is not beyond redemption and that given the right kind of treatment he might be able to take his place again within society , the argument only serves to show the different moral considerations that can be brought to bear on situations of moral dilemma . |
| 28 | Too much emphasis was placed on the necessary function of actually producing an annual programme to which different parties can agree and that identifies the full list of projects seeking funding . |
| 29 | Riders rarely brake with more than two fingers ( often with only one ) and that allows the other fingers to concentrate on holding on . |
| 30 | We are surprised that Ito is so strongly opposed to a model that accounts for his data and ours , and that allows the cerebellar cortex of the flocculus and/or the ventral paraflocculus to be one of two sites of learning in the VOR . |