Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [noun sg] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or you can cut out a large square or arched opening instead of a conventional door , and if the wall is big enough , a couple of openings or ‘ windows ’ either side — again to give different perspectives to the room ahead . |
| 2 | Payment for any of the above services is made by credit/charge card , or direct debit straight to a bank account nominated by you . |
| 3 | Even if it is absolutely essential to have one to prune expenditure I hope you will get a free hand to have a dissolution in the autumn as we can not recover any revenue or any industry now without a tariff … |
| 4 | If necessary a small soda-water bottle with cap will do — add 150ml of distilled or purified water together with a few drops of vodka or brandy . |
| 5 | Not so for Locke , you will recall that so f the way Locke sets it up is a legitimate civil society is first established by a social contract and that creates a community , a body politic , which has a capacity to act , and I 'll put a little question mark over that shortly , erm and that community then as a separate act sets up a government which , because it has set it up as a trust , erm it can change or dismiss pretty well at will . |
| 6 | Almost inevitably , the press sought out the centres of political and economic power both as a major definer of the social and political terrain and as a source of information . |
| 7 | In France also , in 1907 , there was an effort to reorganise work more rationally and effectively , in particular by bringing political and economic diplomacy together in a single direction . |
| 8 | Ex. 19 , which is highly pianistic , demands great brilliance and strong rhythm together with a complete contrast in the last two bars of the extract . |
| 9 | A common position is , in effect , the last and combined word perhaps on a majority vote of the Council of Ministers , prior to possible amendment by the European Parliament at Strasbourg . |
| 10 | While there have been a few studies of women offenders , investiga-tors have generally looked upon the difference between masculine and feminine criminality merely as a reason for eliminating female subjects from their researches on the ground that they provide insufficient material . |
| 11 | She smiled at the few women clustered at the counter and acknowledged their somewhat surprised greetings , and was enormously grateful to Frank Green , the owner , for treating her as if she were a regular and valued customer instead of a virtual stranger . |
| 12 | She looked at him now , a pathetic and solitary figure almost like a small boy as he stood before the man who had always dominated and manipulated him ; certainly , there was an air of obedient subservience as he fidgeted uncomfortably , his dark brown hair falling lankly over his forehead and vivid brown eyes large with sadness . |
| 13 | He had refused , however , and sought advice privately from a medically qualified nutritionist . |
| 14 | As the years passed , he sacrificed a little speed for greater control , especially of away-swing , but that run-up never for a moment lost its beauty . |
| 15 | The former can be diagnosed by the above but -test pattern together with a unique order of occurrence of the related lexical items in Xs and other Ys : |