Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [adj] [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dismissing the taxpayers ' appeals , Lord Justice Nourse said that the ordinary meaning of ‘ release ’ comprehended both a release given for full consideration and one given gratuitously , or for less than full consideration , and there was no warrant for putting the limitation , as contended by the tax-payers , on the word ‘ releases ’ in s 287(1) . |
| 2 | This provides banking services through your local post office , which is normally open six days a week ( including Saturday mornings ) , and for longer than normal banking hours . |
| 3 | Reliable cause of death statistics are woefully lacking for developing countries and of less than desirable quality for many developed ones . |
| 4 | To land on a spot consistently by this method , the round out and early part of the float must be made without too much excess speed and with less than full airbrake . |
| 5 | Considered uninspired , highly-priced and in less than perfect condition by some , Andrea Previtali 's ‘ Portrait of a young Gentleman ’ ( lot 6 ) still went to £150,000 ( $240,000 ) while ‘ The Piazza San Marco , Venice ’ attributed to Francesco Guardi ( lot 24 ) reached £130,000 ( $208,000 ) against an estimate of £30,000–40,000 . |