Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [subord] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 That would seem to imply little reliability as either a mirror or informer of public opinion .
2 It is not necessary , however , to see this change as predominantly the result of changes in the organisation of their manufacture .
3 Now there is more to this passage than either the story that it heralds , poignant and memorable though that is , or the condescending tone of the last sentence , for the innocence Davin embodies brings to Stephen as a brute fact from the real world the missing half of a truth which Stephen has known but so far been unable to admit even to himself , and which will go on mattering to Joyce for many years .
4 Given this set of circumstances , it could be that the new wave of information technology firms will never turn into a real breaker , but be seen in a few years as just a ripple on the pond .
5 The description of the Count as Alfonso 's " friend " suggests that there was more to this incident than simply the curbing of an unruly vassal .
6 She spoke his name again , quietly this time because now the anger was seeping away , to be replaced by misery .
7 However , there is no offence against this regulation if only the tail pipe ( i.e. the piece leading the gases into the atmosphere from the end of the silencer which is the furthest from the engine ) is defective , as the gases will have passed through the silencer .
8 The Market on Saturday evenings provided much entertainment as always a number of cheapjacks were to be found selling all sorts of items .
9 As a little compensation I begged Captain King to let us remove either to Bruny , or to Muscle Bay , which would make very little difference when once the wind set in fair , and it was accordingly settled that at daylight we should sail for Muscle Bay . ’
10 Er right so as I say it 's a lighthearted approach and on christian name terms and with that in mind would you detach one of these and just stick your name on so that at least if you do n't know then at some stage during the course you stand a good chance of getting to know each other because again the essence of this course is informality and talking .
11 There are very pressured days , says Jackie , when she has several visits as well a clinic , when she goes up every front path praying both mum and babe will be problem-free .
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