Example sentences of "[det] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hit the accelerator so hard that for an appalling moment the wheels spun on the asphalt and the car did n't move . |
| 2 | Perhaps Spinoza could have strengthened it in various ways , by saying that people can not on odd occasions deliberately act out of the character they try to give their lives , without destroying that character , and that for the rational person the character of a life which includes good relations with other people at large is essential for personal fulfilment . |
| 3 | In its wisdom , the Community felt able to do that for the Iberian peninsula a few years ago and it would be right and proper for it to do something analogous for the central European countries . |
| 4 | The significance was not that a testator 's intentions were allowed to play more freely , but that for the first time the law was dealing with an open rather than a closed system , a system that offered unlimited possibilities for expansion . |
| 5 | I will not rehearse again my reasons for believing that the European Parliament is incapable of filling this democratic void and that for the foreseeable future the elected legislature should remain in national hands . |
| 6 | He sometimes wondered if it was not Blanche 's ability to daydream like this for a few seconds a day , the power to see beauty in apparent ugliness , that was the key to her resilience . |
| 7 | Religion has been , and is , capable of sustaining some of the finest civilizations the world has seen , and it has attracted many of the most brilliant and high-minded people who have ever lived . |
| 8 | We have produced , over several centuries , some of the finest porcelain the world has ever seen . |
| 9 | ’ We did it to give some of the great youngsters a chance ’ |
| 10 | A group of shearling rams , currently being prepared for sale this season , is widely considered to contain some of the best sheep the flock has ever produced . |
| 11 | After three legs of the some of the best action the series has seen … |
| 12 | If diagram is the right word , we hope that it is like a set of arrows , or avenues , pointing outwards in some of the many directions an artist interested in photography might explore . |
| 13 | In some of the other houses the stable was now a double garage , but in this one it had been blocked in and a window installed . |
| 14 | In some of the applied sciences the number of hours may be considerable while in an Arts course the formal teaching periods may be relatively few . |
| 15 | These are just some of the key issues the APB must address . |
| 16 | If it was not for her , this Council would have had more opportunity of addressing some of the deep problems the Tories either created or left behind . |
| 17 | Two full lorry loads of milk go into some of the bigger supermarkets every day . |
| 18 | After all , when you have laboured in the engine room for several years and are then suddenly confronted by some of the highest honours the sport can confer it is understandable that a player might believe he is living in another world . |
| 19 | First , though , let's recall some of the refreshing nonsense the Land 's End Ltd press release included : ‘ Hard steel pitons were also leaving large unsightly rust stains on the cliff face and , by being chiselled in , were opening up large and damaging cracks that are irreparable by natural means . ’ |
| 20 | In some of the higher settlements the pond is still the centre of the village ; the church , being more recent , is relegated to the edge . |
| 21 | It is possible that there will be more than one round of interviews , but this simply introduces the repetition of some of the above activities The verdicts of interviewing panels must be recorded and where necessary reconciled with the preferences of applicants Offers of employment must be sent out including contracts Once these ( or alternatives ) have been accepted , rejection letters will be sent out . |
| 22 | In some of the above categories the present Publication Officer functions alone and covers both in-house production of information ( with the IT at her disposal ) and organises external production ( through HMSO and printers ) of publications . |
| 23 | Anne Watson offers experience and advice about some of the personal preparation a teacher may need to undertake when moving to a more ‘ investigative ’ style of teaching . |
| 24 | Many M16 officers made no pretence at co-operation as a desirable aim , instilling in some of the newer men a conviction that M15 saw its main purpose to encroach on M16 domains , and suggesting that all such moves should be pre-empted . |
| 25 | The Trust says the estate is botanically some of the richest land the National Trust owns with a variety of trees , natural grasses , orchids , marsh flowers , insects and bird life . |
| 26 | It was to get in those lectures , of course , ’ she added , flushing a little as she recalled some of the pointed remarks the headmistress had made to her , about lack of initiative and weakness of will . |
| 27 | With some of the poorer ones the possibility of misunderstandings can not be ruled out . |
| 28 | From some of the 11,000 students a warm reception , and a cheeky invitation . |
| 29 | Whilst access to these acres helped alleviate some of the expansionist pressures the cost of transport or difficulty in maintaining adequate attention could lead to unacceptably high losses at times . |
| 30 | In parts of the West Country and the South , much of the land had been enclosed long before the fifteenth century , whereas in some of the northern counties the movement did not get under way until late in the sixteenth . |