Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [adj] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under STV there are multimember constituencies , with each elector able to indicate a preference on the ballot paper , putting the number 1 beside the name of the candidate most preferred , number 2 against the name of the elector 's second choice , and so on . |
| 2 | Each capacitor first receives a sample , and then passes it on . |
| 3 | It seemed as if , after eighteen months of complete stalemate on the Western Front , with neither side able to make a breakthrough , the subordinate German commanders at Verdun had lost confidence to succeed where so many others had failed . |
| 4 | The sceptical arguments which would have this effect all require a move which the anti-realist would disallow , and hence never reach the annihilating conclusion . |
| 5 | Tip : If you want to make this dish hotter add a teaspoon of chilli sauce . |
| 6 | This project first develops a methodology to enable the annually-published data on levels of expenditure and provision to be used , freed from distortion by inflation and changed definitions . |
| 7 | The spies were about and a Dominican in some way unknown secured a copy and sent it to the Inquisition at Rome . |
| 8 | Perhaps to some extent this represents a legacy from Seebohm , a queasiness at what may be inaccurately interpreted as a retreat from the generic ideal . |
| 9 | To some extent this emphasized a definition of community care , used particularly in relation to people with mental health problems , which came to mean a form of care which was non-hospital care and therefore included residential care . |
| 10 | Other provisions enable police officers to enter private property forcibly without a search warrant if they deem such action necessary to prevent a breach of the peace , reach someone who has committed an arrestable offence or search for evidence of an offence by someone they have already arrested . |
| 11 | The third semi was very close ( 0.55 secs ) between Crichlow ( Canada ) , Herbert ( USA ) and Vincente ( Spain ) , the latter being lucky to get a time as he fell out of his K1 crossing line . |
| 12 | In some situations , it is more cost effective to use a PR consultancy , especially in areas where the organisation is inexperienced ( e.g. the City or Parliament ) . |
| 13 | In effect poorer parishes with too little employment available paid a form of subsidy to those with expanding economies . |
| 14 | Officially , any youngster willing to wield a gun can join a police team for 30 rupees ( $1.70 ) a day . |
| 15 | If you can point out any method likely to raise a subscription for such a purpose , you will confer a singular favour on all in the farming line ’ . |