Example sentences of "[vb pp] [that] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Meacher and Frank Field have stressed that only a limited circle of people were actively involved in formulating the industrial policy proposals , and that beyond this circle , understanding of the proposals was rather minimal . |
| 2 | If the function of the leave requirement is to weed out unarguable or vexatious cases it might be expected that only a small proportion of cases would fail at this stage . |
| 3 | Experts have forecast that even a partial ban will be a blow to Taiwan 's fishing companies , which are already facing recession and rely on driftnetting as the most profitable method . |
| 4 | During the last years of the war it was noticed that rather a high proportion of soldiers were failing to be cured by the standard doses of M & B 693 , as the sulphonamide was called , and this was the first clue to the potential in the gonococcus for developing resistance to antibiotics . |
| 5 | Although studies have revealed that only a small subgroup of such diabetics have reduced plasma renin , in those with nephropathy both plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone tend to be decreased ( Christlieb , 1978 ) . |
| 6 | It may have been that on his original appearance this condition would not have been satisfied , as it could not have been said that only a custodial sentence was adequate to protect the public from serious harm from him , if the alternative of a probation order requiring residence at a hostel specialising in sexual offenders was available . |
| 7 | These boxes stood above ground and were , therefore , visible and obvious targets , but they were so solidly made that only a direct hit by a heavy shell could destroy them . |
| 8 | The procedure followed ensured that only a certain response would disambiguate the message . |
| 9 | One might have thought that only a particular unit of the type could be ‘ tried on ’ , but that seems not to be the case . |
| 10 | It can be shown that again a large set of collusive allocations can be supported by threats of punishment of this kind provided firms do not discount the future ‘ too heavily ’ . |
| 11 | It is well known that only a great dancer-artist can suggest the development of the sixteen-year-old Aurora , happy at her birthday , into the dreamy figure the Prince meets in the woodland glade and on to her final entrance as a triumphant princess fully awake to her responsibilities as Queen-to-be . |
| 12 | However , it is widely known that only a small proportion of such qualifying mergers are referred , and further that vertical mergers are a small proportion of the total . |
| 13 | Though in this form the list looks a long one , it must be remembered that only a limited number of schools have introduced more than a few changes . |
| 14 | It has been proved that even a short stay helps not only the carers , but the patients , who greatly benefit from a change of scenery and the use of the many facilities we have here . ’ |
| 15 | Scientists are concerned that their increasing use may be having a damaging effect on river and animal life , although it is acknowledged that only a small proportion of the phosphate in our rivers and lakes comes from domestic sources . |
| 16 | This accident alarmed safety scientists in Europe because is showed that even a small break in the cooling circuit , if combined with faults in equipment and human error , could be as serious as a large rupture . |
| 17 | But there can be no real doubt that it was on medical advice that Law resigned , for he was advised that only a complete break would save him from total breakdown , and he was actually suffering from the disease that was to kill him in less than three years . |
| 18 | Moreover , it has been suggested that only a short period of desaturation — perhaps as little as 30 minutes during a 24 hour period — may be all that is necessary to prevent cholesterol crystal nucleation from bile . |