Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In pure white it adds a freshness , cleanliness and unity to a white kitchen that brightens every day . |
| 2 | So all I could do was to prance about waving flashcards and realia like a second-rate conjuror at a children 's party , and try not to glance at my watch more than once a minute . |
| 3 | Tiberius Minnows and Ghost Of An American Airman did n't offer sufficient proof , then the success of the recent Belfast Rocks Again festival in the Limelight Bar must leave no one in any doubt . |
| 4 | With 250 million volumes sold annually , Mills and Boon is the source of a construction and perpetuation of a particular concept of female desire and sexuality that can always be assuaged through the consummation of a heterosexual romance . |
| 5 | This would deprive wading birds such as curlew and snipe of an ideal breeding sanctuary . |
| 6 | A SENIOR Strathclyde education official has unreservedly apologised for his ‘ loose and inappropriate ’ remarks last week linking genetics and nutrition with a high level of black and Asian children in special schools . |
| 7 | They are extremely handsome and sensual , and glory in a drunken brawl . |
| 8 | True up a piece of hardwood ( one surface/two sides ) the same width as the regular plane and put both in the vice , truing up plane case and hardwood with a straight edge . |
| 9 | Resolved to achieve in free self-determination the unity of Germany in peace and freedom as an equal partner in the community of nations , |
| 10 | Such techniques can be applied to establish clash and function for a wide range of engineering assembly problems . |
| 11 | The aim is to provide a comprehensive range of services and expertise on a national scale to the business community in particular . |
| 12 | From his own statements , it is clear that he is word-perfect in his familiarity with the prophetic books of the Old Testament , can quote them at will , can move among them with the facility and expertise of a professional scholar . |
| 13 | Karate came to England via the work and expertise of an unsung innovator named Vernon Bell , who can truly be called the father of English karate . |
| 14 | As the municipal elections had shown , the political parties ( especially the parties of the left ) enjoyed the confidence and support of a large section of the population , something which had not been the case with Giraud in 1943 . |
| 15 | So let us fantasise , and see industry and agriculture in a new light . |
| 16 | The importance of ‘ generic skills ’ has been stressed in recent years by the Manpower Services Commission ( now Training Agency ) as a flexible response to and preparation for a fast-changing economy . |
| 17 | A genuinely corinthian sailor who spurns sponsorship , she shoe-horns her racing and preparation into a few weeks ' annual holiday taken from London-based solicitors Farrers and Co . |
| 18 | Model predictions of regional changes in temperature and moisture in a future world with the equivalent of 560–600 ppm of atmospheric carbon dioxide have to be treated with much caution . |
| 19 | It is the Sahara Palace Hotel , the most luxurious in Tunisia , a cavernous , currently near deserted edifice with all the charm and intimacy of an international airport lounge . |
| 20 | For a girl used to the noise and chaos of an all girls ' apartment , Buckingham Palace felt like anywhere but home . |
| 21 | There had always been tension between fear of the process of dying and hope of a happy hereafter . |
| 22 | He ordered a large vodka and tonic from a passing waiter . |
| 23 | However , by simply being Mr Decent , ie by not declaring a desire to eliminate his opponents , or referring to expressions of social concern as ‘ drooling and drivelling ’ and people who care as ‘ moaning minnies ’ , John Major had put down a slender but steady plank for enough people to cross from a public culture of concern and responsibility to a private preference for Conservative government . |
| 24 | The areas chosen are all areas where the bilateral relationship is strongly apparent , and where the impact of bilateral action upon third parties may provoke a third party response : treaty law , international judicial and arbitral procedure , and responsibility for an international wrong , with particular reference to armed conflict . |
| 25 | If you are well practised in a careful approach , having learned the art of blending yourself into the background and moving with the silence and stealth of a hungry alley-cat , then you will soon be close enough to identify them as chub . |
| 26 | From the front of the house comes the chug and clatter of a heavy petrol mower . |
| 27 | A DRIVER drank so much beer and whisky in a day-long binge he was still five times over the limit 24 hours later . |
| 28 | We know who , because of his background and upbringing in a particular business , will stick with it through thick and thin despite losses . |
| 29 | She received no formal education , but was taught Italian , French , Greek , and Latin by an excellent governess . |
| 30 | Minute amounts of slower moving material are also visible independent of SAM addition and presence of a 5-fluorocytosine residue at the correct position within the Dcm recognition sequence ( lanes 1 , 3–6 ) . |