Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The narrow High Street is easily blocked as traffic builds up behind the heavy goods vehicles trying to get through on a route avoiding the increased toll on the Severn Bridge . |
| 2 | The peak year for French activity was 1377 when , like the Vikings before them , they used the Isle of Wight as a base to harry the whole south coast . |
| 3 | The exceptionals are thought to include a provision covering the potential loss of the management contract . |
| 4 | The Model Forms of Rent Review Clause contain a provision entitling the other party to pay the expert 's fees in full and then reclaim the balance from the non-paying party as a debt payable on demand . |
| 5 | upholding the validity of a provision enabling the floating charge holder to serve a notice of crystallisation on the company . |
| 6 | The sensation of amplified vibration used in conjunction with a sound-level meter and a chart to show the relative loudness of different sounds ( from a whisper to a jet aeroplane ) is a useful combination . |
| 7 | Firstly , a chart showing an overall plan of study for , say the next nine months . |
| 8 | Often these prophets saw themselves as reformers , who had a vocation to transform the religious vision of their time . |
| 9 | On Thursday 23 May 1974 , little more than a week after Jinky had set out on his transatlantic crossing , the player was the focus of a controversial legal wrangle when a judge at Airdrie Sheriff Court postponed a trial involving the Celtic winger to allow him to prepare for Scotland 's forthcoming World Cup campaign in Germany . |
| 10 | A trial to show a clear difference in death rates between men on the old and new dietary patterns would have needed somewhere between 25 000 and 115000 volunteers and would have cost between $0.5 and 1 billion , even at 1971 prices . |
| 11 | Pembrey 's findings were that the role model was important in helping a sister to develop a good management style . |
| 12 | ‘ Ever seen a submarine get the full treatment when it 's done a patrol ? ’ |
| 13 | The chapter , and especially the Strategy , may seem to make the reading process far too time-consuming ; a sledgehammer to crack an historical nut ! |
| 14 | This new generation of NHS manager is , it seems , here to stay and brings with it a quality meter to measure our healthcare and a sledgehammer to dismantle the old order . |
| 15 | The cunning thief reached through a cat-flap to unlock the back door before putting the snib on the front door lock and ransacking the house . |
| 16 | ON paper , at least , the depth of a recession seems an inopportune time to seek sponsors for a three-year programme to boost career opportunities for young Welsh speakers and help employers recruit more effectively . |
| 17 | It was similarly easy to convert the head-teacher 's office into a kitchen adjoining the side-entrance lobby . |
| 18 | A function converting a real number to the lower integer . |
| 19 | A function returning the horizontal position of the cursor on the screen . |
| 20 | A function returning the vertical cursor position . |
| 21 | A function returning the square root of its argument . |
| 22 | A function giving the absolute value of its argument . |
| 23 | A function giving the natural logarithm of its argument . |
| 24 | A rating gives a numerical value to some kind of judgement usually assuming equal intervals in the rating scale . |
| 25 | ( But see Murphy v Culhane [ 1977 ] QB 94 for a case involving a criminal affray where the plaintiff got more than he bargained for and it was stated that the defence could apply . ) |
| 26 | Ex parte Handscomb was a case involving a discretionary life sentence , and on 23 July 1987 the Secretary of State made a further policy statement explaining some modifications to the procedure . |
| 27 | Similarly in a case involving a French corporation , an order for depositions and document production at the offices of New York attorneys was not regarded as in conflict with the Convention ; all that was to happen on French soil was ‘ certain acts preparatory to the giving of evidence ’ , the selection of appropriate employees to travel to New York and of relevant documents to be disclosed in New York . |
| 28 | The extent to which trade unions are disadvantaged by the rules developed by the judiciary is shown in a case involving the National Union of Teachers . |
| 29 | The trend of judge-made law may be set off by a case involving an atypical trade or may be located in a consumer transaction . |
| 30 | The predicate " exists " in such a case plays no useful role and can be safely axed . |