Example sentences of "with a [adj] [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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1 | He has n't ever voiced real support , and when the local water authority at last decided to build a basic screening plant , Sebastian Coe made a statement to the local paper with a pathetic one-line thanks to ‘ the local surfers ’ . |
2 | Meanwhile , another Scot , Margaret Letham , a former British champion and beaten semi-finalist last year , began her challenge with a superb two sets to nothing nine-end victory over Jersey 's Sue Dingle . |
3 | The largest falcon of the region , resembling a large stout Peregrine ( p. 93 ) in outline , though with slightly blunter wings with broader bases , and longer tail , but extremely variable in plumage , from almost white with a few dark flecks to almost completely dark grey ; most frequent form is like rather pale Peregrine , but lacking the dark moustachial streak . |
4 | Within fifty years West Ham was transformed from an essentially agricultural economy with a few nucleated settlements to the industrial heartland of south-east England . |
5 | It was expected that the unemployment rate by the end of the plan period would be reduced from its current 14 per cent official estimate , with a projected 394,000 jobs to be created each year . |