Example sentences of "this [noun] [be] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 All that is material to this case is what substantial evidence Frank has to back up his claim about Militant infiltration .
2 What is peculiar about the evangelical advocates of this ideology is their social location .
3 No , this pay-off is our last chance , and one that I was n't prepared to let slip . ’
4 But the worst effect of this Act was its inflationary tendency .
5 I thought this bloke was your oldest friend . ’
6 Deep within this wood is my special place .
7 CAITRIONA RUANE of West Belfast Action for the Unemployed and one of the organisers of this conference is our next speaker .
8 Horne 's qualifications for this post were his own skills as bookbinder , architect , and designer ; he was also an authority on furniture and antique musical instruments , as well as a connoisseur of music-hall .
9 " At this point is there any alternative ? "
10 The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people .
11 A true credit of the integrity of this vessel is her trans-Atlantic passage this past year .
12 The ideas which come from a good theoretical understanding form hypotheses , and this concept is our next subject of study .
13 With an interpreter we met for a drink and he told me that because his home was in East Germany he had been forbidden to travel abroad until quite recently when he became an old-age Pensioner ; this voyage was his first taste of freedom .
14 So I must ask you : Will you come to Scone and make it publicly known that this kingdom is your prime care ?
15 This week was her first state visit here in 17 years .
16 The surprising thing about this debate is its relative neglect of the administrative dimension of corporatism ( Etzioni-Halevy 1983 , pp. 63–73 ) , especially since the relationships between state and economy which compel a corporatist interpretation of modern capitalism manifest themselves through institutions which are grafted on to the administrative system .
17 This tournament was my first outing of the year .
18 The curious feature of this tale was its moral ambivalence .
19 Decidedly this man was her good angel .
20 Which was fine by her , because this man was her sworn enemy .
21 A recent example of this approach was our six albums with REM .
22 Until the proper motion of the pulsar is measured , we can not be sure that this star is its optical counterpart , but it seems likely .
23 The advantage of using them in this situation is their low cost and the speed with which the wall can be built up .
24 This book is my photographic vision of London 's East End skinheads .
25 It would seem that this book was his constant companion and the title page of his copy of the eighth edition , published in the year of his death , 1768 , was inscribed ‘ The Gift of my old friend , the author ’ .
26 Another first this year was our extra sponsorship to Crufts and in return they asked Essex Dog Display to perform in the Main Ring — needless to say they brought the house down !
27 The focal point of this hotel is its fabulous pool and poolside bar set among lovely gardens where you can relax in between visiting the many attractions of the area .
28 It was no good the Prime Minister telling the Bangladeshis last week that the making and administration of the laws of this country is our own business .
29 And if it seemed surprising to reflect that the supremely versatile Hampshire trainer has not yet struck in our Classic races , it was even more incredible to learn from the man himself that Dead Certain 's victory in the richest two-year-olds race ever run in this country was his first success in a group one event .
30 To say that the user of this system is its sole author might be convenient but is unrealistic .
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