Example sentences of "this [adj] and [adv] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This economic and fairly sparse architecture fulfilled the need for simplicity mentioned above . |
| 2 | In this pleasant and mostly satisfying environment , the personal stage of role acquisition occurs . |
| 3 | This strange and very tiring event , designed by the church youth worker , began with a series of strange and tiring games . |
| 4 | But is this broad and almost pantheistic frame of reference in itself any more valid than , for example , the traditional Christian affirmation of the absolute uniqueness of Jesus as the incarnation of God ? |
| 5 | They had been lucky to find it in this hilly and heavily forested terrain . |
| 6 | There are , however , a number of problems underlying this concise and apparently simple statement . |
| 7 | This sumptuous and densely illuminated book written entirely in Latin , was then bought by Philip VI of France in c.1328 . |
| 8 | Athenian politics will be the poorer without this charming and peculiarly idealistic buccaneer . |
| 9 | Having created his sea-bathing resort , this enterprising and sometimes contentious individual achieved the recognition he sought : the patronage of the upper classes . |
| 10 | In the larger States contacts of this direct and relatively informal kind between ruler and ruled were obviously impossible on a large scale . |
| 11 | With Ashkenazy recording Strauss in Cleveland , Decca and Christoph von Dohnányi return to Vienna for this generous and technically accomplished programme . |
| 12 | The elements selected from the confusion of conflicting movements have this different and very distinctive bias . |
| 13 | On top of this indefensible and increasingly absurd situation , it is also clear that the Labour Party is obliged by its own Constitution to organise in Northern Ireland . |
| 14 | We remain ignorant as to the basis of this consistent and apparently universal outcome ( that wives and mothers spend a great deal more time tending than their husbands ) . |
| 15 | As you know , this early and admirably simple document eventually became the basis of the U N convention on the rights of the child adopted unanimously by the U N in nineteen eighty nine and since by the majority of member states as mentioned by the Princess Royal this morning . |
| 16 | Peter Thornton 's book is the first serious study of this vast and sometimes elusive subject and the fourth in a series of thematically non-sequential books from Weidenfeld and Nicolson initiated by Mr Thornton with his richly informative Authentic Décor : The Domestic Interior 1620–1920 . |
| 17 | This perfect and nearly complete crab is exceptional . |
| 18 | To the liberal ‘ scientific ’ mind , a solution of this second and more important slippage would involve a strict limitation on police and judicial discretion and less stigmatization either by decriminalizing some behaviours , or imposing less incarceration ( Schur 1973 ) . |
| 19 | Beyond this accessible and easily comprehensible illustration of the ‘ impact ’ of the mass media and the extent to which political activity is a by-product of the existence of the mass media , there is another , more elusive , but just as significant aspect to the media 's role in contemporary society : the nature of political practice and the contours of the political system are , to an extent , derived from the work of the mass media . |
| 20 | Britain 's National Championship is held annually , usually over a weekend in late summer and if the idea of attending this quaint and somewhat unusual event appeals , then you have a real treat in store . |
| 21 | Before we get down to examining this unusual and highly specialised guitar , it 's worth mentioning once again that there are two Manson brothers , behind two quite separate operations : Hugh is in the solid electric guitar business , while Andy makes acoustics , electro-acoustics and carved arch-top jazz guitars . |
| 22 | The very name of this comely and quite small village which is situated to the east of Kingston upon Hull attracts attention . |
| 23 | In the event , this ambitious and seemingly provocative move took effect with remarkable ease . |
| 24 | This sudden and often catastrophic event is most likely precipitated by fissuring of an underlying atheromatous plaque , as detailed analysis of obstructed coronary arteries at postmortem invariably shows that the thrombus is found in association with haemorrhage into a plaque . |
| 25 | This unique and unusually large number of disposals has disturbed the market in public houses . |
| 26 | Then Mr Sayers died prematurely when John was only about fifteen , so he was still just a boy when he had to become a man overnight , so to speak , and try and take on the running of this large and rather complicated farm . |
| 27 | The moment you climb inside this soft and extremely comfortable bag you start to warm up . |
| 28 | THIS informative and often horrifying volume results from a Unesco symposium held in Ajaccio , France , in February 1981 . |
| 29 | Right in the centre of the town is this stylish and definitely top-class hotel . |
| 30 | How and why did this extraordinary and extraordinarily rapid turnabout in attitudes take place ? |