Example sentences of "an [noun] in [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not an expert in that area myself . ’ |
| 2 | Although it seems to go against the ‘ golden rule ’ of covering an honour with an honour in this situation it ca n't be right . |
| 3 | The main aim of this article is to propose an exercise in stylistic analysis which can be employed in the teaching of English language . |
| 4 | In the same year , Moncada et al ( 1976a ) reported the presence of an enzyme in aortic tissue which converted prostaglandin endoperoxides to a potent unstable inhibitor of platelet aggregation . |
| 5 | After an article in New Scientist which summarised the findings of FoE and Nilghard , R G Pawsey wrote from the Department of Forestry in Aberdeen University that ‘ there is no evidence that acid rain or any other pollution factor is significantly affecting the general health of forest and other trees in this country . |
| 6 | But this increase was minuscule when set against the potential gain from an improvement in industrial productivity which would make up only half the gap between Britain and its competitors . |
| 7 | Dwyer , who guided the Aussies to World Cup victory last year , insists : ‘ There has been such an improvement in Welsh rugby it could be us who go in as underdogs . ’ |
| 8 | There is an illustration in this book which encapsulates this fault line in time : an extraordinary angular dressing table of 1912 by Josef Gocar , which would be at home in the Eighties , reflects in its mirror the ancient tripod camera with black cloth with which the photograph was taken and a photo of a Victorian lady in highnecked dress . |
| 9 | In such an organization in Swedish society it is not possible to run an idea-handling system successfully . |
| 10 | Moreover , if such an increase in chlorophyll-specific production had occurred and was responsible for the changes in zooplankton biomass , the hypothesized increase in primary productivity would have to reflect an increase in new production which , in turn , must be fuelled by a systematic increase in nutrient supply to the region . |
| 11 | Will there be an increase in public debate which helps to reduce the rate of sex crimes ? |
| 12 | After an increase in solar activity which increased atmospheric density an older style Soviet space station , the 40-tonne Salyut 7 launched in April 1982 [ see pp. 31596 ; 37195 ] , re-entered the earth 's atmosphere in early February 1991 . |
| 13 | A further factor responsible for injecting money into the economy had been an increase in foreign investment which in 1989 had more than doubled . |
| 14 | It was an element in public expenditure which they were finding very hard to control , not surprisingly in the face of an ageing population , rapidly rising unemployment and government measures designed to shift the subsidy of housing on to the social security scheme . |
| 15 | There is an unconsciousness in this work which is effective and enigmatic . |
| 16 | If you bought the goods in response to an advertisement in this magazine you may be eligible for compensation under the Mail Order Protection Scheme . |
| 17 | If you bought the goods in response to an advertisement in this magazine you may be eligible for compensation under the Mail Order Protection Scheme . |
| 18 | If Britain had an interest in European co-operation it was as a way to withstand Soviet pressure and underpin British independence , not as a way to control Germany . |
| 19 | ‘ Business enterprises can survive only with the approval of the community in which they operate and they have an interest in revealing information which displays how differing interests are being balanced for the benefit of the whole community . |