Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun] [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fineview was considered by its residents to be an old-established family neighbourhood but it was generally felt that the cohesion was being destroyed by the increasing numbers of properties converted to the rental market . |
| 2 | Because we must remember that Iraq has already had an eight years war and they 're used to a war , they used to withstanding a war and it was the only reason that Britain survived in the last world war because it could withstand attack , and wait and wait until they were ready to counter attack . |
| 3 | No I find the best thing for snow cos we 've got an eight car driveway so you can imagine how much |
| 4 | Dubcek sobbed when he told his stunned nation in an emotional radio address that he and fellow leaders of the Prague Spring had had to bow to overwhelming military force . |
| 5 | We can always have an odd bondage hunt if you 're interested . |
| 6 | Jockey Greville Starkey was allegedly unseated by an ultrasonic stun gun as he neared the winning post on Ile de Chypre at Royal Ascot last year . |
| 7 | On the positive side , Chris Algar , who described her busy life as a systems engineer in last September 's Medau News has joined the Teachers ' Training Course and at the Step-up and Dance Studio in Leeds Jean Gill made a great impression with an introductory Medau session that she had been invited to reach . |
| 8 | Er it 's called an imagined ugliness syndrome and it can lead to unnecessary plastic surgery or eating disorders . |
| 9 | P&O 's Rajputana had enjoyed a spotless record as an armed merchant cruiser before she fell victim to German submarine attack . |
| 10 | A local authority may prevent a child 's legitimate removal from accommodation by obtaining an emergency protection order or an interim care order if it is able to satisfy the relevant grounds ( see Chapter 9 , 7(a) and Chapter 12 , 7 ) . |
| 11 | A local authority has the same powers and duties under an interim care order as it does under a final order subject only to the court 's power to limit the duration of the order and make directions for examination and assessment . |
| 12 | On 19 December 1991 the local authority made their application for an interim care order and I have said what the order was . |
| 13 | Erm and so even if we had a full employment situation , we would still need an economic bonus strategy and I know the Conservatives wo n't agree with that , they were very reluctant the last administration to think about economic developments at all but , er eventually they realised the recession was quite er , quite serious . |
| 14 | It was one of the few remaining to keep an old cinema organ until it closed a few years ago . |
| 15 | Her last patient was an old Labrador bitch and it was quite obvious that an urgent operation was called for . |
| 16 | I had an old camping van that I lived in during tournaments , and he chose to go with me in it for a meal in Chinatown in Liverpool . |
| 17 | He saw an old paste cross and he would n't offer any money for it . ’ |
| 18 | Oh you ca n't trust a special like an old time copper when you ca n't find your way home . |
| 19 | A YOUNG mother yesterday told an Old Bailey jury that she was raped by a policeman on the front seat of his patrol car . |
| 20 | He had been sitting on the cart since early morning and all he had to show for scouring the streets was an old tin bath that he had found on some wasteground , a couple of sacks of rags and one or two pieces of old iron . |
| 21 | There were plenty of filing cabinets , with half-full bottles , and an empty water cooler that I evidently kept as an excuse to have a tower of paper cups . |
| 22 | Just an empty box John but I 'm probably keeping it for erm |
| 23 | I knew an empty beer keg when I was tied to one , and the last time I 'd seen that particular one there had been a young punk called Emma sitting on it nostrilling certain noxious and probably illegal substances . |
| 24 | Thank you Chairman , yes , erm I know this in little be , that erm , that er rejected as shown as an achievement of an acceptable level provision while it |
| 25 | As far as he was concerned , the loss of all personnel in the field with the exception of Bronson Manolo could be classed as an acceptable casualty rate if it got the job done . |
| 26 | if you do not have an external aerial socket in the room where you want the TV to be sited , check that the loop aerial gives an acceptable picture quality before you buy the set |
| 27 | Little learning ( on the part of the user ) is needed to use an on-line recognition system because it seems just like real pen and paper . |
| 28 | ‘ He agrees that the best place for Elinor is an English nursing home where she can get round-the-clock medical care if necessary . |
| 29 | As a youth , he was never an avid record collector and he had no real interest in applying himself to mastering an instrument . |
| 30 | There is little doubt Brits are among the world 's most powerful boulderers , but put them on anything higher than an average cellar roof and they climb , with very few exceptions , like pumped , nervous and confused lemmings . |