Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun pl] [noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 I think local Government 's gon na be an absolute pigs ear if you 've got two tiers two tiers in one county and and authorities in another .
3 The general opinion seems to be that since the bastard 's decided to stop shooting people , he can remain anonymous , stay at large , enjoy life and freedom , and laugh up his sleeve at an incompetent police force until he decides the time has come for a little more high-velocity fun . ’
4 The bewilderment of civilians herded into an armoured personnel carrier when they are ‘ relocated ’ to another village , and their homes destroyed is painfully evident .
5 I stumbled off to be sick behind an armoured personnel carrier as he started on Marius .
6 ‘ We went for an open systems solution because we wanted to build in flexibility for the future , ’ says ACCOUNTANCY 's Malcolm Cole .
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