Example sentences of "and [prep] [noun] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The menu is simple , with a choice for all courses — Carrot soup , followed by beef in beer , and for dessert a rich chocolate mousse would be typical . |
| 2 | It was an opportunity to place Save The Children Fund 's current and future aim into historical context and for volunteers a valuable lesson in preparation for the seventy fifth . |
| 3 | Finally , there are various reference books you may wish to keep handy and dip into : Roget 's Thesaurus , Brewer 's Dictionary Phrase and Fable , The Oxford Book of English Usage , A Dictionary of Clichés , The Penguin Dictionary of Quotations , The Penguin Dictionary of Historical Slang and of course a good dictionary which includes derivations and pronunciation of words . |
| 4 | This is a manufacturing process , and of course a proprietary product . |
| 5 | Obviously the two works are very different : Paul McCartney started out without a classical music background , just with a guitar , some songs and of course a phenomenal gift for making the simple things in music work . |
| 6 | It comes with both 3.5″ and 5.25″ floppy disks containing the installation and retrieval software , a clear and easy to understand user 's guide and of course a compact disk . |
| 7 | ‘ And with heem a pretty lady . |
| 8 | On leaving Powell Street he had lit a cigarette and within seconds a disembodied voice was booming at him to extinguish it and at the next station put it out the door on to the track . |
| 9 | Kravchuk had requested increased presidential powers on Jan. 28 , and in addition a new constitution was under discussion . |
| 10 | Access to outside users is via the joint academic network ( JANET ) and in addition a special PC program has been developed which uses standard simulation results to provide a ready reckoner of model responses to changes in policy variables or in the external economic environment . |
| 11 | Control of the Moscow soviet had been won by the Democratic Russia coalition of radical groups , with 281 of the 468 seats , and in Leningrad a similar grouping known as Democratic Elections " 90 had won 355 of the 400 seats [ see p. 37322 ] . |
| 12 | This is an example of a hard news photograph that — by recording one instant — seems to represent a whole episode , the Falklands War , and in turn a whole era of national history . |
| 13 | Zinc and vitamin A , if deficient , may lead to a reduction in the output of hormones by the thyroid , and in turn a relative slowing of metabolic rate . |
| 14 | But in the Darjeeling districts and in Assam a complex railway network soon became a vital part of the supply system and comforts of the white tea planters . |
| 15 | One way of conceiving of this is that in any period there are in some islands a greater than average number of demanders , and in others a smaller number than average . |
| 16 | Some had been referred by their general practitioners because of a report of cervical cytological abnormality , and in others a cytological abnormality had been discovered during gynaecological examination . |
| 17 | The Slovenian Assembly in July 1990 published a formal declaration claiming full sovereignty [ see p. 37622 ] , and in December a popular referendum showed a majority of 95 per cent in favour of the republic 's withdrawal from the federation if , after six months , a satisfactory accommodation in relations between Serbia and Slovenia had not been reached . |
| 18 | The lounge ( with adjacent bar ) is a particularly warm and welcoming room , with Persian rugs , comfortable sofas , and in winter a blazing log fire . |
| 19 | By using the valves separately and in combination a sufficient number of harmonic series is obtained to give the instrument a chromatic compass . |
| 20 | They have no money or Government aid , road links are poor by western standards , sewage is collected from tanks outside houses every day and in Gdansk a huge heating system pipes heat along overground tubes to parts of the town . |
| 21 | Although nowadays a certain amount of mechanical testing is done for what might be called academic reasons , by far the most of it is done for strictly practical ends and in fact a thorough knowledge of the actual strength of its materials is , like drains and income tax , one of the things which no advanced civilization can do without . |
| 22 | However , the important additional point in that case was that the transferor foundation was in principle and in fact a legal person whose objects were non-commercial . |
| 23 | In giftware , a number of new designs , plus extensions to existing ranges have been introduced and in Jasper a stunning museum piece from the 18 century — the Rum Kettle — has been reproduced in a limited edition of 100 . |
| 24 | In another incident a 12-year-old Newton-le-Willows boy suffered minor burns after falling onto a bonfire and in Halewood a 40-year-old man went to Whiston Hospital after suffering slight burns . |
| 25 | I think it will be clear that the narrower the space unc the more stringent the cancellation requirement outside it , and in consequence a greater number of different waves will have to be added together to achieve it . |
| 26 | Those who advocate caution in allowing a rapid decline in interest rates , and in consequence a further devaluation of the pound , can point to the period of sterling 's membership of the ERM as the most effective discipline the UK has experienced — an incentive to force down both inflation and interest rates . |
| 27 | If the day is windy without much sun , the swathes should be high and narrow ; if very sunny and without wind a wide row is better . |
| 28 | Here gathered all the neighbours for miles around to celebrate this day , and on occasion a celebrated preacher of the name of Malcom McLaurin occupied the hill above . |
| 29 | Here gathered all the neighbours for miles around to celebrate this day , and on occasion a celebrated preacher of the name of Malcom McLaurin occupied the hill above . |
| 30 | Occasional special evenings are held for guests ' entertainment and on Fridays a cold buffet is served . |