Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One suspects that the ‘ process ’ argument is sometimes deployed as a reserve justification when a mismatch between subject output and employment intake arises . |
| 2 | He suggested that the one who asks for containment usually has a simpler personality than the container who has a tendency to dissociate . |
| 3 | As it was , we were often on a sticky wicket when the rummage crew had to deal with the crane drivers for a smuggling offence . |
| 4 | OIL TANKERS may have to follow a one-way system where the tanker , Braer , went out of control off Shetland , under plans drawn up by the Department of Transport . |
| 5 | ‘ So when are they going to sign to Factory ? ’ came the cry , but a rebellious gig where the band showered The Hacienda with flowers virtually negated this particular course of action . |
| 6 | The roof is in a right mess because the water 's been just pouring through . |
| 7 | She had sent her younger son to a private school because the switch to comprehensives was such a mess and because he had a horror of a huge education factory after his primary school where everybody was known by their first name . |
| 8 | She sends her daughter to a private school where the headmaster is a pillar of the small-town citizenry . |
| 9 | On council estates every tenant will have the right to call in a private contractor if the council fails to do a minor repair . |
| 10 | It would only become a private place if the entry was restricted to a specific class of persons only , although even this is unclear . |
| 11 | The books were hardly more revealing , seeming to be less of a private collection than the sort of works which might help visiting tourists dedicated to culture . |
| 12 | The poison develops a little time after the leaf has sprouted , so the monkeys can avoid the worst of it if they eat only the youngest leaves . |
| 13 | Seeds of such a size remain in its gizzard for a little time while the rind is stripped off them and then later , perhaps when the bird has returned to one of its habitual perches , the nutmeg is regurgitated and falls to the ground . |
| 14 | Carter also suffered a devastating setback when the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union made necessary the withdrawal of SALT II from the Senate , a treaty that had been the centrepiece of his defence policy . |
| 15 | Contraband was discovered in interesting concealments such as a spare piston assembly in the engineroom of a Dutch ship ( found by Bob , our chief engineer , of course ) , and a spare drilling core at the bottom of the hold of a Spanish ship contained products more akin to a Spanish distillery than the bed of the North Sea . |
| 16 | Some from , a lot from the heavens , because it rained for a solid week after the excavator had left and erm from the springs , it 's a natural water-gathering area . |
| 17 | But despite this , the National Rivers Authority is asking the public to use water wisely at home , to protect against a possible shortage if the drought returns . |
| 18 | They are also the end-product of a prolonged exercise where a variety of root definitions and conceptual models were developed , then discarded or amended as the analysis progressed . |
| 19 | ‘ There will be a terrific fuss when the strawberry-and-cream brigade are deprived of watching the world 's top tennis tournament , ’ he added sourly . |
| 20 | Penrhyn Castle — More of a stately home than a castle , Penrhyn is a modern Victorian structure in Norman style . |
| 21 | Burning and stinging is a usual complaint because the skin has been made more sensitive by stripping off the surface protective film . |
| 22 | Belle Epoque is set in 1931 at a turning point as the monarchy gave way to the republic . |
| 23 | This can be disadvantageous to the plaintiff if , for instance , the defendant 's report paints a gloomier picture than the plaintiff 's report . |
| 24 | To relieve the unskilled operator problem much of the decision making is now handled by the program rather than the user ; Ventura being a classic example where the stylesheet is created by a professional and then all the user needs to do is to pour text into the file to create a fully formatted document . |
| 25 | Equally , recovery of his medical records may establish that his ability to play golf with a low handicap before the accident is something of an over-statement ! |
| 26 | If you pour water into this region you get a low tide where the water 's come from . |
| 27 | Twenty yards in front of the gravel pathway was a low mound where the launcher mechanism for the clays sat . |
| 28 | While Ramsey was a canon the chapter appointed a new vicar ; and while Ramsey 's predecessor was bishop , a minority of the parishioners started to protest against the vicar 's innovations and were in a strong position because the vicar introduced certain ornaments without the necessary faculty to do so . |
| 29 | This is exciting , fast work , particularly if done under a strong sun when the paint dries very quickly . |
| 30 | This was in constant use for emaciated patients who were just skin and bones and for whom a normal bed provided no comfort at all . |