Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun sg] and [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other end of the scale the erm Sun gets much of its editorial exclusives and material often running to five or six pages erm by covering the Royal Family erm in terms of language in that in the language used , the Sun erm tends to adopt a very simple writing style of one adjective erm sorry one verb and a number of adjectives with a couple of nouns , tends to be sentence went off around ten to twelve words and the design is also quite interesting because they like to sort of leave things out so you have a paragraph in normal type and then a paragraph in bold with big splodges next to it to highlight it . |
| 2 | I look forward to your advice in due course and hopefully a more colourful life . |
| 3 | A girl in a smart black uniform is collecting money in this box and quite a few people stop and drop money in it . |
| 4 | Grief : so much of life , its relationships and its creative opportunities are damaged or lost in the course of addictive disease that grief is universally a major factor in early recovery and also a major risk in the possibility of return to the substance or process of addiction . |
| 5 | If the firm can expand its production it will lead to a reduction in average cost and hence a reduction in price , not only in the overseas market but also in the home market , which may lead to further domestic market expansion . |
| 6 | Rather , erm , one was in one position and then a second took up a different position . |
| 7 | An attribute which is a primary key in one relation and not a primary key but included in another relation is called a foreign key in that second relation . |
| 8 | With only six grades for such a large group of staff , it was not felt sensible , however , to use a system which apparently stated that a post scoring x points was clearly in one grade and yet a post scoring x 5 points was , equally clearly , in a different grade ( all possible scores were multiples of 5 and the range of possible scores was approximately 135 to 1500 ) . |
| 9 | Nearing the narrows of the loch where the ferry operated , the road climbs a long incline through a forest , emerging in open country and here a branch , formerly the main road , goes down to the hotel and other buildings grouped forlornly around the old ferry pier : it is always sad to see an enterprise that has served its purpose well and has now had its day . |
| 10 | It was this recognition that produced advances in geriatric medicine and ultimately a specialty provision in the NHS . |
| 11 | Creggan called out once more after her , powerfully , and Kraal stared at him in silent surprise and just a little awe , while unnoticed by any of them the meek Slorne relaxed a little and seemed to nod her head , as if to whisper to a waiting sky , ‘ Yes … yes … yes . ’ |