Example sentences of "in a [adj] [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three novels exhibit a growing confidence in a central female persona 's attitude toward her use of language . |
| 2 | She gave us parties and disapproved of me teaching : Jennifer darling , surely you can get a job in a nice private girls ' school But when I was 14 and had awful tonsillitis she brought me lemon and honey and sat on the edge of the pillow holding my damp hand . |
| 3 | Next to the circumcision ceremony , this is the most important event in a young Jewish boy 's life , and invests him with a measure of maturity as well as a commensurate sense of responsibility . |
| 4 | In a solid one gram 24kt gold ingot , issued by the prestigious Swiss Bank Corporation . |
| 5 | Energy secretary John Wakeham , who was responsible for seeing through the electricity privatisation last year , has pledged that legislation for the sell-off will appear in a new Tory government 's first term , with a commitment in the election manifesto . |
| 6 | John himself was in no hurry to get married , he still lived with his mother in a small working man 's house in Moss Side and enjoyed a good social life . |
| 7 | In a randomised blinded phase I/II trial comparing Ro-24-7429 with nucleoside RT inhibitors in 96 patients ( CD4 50–500/L ) , Haubrich et al ( California , USA ) found that although the drug was well tolerated , it was ineffective in producing either a rise in CD4 count or a fall in p24 antigen activity . |
| 8 | Nor is ‘ bottom ’ the only foundation on which Mr Smith 's claim to the succession rests : a heart attack may not , on the face of it , appear to be an especially useful item in a would-be prime minister 's CV . |
| 9 | It is housed in a lovely old wheelwright 's house which has been tastefully converted to provide a large workshop downstairs , where potters may be watched at their wheels , and a large showroom in the upper loft area . |
| 10 | Wrestler Big Daddy , alias Shirley Crabtree , began his motoring days in a white open-topped Triumph TR3 , which he bought around 1957 . |
| 11 | Their decision follows crowd trouble by supporters in a previous European Champions ' League match at Marseille last December , for which their punishment by UEFA was to play their home game against Rangers on 3 March in an empty stadium . |
| 12 | The idea of a duty solicitor scheme to operate in a busy metropolitan magistrates ' court may seem to many to be a natural consequence of all the other paraphernalia of a socially conscious profession . |
| 13 | Well I do n't think they 'll like this one little bit will they , I mean the players are out there practising at the moment , they look very smart as well in an all blue tracksuit erm and erm obviously a club colour and they look very smart indeed , er but er the journalists do n't like it and I do n't think the players will like it very much either . |
| 14 | Staff and postgraduates participate in an annual Scottish universities ' conference in ecclesiastical history . |
| 15 | Legislative power is vested in an elected Supreme People 's Council ( SPC ) , composed of 71 YSP members and 40 independents . |