Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun pl] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The draw is everything in a 200 metres indoor race .
2 This change was recommended in a recent Customs Foreign Business Review on future developments for international trade in the UK .
3 It is not , stresses Pavitt , that the UK has abruptly ceased to invest in computer hardware and software in the current recession , it is rather that companies which invest prudently , for example , in a better accounts receivable system to improve their cash flow , are likely to outweigh the number of competitive advantage go-getters .
4 Goldfish in a small 12″ x 8″ tank at the age of 8 .
5 Surrey are holding an U17 Festival at Old Emmanuel on September 20th , with their four area teams taking part in a 20 minutes each way mini tournament and coaching day .
6 It has all the joy of being in a United Nations peace-keeping force .
7 In a few specimens this papillae may be partially divided giving the appearance of being two papillae .
8 In a few cases home-based treatment using the same approach may be helpful , although large-scale use of domiciliary treatment does not appear to be justified .
9 In a few cases private individuals have been receiving journals by post , if they weigh less than 300 grams .
10 Immunostaining for each enzyme was present in the cytoplasm of tumour cells ( Fig 3 and 4 ) , although in a few cases nuclear staining was also seen for the glutathione S-transferases .
11 But in a few cases careful evidence must be gathered to show whether the attachment falls within Cox v Harrison at ( B ) 7 above .
12 In a few areas great progress is being made .
13 In a few areas local government agencies took some steps to tackle this problem , but real progress did not come until central government gave local authorities powers to act effectively , and also required them to take such action .
14 Secondly , it has been proposed in some quarters that there should be a more general return to the old grammar school system ( and indeed in a few areas these schools remain ) .
15 But in a few minutes Israeli troops , armed with anti-tank rockets and machine-guns , had turned the place into rubble and 22 families , 140 people , had lost their homes and all their possessions .
16 In a few moments lonely Tess was asleep , in the bedroom once used by the young wives of her ancestors .
17 In a few boatyards sea-going craft were being built or repaired .
18 For those bogwarts who 're still stuck , I 've thrown in a few tips this month .
19 A 1920s shop experience in a fully-furnished Valleys general store of the period
20 Comdisco had been playing in a high stakes financial game known as risk arbitrage , hoping to get ahead of the rapid run-up in a company 's share price when it became the object of a takeover ( or the reversal of fortune that occurred when a takeover fell apart ) .
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