Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Some'ow I ca n't see you in a woolly 'at an' bedsocks . ’ |
| 2 | I glimpsed Lady Francesca , resplendent in a sea-green dress and cloak and small hat of the same colour , but for the moment , my lust had subsided . |
| 3 | Above all , what needs to be explained is how we distinguish between places in a phenomenological space and places in an objective space . |
| 4 | The squawking continued for a moment before dying out in a final gurgle as Rev. Levitt recited the prescribed blessing . |
| 5 | Having consulted all available evidence and carefully examined it for reliability , the historian has to decide , judge , evaluate and interpret in a final summary or synthesis . |
| 6 | You do n't have to stand in a classic karate or boxing stance to kick or punch someone . |
| 7 | Teachers have found their pupils well able to cope with the frustrations and floundering inherent in mathematical challenge provided it is in a supportive atmosphere or environment , where the process of struggle is viewed as successful in itself . |
| 8 | ‘ That library is in a right mess since Jim Kielthy took it over , ’ she said . |
| 9 | His tutor , Dr Lindsell , declared , ‘ God keep Nick in a right mind and way , for if he should turn schismatic or heretic , he would make work for all the world . ’ |
| 10 | Dr J. Winter ( AEA Technology , Harwell Laboratory ) described some of the problems that may be encountered when implementing a formal QA scheme in a multi-disciplinary organisation and Dr S. Parry ( Imperial College ) illustrated many of the problems faced in an academic environment . |
| 11 | Women 's role and position in the social stratification system husband and wife working in a paid job or career ? vicarious role they are assigned in the sociology of stratification . |
| 12 | How is a family 's social ranking affected by both husband and wife in a paid job or career ? |
| 13 | This is more easily done when landing in an unfamiliar place , particularly if it is in a hilly area and means landing on an uphill slope . |
| 14 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 15 | While all this went on , the parents sat around on the school 's battered garden furniture , the mothers watching each other warily , the fathers armoured in a remote mildness that Robert recognized from his own parent . |
| 16 | Unlike those , this happened in a remote area and police says there are other factors which do n't tie up . |
| 17 | In a developed country that system is generally dependable . |
| 18 | The East India Company had extended British control over the Indian subcontinent in a haphazard fashion as opportunity dictated . |
| 19 | Stay in a traditional stone and slate cottage , set amid 250 wooded acres surrounding a magnificent lake or in the beautiful three star hotel . |
| 20 | They were long wheelbase four wheeled cars in a dark green and ivory livery . |
| 21 | He has light brown hair and was tidy and well spoken in a dark anorak and jeans |
| 22 | There was a man in a dark overcoat and gloves standing by , apparently talking to somebody just out of sight . |
| 23 | First , exposure to media in a specific continent or sub-continent varies greatly . |
| 24 | He was dressed in a pale-blue tunic and trousers with a red trim around the sleeves and lapels . |
| 25 | The tendency is to ignore value distinctions and to undermine qualitative difference so that popular and high art genres are presented side by side in a unified space or text . |
| 26 | The first Nationalist nominating convention resulted in a tied vote but McAteer won the second by a short lead . |
| 27 | On the final stage , the Ribblehead viaduct comes into view in a widening landscape and Whernside is seen in full stature , assuming a majesty not usually attributed to it from other directions . |
| 28 | Often , a product is assessed in a screened room and problem frequencies identified before more precise measurements are made on the open area test site . |
| 29 | Cooking , washing up , bathing , washing and drying clothes and so on can create as much as a further 10 to 12 litres of water a day , and every litre of fuel burnt in a flueless oil or paraffin heater gives off roughly another litre of water vapour . |
| 30 | Didi , attractive in a lime-green dress and jacket , smiled charmingly . |