Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Intelsat 6 is stuck in a uselessly low orbit until a space shuttle can be persuaded to collect it , or until it falls down . |
| 2 | It is hoped to submit a formal planning application in due course when a further public exhibition will be held showing the final layout of the road and the public will again have an opportunity to comment on the scheme at this time . |
| 3 | She had n't needed to offer such a weak plea as a scratched finger after all , Isabel remembered . |
| 4 | A subordinate might therefore make a well-informed decision to win a short-term advantage when a different decision would have been preferable in the longer-term view . |
| 5 | A mild recession may cause far more economic damage than a one-day stockmarket fall of , say , 25% , but it is much less unsettling . |
| 6 | So the idea is you have some kind of token so that er , classic example in sort of junior schools , primary schools , that y'know if a child actually does what you want it to do , it gets a kind of star in a star chart and added up so many stars it gets some kind of present and basically the same kind of thing can be applied in clinical and in occupational settings as well . |
| 7 | Raised in status to a gorod ( that is , a town , a higher administrative level than an ostrog ) in 1686 , it was substantially rebuilt in 1693 with stout fortifications . |
| 8 | It is harder to predict the length of a financial-led recession than a manufacturing-led one . |
| 9 | It is a matter of fact in each case whether a child has sufficient understanding to make certain decisions or take certain actions . |
| 10 | I find it impossible to comprehend the scale of this arena , and that afternoon provided a great opportunity to relax in the mountains and let them have their effect on us . |
| 11 | In the Tudor Grange case Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson noted that ‘ it has never been decided and was left open in that case whether a trustee in bankruptcy or a liquidator could assign otherwise than for value received by the estate of which he is the trustee . ’ |
| 12 | This was a short-term measure while a major reconstruction of the North Promenade followed in 1923/4 . |
| 13 | An S-language could be the machine language of another computer , in which case the B 1700 can emulate that computer if an interpreter is written in the microcode . |
| 14 | Beggars ca n't be choosers : better to depend even on dubious private money than a criminal state |
| 15 | Yet after Banks ' death the British government did nothing to help establish the gardens as a national centre for botanical research until a public outcry in 1839–40 led to the appointment of William Hooker ( 1785–1865 ) as the first official director of Kew . |
| 16 | She had sprinted over the drive and was halfway across the stone-flagged terrace when a figure appeared around the corner of the house . |
| 17 | It does not need a lawyer either to draw up any document or to advise you although you may wish to consult a professional adviser if a particularly large sum is involved or if there are complicated conditions surrounding the gift . |
| 18 | The circular stapling gun was then introduced through an anterior gastrostomy and opened in the lower oesophagus when a nylon or silk ligature was tied round just at the gastrooesophageal junction . |
| 19 | I suspect because Cecil , unlike David Mellor , worked out early on that appearing vulnerable was a far better ace card than a contrived display of clever-clogs defiance . |
| 20 | The crash of the Sea King helicopter in which twenty members of the S.A.S. died was reported as the regiment 's single greatest loss since a whole troop with an aircraft had been posted missing in the Second World War . |
| 21 | What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of placing a substantial number of political appointees at the head of each department when a new government assumes power ? |
| 22 | ‘ Reel Around The Fountain ’ ( in its pre-controversy days ) was the first choice and looked a certainty with its irresistible slowly bouncing melody until an instantly perfect ‘ Hand In Glove ’ changed minds and tactical manoeuvres . |
| 23 | In practice , you will seldom find it easy to show that you have suffered in that way and , in particular , you are not entitled to compensation to reflect the emotional distress than an unjust dismissal may well cause both you and your family . |
| 24 | If a reinforcer is given every time an operant is shown there is an initial rapid increase in the occurrence of that operant until a steady level of behaviour is reached . |
| 25 | A positive effect means that application of the electrode elicits some vocalisation whereas a negative effect either disrupts ongoing speech or produces an inability to vocalise or to use words properly . |
| 26 | No case of this kind has ever been considered by the courts before , and I do not think the dicta in the previous cases should be read as excluding a case of this kind where a landlord seeks , by a course of intimidation , to " annul his own deed " , to contradict his own demise , by ousting the tenant from possession which the landlord has conferred upon her . |
| 27 | Nevertheless there is an increasing tendency for such workers to regard this function as a separate job , not part of food production or handling , to be carried out by other unskilled people . |
| 28 | Although not designed as ‘ brain storming ’ sessions , progress review meetings may have to serve this function if a job is behind programme and rescheduling is required to get back on target . |
| 29 | There may be more than one relationship between two entities , for example , in this case because a PRODUCT is supplied by SUPPLIER . |
| 30 | Armed police were hunting two men this afternoon after a Securicor van was held-up outside Abbey National in Broad Lane , Norris Green . |