Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Rather than speaking of the seeds of ideological doubt sown in Nizan 's mind , it is more appropriate to envisage 1934 as a necessary stage in Nizan 's deepening awareness of social reality ; the gradual abandonment , in other words , of a stylised and exaggerated picture of reality , and a progressive movement towards a recognition of the unpredictability and complexity of the social world .
2 It was built around 1590 for a younger son of the Earl of Shaftesbury , whose family had owned the manor of Restrop for three hundred years , The coat of arms of the Ashley-Coopers ( the Shaftesbury family name ) is over the door , and it is very unlikely that such a very fine house , with its particularly beautiful roofs over the projecting bays , would have been built for a tenant farmer .
3 A miner 's resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute , compared with about 70 for a typical male .
4 Beck had a final round of 70 for a 12-under par total of 276 , but it was a tight finish , particularly when he bunkered his second shot behind the 18th green .
5 The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem .
6 The inclusion of the retired as a separate group added a socio-demographic element to the typology and , although the classification was two-dimensional , the two axes were not considered to be independent .
7 It will be interesting to see whether current opinion confirms that historical evaluation or throws up masters due for a fuller reassessment .
8 But he insisted that they were due for a cold meal yesterday .
9 His best friend was due for a bad let-down , and it was he who would have to spell it out for him .
10 He 's due for a trim but it 's a bit cold really .
11 Rafferty , 45 , is due for a huge royalty cheque .
12 THE HOME video market is due for a big upset later this month .
13 Joining Rhenania in 1971 as a Forwarding Manager in Heilbronn , he became Manager of Spendition Schneider in 1984 .
14 UNLUCKY 13th minute for Millwall 's Malcolm Allen — sent-off for a tough tackle in the game against his former club Watford .
15 And they 're each worth a hundred pounds .
16 Cool , refreshing pastel shades are just right for a long hot summer !
17 The sermon was on 2 Corinthians 5:17 which is a wonderful verse and exactly right for a New year .
18 ‘ It 's not right for a married woman to have a man in the house and he not her husband , ’ he says .
19 Some people would even question whether it is any longer right for a married woman to be expected to depend on her husband and to be unable to claim SB in her own right .
20 ‘ The scene does not seem right for a 1987 style crash , but the more cautious will be dusting off the chartist 's recommendations to see which shares can still be sold . ’
21 What can be said for them is that if the High Priest is acting in the fullest awareness at present attainable by his people , it is right for him to perform the sacrifice , just as it would be right for a Western onlooker to try to dissuade him ; he is not like a Nazi who has voluntarily shut himself off from the knowledge of biology and history and the personal sensitivity attained by the culture of the Weimar Republic .
22 It 's about right for a four hundred .
23 If the sound is right for a certain combination of musicians , or a certain style of music , then obviously you play better , but I do n't think there are very many people who have their sound , and go from one band to another just using that sound .
24 It 's not right for a young girl .
25 By October 1989 , therefore , the time was right for a concerted diplomatic initiative against drift-net fishing .
26 The time is always right for a good idea , even if it 's not your own .
27 Simple pure cotton knitted sweater in white , brilliantly patterned with abstract motifs hand embroidered in primary shades of turquoise , gold and orange , just right for a sunny day with a bit of a breeze !
28 An artist can never have seen too much , read too much , and even if the time is right for a fallow period , then that is exactly when it is also right to go out and see , read , feel , as deeply as possible .
29 If the House were to decide at a later stage to enter a single currency , it would be , first , because it had decided that the economic convergence conditions in Europe were right for a single currency to be beneficial to this country .
30 Erm I think the time is right for a big broad middle market paper to have such a publication .
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