Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus rt-PA used as a second dose thrombolytic agent , allows coronary artery reperfusion with preservation of left ventricular function and without serious side-effects . |
| 2 | This is quite normal for a first treatment , Eileen reassured me , as toxins such as caffeine and E-numbers are eliminated . |
| 3 | We are grateful for a flysheet-pitch-first tent in the Tromsdalen campsite and as we work speedily on its erection , the man in the camp reception hut watches us through the windows . |
| 4 | ‘ John may be mad , but he 'd never buy a horse as hot as that as a first horse for his daughter ! ’ |
| 5 | Of course , that is n't in the agreement that is already signed , so whether I shall be successful or not , of course we do n't know , but I will do that as a first resort . |
| 6 | After all , some areas include children with special needs and some do not ; in some areas children have English as a second language and in others they do not ; and , as he admits , teachers have had problems with the tests themselves . |
| 7 | The fact that three quarters of those prescribed medication thought it to have been very or fairly effective may be thought to vindicate this as a first line approach , but side effects from anticholinergic drugs are common , and important diagnoses ( for example , a neurological condition ) may be delayed . |
| 8 | Most fishermen worked full-time from small boats with crews of 2 to 5 men but some did this as a second job , with farming or quarrying . |
| 9 | As there may be in excess of 1000 mouth to feed , then it can prove difficult to keep up a constant supply of live foods and the authors have found that dried food is adequate as a first food . |
| 10 | In this context the Liberal reforms were acceptable as a first step towards greater , Labour-controlled , changes in the future . |
| 11 | In that case , the Dip.HE for such students will continue to be very largely the first two years of a degree course , though its provision may increase if credit transfer develops nationally and it becomes more common for students to undertake a two-year Dip.HE course in one institution and move to another for a third year . |
| 12 | Is his J a middle initial or half of a first initial ? ) and K.J. Shine , as well as A.J. Wright , R.J. Scott , P.J. Prichard and N.J. Lenham , so we could have two J sides with no trouble . |
| 13 | The cDNA clones KOX2 , KOX31 and KOX21 have been completely sequenced : KOX2 maintains an open reading frame throughout its length ( 1136 bp ) which includes four complete ZNF domains and half of a fifth , represented in the 3' half of the cDNA ( Figure 2a ) ; KOX31 ( 972 bp ) contains an open reading frame from its 5' end which encodes five ZNF domains before terminating ( Figure 2b ) ; KOX21 ( 1007 bp ) also contains an open reading frame from its 5' end which encodes eight ZNF domains before terminating ( accession number X69115 ) . |
| 14 | the means , which the defendant uses to inflict loss on the plaintiff , may be unlawful because it involves conduct wrongful towards a third party . |
| 15 | SAN FRANCISCO 49-ers won the American Bowl at Wembley last night before a crowd of 61,722 with a last second 48-yard field goal from kicker Mike Cofer , writes Alan McKinlay . |
| 16 | Data General Corp is finding the transition to open systems at a time of recession extremely painful with a second quarter loss of $55m after a $48m charge for another 1,000 lay-offs : turnover was down 14% at $274m , in part because the sale of the Japanese subsidiary cut volume by $19m ; the company blamed the disappointing results on competitive pricing pressures , which have cut profits , as well as the weak worldwide economy ; the company says it continues to be very cautious about the remainder of 1992 ; AViiON sales continue to grow , but ‘ we are not satisfied with overall revenues , ’ the company declared Electronic Data Systems Corp says its graphical design system now supports Hewlett-Packard 's series 700 workstations : first deliveries are scheduled for May . |
| 17 | as if to celebrate the opening of the new Block , the following year saw the record total of 23 State and Local University Entrance Awards , together with three Open Awards and four other places at Oxbridge : this from a Sixth Form of only 80 was no mean achievement . |
| 18 | I have a filter unit which is gravity-fed from a second tank . |
| 19 | The coaches were finished with wood veneers from English and Empire timbers : some in a third class coach of each set was made from Canadian silver elm cut from the original piles of Rennie 's Waterloo Bridge , then lately demolished . |
| 20 | From this to a second fault was a further 30 fathoms , with good copper being worked above and below . |
| 21 | The research shows that an average of 15,000 square kilometres of trees was cleared annually from 1978-88 , half to a third of other estimates . |
| 22 | If the costs at the home you prefer are greater than the fees payable by the Social Work Department , your placement will be dependent on a third party being willing to make up the difference , ie a relative , a charity or a trust . |
| 23 | What 's a half plus a third ? that 's no problem add the top two add the bottom it 's going to be two fifths it 's obvious is n't it . |
| 24 | GUIL : A man breaking his journey between one place and another at a third place of no name , character , population or significance , sees a unicorn cross his path and disappear . |
| 25 | The earnings potential of a first degree student with one year of office experience is the same as that of a second degree student who after six years still only has one year of experience to offer . |
| 26 | it is therefore very close to a situation where the learned competence is that of a first language ( in the absence of rule-based knowledge of the second language ) monitoring the creation of a message in the second language from signs which have been acquired . |
| 27 | Moreover , the relationship between mosaics need not necessarily be " direct " : a group of mosaics can be included at this level when the style of its members is relatable only by comparison with that of a third pavement ( a " distributed relationship ) . |
| 28 | Whether one interpreted this from the perspective of a 16th century Milton or that of a 20th century anarchist , the outcome was still the same in its condemnation of restrictions on the free expression and dissemination of opinions . |
| 29 | The reception of Leapor 's work was sufficiently warm for a second volume to be considered . |
| 30 | His advice to companies would be to try to make the costs of all types of accidents visible as a first step to targeting prevention , and the obvious way would be to put down the costs on to the already established cost centres within a company . |