Example sentences of "[adj] of [adj] an " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Reeves thinks little of such an idea and would rather see conventional pools built . |
2 | Any one of us may also apprehend an individual whom we know to be , or whom we have reasonable grounds for suspecting to be , guilty of such an offence as long as it has been committed . |
3 | Who would suspect that a pious nun like myself could be guilty of such an act ? ’ |
4 | I know , ’ Athelstan quietly continued , ‘ Sir Ralph was guilty of such an act . |
5 | None is intended — none of us is perfect , and I too have of course been guilty of many an error in my time . |
6 | It was their view , and that of many an old-fashioned Mum , that the good Lord required a regular daily bowel movement . |
7 | Perhaps Butler 's position is essentially that of such an intuitionist . |
8 | Typical of such an approach is the ‘ cohesion ’ view of the relationships between sentences in a printed text ( e.g. the approach in Halliday & Hasan , 1976 ) . |
9 | Typical of such an approach is recent work at Scotscraig near Tayport in Fife , conducted by the Department of Archaeology at Edinburgh in conjunction with the Scottish Archaeological Field School . |
10 | Oh ! could the originals of the portraits against the wainscot , could the gentlemen in brown velvet and the ladies in blue satin have seen what was going on , have been conscious of such an overthrow of all order and neatness ! |
11 | fancy the paella he said no problem I make paella so , I mean all of half an hour went by , but we went in and we had paella and then all these people started dancing , they moved the chairs back and they started clapping and singing and dancing and I said is this |
12 | What you do need is a basic ability in English and maths , a pride in your work , and most important of all an interest in cookery . |
13 | In 1973 , under the direction of the Scottish Development Department , the old County Council of Orkney commissioned a firm of planning consultants to draw up first of all an interim strategy and then a Structure Plan to cope with the consequences surrounding the construction of an oil-terminal on the island of Flotta , and with the possibility of further North Sea oil activity taking place within the county . |
14 | The Nazi regime was first of all an occult ‘ order ’ , with its underlying motive being the achievement of human perfection through the destruction of the old decadent order to create a new dimension in human potentiality . |
15 | So , let's think about our objectives , first of all an objective , I might have come to Abbey Life to make money , last year , I might have been working in a factory , earning fifteen , twelve , fifteen thousand a year , and I might make my objective in my first year with Abbey Life to earn sixty thousand pounds . |
16 | Well , we 're anxious that there is n't an escalation of this crisis , that it may be dealed with as Brigadier Harbottle has written in a letter to the Guardian today , dealt with , er more through first of all an attempt by the Arab nations to come to some agreement amongst themselves and agreement which will satisfy them and be a more long-lasting one . |
17 | We could be proud of such an achievement because the tide could flow in and out , the natural environment would be enhanced , and the flora and fauna would flourish close to the heart of our great capital city . |
18 | It was easy to convince him of his worthlessness-to make him believe he was capable of such an act . |
19 | In fact , it was a long time since she 'd realised she was capable of such an emotion . |
20 | She also felt shock that he should actually be capable of such an utterly cynical act . |
21 | The nearest driver to Clark capable of given an eye witness account was Robin Widdows ( GB ) in a McLaren-Ford , but he saw little , except the blur in the distance of Clark 's vehicle leaving the track . |
22 | A tenant should ensure that it is made aware of such an agreement so that it can consider the implications of it . |