Example sentences of "[adj] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The left argued that children who speak dialect at home could not be expected to speak Standard English , which they regarded as middle class , and that it was improper to make this an essential attainment target in a national curriculum . |
| 2 | The Audit Commission was established in 1982 to address this issue and has campaigned vigorously for the introduction of performance review considering this an appropriate response to many of the problems perceived to be afflicting local authorities . |
| 3 | Is this an appropriate formula ? |
| 4 | Is this an appropriate time to erm ? |
| 5 | Eden wrote : ‘ After three months without a comment from the Prime Minister ’ ( he had not seen him during this period , which included the ‘ internationalization ’ of the Spanish Civil War ) , ‘ I found this an astonishing doctrine , ’ |
| 6 | Towards the end of Cave 's set with current band The Bad Seeds , guitarist Mick Harvey took over the drum stool as original Birthday Party guitarist Rowland S Howard took the stage — making this an effective reunion of the band 's classic line-up , missing only the formidable presence of deceased bass player Tracey Pew ( whose place was taken by Bad Seed Martyn Casey ) . |
| 7 | A rough but convenient measure of sentence complexity is the average number of words per sentence : that is , we have first to determine the complexity of each sentence by counting the words , and then to derive from this an overall measure of complexity . |
| 8 | Was this an overall effect on blood pressure or specifically the beat to beat variability ? |
| 9 | For example , if a child scores 40 on a test with a mean standardised score of 50 , is this an average score , a poor score or a very poor score ? |
| 10 | If one understands by this an explicit order to launch an invasion , the answer would appear to be no . |
| 11 | The facilities for travellers and the ever present interest of the Inca remains made this an easy city to spend time in , but the darker side of Peru 's history had found its way into the present and thus highlighted the problems of fitting a comfortable tourist face on to a Third World country . |
| 12 | The competition commissioner is always going to have cases of ’ is this an illegal state subsidy or is n't it ? ’ |
| 13 | What makes this an economic problem , and not simply a nationality problem , is the fact that the declining areas possess 85 per cent of the country 's industry , 82 per cent of its electricity , and equivalent proportions of related infrastructure . |
| 14 | The central authorities issued an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of the declaration of independence ; when the Lithuanians refused to comply with this an economic blockade was imposed on 18 April . |
| 15 | A great detective might have considered this an astounding coincidence were it not for the fact that the hostelry was the only place in the whole of King 's Magnum Parva where a lady or a gentleman might obtain a meal . |
| 16 | We would hope to make this an annual event for charity . ’ |
| 17 | But he considered this an unforgivable insult to his dignity and marched us both to an underground lavatory on the edge of the square , followed by a curious and gleeful crowd waiting for the extranjeros to get their come-uppance . |
| 18 | ‘ You may think this an impossible request , ’ I said , ‘ but I 'm trying to trace a man called Smith . |
| 19 | The steadily rising interest in many countries in hydrology in all its branches makes this an opportune time in which to launch a new Journal concerned with the scientific aspects of the subject . |
| 20 | You have here twenty six tabbed alpha dividers , er , unless it 's going to create a problem they usually go A to Z. Erm , some people use this an alphabetical filing system . |
| 21 | However , the heavy rainfall could make this an uncertain crop so dairying and sheep formed the main enterprises on most units . |
| 22 | But it turned out to be three and she was put in this an awkward position and she does n't know what to do , the poor girl who got picked ! |
| 23 | The combination of audio visual shows , extensive exhibitions and traditional lace machines in full operating order , make this an appealing attraction for all age groups . |
| 24 | The man a man this an elderly man said oh well so I said all right you leave it my husband has no time either you come I shall be alone |
| 25 | Hareven 's view is that economic circumstances have eased in the twentieth century , for most people , so that the alignment of individual time and family time has increasingly become a voluntary matter , whereas the stark economic conditions of the nineteenth century made this an absolute necessity ( Hareven , 1978 ) . |
| 26 | I find this an illuminating analogy of the real purpose of prayer . |
| 27 | It has been proposed that neuronal specificity of the SCG10 gene is achieved through selective repression in non-neuronal tissues ( 36 ) , making this an alternative mechanism for gene activation in the nervous system . |
| 28 | I call this an alternative theory because it seems obvious to me that the committee did think that clause 12 was necessary — and I am not simply referring to the definition of ‘ deception . ’ |
| 29 | His is an uncompromising view , but the breadth of his scholarship and the skilful mix of historical fact , conviction and style make this an absorbing book . |
| 30 | Or is this th is this an adjusted figure now ? |