Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | I WAS interested to learn that a New Moon Festival was a feature of biblical times . |
| 32 | Although not exactly a religious person , she was pained to think that a senior member of the Church of England should get ( albeit by moonlight ) a good glimpse of her sexual organs in their present somewhat engorged state . |
| 33 | You might be interested to note that a member of Forward 's staff had been on the committee for two years but was , unfortunately , unable to stay on this year due to pressure of work . |
| 34 | Unlike their Mancunian rivals New Order , they were willing to prove that a sense of style was n't necessarily a barometer of blandness . |
| 35 | It is interesting to note that a Dellinger fade out is often followed by a magnetic field change around 48 hours later . |
| 36 | At this point it is interesting to note that a number of Wordsworth 's opinions on colour and air of the lakeland landscape are very similar to Green 's . |
| 37 | It is interesting to note that a number of new users , rather than inject , snorted heroin as they previously had done with speed and coke until they saw a television programme on Hong Kong which ‘ instructed ’ them how to chase the dragon . |
| 38 | It is interesting to note that a quiet bedroom is about 35 on the scale , at 55 communication starts to become difficult , a car travelling at a steady 60 k.p.h. at seven metres distance is just over 70 , a heavy diesel lorry at 40 k.p.h. at seven metres is 85 , a pneumatic drill at seven metres is 95 and 120 is the threshold of pain . |
| 39 | It is interesting to note that a lower proportion , one-third , were registered In computing departments ( Table 6.2 ) . |
| 40 | It is interesting to note that a substantial part of the export sales in 1985 were to companies with whom we no longer deal as they have since merged and changed . |
| 41 | We need two million pounds more from the corporation er , and obviously we will be making that our first priority for investing into Essex er , and to obviously erm as Paul said er you 're prepared to make that a priority as well and through the housing corporation . |
| 42 | As a method it demands prolonged looking and a thorough examination of the surface counters of an image before response is made at the depth counter level . |
| 43 | Earlier this week , the first television debate in a fascinating and closely-fought Virginia gubernatorial race was dominated by the arguments for a woman 's right to choose and a foetus 's right to life . |
| 44 | The ‘ development theory ’ made it too easy to claim that a state 's interests were at stake at the first sign of legitimate criticism . |
| 45 | I am delighted to report that a recent patient satisfaction survey showed that , of 901 patients consulted , 96 per cent . |
| 46 | When one notes that Jaguar 's pre-tax profits for the first half of 1989 had slumped to £1.4 million , it is easy to see that a company valuation of £1.6 billion might be considered rather high . |
| 47 | It was easy to establish that a peasant unit was unviable below a certain minimum size of holding and resources , which varied with soil , climate and type of production . |
| 48 | Viruses attach themselves to EXE files , so if anything untoward happens and a file tries to illegally write itself onto drive C , ViruSTOP will give a warning message . |
| 49 | For a classical lawyer this argument would be absurd : it is quite meaningless to state that a controversial disposition is valid because only intention is relevant . |
| 50 | It is sobering to reflect that a case could be made out for the judgment that the last extensive exercise of the English poetic sensibility was Wordsworth 's Prelude . ’ |
| 51 | Automatic time switches attached to your lighting system are easy to fit and a marvellous idea for those who live alone . |
| 52 | It is easy to assert that a child 's early experience is important , but considerably more difficult to substantiate . |
| 53 | The judge deemed it unconstitutionally restrictive to require that a person evaluate art by taking into consideration ‘ general standards of decency ’ . |
| 54 | As a basis for this calculation it is perhaps appropriate to assume that a single sprinkler system should be capable of dealing with three fires simultaneously involving the operation of all sprinkler heads in any vertically-related sections in which they might occur . |
| 55 | This can be extremely hazardous and it is dangerous to assume that a rug will necessarily be cheaper in the country of origin than it is in the West ; rugs on sale in the bazaars in Turkey , for example , are often just as expensive , if not more so , than they are in London or New York . |
| 56 | It is impossible to predict whether a particular task will help or hinder performance on a second task . |
| 57 | I want something serious to do and a child would be wonderful . |
| 58 | It is pointless to deny that a dictatorship can rest on popular support , or that under certain circumstances a majority of the people can be persuaded to support or endorse illiberal and anti-democratic policies . |
| 59 | Guidance should be given as appropriate to ensure that a student carries out the investigation involving mathematical techniques or skills acquired within the module . |
| 60 | By emphasising style of leadership and the importance of human relations , it is all too easy to forget that a manager is primarily responsible for ensuring that tasks are done efficiently and effectively . |