Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't you think he looks rather divine as an officer ? ’ |
| 2 | means they are outstanding for an average of 67 days . |
| 3 | Suppose : That through good collecting your average accounts receivable are reduced to £ 150,000 , which means they are outstanding for an average of 45 days . |
| 4 | Newark 's recently-completed Avro Anson C.19 VL348 has been short-listed for an award in the Scania Transport Trust Award Scheme . |
| 5 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 6 | That is n't due for an hour there So January |
| 7 | Jade was apparently right for an emperor , jade and pearls for an official of grades 1–3 , jade and gold for those of grades 4–7 , gold or silver for gentry and silver for ordinary folk . |
| 8 | For this reason , although it is possible for an armchair academic like me to imagine a number of very profitable working experiments taking place involving length of schooling , age of entry and patterns of teacher deployment , in fact such controlled experiments are not common . |
| 9 | In the technical sense it is perfectly possible for an organisation to have a hierarchical structure and to have popular and participatory decision-making . |
| 10 | At other times it has been possible for an individual to bring foreign coins or bullion to the mint and receive it back as coinage ( minus a fee ) . |
| 11 | Since it was perfectly possible for an individual to have loyalties to several overlords , betrayal was not uncommon . |
| 12 | I believe that reincarnation exists and that it is possible for an individual to tap into a previous existence by means of regression . |
| 13 | The result is that it is possible for an auditor to check network and data usage , secure from the scrutiny of the actual system operators . |
| 14 | Just as it is possible for an athlete to train himself to run faster by gradually increasing his speed , you can do the same thing with your reading . |
| 15 | For instance , the conditions in which it becomes possible for an animal to perform an act that would bring it food become rewarding themselves . |
| 16 | He reminded North that it was possible for an American to disagree with him on that particular , ‘ and still love God , and still love this country just as much as you do ’ ; although He was regularly asked to do so , ‘ God does not take sides in American politics . ’ |
| 17 | It remained technically possible for an Australian to be knighted , but only if the Queen were to make an award within her own personal order ( the Victorian order ) , an honour which was also available to non-Commonwealth citizens . |
| 18 | Your job is to go out and create as large a market for your band as is possible for an act without industry representation . |
| 19 | It is possible for an error to result in an improvement . |
| 20 | Only if all new investment in the firm has to be financed from retained earnings is it possible for an increase in dividends to reduce net investment and thereby reduce the ability of the firm to deliver real income in the future . |
| 21 | In 1976 , earlier changes in the nominating process had made it possible for an outsider to seize the Democratic nomination , but in office , Carter 's lack of ‘ relevant experience ’ and ‘ aptitude ’ had proven to be a serious liability . |
| 22 | As has been previously noted he gave much attention to the unique colour of the Cumbrian mountains and this he combined with the sunlight and shadows falling on the hills so skilfully that it is possible for an observer with local knowledge , to tell the warmth of the sun or the time of day.Just as the mountains give colour to the lakes , so in turn do they reflect the colours of the sky . |
| 23 | Would it be possible for an economy to function without ( a ) a central bank ; ( b ) discount houses ? |
| 24 | Although there is no example in the cases , it seems possible for an employer to appropriate the goodwill which an employee brings with him by express provision . |
| 25 | With particular transactions , such as the import of goods , it might be possible for an agency financing them to have ‘ possession and custody ’ of the goods by a system of control over their warehousing . |
| 26 | As the group was under one unified control it was possible for an employee to be moved around within the group or at least have " his information and knowledge " so transferred making it important that Littlewoods should have protection regarding the whole GUS group . |
| 27 | Do n't overdo the length of the sequence : two or three minutes should be ample as an opener for your movie . |
| 28 | It had never been possible to go , even though she had taken Spanish as an extra at university . |
| 29 | To the British , Jamaica was the ‘ key to the Indies ’ when they captured it from the Spanish as an afterthought in 1655 . |
| 30 | ‘ You 're right about an office : people always think you 're a Mickey Mouse outfit if you work from home . |