Example sentences of "[adj] of a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You put me one step clear of a chain gang , two miles over the line . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You put me one step clear of a chain gang , two miles over the line . ’ |
| 3 | He slipped on a rigid gold bracelet once he was back in the dressing room and Dominic pulled a curtain clear of a radiator to get more heat into the place . |
| 4 | and a half , one over two the reciprocal of a half if you turn it the other way round it 's two over one |
| 5 | Since an element in the reciprocal of a matrix M is defined as the ratio of the cofactor of the corresponding element in M to the determinant |
| 6 | This is an important topic ; it often happens that an approximate reciprocal of a matrix A is known : perhaps from a rough calculation , or one in which an error has been made , or even that belonging to a neighbour matrix of A. Refinement of this approximate reciprocal is then required . |
| 7 | There are situations where the reciprocal of a rate would make more sense than the original rate : ergonomists , for example , might find it more natural to look at the time it takes a person to produce a fixed number of items rather than at the output a person produces from a machine in a fixed period of time . |
| 8 | Many users are not at present very demanding of a catalogue . |
| 9 | WATERLOO BOY sets out on another chasing campaign tomorrow at Exeter with expectations high of a season full of more success . |
| 10 | It was plain from the summing-up and the interview notes that the reason for the change of mind from denial to admission was the wish to prevent members of his family being interviewed , charged with or suspected of a crime which he was admitting . |
| 11 | While Prince Charles must be relieved to be free of a marriage which had become a sham , he , his family and in the end the British Government have met Diana 's terms . |
| 12 | He kicked his feet free of a vine and rolled into the water , the drag of the rope almost strangling him . |
| 13 | ULSTER 'S Darren Clarke hopes to be free of a wrist injury by the time he catches a flight for France tomorrow . |
| 14 | It was as if there was something out there — or perhaps several somethings — struggling to break free of a force that had held them for a very long time . |
| 15 | The commission 's decision to allocate £1 million of its budget for hospital and community health services to support developments in primary care illustrates the imaginative approach now being adopted by managers who have broken free of a mind set concentrating on acute hospital services and have started to use their resources to respond to need and not demand . |
| 16 | Er the position of the county council is that we remain unconvinced of a need for such a policy . |
| 17 | Mr Wareing said : ‘ I was outraged when I heard of the decision to condemn this poor fellow who earns £28 a day and is bereft of a bowler , which I think coloured the views of the Jockey Club . ’ |
| 18 | Bob Wareing , MP for Liverpool West Derby said : ‘ I was outraged when I heard of the decision to condemn this poor fellow who earns £28 a day and is bereft of a bowler which I think coloured the views of the Jockey Club . ’ |
| 19 | Even in these days of gas and electric fires it is quite unusual for a living room to be bereft of a fireplace . |
| 20 | From a distance Kefalov was a grey brain bereft of a skull , ten kilometres high at least . |
| 21 | In the cold light of day Celtic 's win will have been seen to do nothing other than reduce the gap between them and Rangers in the Premier Division from 12 to ten points , which is hardly the signal for predicting immediate transformation within the club bereft of a trophy since 1989 . |
| 22 | They also saw that , bereft of a power base or allies , the PLO was powerless . |
| 23 | He was also rather fond of a secretary here . |
| 24 | P. H. George Low was very fond of a midday noggin . |
| 25 | I daresay that Grandad enjoyed that because there is no doubt that he was fond of a drink . |
| 26 | You , one gets very fond of a house really . |
| 27 | I am fond of a notice which appears on a rare advertisement leaf in some copies of Robert Boyle 's Experiments and Notes about the Producibleness of Chymicall Principles ( 1680 ) : |
| 28 | Is it just coincidence that the previous chancellor was fond of a spritzer ? |
| 29 | The most interesting of a myriad of other partnerships and endorsements comes from HaL Computer Systems Inc , which is working with USL to make the future versions of SVR4.2 into the 64-bit world . |
| 30 | Anfield 's clown prince is top of a hit list drawn up by Latics manager Joe Royle to replace injured Jon Hallworth . |