Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Important structural features for antiulcer activity in flavonoids include the isoprenyl group , the presence of ortho -hydroxyl groups and/or a free hydroxyl in the uncondensed benzene ring . |
| 2 | I have something and I differ forget about the K cos it 's only a like a three times or a fives times |
| 3 | This may be a brief summary of reasons or a full decision dictated by the chairman . |
| 4 | Section 245 provides that if it appears to the directors that any annual accounts of the company or any directors ' report did not comply with the provisions of the Act they may prepare revised accounts or a revised report . |
| 5 | Thus the Profitboss is meticulous in replying to correspondence , whether it be a brief memo from a junior clerk in accounts or a personal letter from a salesman prospecting for business . |
| 6 | The giving of often lavish presents to diplomats when they left a court to which they had been accredited , when a treaty was signed between two states or a special embassy of congratulation or condolence was sent , still a widespread practice in the first years of the nineteenth century , fairly soon became unimportant . |
| 7 | In three dimensions it is sufficient to define three primary states of remoteness , transition and inserted ; with perhaps , for simplicity , a number of transition states or a single touching group ( see Figure 2.9 ) . |
| 8 | As in the case of Soviet facilities in other Third World states these indicate a reluctance to make permanent investments or a major military commitment . |
| 9 | The traumatic effects of resettlement , whether as a result of dam projects or a state-sponsored attempt to relieve population pressure , often reduce the ability of the settlers to adapt satisfactorily to their new environment . |
| 10 | Use your fingers or a dampened sponge . |
| 11 | Do n't brush your curls — this causes frizz , just use your fingers or a wide-toothed Afro comb for styling . |
| 12 | Apply flux with your fingers or a rag-covered stick . |
| 13 | Do this with your fingers or a rag-covered stick |
| 14 | Whether parallel forms or a split-half method is used , the agreement between the scores is used as a basis for an overall measure of agreement . |
| 15 | Their lack of other skills or a decent education often pushed them into routine manual labour , though jobs within football did increase between the wars . |
| 16 | The courts will not take the incidence of future inflation into account in calculating the dependency , but if it is established that the deceased would have increased his income in the future for reasons other than inflation ( eg because he would have been promoted if he had remained in his job or because he would probably have attained higher and better paid skills or a better paid job if he had lived ) this might give grounds for increasing the multiplicand . |
| 17 | FEW PLACES have such a gentle and equable climate that animals living there never need seek shelter ; and few animals are so well-armed that they do not welcome somewhere to hide from their enemies or a safe nursery for their young . |
| 18 | The establishment of local contacts or a local office is a useful step in developing an exploration programme in an area as tracing , and negotiating with , land and mineral rights owners may sometimes be time consuming . |
| 19 | Season the dish to taste and serve immediately with freshly cooked vegetables or a green salad . |
| 20 | She could be a nuisance : she would remind his father that his exams or a dental appointment were due , or comment adversely on the state of his room . |
| 21 | West Country Living : A few hours or a few weeks before the mast With air like this , it 's a sin not to get out into it . |
| 22 | She knew that I loved to walk along the inlet with the children , looking for shells or pebbles or a wild flower . |
| 23 | In countries with a written constitution the ordinary courts or a constitutional court will have jurisdiction to determine whether the acts of the legislature are constitutional . |
| 24 | But he believes that in the short term , if Labour wins or a hung Parliament causes extended political uncertainty , then recession could drag on . |
| 25 | It is effective whether you use delicate fine yarns or a simple four ply . |
| 26 | Where new road patterns or a new shopping centre affect trade , appeal . |
| 27 | Donald Hebb , the Canadian psychologist , reported : A day in the woods or a day-long car trip after a sedentary winter sometimes has an extraordinarily vivid aftereffect . |
| 28 | But is this a common definition among several religions or a common confusion ? |
| 29 | Where a firm does provide services to a private customer on written contractual terms ( whether a two-way customer agreement required by the rules or a non-mandatory one used for commercial purposes ) , the agreement must set out in adequate detail the basis on which those services are provided . |
| 30 | You like the noise and the bustle of the city , you would n't want to be stuck out here , with nothing but trees and flowers to look at , and no one to talk to but the birds or a passing rabbit ! ’ |