Example sentences of "[det] [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But of course , Couples has n't had that outstanding a career , so far . |
| 2 | On the other hand , a medley that includes Pink Floyd 's ‘ Mother ’ and a Teenage Fanclub song , topped off with some desolate a cappella bars of ‘ Blue Christmas ’ , shows that there 's a warped sense of humour at work . |
| 3 | In March 1941 the Lend Lease scheme made this ideal a reality for America 's allies . |
| 4 | This new a phoneme would have two allophones , one being [ ] and the other [ ] ; the stress mark would indicate the [ ] allophone and in syllables not marked for stress it would be unimportant whether [ ] or [ ] was used . |
| 5 | However , it was given its name before many of today 's really aggressive species were introduced to the hobby , and it is not that violent a fish ! |
| 6 | Initial impressions are of a heavy tool ( 5.2kg ) , thanks to the motor size , with a very solid , compact feel , although the Skil is actually not that large a machine for its capacity . |
| 7 | Well firstly the bill did n't have that rough a passage in the House of Lords , because there are only two basic amendments , er that we 're dealing with in the House of Commons that matter , and one of them is the one you 've just mentioned , the answer to it is this , er I 've had a lot of criticisms of giving B R the untrammelled right to bid , er right from the outset their criticisms to do with the danger that you would n't get competition for the franchises the private sector would be afraid , and incidentally this is not a sell off it 's it 's a way of getting the private sector into British Rail with all the advantages that brings , they would be afraid that they would face subsidized and unfair competition , above all , perhaps , British Rail ge=management would feel if they were bidding against their employer that would be a real discouragement to bid , and we 've a lot of evidence er that they feel that and that there are many who do wish to bid in management/employee buy outs , so what we 've done in the amendment is we 've preserved the right for British Rail to bid , but we 've dealt with those criticisms and worries which have come from a lot of quarters not least from within British Rail itself . |
| 8 | Was she that lousy a lover ? |
| 9 | How then do we decide which class to assign a couple to where he is a builder and she is a secretary ( not that uncommon a scenario ) ? |
| 10 | ‘ Ye gods , Massingham , ’ she went on , covering like fury the fact that he could hurt without even trying , ‘ my memory is vivid that that great a lover you 're not ! ’ |
| 11 | So I really was confident I was going to pass , and he said , ‘ I 'll give you a pound if you pass , ’ which is n't really that good a way of teaching . |
| 12 | I did n't get that good a look . |
| 13 | Because you 're not that good a rider . |
| 14 | If it is at all possible a teacher should preview the place to be visited , though this may not always be possible with places at a distance . |
| 15 | We are all happy a strike was not necessary on this our first day of independence . ’ |
| 16 | It was n't that important a part anyhow . ’ |
| 17 | It was September when we flew in , so there was n't all that dramatic a change in temperature — that was still to come ! |
| 18 | But do the movements ‘ convey information ’ to fellow workers in the hive in any more semantic a fashion than , say , a bruise on a child 's face conveys to his mother the information that he has had a nasty bump ? |
| 19 | The doctor is not in breach of his legal duty to his patient if , by adopting the particular form of treatment , his principal and primary intention is the alleviation of symptoms which are discomforting and irremediable in any less drastic a way . |
| 20 | Speed missing maybe is n't that big a problem ( ! ) . |
| 21 | Quite a big spread , no it 's about that big a diameter and |
| 22 | It also seems that , if this survey covers both private and public sector projects , a billion quid is n't that big a figure at all . |
| 23 | How they get almonds , then , is not all that marvellous a story . |
| 24 | and fair enough , but you can be doing A Level English because you want to be a physiotherapist , and you need that other A Level , is that not true ? |
| 25 | That main A road 's it 's to Tavistock . |
| 26 | I said to June I can hardly see I 've got that bad a headache . |