Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's 5.15 a.m. and we have spent the last two hours asleep in a lay-by just outside Solihull and breakfast in Birmingham is the next item on the agenda . ’ |
| 2 | The first ATG in from the 5' end is located at nucleotide 234 in a sequence context favourable to translation initiation . |
| 3 | If you do it through A B S A , the government will give another ten thousand pounds so of course for the orchestra or the institution whether it 's opera , ballet , concert or whatever is , but it must be arts gets the extra money so of course that in a sense is very enabling . |
| 4 | As an example , Figure 2.7 shows the value 6.25 held in floating-point format with base 2 in a 16-bit word , divided into 10 bits for the fraction and 6 bits for the exponent . |
| 5 | Figure 2.8 illustrates a complete ( hypothetical ) floating-point format with base 2 in a 16-bit word . |
| 6 | Peace has five letters and two fingers outstretched in a sign whose reverse is obscene . |
| 7 | You ai n't likely to pick up Prince Charming in a bar . ’ |
| 8 | With a world-class attack of Bedser , Laker and Lock , and then Laoder , with McIntyre behind the stumps , and with a batting line-up — Barrington , May , Eric Bedser , Constable , Dave Fletcher , Tom Clark — capable of making swift runs , and with Surridge himself , Lock and Stewart foremost in a ring of rapacious close catchers , Surrey were irresistible . |
| 9 | By solving a physiological conundrum Hubel and Wiesel immediately created a psychological puzzle : how is visual perception possible in a system that only relays information about the location and orientation of edges ? |
| 10 | Aye , well I mean that There 's there 's so many things that go through your mind that In a situation like that . |
| 11 | Rallies , demonstrations and strikes were reported on Jan. 4-6 in a number of towns and cities in support of the nationalists ' demands , and on Jan. 5 there was a general strike in Kurdzhali and in the nearby city of Khaskovo . |
| 12 | The drag of the cable over one wing can make the aircraft uncontrollable in a turn , making a serious crash almost inevitable . |
| 13 | In addition to the familiar contracting problems , a contractor involved in a BOT scheme will carry the promoter 's responsibilities for securing the project finance , ding and spreading risk , legal and insurance issues . |
| 14 | Well Val was telling me Caroline got the kids all in a row and said something about erm you know , more or less to say well I want to leave your father she said |
| 15 | coordination : they should enable the maximum coordination of all parties involved in a decision to be achieved ; |
| 16 | Extra staff training is offering mutual benefits for a health authority and nursing homes involved in a policy of contracted beds for long-stay elderly patients . |
| 17 | Phytoplankton of diatoms and other green algae is poorly developed ; chlorophyll a values of up to 8.0 µg 1 -1 were recorded , and annual production was estimated at 12.6 g C m -2 in a year ( Ellis-Evans , 198 la ) . |
| 18 | Christians demonstrated on Jan. 8 in the southern state of Ondo and on Jan. 11 in a number of northern , predominantly Moslem towns — Kaduna , Jos , Yola and Bauchi — against a perceived favouritism towards Moslems , in particular Hausa-speaking northern Moslems , in making high-level appointments . |
| 19 | A defendant involved in a case where such proceedings are contemplated should be present if , after discussion with counsel , it is thought that his interests may be affected . |
| 20 | Perhaps the work-load is high at the time , looking at the map and the ground for possible clues as to where they are , looking for signs of possible lift to climb in , together with all the other little worries involved in a field landing . |
| 21 | In one scientific experiment it was found that a daily increase of log of dietary fibre , by the addition of more fruit , vegetables and wholemeal bread to an ordinary Western diet , increased the number of calories excreted in a bowel movement by nearly go . |
| 22 | Some 5,000 right-wing white farmers used farm vehicles to bring Pretoria to a standstill on Jan. 29 in a protest at government agricultural and economic policies , including uncertainty about anticipated amendments to the Land Act which would desegregate land ownership . |
| 23 | To ‘ mind the baby ’ for a neighbour when the mother is out , or to wheel one in a pram on washing-day and do any necessary errand , will probably mean a square meal or ‘ a mash of tea ’ and some coppers , as well as discarded garments , if the neighbour 's husband is in good work . ’ |
| 24 | An operation by Turkey to divert the flow of the Euphrates river away from Syria and Iraq in order to fill the reservoir behind the newly constructed Ataturk dam ( believed to be the fifth largest in the world ) was begun on Jan. 13 in a ceremony presided over by the Turkish President , Turgut Özal . |
| 25 | There 's a vast range of kitchen units available in a choice of materials . |
| 26 | After investing £15 million in a variety of different schemes over the previous six years , and just when developments were looking promising , the government 's funding ( channelled through the Energy Technology Support Unit , part of the Harwell-based UK Atomic Energy Authority ) was cut . |
| 27 | INVESTING £1 MILLION IN A TV DOG 'S DINNER |
| 28 | Otherwise if , say , £1 million was deposited in a building society and the building society then deposited the £1 million in a bank , it would count as £2 million — a clear case of double counting . |
| 29 | Bob Hoover sponsored by Victor Aviation , flew the Shrike Commander in his famed ‘ energy management series ’ of engine-out manoeuvres ; Pepsi sponsored Joann Osterud in her ultimate 300 Biplane as well as Susan Asbury-Oliver in the Pepsi Skywriter ; First Interstate Bank brought Wayne Handley and his Raven to Reno ; Sean Tucker 's amazing aerobatics were sponsored by Randolph Sunglasses and Dreyer 's Ice Cream ; the Acme Duck and Airshow returned to Reno for a repeat of their funny comedy airshow act ; Scott Hammack 's Smoke n Thunder jet dragster was on hand to show what an afterburning J-34 jet engine can do for miles per hour versus miles per gallon ; seven-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion Leo Loudenslager flew the Bud Light 200 in a routine that demonstrated why he is such a success in competition aerobatics ; and Team America added precision three ship aerobatics to the programme . |
| 30 | Much rarer are F minor and especially B♭ minor , deemed respectively to be ‘ gloomy and plaintive ’ and ‘ gloomy and terrible ’ Campra uses each once only F minor in a scene describing death in ‘ La tragédie ’ , Les Muses ( 1703 ) and B♯ minor in his ballet Aréthuse ( 1701 ) to evoke the Underworld . |