Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Health Authority watchdogs say although such a case is rare , it is by no means unique . |
| 2 | Do you know if such a list exists and if so where I might get hold of it ? |
| 3 | Would it not , be advisable , therefore , to have a uniform regime — which need not necessarily be the same as either existing regime — rather than wait until such a system is imposed on us ? |
| 4 | Sinclair thus gave an undertaking that his papers would always remain Unionist , but Steel-Maitland doubted if such a promise had any value . |
| 5 | ‘ Although it 's always difficult to know whether such a survey is representative of all staff involved in National Certificate delivery , nevertheless the EIS survey does represent the views of a substantial number of lecturers , ’ he said . |
| 6 | The analysis phase may simply be checking whether such a proposal could be expected to provide the function required . |
| 7 | Outside that horizon , one might , if one had nothing better to do , endlessly debate whether such a thing as theology might be possible ; but there could be no ground for giving a positive answer . |
| 8 | US White House chief of staff John Sununu reiterated on Jan. 13 the US insistence that there could be no linkage with the Palestinian issue but that " certainly there are opportunities after the Gulf crisis is resolved when such a conference takes place " . |
| 9 | Better still , the legspin that once occupied as prominent a place in his armoury as that stinging blade is gradually emerging from hibernation . |
| 10 | However , he then backed down in the face of sustained UDF opposition to such a move ( the ruling Parti socialiste requiring UDF support if such a rejection were to go through ) . |
| 11 | No other country in such a small area possesses as rich a heritage of this type of work from such an early date . |
| 12 | In practice , this largely means freezing out local authority representatives and the relevant trade unions , which , compared to south of the border , are more generally accepted as deserving a place in public life . |
| 13 | Workers eventually returned to work on Monday 16 June , having accepted as satisfactory a Department of Labour Inspectorate report at a meeting over the weekend . |
| 14 | ‘ It came as such a shock , but since I got over it , life 's been brilliant . |
| 15 | THE Second World War wrought as great a change in Lebanese history as the First . |
| 16 | But if young David gets himself into Parliament , I expect he 'll do as good a job on the government back benches as he would in opposition . ’ |
| 17 | He knew her secret : she was an honest girl who loved him and who might have made as good a farmer 's wife as Tess . |
| 18 | The introduction of life peerages was partly designed to broaden the base of membership but it can be argued that life peers have not made as large a contribution to the work of the House as had been hoped . |
| 19 | When one views the subsequent history of Vietnam , and Indonesia , however , it does not seem extravagant to claim that Mountbatten could hardly have made as bad a job of it if he had been left to his own devices . |
| 20 | Open access by telephone to an emergency service may be offered if such a facility exists locally . |
| 21 | Mr Gallie , who is sponsoring the Carrying of Knives etc ( Scotland ) Bill , to outlaw carrying knives in public , has asked Lord James Douglas Hamilton , the Scottish home affairs minister , for his comments and to inquire if such a television programme would contravene European law . |
| 22 | Take Mr Hunter back down to Reception — ’ But the tip seemed to have produced as effective a deafness as if it had been crammed in the girl 's ears , and the door slammed shut behind her . |
| 23 | The standard was published complete with a dissenting view from one ASB member , as its chairman David Tweedie promised to do if such a situation ever arose . |
| 24 | A brief period of problem-orientated counselling will often help clarify whether such a referral is appropriate . |
| 25 | However , economy being of prime importance , he included , he said , nothing inessential to the art of gardening that might increase the size and price ( eighteen shillings ) , but neither had he omitted any advice which might be deemed useful to the profession , ‘ so that upon the whole the work is rendered as complete a system of practical gardening as present knowledge of vegetation can supply ’ . |
| 26 | The Spanish press noted as significant a meeting between Fernández Ordóñez and the former Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze . |
| 27 | The dominating size and aggressive shape of Sandweg church reminded Miss Danziger that it had played as great a part in the physical defence of the island as in its spiritual well-being ; but , although its size and shape were awesome at a distance , the church became increasingly a place of sanctuary as she neared it . |
| 28 | Football has not played as great a part in the company as it has in previous years . |
| 29 | It is a sad but true reflection of all professional life that efficient business management has become as important a factor in ensuring success as technical competence . |
| 30 | Although such experiences are relatively rare , ( providing the tank glass is of the correct thickness and the stand is strong enough to take the weight ) , it 's important that you can rest assured in the knowledge that you are insured if such a disaster should occur . |