Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] an [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ask away , oh anxious one , for you are lovelier than an aardvark and I can deny you nothing , ’ said the seal , whisking the waves into a fountain with her mighty tail . |
| 2 | It is not entirely clear whether an onlooker or third person is entitled to use force to assist another to resist unlawful police conduct . |
| 3 | By analogy with other Zechstein carbonate units , it is possible that an oolitic-barrier or reef complex also may have been deposited at the edge of the platform but no evidence of this has been reported so far . |
| 4 | AS SENIOR Civil Servants go , Nick Montagu , 45 and an Under-Secretary and principal establishments officer at the Department of Social Security , has one of the biggest burdens in the business on his shoulders . |
| 5 | Sir Charles Robinson considered him ignorant and an upstart and would not use his water , preferring to build his own reservoir at Newton . |
| 6 | It is common for pupils to grow in height as much as an inch and a half ; they appear to lose weight at the same time . |
| 7 | A willingness to accept greater liability under a contract in return for payment of a higher price may make it more likely that an exclusion or limitation of liability will satisfy the test of reasonableness ( Woodman v Photo Trade Processing Ltd ( 1981 ) , unreported ; see Lawson , Exclusion Clauses p174 ) ; however , the fact that the client has a second set of terms of business , containing less restrictive terms , may be taken as recognition that the more stringent terms are unreasonable . |
| 8 | There was no covert there larger than an acre or two and they had been placed as much for their scenic effect as for their game-preserving role . |
| 9 | ‘ In Denmark we say that aquavit is strong as a Viking , fiery as a lover , cold as an iceberg and fresh as a virgin . |
| 10 | You could buy him the Crown of Command as one of his magic items , which at 50 points still makes him marginally cheaper than an Orc or Black Orc Warlord . |
| 11 | Four thin , wooden gods watched the rotting dead , each made of twisted lengths of birch-branch , no thicker than an arm but twice Tallis 's height . |
| 12 | It 's a sort of slight relaxing and an aphrodisiac and it 's supposed to help your headaches . |
| 13 | Swimfeeders are plastic tubes from two to four inches long and an inch or so in diameter . |
| 14 | So , why do n't we say that a rubbish dump , or Mont Blanc , or the moon , is just as complex as an aeroplane or a dog , because in all these cases the arrangement of atoms is " improbable " ? |
| 15 | I told Neil I would n't be more than an hour and he gets fussy if I 'm late because of the Whistler . ’ |
| 16 | So many and so extraordinary were the stories she told me that our trip around his tiny château lasted for more than an hour and a half , with not a boring moment . |
| 17 | And , actually it was more than an hour and a half . |
| 18 | I had been working for more than an hour and my wrists ached from the continuous chopping , but I was filled with an immense exhilaration . |
| 19 | One is certainly not enough , when you consider the number of cars and drivers who use this stretch of motorway each day.It 's unwise for people tol have to drive for more than an hour and a half without taking a break . |
| 20 | Some are quite a major commitment , some a small but regular commitment , others no more than an hour or even a few minutes of your time . |
| 21 | Do not leave the meat in the water for more than an hour or two , for it will soon begin to decay and pollute the water . |
| 22 | The left-hand foliage pendant which once hung above the west door of the King 's Drawing Room bore the brunt of the flames and only two tiny fragments of the original 7ft drop survive ; a couple of limewood crocus heads no more than an inch and a half across . |
| 23 | More than an inch or so ( 2.5 cm ) indicates excess fat . |
| 24 | When this cloud settles on the skin it causes a red rash , but it is no more than an irritation and certainly nothing to justify the terrible image of this animal that has been so relentlessly fostered by cheap novels and films . |
| 25 | Some would turn the argument around and claim that the concept of deity is the product of that culture , being no more than an idealisation and personalisation of cultural elements , without any objective existence . |
| 26 | Indeed , a large part of his public life and known history would seem to be little more than an embodiment and re-enactment of the prophecies . |
| 27 | This is why although he dares to pose his overwhelming question , he can never be in a position to answer it with more than an assertion and the promise of more totalizations . |
| 28 | This is a hallowed statement signifying that the terms set out are nothing more than an intention and will not become binding on any party until a formal contract has been negotiated , executed and exchanged . |
| 29 | If the telephone conversation amounts to no more than an inquiry or preliminary discussion , it may be that no contract is made then . |
| 30 | The challenge became even greater with the advent of 45rpm discs , which had to be provided with an ‘ optional centre ’ no less than an inch and a half in diameter for quick-acting autochange and juke-box mechanisms . |