Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( ii ) has had a bankruptcy order made against him or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors or has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 or is or has been a director of a company in respect of which an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 or a winding-up order has been made or in respect of which a resolution for voluntary winding up has been passed or which has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 or in respect of which a person has been appointed receiver or administrative receiver ; or |
| 2 | I needed some valerian tea ; either that or a monster Manhattan . |
| 3 | Either that or a swimming party or |
| 4 | Finn , in turn , often appeared in the guise of a hind or a hunting dog , and his children took the form of fauns ( see FAUNUS ) when wishing to escape danger . |
| 5 | Where subsequent to intimation of a claim it is clear that a Capital Sum Payment will be made , H.O . |
| 6 | It had to be modified in 1961 when it became clear that a minority holding did not provide a certain defence against a determined takeover , but Whitbread continued to retain minority holdings in a number of regional brewers , which enabled them to retain their independence . |
| 7 | It was made clear that a management buy-out was not on the agenda . |
| 8 | The judgement of Upjohn , J. in Smeaton v Ilford Corporation , however , makes it clear that a water authority , being a statutory undertaker , will not be liable for creating a nuisance unless it was also negligent . |
| 9 | Mr. Simon Hughes As the Minister 's first answer made it clear that a price differential has been a major cause of the substantial increase in sales of unleaded petrol , and as the Secretary of State is on record as saying that the market has a role to play in cutting the use of petrol across the market in the United Kingdom , by what figures does the Department currently estimate that petrol prices will increase over the next few years ? |
| 10 | From the recent work of Clive Partridge at Skeleton Green , Herts , it is clear that a trading post had been set up c . |
| 11 | The invitation should make it clear that a selection procedure is in progress and that all that is required are details , including prices and , if appropriate , samples of products for evaluation , the result of which might be an invitation to conduct trials . |
| 12 | It is , for example , becoming clear that a family history of left handedness is in some way related to the cerebral organisation of functions . |
| 13 | It is becoming increasingly clear that a transition plan , developed with the individual during the final years of schooling , to which all agencies agree to contribute is the only practical way of coordinating local services . |
| 14 | It is clear that a leisure centre can turn a Monday-to-Thursday out-of-town operation into a seven-day-a-week one and thus substantially increase occupancy rates . |
| 15 | It was announced on Feb. 22 that a government inquiry into the position of former East German Prime Minister Lothar De Maizière , who had been obliged to resign from the German Cabinet in December 1990 because of alleged connections with the Stasi [ see p. 37905 ] , had failed to prove that De Maizière had spied for the Stasi . |
| 16 | Visually the film is closer to a Babycham commercial than a Tenniel illustration . ’ |
| 17 | I find it indefensible that a bed manager — especially for neurosurgery , a specialty in which admissions are often urgent — is allowed to go to lunch without a bleep and that no one covers for him . |
| 18 | His head was probably tougher than a brass doorknob . |
| 19 | At 3.9m long it is shorter than a slalom kayak but has all the features of the original Kiwi , making it ideal for family and disabled use . |
| 20 | It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself . |
| 21 | A spokesman said : ‘ There are ways of calming an aggressive drinker more acceptable than a head butt or kick between the legs . ’ |
| 22 | In the case of Bilsthorpe , the Secretary of State 's excuse for lack of Government support was that the project was neither commercial nor a demonstration project . |
| 23 | Pulling on a pair of ‘ Afro-American tribal dance boots ’ ( ie Nikes ) to complement his khaki tie-dye T-shirt and army trousers : ‘ It was a toss-up between this and a shell suit . |
| 24 | All this and a war hero to boot . |
| 25 | At last she felt clear and a kind woman smiled at her among the machines and said , ‘ Nearly ready now . ’ |
| 26 | There is a great variety of watersports available nearby and a golf course 4 miles away for the more energetic amongst you . |
| 27 | Exceptional restructuring costs resulted in an overall loss for the year on both an historical and a replacement cost basis . |
| 28 | However , after exceptional items we reported losses on both an historical and a replacement cost basis in 1992 . |
| 29 | In 1959 , TANU had tried to launch its own National Times press with Nyerere as chairman , the ambitious plan being to publish a Swahili daily , an English daily and a Gujerati weekly . |
| 30 | Being unemployed and a house owner put even more stress on our relationship . |