Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cities are the inverse , containing individual blocks , streets but few voids , lungs : an excessive impression of solid mass and a zero expression of space . |
| 2 | Choose from solid woods and a range of finishes . |
| 3 | Land has both an economic function and a function in terms of personal and social esteem : |
| 4 | The power station is also a matter of miles from the Lilstock bombing range in the Bristol Channel , where aircraft can be watched from the coast as they wheel and circle in the sky before a fiery flash and a splash of water shows that they have hit their ‘ target ’ . |
| 5 | The granules of spinea have broad base and a trifid or slightly rugose crown , those of hamula have a narrower base and the crown is more rugose . |
| 6 | We also recognise that there is a tremendous problem for deferred pensioners in achieving reasonable transfer values er er er it 's a massive problem for them , even where they could find perhaps something to do with that money and a scheme that would do them better , not always , because there , there are people that give bad advice , but there are some that go into it very thoroughly and when it comes down to the bit the transfer value they receive makes it im practically impossible for them to do it . |
| 7 | Since it gives only a single output there will be no distinction between the zero in its output due to an edge being properly located in its receptive field and a zero due to the absence of an edge altogether . |
| 8 | Don 's neglect your nails , take the Elegant Touch Travel Manicure Kit ( £9.95 ) , it contains eight products and a guide to achieving three different manicure effects |
| 9 | That scorecard and a poster were brought back to England by team member John Symes , who kept a diary of the match . |
| 10 | Until he inherited in 1617 , Lowther 's professional income and a jointure estate of £72 per annum supported him . |
| 11 | A spring of guarded hope and a source of amusement . |
| 12 | By the same token , any discourse which seems to offer a synthesis between professional values and a sense of national character and moral worthiness , while also overlooking inhumane specialist tendencies and threats of moral ambiguity , is treated favourably in the Review . |
| 13 | I have to search for a two-way adaptor and a tape to try it out . |
| 14 | This operation is another example of how things do not always go according to plan , but with a little luck and a lot of hard work a successful conclusion can be reached . |
| 15 | It has reconstituted for six months to come up with specific proposals and a plan . |
| 16 | The uniformed cops and a couple of detectives were watching their superiors slug it out . |
| 17 | distinctions should be drawn between sole practitioners working on their own at home and those with assistant solicitors and a number of branch offices ; |
| 18 | No , I 've got her a box of things , I did a little box up with bits in all some for fifty p and a pound , doing that up and hair bands for her , giving her , given a little box with all little bits and pieces in it |
| 19 | Then on the second piece arrange the pattern so that you get four complete repeats and a half-pattern at the left , that is the N1 cam goes between needles 6 and 7 on the right of the machine ( Fig 5 ) . |
| 20 | If you put the N1 cam in the centre of the machine , you will get four complete repeats and a quarter repeat at each edge ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 21 | However , on the first piece of knitting you could position the N1 cam to give you four complete repeats and a half-repeat at the right of the knitting , that is put the Na cam between needles 6 and 7 on the left of centre ( Fig. 4 ) . |
| 22 | Despite the claims of its opponents that SWAPO was motivated by ideological extremism , the pragmatism it showed on coming to power , exemplified by the inclusion of non-SWAPO members in the government ( notably the white Finance Minister , Otto Herrigel ) was reflected in cautious economic policies and a policy of national reconciliation . |
| 23 | They also reported other stolen goods which they found but left to be collected later : a stolen Fiat 500 , eight sheep and a donkey . |
| 24 | This really is the holiday of a lifetime — the excitement of California 's most famous , fabulous cities and a week — or two — of relaxation on some of the most wonderful beaches in the world . |
| 25 | As they were built for use on the Crystal Palace route , they were fitted with Spencer track brakes , with a single pair of hard oak shoes under the centre of each truck and a brass wheel concentric with the hand brake staff on the platforms . |
| 26 | After winning orders on April 19 to launch three further INTELSAT communications satellites between 1992 and 1994 ( with an option to launch four new generation Intelsat VII satellites ) , Arianespace ( the ESA launch company ) commanded more than half of the international commercial launch market , with 71 outstanding contracts and a backlog of 35 satellites ( worth an estimated total of $2,350 million ) still to launch . |
| 27 | It requires the right adaptors and a CD-ROM . |
| 28 | These included convening its general meetings since April 1990 , organising lectures on popular art theory and on the North Korean Juche ideology , organising meetings where slides of North Korean art were shown , and painting both a banner advocating Korean reunification and a mural about Im Su-Kyong , a student detained for illegally visiting North Korea in 1989 . |
| 29 | IF we are to believe the current crop of Diana rumours , our once shy Di has a temper worthy of a fuming fishwife and a line in colourful verbal abuse to match . |
| 30 | This was made up of a £621,800 increase in the specific provision and a reduction of £98,000 in the general provision against residential property , and a £4,740 increase in the specific provision against unsecured loans . |