Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [subord] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Intelsat 6 is stuck in a uselessly low orbit until a space shuttle can be persuaded to collect it , or until it falls down . |
| 2 | So the idea is you have some kind of token so that er , classic example in sort of junior schools , primary schools , that y'know if a child actually does what you want it to do , it gets a kind of star in a star chart and added up so many stars it gets some kind of present and basically the same kind of thing can be applied in clinical and in occupational settings as well . |
| 3 | It is a matter of fact in each case whether a child has sufficient understanding to make certain decisions or take certain actions . |
| 4 | In the Tudor Grange case Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson noted that ‘ it has never been decided and was left open in that case whether a trustee in bankruptcy or a liquidator could assign otherwise than for value received by the estate of which he is the trustee . ’ |
| 5 | She had sprinted over the drive and was halfway across the stone-flagged terrace when a figure appeared around the corner of the house . |
| 6 | The circular stapling gun was then introduced through an anterior gastrostomy and opened in the lower oesophagus when a nylon or silk ligature was tied round just at the gastrooesophageal junction . |
| 7 | No case of this kind has ever been considered by the courts before , and I do not think the dicta in the previous cases should be read as excluding a case of this kind where a landlord seeks , by a course of intimidation , to " annul his own deed " , to contradict his own demise , by ousting the tenant from possession which the landlord has conferred upon her . |
| 8 | Although not designed as ‘ brain storming ’ sessions , progress review meetings may have to serve this function if a job is behind programme and rescheduling is required to get back on target . |
| 9 | There may be more than one relationship between two entities , for example , in this case because a PRODUCT is supplied by SUPPLIER . |
| 10 | Armed police were hunting two men this afternoon after a Securicor van was held-up outside Abbey National in Broad Lane , Norris Green . |
| 11 | He said I should have more adequate protection than a burglar alarm . |
| 12 | ( I recently watched a more formal version of this technique where a class of adolescents was invited to direct the teacher in how to appear as a King of a small Greek State in classical times who had lost his power to a conquering neighbouring state but who did not want to lose his dignity . |
| 13 | In Sinhala areas most Ceylon Tamils were of high caste while a majority of Indian Tamils were of low caste . |
| 14 | So I was surprised when one morning , while filling the kettle at the tap in the yard , I noticed some of our neighbours looking across at this cottage where a painter was taking the ‘ To Let ’ sign out of the window . |
| 15 | Between 1909 and 1911 Hill attended evening classes at the Architectural Association while a pupil of William Flockhart . |
| 16 | THE PEACEMAKER : He sees gifts as an excellent way of atoning for sins , but can put himself at risk by overstating himself — giving an exquisite set of English porcelain when a book token would do . |
| 17 | It is more of a social club than a riding school . |
| 18 | It was more like a medieval monastery than a home , thought Sarella , but , despite that , there was something rather magnificent about it . |
| 19 | Apart from this , children are out by going to the wrong side when a number is called out , if they unfreeze without being told or if they are the last one to do one of the organizer 's commands . |
| 20 | His muscular prose — at its best it has the insistent rhythm if a middleweight boxer pounding the heavy bag — with its imaginative flourishes , was perfectly suited to the age which brought us the utterly modern talents of George Best , Rod Laver , Jack Niklaus , Jim Clark , Pele and Jackie Stewart . |
| 21 | Odd-Knut finds a steep up-slope where a river joins the lake and we play for a bit going up and down steep slopes . |
| 22 | Whilst the boundaries of consent are not clearly defined , it is recognised that a woman does not consent to sexual intercourse where a man uses violence to force her . |
| 23 | 10 In determining for the purposes of this Act whether a house is unfit for human habitation , regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters — repair , stability , freedom from damp , internal arrangement , natural lighting , ventilation , water supply , drainage and sanitary conveniences , facilities for preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water ; and the house shall be regarded as unfit for human habitation if , and only if , it is so far defective in one or more of those matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition . |
| 24 | The Japanese are confident they can muster the necessary 25 per cent minority to block the French proposal if a vote is called . |
| 25 | A direct descent to Wharfe can be made , as indicated by the dotted line on the map , by walking west from the column to the edge of the escarpment and following this south until a breach occurs to permit a passage down the slope to a path that joins White Stone Lane near the hamlet . |
| 26 | In response to the pressure from residents , the Department of the Environment agreed to hold a public inquiry if a mining application was made . |
| 27 | Thus , for example , in the case of such a social group as a ball team , the team is the generalized other in so far as it enters as an organized process or social activity — into the experience of any one of the individual members of it . |
| 28 | Such a right would give a monopoly in the program , thus protecting the underlying ideas more effectively than copyright , but the right would last for a shorter period than a patent , say 5 or 7 years maximum . |
| 29 | You will also need scissors , which are more convenient for this job than a knife . |
| 30 | Institutional labels would suggest not ; it seems to be largely a matter of historical accident whether a university , polytechnic or college has a faculty/school of humanities or one of arts ( or even letters ) . |