Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] a [noun sg] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a technical text a reformulation may constrain the interpretation of the original for the purpose of ensuring a more accurate understanding of a particular concept and hence a greater understanding of the surrounding text . |
| 2 | The Act does not override the common law rights decided in the Birmingham case , and under that decision a councillor could claim to see the individual file if he could show a need to know . |
| 3 | Valuation reports must be sent at least monthly ( whereas in non-derivative portfolios only a six-monthly statement is required ) although in each case a customer may advise the firm in writing that he wishes to receive them less frequently . |
| 4 | In each case a multiplier will be applied having regard to such matters as : ( 1 ) the size of the firm in question ; ( 2 ) the personal attributes of the partners ; ( 3 ) the type of practice ( specialised or general etc ) ; ( 4 ) the locality of the firm ; ( 5 ) the security of tenure of the firm at its premises ; or ( 6 ) the firm 's profit trend . |
| 5 | At that hour a cab would be ages getting through the twisting streets of the old city and across the Thames to Rotherhithe . |
| 6 | Usually when assessing damages in respect of non-pecuniary loss a court will award one lump sum in respect of " pain and suffering and loss of amenities " and in such cases it is generally impossible to say how much relates to " pain and suffering " and how much to " loss of amenities " . |
| 7 | With a rate of fast return the tanning bed is the single most profitable investment a club can make . ’ |
| 8 | On the issue of scientific freedom a contrast can therefore be drawn between certain Protestant cultures and those under Roman Catholic jurisdiction — a contrast exemplified by the careers of two Copernicans : Galileo himself and the most fervent popularizer of the system in England , John Wilkins . |
| 9 | In this case a driver may well have exercised due care and attention but the offence of driving without reasonable consideration may still be committed . |
| 10 | However , in this case a decision must be made and is often given on the flimsiest of grounds ( though that is not the fault of the refereeing panel ) . |
| 11 | In this case a search will take R/2 on average , when the time of rotation of the device is R. Each additional track will add a further R/2 to this . |
| 12 | One of the large bedrooms had been turned into a nursery and it seemed to hold every conceivable toy a child could have . |
| 13 | By this rule a solicitor may not share or agree to share his fees with any person except : ( 1 ) another solicitor ; ( 2 ) a lawyer qualified in some foreign jurisdiction who has his principal office in that jurisdiction ; ( 3 ) the solicitor 's bona fide employee , but not in circumstances which would create a partnership with a non-solicitor ; ( 4 ) a retired partner or the dependants of a retired or deceased partner . |
| 14 | Politicians who hoped to secure the representation of a burgh district were unlikely to succeed , or , if by some aberration a victory could be obtained , to retain the seat , without satisfying the demands of the burgh oligarchies , whose ambitions were rarely modest . |
| 15 | ‘ 7(1) In the course of an investigation into whether a person has committed an offence under section 4 or 5 of this Act a constable may , subject to the following provisions of this section and section 9 of this Act , require him — ( a ) to provide two specimens of breath for analysis by means of a device of a type approved by the Secretary of State , or ( b ) to provide a specimen of blood or urine for a laboratory test . |
| 16 | Bring the old girl a chair will you , lads ? ’ |
| 17 | Dietary fibre supplements have not been successful in the treatment of IBS as measured by double-blind trials , although there is evidence that at least 30 g of dietary fibre a day will improve constipation and some other symptoms . |
| 18 | Due to the brevity of this period a neurone can send action potentials at a rate of up to 1000 per second . |
| 19 | She looked at Fand , seeing the white arms shake , and knowing that in another moment a spear would go home and Fand would die ; because of me , she thought , all because of me . |
| 20 | At some point a negotiation would take place . |
| 21 | At this point a woman may be glad to be released , temporarily , from the struggle with her individual problems , and to be renewed by the light that her sisters generate . |
| 22 | To achieve this aim a curriculum should be formulated which took into account the needs and expectations of society , ensured continuity of the education process throughout the years of compulsory schooling and the importance of the coherence of subject disciplines . |
| 23 | At this juncture a codicil must be inserted . |
| 24 | But the soldiers thought it was great altogether to be near to Tara , and began to talk about getting up a party to go along and take a look , because would n't it be the finest old inspiration a man could have to see the Bright Palace again . |
| 25 | According to this schedule a prosecutor would be appointed less than a month before the presidential elections of November 1992 . |
| 26 | In this environment a material can be dyed without producing waste products , since the carbon dioxide simply evaporates once the pressure is reduced to normal . |
| 27 | If one party does not wish to accept this valuation a second will be obtained . |
| 28 | In this sense a verdict may be given on its policies , but only in a very general way . |
| 29 | In this sense a business must develop a Community law reflex in deciding in its 1992 strategy how it can best employ the EC competition rules . |
| 30 | For really reliable stability a design should have a rate of closure in the Bode plot of less than 6 dB per octave and all break points of the linear approximation should be at least a decade in frequency away from the intersection corresponding to . |