Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the nymphs are hatched into young males and females , they each make a shallow burrow from which they emerge at night to search for a mate . |
| 2 | While Conservatives have proposed the Council Tax as an alternative to the poll tax , Labour want a temporary return to the rates . |
| 3 | At the first and largest rally a prominent opposition leader , Vuk Draskovic , called for a campaign of civil disobedience . |
| 4 | They focus particularly on the number of legs in view — six legs indicate food , while eight suggest a potential mate . |
| 5 | Leaders who lead the church into this make a radical choice to break the isolationism of so many evangelical Christian nuclear families and create true Christian community . |
| 6 | Some advocate a liberal regime based on market forces ; others argue strongly for regulation — either self-regulation , or statutory regulation , or both . |
| 7 | Individuals need to help one another engender a common concern for establishing goods and services we all require , creating a community . |
| 8 | Half the English feed fast and early and then go down the pub to drink beer , the other half eat a slow meal late and drink wine before , during and after . |
| 9 | As always , the strongest make a steady recovery but the others either wither away because they actually believe their press or , more commonly , find themselves selling considerably fewer records . |
| 10 | Some provide a flat-rate sum per week to be spent on accommodation . |
| 11 | Some provide a protective barrier against the rain — your hair will still get wet , but is saved from damaging effects of pollutants . |
| 12 | Some say a new era of enlightenment is around the corner , some say that consciousness is quietly entering the mainstream , while others see a grim world of confusion and chaos ( not chaos theory but just plain chaos ) . |
| 13 | Some suggest a tropical origin for the breed , probably Indian ; some talk about a yellow Caspian type drifting through the Balkans and into Spain , and thence into France and the Channel Islands — bearing in mind that Jersey was directly linked with mainland France by a landbridge or causeway until the year 709 . |
| 14 | FRESH FROM the wreckage of semi-legendary crusties Radical Dance Faction , DF 118 peddle a similar line in guitar-laced dub . |
| 15 | All boys when about 12 undergo a great increase festival , the Sari , their second ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ , which gives them the internal clothing of the hunter and fisherman . |
| 16 | The British provide a stable government and a way of life recognised and admired by many foreigners . |
| 17 | The counts in Fig. 12 show a sharp drop in November , followed in many years by further arrivals in December . |
| 18 | The chairman , Anthony Vice , said : ‘ The management results for the first two months of 1993 show a small improvement in the United Kingdom and the United States , but this has been offset by the effects of recession in Germany . ’ |
| 19 | 2 Compile a general list of media which are likely to be contacted frequently during a normal year . |
| 20 | Some exhibit a suspicious symmetry : S 960 , from 1023 , is witnessed by six bishops ( including Æthelnoth of Canterbury ) , six abbots , six earls and six ministri . |
| 21 | The general point is this : what counts as rationality in modern society is a selection from the total available forms of rationality and that , even within the legitimate forms of rationality , some acquire a higher authority than others . |
| 22 | Very few enjoy a personal pension very few enjoy an occupational scheme the greater majority gain nothing from SERPS only one in six receive a full state pension . |
| 23 | The surviving fraction of stem cells , which may be as low as 1/100000 mount a proliferative response . |
| 24 | Rain will make a high draw a big help in the sprint and Ashtina ( 4.15 ) is close enough to the stands rail to take advantage . |
| 25 | Some like a freezing river |
| 26 | Some like a little shiver |
| 27 | So what I 'd like you to do when you get some get a cardboard cutout . |
| 28 | The court or parents for their part can refuse to consent to treatment A or B or both , but can not insist on treatment C. The inevitable and desirable result is that choice of treatment is in some measure a joint decision of the doctors and the court or parents . ’ |
| 29 | The court or parents for their part can refuse to consent to treatment A or B or both , but can not insist upon treatment C. The inevitable and desirable result is that choice of treatment is in some measure a joint decision of the doctors and the court or parents . |
| 30 | After lunch we have a quiet period before we begin any afternoon activities , this could involve any one of the following : 1 Walk 2 Visit a local park or the coast 3 Board games 4 Hairdresser 5 Nails manicured 6 Sing song 7 Musical entertainment 8 Dance 9 Reminiscence sessions and many more depending on the clients ' needs and capabilities . |