Example sentences of "[prep] [det] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's not , however , dwell on negative aspects of what was after all a further morale boost to our international prospects . |
| 2 | I have taken advice about what would be involved in amending the Bill to allow for such a further education council to be established at a later date by a future Secretary of State if he so wished . |
| 3 | The indications are , however , that in both types of court a higher proportion of Blacks pleaded ‘ not guilty ’ and of these a higher proportion of Blacks were acquitted . |
| 4 | Additionally , a slightly higher proportion of blacks were sentenced in adult rather than juvenile magistrates courts and of these a higher proportion of blacks were tried in the crown courts . |
| 5 | But to Phyllis Broome , a Worcestershire neighbour , writer and walking companion , he wrote : ‘ Here is the biggest job in the world and if I fail I shall share the fate of many a bigger man than I. But it 's a fine thought , is n't it ? |
| 6 | A reason makes its point by having resonances in such a wider set of meanings . |
| 7 | It continues the development of oral/aural skills begun in Departures and adds to this a greater emphasis on reading skills , now that students have progressed beyond the beginner level . |