Example sentences of "[conj] in a [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her scheme envisaged a palatial brothel for women only — a sanctuary ‘ to which any lady of rank and fortune may subscribe , and to which she may repair incog ; the married to commit what the world calls adultery , and the single to commit what at the tabernacle is called fornication , or in a gentler phrase , to obey the dictates of all-powerful Nature , by offering up a cheerful sacrifice to the God Priapus , the most ancient of deities . ’ |
| 2 | But £2.5 million of extra work booked in May — with no dithering — gives Foden the sense that , now the initial shock of the slump has worn off , business is returning to its normal rhythms , albeit in a lower key . |
| 3 | In October 1981 , the government 's review of the Schools Council , conducted by Nancy Trenaman , concluded that , although the Council had been ‘ too political , too complicated and was over-stretched ’ , it should nevertheless continue in existence , albeit in a slimmer form . |
| 4 | Woods and Rawlings ( 1989 ) also point out that genetic engineering has considerable application in this field by developing improved strains of the relevant bacteria which are more efficient , can operate on a wider variety of substrates and in a wider variety of environmental conditions . |
| 5 | Medau came to Dartmouth — and in a wider sense , Devon — via Moyra Hopley who moved here from Essex . |
| 6 | The second raid was a diversion for now that raiding was becoming more organised , full use could be made of feints and diversions to distract defenders from intended targets , and in a wider strategy the whole policy of raiding would involve a major distraction of the enemy towards an invasion of Norway , not France . |
| 7 | The housing market impacts on consumer spending in two ways : directly , in that a higher number of house-moves brings forward purchasing of consumer durables and DIY products ; and in a wider context , because as property values appreciate , homeowners become wealthier and therefore likely to spend more . |
| 8 | Any one of those things would have been unusual in itself ; jointly , and in a humbler personage , it would have verged on the scandalous . |
| 9 | For the first time , it occurs to me that my body has needs for food , needs of its own that I ca n't try to overrule with dieting and ferocious exercise and fasting ; and in a bigger way , I realise that I have needs of all kinds that I had tried to ignore : a need for food , a need to be loved , a need to feel accepted , a need for independence , a need to grow up , and a need for security . |
| 10 | in social well-being , and in a juster distribution of the fruits of Labour . |
| 11 | We shall be able to undertake that task more fully and in a better manner in future . |
| 12 | Degrees in such fields may include courses or options on the ‘ philosophy of ’ the field , and in a looser sense still , people may refer to any fundamental statements or questions in a field as ‘ philosophical ’ . |
| 13 | Chimpanzees use tools more often and in a greater variety of ways than any other animal , except man . |
| 14 | There are many local walks , including Offa 's Dyke ( with its 168 miles of rugged footpath ) , and in a gentler vein , the 170 acres of the wooded Queenswood Country Park . |
| 15 | And in a worse position than because the North they 've never done any deals , never seen anybody , national accounts , done nothing in that area in terms of deals and negotiations and things like that and it was only six months ago that where could actually find out he could do deals . |
| 16 | And in a larger sense community is affirmed , and the complexities of social life dissolved . |
| 17 | Produce could be moved more rapidly and in a fresher state by truck . |
| 18 | Formally clipped bay-trees trimmed into shapes as balls , pyramids or cones look superb outside front-doors or as eye-catchers on a terrace or patio ; rosemary can serve the same purpose , and in a smaller way , so can rue , lavender , sage and cotton lavender . |
| 19 | The grass of the lawn is green in a circle around a sprinkler ( not turned on ) and in a smaller patch around a longstanding leak in the hose ; the rest is brown grass or bare , cracked earth . |
| 20 | In the same patient haemoperitoneum and haemothorax occurred and in a further patient a large subcutaneous haematoma was seen . |
| 21 | And in a further blow to peace hopes , Serbia 's ruling Socialist Party ( SPS ) rejected the latest draft of an EC peace plan to be discussed at The Hague today . |
| 22 | The first visit of a delegation from the Chinese PLA ( People 's Liberation Army ) since 1961 took place in September 1991 , and in a further sign of improving relations , Defence Minister Lt.-Gen. |
| 23 | Essentially the same arguments were presented by Serrano Suñer when he met Hitler and Ribbentrop at Berchtesgaden on 19 November ; by Serrano to the German ambassador , Stohrer , on 29 November 1940 and 27 January 1941 ; by Franco in December 1940 and January 1941 , in response to German suggestions that Germany fix the date for Spanish entry , in his meeting with Mussolini at Bordighera in February 1941 and in a further letter to Hitler , also in February 1941 . |
| 24 | Used for pelmets and in a finer quality for curtain headings . |
| 25 | He was well beaten and in a later race broke a blood vessel . |
| 26 | John was so sure of an encore that he rehearsed the girls in a burlesque version of a quartet from the Gaiety Theatre in London , and in a later scene they performed a coconut dance — a long-established feature of theatre and street dance of the time . |
| 27 | It was noted earlier that Hare in 1969 had noted how geography often endeavours to stay out of phase with the climate of the times and in a later paper ( Hare , 1980 ) he directed attention to whether the planetary environment was fragile or sturdy . |
| 28 | I shall discuss later the theoretical objections to technological determinism ; Goody in any case recognises the dangers and in a later essay himself rejects such determinism , refuting the claims that this is what he was doing . |
| 29 | Listeners elsewhere in Scotland will be able to hear Radio nan Gaidheal 's evening programmes only on medium wave and in a later slot , as listeners have indicated that the present 6:15 to 7:30pm slot is too early and clashes with prime time Gaelic television . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , in the UK , W. C. Berwick Sayers in his famous Manual of Classification ( 1926 ) included instructions on the classification of maps and charts , and in a later edition " prints , illustrations , lantern slides and negatives " . |