Example sentences of "ever [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | But he was there waiting and looked more handsome than ever in a grey suit with a white shirt . |
| 32 | Mr Babangida 's regime has concentrated power more than ever in a central executive . |
| 33 | If the Liberal-SDP Alliance were ever in a position to implement electoral reform , a reformed and strengthened second chamber , and legal limits on the sovereignty of Parliament , then we could find ourselves with a constitution which entrenched the middle ground and which offered a democracy of dazzling choice but no decision , and a less-accountable government than that which we currently enjoy within the established constitution . |
| 34 | There stood the Shah , impeccable as ever in a well-cut grey suit and rather loud time ramrod straight , his face , always , expressionless before the cold white stare of his father . |
| 35 | A large number of those jobs would be destroyed if the Labour party were ever in a position to put its policies into practice . |
| 36 | I wish to explore those proposals , lay bare the dangers which lurk beneath them and identify the threat not only to parliamentary representation from Scotland in this House but to the economic well-being of Scotland if the Labour party were ever in a position to exercise in Scotland the kind of powers that it would give to such an assembly . |
| 37 | It is also true to say that if the Opposition parties were ever in a position to put their policies into effect , that self-employment record would inevitably be gravely harmed and the cause of women in particular would suffer much more . |
| 38 | I am convinced that if the hon. Gentleman were ever in a position of responsibility in the House — the likelihood of which is becoming increasingly remote — he would also find himself advised that it would be foolish to put before the House proposals which in a few weeks or months might fall outside the law . |
| 39 | Julie , on her return , had her best finish ever in a British championship when she had closing rounds of 72 and 71 to be fifth in the Stroke-Play at Southerness . |
| 40 | It was almost a relief when the door opposite suddenly opened and Ettore Di Leonardo appeared , immaculate as ever in a dark suit and sober tie . |
| 41 | He told her : ‘ I dare n't be otherwise — because if I were ever in a compromising situation , if the police raided or if someone kissed and told I 'd be up the creek . ’ |
| 42 | The swine looked even more attractive than ever in a black open-necked polo shirt and black jeans . |
| 43 | Scotland 's most deadly striker scored 14 goals in the game , and he received good assistance from Kenny Stibbles , who scored seven , and Paul Golden , who hit another four , as the Scots recorded the highest score ever in a European indoor championship match . |
| 44 | Applied mathematics and computer science are distinct disciplines , but they are now locked for ever in an inseparable embrace . |
| 45 | A conventional , water-cooled Garrett TB03 turbo helps generate more than 100bhp per litre — the highest specific output ever from a Chrysler production engine . |
| 46 | The journals remain cheap and popular , but demand is so great that they are bought mostly by subscription , hardly ever from a news stand . |
| 47 | Harriet asked silently and was as far as ever from an answer . |
| 48 | The cash that buys the unwanted computed tomographic scanner , or furnishes the nice new empty waiting room , on the other hand , is money lost for ever from an already inadequate central pool . |
| 49 | ‘ I find the natives very useful in assisting being rarely ever without a tribe or a portion of a tribe with me when in their neighbourhood . |
| 50 | As thin as ever without an ounce of excess fat , he had the long face and gaunt look of the true desert Arab . |
| 51 | And a solid defence has kept Derry 's challenge alive in the tightest finish ever to a League of Ireland season . |
| 52 | And here , for the first time ever on a decorative plate by Coalport , a pair of lively Robins pay tribute to the works of one of the most respected bird illustrators of all time . |
| 53 | John 's trip on ‘ Defiant ’ was his first ever on a Castle and Collin Jacks reports he was very impressed not only with the locomotive but also with the surrounding Cotswold countryside . |
| 54 | Here and there Pippo dropped a bomb , but hardly ever on a village ; he came out of sheer perversity , we felt , just to rob us of our sleep . |
| 55 | Giraffe , zebra and , for the first time ever on an industrial site , white rhinoceros have been introduced . |
| 56 | I have always been careful to leave no stone unturned , ever since a time in Philadelphia when a particularly uncomfortable sofa turned out to be hiding a pair of magnificent George III sideboard dishes , subsequently sold for $66,000 . |
| 57 | However , ever since an incident with a chicken which resulted in a bald-arsed chicken and a dog with a mouthful of feathers , I 've kept him on a lead whenever I 've been near a farmyard . |
| 58 | And then she dived and rattled down the dirt-track which seemed to go on for ever across an empty hillside . |
| 59 | Thirdly , there is a concern to explain to the Community that if there are to be compensations , we can not create a whole new system of compensatory payments which will last for ever at a price which will never be able to be paid . |
| 60 | The award was made despite one of the strongest warnings ever by a judge to a libel jury about excessive pay-outs . |