Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun sg] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once humanity can formulate for itself a truly superstition-free religion , such activities would die a natural death , as for example , has the burning of ‘ witches ’ , although even this hideous ritual would be not entirely free from revival if a godless , religious vacuum were allowed to form . |
| 2 | Heel of the palm : Fast and less prone to injury than a punch . |
| 3 | A man and woman who freely and willingly engage in anal intercourse are thus as guilty of buggery as a man who perpetrates a violent anal attack . |
| 4 | A real love song is infinitely more appropriate for Christmas than a trashy song cooked up as a commercial gimmick . |
| 5 | Lump sum Convalescence Benefit — £20 per day , also tax-free — for a period of up to one year , payable on discharge when a hospital stay is 21 days or more . |
| 6 | Do n't make firm plans : Your ticket bears a warning that you are ‘ subject to removal if a confirmed passenger arrives before actual flight departure ’ . |
| 7 | The random switching pattern is ideal for use when a property is unoccupied . |
| 8 | Anthony Scrivener referred to the Bill as unique in jurisprudence because a defendant can be guilty of the aggravated offence even though he does no other act than commit the basic offence , and the event which makes the crime aggravated is outside his or her control . |
| 9 | Again , the Zuwaya did not base their genealogy solely on brotherhood : some groups were written in , recruited for instance when a group had insufficient members by natural means ; some were brought in by marriage ; one major section ( Muftah ) was related as half-brothers ( through their mother ) to Shuaghr , who were related as half-brothers ( through their father ) to the other sections of the Zuwaya . |
| 10 | It is a novelist 's trick , useful for recognition when a character is used in a series of stones : it is also properly matched to the portrait of a youth who is intelligent but not physically impressive . |
| 11 | The upper wing was as bare of fabric as a garden gate . |
| 12 | I 'll bet he 's as useful in bed as a leaky hot-water bottle . |
| 13 | The main argument for a separate Ministry , more extensive in range than a Department of Legal Administration , is that the regulatory functions of the Home Office : the maintenance of public order , the strength of the police , the operation of the prisons and the penal system , immigration control and extradition , create unavoidable conflicts with the promotion of justice . |
| 14 | And the Milton Keynes-based Motor Insurers ' Bureau , which is responsible for compensation when a driver 's uninsured , says that it wo n't pay up either because Gooch was n't wholly to blame . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , ’ said Liese , who was now engaged to a nice young architect called Leonard , and who was proud and plump and stuffed as full of delight as a feather cushion — over-stuffed , Brenda remarked ‘ I suppose it 's better to believe in something than nothing . |
| 16 | and as full of suspense as a wasp . |
| 17 | Sea animals take full advantage of the efficient passage of sound through water , and the ocean is as full of sound as a woodland in spring . |
| 18 | The criterion for deciding whether to extend these powers is if ‘ such responsibilities are important to safety as a whole ’ ( Article 91a ) , or the ‘ maintenance of legal and economic unity ’ ( Article 72.2.3 ) . |
| 19 | The increased speed of the modern game and the athleticism of the participants has led to more crowded play so that linesmen are apt to flag when a forward suddenly breaks clear to receive a pass . |
| 20 | Firstly , the results may simply be due to chance since a search for clusters is likely to reveal some spatial aggregations of cases even if there is no causal explanation : this is particularly true if the age groups , areas , calendar periods , and diagnostic groups to be studied are not specified in advance . |
| 21 | Wyllie suddenly found himself without Brewer 's expertise , and Wyllis was incandescent with rage when a medical panel ruled Brewer out of the World Cup campaign . |
| 22 | The phenomenon is especially common in theft when a charge would have been more appropriately brought under s.15 , obtaining property by deception . |
| 23 | Adams has been absent through injury since a fall at Doncaster six weeks ago left him with a broken tibia in his left leg . |
| 24 | It is more expensive to stage than a straight play . |
| 25 | The same was true of NEP as a fiscal reform . |
| 26 | There is profound and deep argument of course that that is no more representative or true of democracy than a single member constituency . |
| 27 | They and Gerry were almost bulimic with curiosity when a 2ft 11ins girl who 'd had herself stretched to 5ft came on . |
| 28 | In effect , says FoE 's agricultural campaigner Robin Maynard , set-aside is merely causing " rural dereliction " , and is " about as attractive to wildlife as a car park " . |