Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lord erm , er one ca n't of course draw conclusions from one market to the next , they are all different certainly is a self regulatory market is different from a futures market |
| 2 | One class I proposed to visit , but was warned off as only one member was likely to be interested in a workers movement , all the others were retired from professions and it was thought I ( a gardener ) might offend them … |
| 3 | He paused to light the green-brown dirigible of a partagas perfecto with a flickering windproof lighter . |
| 4 | It is virtually impossible for a Police Authority to obtain a report from a chief constable contrary to his wishes . |
| 5 | An announcement of a firm intention to make an offer ( as distinct from a talks announcement ) must contain the following information ( Rule 2.5(b) ) : |
| 6 | It is proposed to extend the circumstances in which the price and number of shares under the British Gas Sharesave Scheme may be adjusted to include an ‘ open offer ’ ( an offer to shareholders similar to a rights issue ) or any other variation of share capital which the Inland Revenue accepts as sufficient ground for such an adjustment and at the same time to allow for adjustments to reflect changes in the class of shares , or the rights attaching to shares , under option . |
| 7 | Windows makes it much easier to exchange information between different packages ; there are various mechanisms , one of which allows you to use the mouse to highlight a chunk of information in a spreadsheet , say , to be cut-and-pasted to a Windows word processor via an intermediate storage area called a clip-board . |
| 8 | Those worthy of a runners-up slot are over the page , but this is the car that 's second to none — the Bentley Turbo R |
| 9 | HERR NORDERN would have recognised the scene inside the Station as if it were a replay of a film , or a remake , rather : the shady characters and the drunks , and the badinage reflecting a curious bonhomie between the Duty Officer and the offenders , although the cast was different and , it being later , the Station was busier ; the offenders looking more offensive and the policemen more policeman-like , bigger , harder , and , in all senses of the word , more arresting — although , big and hard though they were , two of them , bundling out an unfortunate to a police van , gave way respectfully to Frau Nordern as she stalked towards the desk . |
| 10 | Neat and logical as a four-times table , M. Frontenac had stuck doggedly to the sequence of events in Alain-Fournier 's story . |
| 11 | Erm from there we went into this purpose built flat above a grocers shop , it was meant for the manager of the grocers shop , but he had better sense and so the flat became available for letting to the Borough Council who at the insistence of the owners of the house we were in , erm , were anxious to get their property back and so we found ourselves in a brand new flat , the first tenants , although this was not very highly to be recommended , you approached your flat up er stone staircase , er from the outside so you exposed to the elements er you then walked across the roof , flat roof over the shops until you came to your flat door , erm , Islington at that time was just beginning the , to see the influx of immigrants from the colonies as they were in those days and er , they in turn created much heavier demand on what little vacant property there was , so that the district rapidly deteriorated and for many people who were not in the fortunate position that we were found it necessary or desirable to leave because they were sharing rooms or sharing houses with people whose ways of life were different from theirs and this is something I think that housing authorities learnt to appreciate over the years that the differences between people 's ways of life are one of the major causes of social distress . |
| 12 | This is the second time the college has been involved in a drugs scandal . |
| 13 | She could n't be involved in a police investigation . |
| 14 | They 've been involved in a ratings war with us . |
| 15 | Institutional investors who include Schroders , Prudential and Phillips & Drew Fund Management are believed to be opposed to a rights issue . |
| 16 | Coming from a police family and married to a police officer , her inculcated beliefs were such that the alternative concepts which the sociology of law posed were beyond acceptability . |
| 17 | Witnesses said Murli Manohar Joshi , president of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party , was knocked unconscious by a police water cannon 's jet as he led 300 supporters towards parliament . |
| 18 | What do ordinary readers think , when their eyes catch the fact that someone they know is concerned with a police inquiry into crime ? |
| 19 | The reason for the resolution is the club 's simmering anger over an incident last season , when the match at Swindon was abandoned after 61 minutes due to a floodlights failure , with Tranmere leading 2–1 . |
| 20 | As it was , the train was 18 mins. late due to a points failure at Mid Calder . |
| 21 | Bradford , possibly playing their last match at Odsal , with continuing speculation of a move to Valley Parade , and desperate for a Rovers victory , need to thrash relegated Swinton by around 40 points to close the scoring difference on both Hull and Salford . |
| 22 | And anything that 's not on the up and up is , well I think it 's detrimental to a mans life . |
| 23 | B. ‘ That , subject to the passing of Resolution A , before this meeting , the Directors be and they are hereby empowered pursuant to Section 24 of the Companies ( Amendment ) Act 1983 to allot equity securities ( as defined by section 23 of the Companies ( Amendment ) Act 1983 ) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by such resolution as if sub-section ( 1 ) of the said Section 23 did not apply to any such allotment provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities in connection with a rights issue in favour of shareholders and to the allotment ( otherwise than pursuant to a rights issue as aforesaid ) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of IR£1,772,100 . |
| 24 | The approach in this case has been continued by the courts and it is very rare for a volenti plea to succeed in an employee — employer case . |
| 25 | It is rare for a police officer to witness such an event , therefore in most cases the evidence of passers-by or the driver of the other vehicle involved will have to be relied upon . |
| 26 | Facts : A commercial bank becomes affiliated with a securities firm . |
| 27 | Lorna has been active as a tenants leader and was elected by tenants to represent them on Haringey Council 's Housing Committee . |
| 28 | These are fairly generalised packages and a lot of work has been done in personnel on enhancing ADI in particular to make it more attractive as a Personnel Information System . |
| 29 | On arrival in Turkey , the three became aware of a police campaign to stamp down on counterfeiters . |
| 30 | AN undercover detective who tracked terrorists shot himself dead with a police gun after developing ‘ panic attacks ’ , an inquest heard yesterday . |