Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sceptics may baulk at such an idea , but given the attested presence of such equally implausible-sounding objects as a block of portable eighteenth-century soup ( ex Captain Cook ) , Inuit seal-gut underwear , African cobweb hats and other equally exotic objects , the concept of dressed fleas may seem more acceptable . |
| 2 | What is especially surprising is that its motivation was less an emotional regard for historical associations than a belief in the value to science of archaeological remains . |
| 3 | There are two forms of sub-slate roof-deck construction favoured by the traditional builders which may store up serious problems for restorers of old buildings once a breach has occurred in the roof covering . |
| 4 | In terms of the flexible lattice model , one can imagine the polymer and liquid lattices expanding at different rates until a temperature is reached at which the highly expanded liquid lattice can no longer be distorted sufficiently to accommodate the less expanded polymer lattice and form a solution , i.e. the loss in entropy during the distortion becomes so large and unfavourable that phase separation ( LCST ) takes place . |
| 5 | Intense artillery and mortar bombardments claimed 14 lives in the eastern Croatian town of Osijek in what Croatian officials said was the heaviest onslaught by Serbian forces since a ceasefire accord was signed last January . |
| 6 | I know Wavebreaker 's got more electronic toys than a battleship , but if the electricity fails then you 're back to the sextant and the sharp pencil . ’ |
| 7 | The following year Arthur Woods directed They Drive by Night ( 1938 ) , which makes evocative use of such ordinary English surroundings as a dance palace and the roadside cafés along the Great North Road for the story of an ex-convict hunted for a murder he did n't commit , who comes back to London to hunt down the real killer , a weirdo with books like Sex in Relation to Society and The Thrill of Evil in his briefcase . |
| 8 | Batteries will also slowly discharge with time so do n't re-use old ones unless a test under load shows them to be okay . |
| 9 | Yet a third type of relationship exists between nodal systems when a checking activity is also included ( see Figure 4.2 ) . |
| 10 | POLICE are warning people to beware of unscrupulous workmen after a pensioner was swindled . |
| 11 | Some of the sepoys were shot or cut down as they struggled to get over the possessions ' which stuck out jaggedly here and there ; a sowar pitched headless from his horse on to a silted-up velvet chaise longue ; a warrior from Oudh dived head first in a glittering shower through a case of tropical birds while a comrade at his elbow died spreadeagled on the mud-frozen wheels of the gorse bruiser . |
| 12 | Analysts point to the fact that far more beer is drunk at home on the Continent , which provides a more conducive atmosphere for low-alcohol products than a pub or bar . |
| 13 | As a Scottish paper remarked at the time , it was not his first dismissal , ‘ Bremner has had more early baths than a miner on night-shift . ’ |
| 14 | Additional considerations if a client is not a corporate finance client |
| 15 | 0403.5 Additional considerations if a client is not a corporate finance client |
| 16 | Alain lifted his head and looked down at her and she was still staring mesmerised into his dark eyes when a voice she knew already spoke almost in her ear . |
| 17 | Words can not express the sadness of seeing a teenager who looks barely older than a young child suffering from severe malnutrition , but there are the wonderful moments such as a child who suffered tremendous burns after a candle fell and set fire to her night-dress ; after months of careful dressing and cleaning her wounds have virtually healed — without the clinic the little girl would almost certainly have died . |
| 18 | Relief can be granted for limited periods when a property first becomes unoccupied and unfurnished , generally for a period of 6 months . |
| 19 | To sidestep any arguments about who should inherit the party 's vast fortunes if a split occurs , the delegates declared themselves to be the legal heirs of the HSWP , whilst dissociating themselves from the old party 's ‘ crimes , false and mistaken principles and methods ’ . |
| 20 | On May 20-22 up to 3,000 squatters in Arak , western Iran , the second largest industrial city , had burnt similar buildings after a boy was run over and killed by a municipal truck . |
| 21 | Identifying separate classes Because a Court Scheme is a compromise or arrangement between the company and its members ( or a particular class of them ) , it is important to identify each separate class so that the correct court-ordered meetings can be convened . |
| 22 | There is no single reliable way of deciding by simple observations whether a subject is genuinely hypnotised . |
| 23 | EC Environment Commissioner Carlo Ripa di Meana rejected demands for further changes to EC legislation on dangerous substances when a draft directive was tabled for second reading in the European Parliament . |
| 24 | Sometimes the field will be split into two or perhaps three separate pelotons before a regrouping takes place . |
| 25 | Of course , you do not have to do things one of the standard ways if a system is only for your own use , and compatibility with someone else 's bar code system is not needed . |
| 26 | They react to a chemical present in starfish and will perform equally amazing gyrations if a piece of crushed starfish is dropped into the water . |
| 27 | Exploration and appraisal expenditures are defined as intangible fixed assets until a decision is reached concerning commercial viability of the fields to which they relate . |
| 28 | A distinguished backing band , including Dave Edmunds and Presley 's one-time guitarist , James Burton , knocked out a few appropriate standards while a video crew wandered about on the stage shining lights at an audience that had not paid to be treated as studio extras . |
| 29 | The Association 's chairman , Paul Bell , said there were signs of confidence creeping back into the market but there was room for additional measures if a fullblown recovery was to be seen . |
| 30 | New insurance scheme covers home buyers and sellers against the expense of lost fees if a purchase of sale falls through . |