Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Choose from solid woods and a range of finishes . |
| 2 | By the same token , any discourse which seems to offer a synthesis between professional values and a sense of national character and moral worthiness , while also overlooking inhumane specialist tendencies and threats of moral ambiguity , is treated favourably in the Review . |
| 3 | It has reconstituted for six months to come up with specific proposals and a plan . |
| 4 | The uniformed cops and a couple of detectives were watching their superiors slug it out . |
| 5 | distinctions should be drawn between sole practitioners working on their own at home and those with assistant solicitors and a number of branch offices ; |
| 6 | Then on the second piece arrange the pattern so that you get four complete repeats and a half-pattern at the left , that is the N1 cam goes between needles 6 and 7 on the right of the machine ( Fig 5 ) . |
| 7 | If you put the N1 cam in the centre of the machine , you will get four complete repeats and a quarter repeat at each edge ( Fig. 2 ) . |
| 8 | However , on the first piece of knitting you could position the N1 cam to give you four complete repeats and a half-repeat at the right of the knitting , that is put the Na cam between needles 6 and 7 on the left of centre ( Fig. 4 ) . |
| 9 | Despite the claims of its opponents that SWAPO was motivated by ideological extremism , the pragmatism it showed on coming to power , exemplified by the inclusion of non-SWAPO members in the government ( notably the white Finance Minister , Otto Herrigel ) was reflected in cautious economic policies and a policy of national reconciliation . |
| 10 | This really is the holiday of a lifetime — the excitement of California 's most famous , fabulous cities and a week — or two — of relaxation on some of the most wonderful beaches in the world . |
| 11 | After winning orders on April 19 to launch three further INTELSAT communications satellites between 1992 and 1994 ( with an option to launch four new generation Intelsat VII satellites ) , Arianespace ( the ESA launch company ) commanded more than half of the international commercial launch market , with 71 outstanding contracts and a backlog of 35 satellites ( worth an estimated total of $2,350 million ) still to launch . |
| 12 | It requires the right adaptors and a CD-ROM . |
| 13 | Shareholder dues remain at £350,000 , which includes membership of one of the councils — £10,000 to others — participation in all working groups and a royalty waiver for using the X/Open brand . |
| 14 | Members of Sedgefield District Council unanimously rejected plans for 25 executive houses and a nature park at the Agnew Plantation , Newton Aycliffe , after planning officers said the development would seriously damage a green belt and wildlife area . |
| 15 | A pale oval face with wide hazel eyes and a halo of shoulder-length auburn hair , as bright as burnished copper , stared back serious and unblinking . |
| 16 | A natural pre-school reader , he attended dame and junior schools and a chapel , but was otherwise cloistered until , in 1866 , aged nine , he was thrown on the streets following his aunt 's death . |
| 17 | A local political organisation needs specific goals and a strategy . |
| 18 | A busy , scruffy little village with good facilities , pleasant restaurants and a cargo pier . |
| 19 | Floating exchange rates have the added advantage that responsibility for the burden of adjustment does not have to be assigned to particular countries : with floating , the exchange rate mechanism itself should lead to an appreciation of strong currencies and a depreciation of weak currencies . |
| 20 | These essentially consisted of using multiple regression techniques to test the ‘ relationship ’ between local political outputs and a number of external input variables : a likely looking set of independent variables would be tested against expenditure levels to see if any of the relationships were statistically significant . |
| 21 | Provincial 's board now receives a monthly 20-page package incorporating the key financials , economic indicators and a branch activity report but also market intelligence from each of the 20 branch managers , ‘ saying what the local market is doing and suggesting any good business to be done . |
| 22 | 2 further people were arrested during the search and police say they 've recovered a substantial sum of money , eight stolen cars and a shotgun . |
| 23 | STRONG words and a tendency to make unambiguous rulings have epitomised Sir Anthony Barrowclough 's five-year tenure in the office of Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration . |
| 24 | Senior managers , working groups , working parties and a host of peer reviews have all been involved . |
| 25 | Four boys had beaten him up , forced him into a laundry basket and left him helpless under a cold shower , and all for a few ill-judged words and a bar of soap . |
| 26 | And they 've lots of other garden ornament moulds , ranging from peacock to water nymph — plus the casting powder and a range of metallic finishes and a pack of coloured paints . |
| 27 | Disciplined political parties and a system of parliamentary and Cabinet government have been conducive to a restrained , impersonal style of political leadership . |
| 28 | These included regulations covering the registration of political parties and a number of amendments to the Constitution which were reported to include the implementation of a semi-presidential regime , with executive powers vested in a prime minister . |
| 29 | Made from solid steel with a porcelain-enamelled finish , it has detachable legs and a vent that you close to extinguish the briquettes or charcoal . |
| 30 | The village has one general store , an antiques shop , a garage , two public houses and a post office which was opened in 1851 and has been run by the same family since that date . |