Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Militant councillor , Willie Griffin , accused Labour rather than the Government of forcing through the closures , adding that the £172,000 that would be saved annually from the Faskally closure was ‘ paltry ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Because the issue was public against private rather than the relationship between private and public , Britain has suffered from a less than fully productive public sector and a less than fully responsible private sector , neither of which were satisfactory engines for growth . |
| 3 | If it is used too early , it can be confusing so that the reader has to ‘ count back ’ to find out who is speaking and readers are not generally prepared to do that too often . |
| 4 | The two-layer structure will be stable only if the density of the cool , clear upper layer is less than the bulk density of the sedimenting lower layer . |
| 5 | Once again a similar argument exists in administrative law-namely that the function of judicial review is to ensure that public bodies only take decisions which are within the scope of their expertise . |
| 6 | The bag should be emptied before it gets about half full and this is achieved by turning the bag anti-clockwise so that the spout can be pulled out of the dust port . |
| 7 | The virginia creeper was a little more luxuriant perhaps and the wood-work had been newly painted and was whiter than she remembered . |
| 8 | As to the poor , Lord Mamey 's solutions are simple : emigration on a large scale and the destruction of as many cottages as possible so that the population of his parishes is not increased . |
| 9 | In addition the Board believes that the best way to serve shareholders is to keep administration as simple as possible so that the Group can concentrate on its core business and maximise profit growth . ’ |
| 10 | Said Ted : ‘ I just want to live as long as possible so that the murderer can be found . ’ |
| 11 | Such an expectation would be unreasonable with container ships or with general cargo vessels , where hundreds of bills of lading may have to be issued , and the issuance of final documentation is often possible only after the vessel has departed from the place of shipment . |
| 12 | Power over the inclinations of the fallen ‘ flesh ’ is possible only when the Spirit is given control by our act of deliberate choice . |
| 13 | And the accompanying growth and refinement of categorial conventions is possible only because the system users have higher order beliefs and intentions . |
| 14 | Errors in searching are possible only if the searcher chooses the wrong subject heading in the published lists ; this too is regarded as an unlikely event . |
| 15 | On the way down on that stretch of road from death one to death two I call them , the roundabouts I suddenly realised if we were going to have a rehearsal we needed to have a bouquet of flowers did n't we so I leapt out of the car picked some weeds tied them up with a piece of strong so that the chap of our staff who was going to be in front of me was going to hold them during the rehearsal whilst I dashed up to play first of all the Lord Provost and then the Queen or the Lady Provost as she then was . |
| 16 | Dysart had said Cornelius was older than his contemporaries at Breakspear and this man did indeed look nearer fifty than forty , unruly iron-grey hair framing a gaunt high-boned face , the brow hooded enough and the nose sufficiently hooked to add a sinewy hint of predacity to his relaxed and smiling features . |
| 17 | About 10000 years ago , over 15 genera of Central American large herbivores became extinct so that the megafauna , previously comparable with that of Africa before the decimations caused by man , largely disappeared . |
| 18 | It may be — although we can not be sure because our knowledge is so uneven — that many of the frequently expressed fears of the effects of expanding leisure opportunities on the countryside are exaggerated , that well-publicized cases of overcrowding and ecological damage in the Lake District , in parts of the Derbyshire Peak District or on the Downs in Kent and Sussex are localized and atypical rather than the shape of things to come elsewhere . |
| 19 | She seemed calm enough but the fit she had thrown on first wakening was fresh in his mind . |
| 20 | If you feel the ‘ fit ’ is wrong so that the relationship is not working well you might need to consider ending it , for there should be a growing sense of ease as you get to know each other . |
| 21 | We talked about London and working in London , which was genial enough as the wine was poured , and then he put a spin on it . |
| 22 | ‘ They also believe that … it should be dealt with speedily and its finding made public so that the confidence of the public in its health care will be restored . ’ |
| 23 | Each stage involves goals for the patient : while they have to be progressive , they should always be attainable so that the patient remains well motivated , and avoids depression . |
| 24 | The National Association of Pension Funds would prefer to see executive share options exercisable only if the share price has out-performed a suitable benchmark , such as the FTA All Share Index . |
| 25 | That is most evident with out-of-the-money puts , exercisable only when the peseta touches an exchange rate lower than current forward rates . |
| 26 | In my elevated state I was afraid only that the cop might search us and discover the Dexedrine in Dana 's pocket . |
| 27 | In these circumstances , it is probable that both transactions will be regarded as interdependent so that the part exchange element may be construed as a sale subject to a condition subsequently , thereby , making it determinable if the financier does not accept the transaction . |
| 28 | The church is high and light so that the vista from narthex to eastern apse is clear and uninterrupted . |
| 29 | The contemporary evidence is fragmentary , but it is clear enough that the strike was the occasion for certain master printers to revive the idea of employing women . |
| 30 | The Berkshire justices had made it clear enough that the scale was payable to " every poor and industrious man " . |