Example sentences of "[adj] and [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned up again in a small-town truck stop , clean-shaven and with an airman 's jacket showing fleece through rips in the leather . |
| 2 | Neither the Labour nor the Liberal Party had won , but it was clear that the Conservatives had lost- and in an election called by them on an issue of their own choice . |
| 3 | She called for an exposure of the headhunting industry as a whole , accusing consultants of a variety of sins : of perpetuating another form of updated old-boy network , of ignorance about systematic interviewing practice , of poor report writing , of rushing through assignments as quickly as possible and of an inability to handle complex , highly specialist assignments : they would either fail to find anyone or send someone completely unsuitable . |
| 4 | All key figures were live — up to the instant the screen was called — and available in total and on an office by office basis . |
| 5 | Participant observation seemed particularly appropriate to research which was essentially exploratory and in an area of rapid social change , in employment , union policies and general attitudes . |
| 6 | They have large administrations which they should always be looking to make more effective and in an area like education , there are surplus faces to be removed , energy to be used more efficiently and services to be contracted out if this can provide better value for local tax payers . |
| 7 | The razor-sharp edge went deep and in an instant the entire neighbourhood seemed flooded with my blood . |
| 8 | The Italian style was becoming effete and in an allusion to Waterhouse 's Assize Courts , said that even the business men of Manchester with a Quaker chairman had recently selected a Gothic design . |
| 9 | The earth was initially very hot and without an atmosphere . |
| 10 | This must be the product of a great conspiracy , on a scale so immense and of an infamy so black as to dwarf any previous such venture in the history of man . ’ |
| 11 | The hallway was of a fair size , high-ceilinged and with an oak stairway that led up to a gallery-style balcony . |
| 12 | The subsequent growth of Teheran had made the previous royal quarters in town too cramped and after an attempt on the Shah life in 19965 , on of several that he survived , the family had moved to Niavaran . |
| 13 | He had the personality for it , strong , aggressive and with an eye to a bargain . |