Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Important structural features for antiulcer activity in flavonoids include the isoprenyl group , the presence of ortho -hydroxyl groups and/or a free hydroxyl in the uncondensed benzene ring . |
| 2 | Several elements are mixed , held together in solution , in the picture and in an observer 's mind : motifs reminiscent of radiation warnings and computer technology , of the human afterimages left at Hiroshima , of effigies from ancient times or an imminent future , of graves and hard rain . |
| 3 | This may be a brief summary of reasons or a full decision dictated by the chairman . |
| 4 | Section 245 provides that if it appears to the directors that any annual accounts of the company or any directors ' report did not comply with the provisions of the Act they may prepare revised accounts or a revised report . |
| 5 | Thus the Profitboss is meticulous in replying to correspondence , whether it be a brief memo from a junior clerk in accounts or a personal letter from a salesman prospecting for business . |
| 6 | The giving of often lavish presents to diplomats when they left a court to which they had been accredited , when a treaty was signed between two states or a special embassy of congratulation or condolence was sent , still a widespread practice in the first years of the nineteenth century , fairly soon became unimportant . |
| 7 | The traumatic effects of resettlement , whether as a result of dam projects or a state-sponsored attempt to relieve population pressure , often reduce the ability of the settlers to adapt satisfactorily to their new environment . |
| 8 | Use your fingers or a dampened sponge . |
| 9 | Apply flux with your fingers or a rag-covered stick . |
| 10 | Do this with your fingers or a rag-covered stick |
| 11 | Whether parallel forms or a split-half method is used , the agreement between the scores is used as a basis for an overall measure of agreement . |
| 12 | Their lack of other skills or a decent education often pushed them into routine manual labour , though jobs within football did increase between the wars . |
| 13 | FEW PLACES have such a gentle and equable climate that animals living there never need seek shelter ; and few animals are so well-armed that they do not welcome somewhere to hide from their enemies or a safe nursery for their young . |
| 14 | The establishment of local contacts or a local office is a useful step in developing an exploration programme in an area as tracing , and negotiating with , land and mineral rights owners may sometimes be time consuming . |
| 15 | In practice , because an infinite range of frequencies or an infinite time of testing is never achieved , the interconvertibility of creep , stress-relaxation and dynamic data is not possible and approximations have to be used . |
| 16 | Season the dish to taste and serve immediately with freshly cooked vegetables or a green salad . |
| 17 | She could be a nuisance : she would remind his father that his exams or a dental appointment were due , or comment adversely on the state of his room . |
| 18 | She knew that I loved to walk along the inlet with the children , looking for shells or pebbles or a wild flower . |
| 19 | In countries with a written constitution the ordinary courts or a constitutional court will have jurisdiction to determine whether the acts of the legislature are constitutional . |
| 20 | But he believes that in the short term , if Labour wins or a hung Parliament causes extended political uncertainty , then recession could drag on . |
| 21 | Where new road patterns or a new shopping centre affect trade , appeal . |
| 22 | This should produce a comprehensive DTP system capable of producing professional leaflets , flyers or an in-house newsletter or magazine . |
| 23 | Donald Hebb , the Canadian psychologist , reported : A day in the woods or a day-long car trip after a sedentary winter sometimes has an extraordinarily vivid aftereffect . |
| 24 | But is this a common definition among several religions or a common confusion ? |
| 25 | Each card will pay for two or three short calls or an eight-minute call home . |
| 26 | You like the noise and the bustle of the city , you would n't want to be stuck out here , with nothing but trees and flowers to look at , and no one to talk to but the birds or a passing rabbit ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ We are not rappers or a musical group , ’ insists Brother J. ‘ We are messengers of a movement . ’ |
| 28 | Based on the contours of the granite sett and cobble , " Classico " paving blocks can be laid in a very wide variety of geometric patterns based on circles , fans or a more freeform of design . |
| 29 | Where there is an urgent need to protect a child an ex parte application may be made for the following orders : ( a ) an emergency protection order ; ( b ) a prohibited steps or a specific issue order under s8 ; ( c ) a recovery order ; ( d ) a warrant under s48(9) ( police assistance in the execution of an EPO ) . |
| 30 | Even with just a small balcony , a few steps or a tiny patio , your choice of containers is considerably enlarged , thereby increasing the amount of plants you can grow for pressing . |