Example sentences of "[noun pl] and in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the most purely agricultural villages had a handful of craftsmen and in a few parishes , notably Spratton , Moulton and Hardingstone , between 40 and 60 per cent of those liable for duty were employed in non-agricultural pursuits for the major part of their time . |
| 2 | Used for pelmets and in a finer quality for curtain headings . |
| 3 | The initial allocation of system design responsibility was negotiated between the four aircraft companies , Deutsch Aerospace , British Aerospace , Carsa and Allenia and against the background of an M O U which said we must share the technology on this project between the four nations and in a particular way which ensures that each of the nations has got access to all the high technology aspects of the project er therefore the individual companies identified those areas of the project , were they felt they either could lead best or wish to lead and for the United Kingdom British Aerospace erm identified the avionics system integration as the major complex task that they would take responsibility for . |
| 4 | In 1938 and 1939 he appeared under Sir Thomas Beecham [ q.v. ] at Covent Garden in his three greatest Mozartian roles and in a German-language Bartered Bride ; and after the war he insisted on taking part there with his old colleagues , the visiting Vienna State Opera , as Don Ottavio in a Don Giovanni at Covent Garden which was to be his final stage appearance , in September 1947 . |
| 5 | The only way now open to the English , in these years deeply involved in war against the Scots and in a domestic situation turning more and more violent , was retaliation . |
| 6 | She thrust out her jaw , pursed her lips and in a deep voice said , ‘ Come on old girl , up the golden stairs ; let's hit the hay . ’ |
| 7 | Hosts : Horses and donkeys Site : Caecum and colon Species : For many years there has been a great deal of confusion in the classification of this group of parasites and in a recent revision it has been proposed that the genus Trichonema be discarded and replaced by four genera , namely Cyathostomum , Cylicocyclus , Cylicodontophorus and Cylicostephanus , these being collectively referred to as cyathostomes . |
| 8 | But alas , alack , someone in Dover took a can-opener to their trusty Sherpa van on Sunday 22nd November and waltzed off with the following : a purple sunburst ESP Horizon 5-string bass in flightcase ; a 1982 Stratocaster in faded cream with ciggie burns on the headstock , also in a flightcase ; a sunburst Telecaster , also with ciggie burns and in a black moulded Fender case ; a 100-watt Marshall Hi-gain Dual Reverb head ; a Roland R-5 drum machine ; an Aztec wireless system in case with Studiomaster mic ; two bags — one ex-army , one sports bag — containing a large assortment of leads , strings , tuners , power supplies etc. , and a home-made pedal-board with a BOSS Stereo Chorus , an Ibanez bass compressor and an Aria stage tuner . |
| 9 | If you 're talking about youngsters and in a modern i in then in fact abbreviations like that are quite commonly used now in narrative and dialogue and of course in dialogue I mean |
| 10 | In fact , only a minority of the children were returned to their parents and in a large number of cases suspected abuse was subsequently confirmed . |
| 11 | In short the pictures in an art museum have been closely monitored , often through decades and in a few cases for centuries , so full descriptions that appear in the catalogues have a thorough-paced authority . |
| 12 | Top scorer Dwight Marshall headed a David Smith cross against the underside of the bar after just 10 minutes and in a late rally Smith was denied on three occasions by the faultless Charlton goalkeeper Bob Bolder . |
| 13 | The Commission actively encourages private parties to seek remedies before the national courts and in a recent case the European Court held that the Commission had a duty to assist national courts by making confidential Community documents and witnesses available in national proceedings . |
| 14 | In one condition subjects were specifically instructed to engage in verbal rehearsal of these word pairs and in a second condition they were instructed to use visual imagery to relate the two objects . |
| 15 | Highly recommended on two TV programmes and in a national newspaper for its comfort , hospitality and excellent food . |
| 16 | Lung involvement was suspected on the basis of x ray abnormalities and was confirmed histologically in a surgical biopsy specimen in three cases and in a transbronchial biopsy specimen in one . |
| 17 | The two ways of working ( in small groups and in a whole class group ) should never be seen as mutually exclusive . |
| 18 | Amid protest marches and demonstrations , over a period of weeks some two dozen lorries carrying live animal imports were held up on French roads and in a few cases the animals were slaughtered or burned alive . |
| 19 | I shall discuss later the theoretical objections to technological determinism ; Goody in any case recognises the dangers and in a later essay himself rejects such determinism , refuting the claims that this is what he was doing . |
| 20 | It was noted earlier that Hare in 1969 had noted how geography often endeavours to stay out of phase with the climate of the times and in a later paper ( Hare , 1980 ) he directed attention to whether the planetary environment was fragile or sturdy . |
| 21 | Throughout the duration of the tenancy you will be required to keep the land free from weeks and in a clean and tidy condition . |
| 22 | Many polytechnics were now as large as many of the universities and in a similar , if not better , condition than the CATs were at the time they became universities . |
| 23 | each the same sort of components , the same components are each colour say in a red individual they 'd all be pinky red colours and in a blue individual they 'd all be a blue colour |
| 24 | y you tend to run short of time so Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd . |
| 25 | The mutually rewarding relationship enjoyed with all areas of industry , commerce and professional life is reflected in research and consultancy assignments and commissions and in a successful series of part-time , post-experience and short course programmes for business owners and senior executives in both the private and public sectors . |
| 26 | All filming is produced to high archival standards producing three generations of film of which the archival negative is stored in suitable conditions and in a different building as part of the disaster control measures . |
| 27 | To the north , hidden by foothills and in a remote deer forest , is a complex of Munros grouped around Beinn Dearg , at 3547 feet the highest mountain in Scotland north of the A.835 . |
| 28 | However , in the major publicly quoted firms and in a growing number of the smaller firms , there is a high level of understanding and increased professionalism . |
| 29 | In Britain the impact of prehistoric man has been considered by physical geographers and in a thematic issue of the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers devoted to this research ( Curtis and Simmons , 1976 , p. 257 ) it was explained that : |
| 30 | In this present study undertaken blind , IS900-PCR detected M paratuberculosis in one third ( six of 18 ) of long term broth cultures of intestinal tissue from Crohn 's disease patients and in a single ( one of six ) non-inflammatory bowel disease control culture but in none of the ulcerative colitis cultures ( nil of seven ) . |