Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maxim looked round at his taxi-driver , who had parked two wheels on the pavement with the usual German disregard for the tyres , and got a nod and a rather strange smile in return . |
| 2 | On 24 August A.D. 79 , with all its preliminary stirrings ignored , Vesuvius burst into life , and one of the most momentous eruptions in history commenced . |
| 3 | Committed to an ideal of ‘ astronomy without hypotheses , ’ he nevertheless chided Copernicus for having employed the ‘ most absurd fable in order to demonstrate the true facts of nature from false causes . ’ |
| 4 | This problem was to make it the most accident-prone routine in Tiller history . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) A continuum must be considered , from gross changes in stance to the most subtle shifts in tone that can be perceived . |
| 6 | The Starrs — who met when Sandie , 38 , was a dancer in Freddie 's show — were said to have one of the most solid marriages in showbusiness . |
| 7 | At the same time , though , working-class people are more uniformly working class in origin than ever . |
| 8 | Two of these were eventually to become favourites in Church of England hymnals — ‘ He that is down need fear no fall ’ and ‘ Who would true valour see ’ ; the latter , indeed , is now one of the most widely used hymns in funeral services in the Church . |
| 9 | One of the greatest love stories of all time and amongst the most enthralling romances in literature — JANE EYRE is compulsive entertainment for both those who know the story and for those to whom it is unfamiliar . |
| 10 | ( The Children Act 1989 has abolished a rarely used power in section 40(1) of the Education Act 1944 to imprison the parent for up to one month . ) |
| 11 | The various government measures — regional policies , anti-discrimination legislation , etc. — have been far too weak to counter the impact of market forces that affect more adversely the industrially weak groups in society . |
| 12 | With its exotic sights , sounds and smells , this was the most alluring city in South-East Asia . |
| 13 | These trends are likely to persist within the next five years , and necessitate a continuous review of the IT market-place , and mechanisms to ensure that Garden staff are using the most cost-effective IT in pursuit of Garden priorities . |
| 14 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
| 15 | Those early years were a period of tremendous activity , much of it a pioneering nature , in which the most advanced skills in physics , chemistry , metallurgy and all aspects of engineering were brought to bear on the primary mission — the development of nuclear power for military and civil use . |
| 16 | The most advanced equipment in use is for coal transport . |
| 17 | From fundamental concepts to the most advanced techniques in use today , this seminar will give you a comprehensive understanding of the techniques you can use to put together a winning combination for yourself in the Information Age . |
| 18 | This allies closely with the contemporary conception of the professions as among the most stable elements in society ; A. M. Carr-Saunders and P.A. Wilson ( The Professions ( 1933 ) ) consider that the professions |
| 19 | Rex , for instance , has argued that most black people form an underclass in British society , occupying the most disadvantaged positions in employment , housing and other areas relative even to the white working class ( Rex and Tomlinson , 1979 ) , while Miles refers to the formation of a distinct black ‘ fraction ’ of the working class ( Miles , 1982 ) . |
| 20 | Reanalysis of childhood mortality data first published in 1988 raises new concerns about the health and circumstances of one of the fastest growing and most disadvantaged groups in society : lone mothers with dependent children who are largely reliant on social security benefits . |
| 21 | This is especially the case when the unoccupied group is identified as largely consisting of single parent families dependent on state benefits , one of the fastest growing and most disadvantaged groups in society . |
| 22 | Democracy is one of the most durable ideas in politics , and it has become , in the twentieth century , one of the most central . |
| 23 | Then Mr Major burst into a broad grin of relief as the voting was announced after one of the most historic days in Parliament : 319 for the Government , 316 against . |
| 24 | In 1858 the committee started preparing a primary education statute , but between 1859 and 1862 the most striking development in respect of primary schools owed its origins to private individuals . |
| 25 | The most striking finding in plasma fatty acid profile in ulcerative colitis patients was the marked increase in n3 polyunsaturated fatty acids , both the essential precursor ( α-linolenic acid ( C18:3n3 ) ) and the end product ( docosahexaenoic acid ( C22:6n3 ) ) . |
| 26 | However , the most striking developments in welfare services have been on the delivery side rather than the personal counselling aspect . |
| 27 | In Tanganyika there were few settlers in the country , no evident injuries had been done , and the Masai , with their conspicuous but unbelligerent attachment to their traditional way of life , were perceived from the start simply as a rather interesting problem in administration . |
| 28 | Erm voting patterns , not much to say really on this erm if you want to read up on this there 's a little sect rather interesting section in Burn on this in his chapter on local government elections . |
| 29 | We are delighted to report that Lady More has agreed to become the first president of the Society and has given us a most generous donation in memory of her husband . |
| 30 | The Joseph story provided by far the most conspicuous example in Genesis of the outworking of the promise to Abraham that through him and his descendants all the families of the earth would find blessing . |