Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that I might do some washing — I 'd rather do a little each day than a large amount at once . |
| 2 | This situation is the result of a chronic constitutional impasse in which the government and the parliament have been unable to develop a stable and effective working relationship , because of ‘ an unreformed public administration , a loosely worded constitution and an unbalanced party political development ’ . |
| 3 | Positive findings were decreased air entry in the right lower chest and a distended abdomen with tenderness and guarding , mainly in the suprapubic region . |
| 4 | ‘ Reel Around The Fountain ’ ( in its pre-controversy days ) was the first choice and looked a certainty with its irresistible slowly bouncing melody until an instantly perfect ‘ Hand In Glove ’ changed minds and tactical manoeuvres . |
| 5 | The panama hat , in the finest woven straw , is the most classic version and a worthwhile investment . |
| 6 | Surely when we turn to such a blatantly political film as A Very British Coup , it should be a different story . |
| 7 | The most unhelpful position that a board of directors can take when a business is performing badly is to respond by saying that such a performance is unacceptable . |
| 8 | It is hardly surprising that , at this stage , Moscow assigned little theoretical importance and a low priority in practice to the fate of the revolution in far-flung Latin America , obliged to live within the shadow of the United States and its 1823 Monroe Doctrine . |
| 9 | Finally , as the third of these constucted works , Core 1989 is made from wood , bolts , mirrors and light , and looks a bit like a cross between a rather primitive juke-box and a wood-encased convector radiator . |
| 10 | And he argues that changing social relations imply the need for more specialist and responsive service delivery , while changing managerial technologies ( particularly information technology ) make it possible to flatten managerial hierarchies by removing many of the middle layers and encouraging the growth of decentralized offices with less professional specialization and a greater ability to deal with individual issues across professional lines . |
| 11 | One of the things that does , I 'm not being Chairman , just asking questions , but one of the things that slightly concerns me because I know that in his document the director has put about providing day care type facilities in rural areas and I remember at our last meeting , the last meeting at one , we discussed specifically and area , erm it does , does worry me a little whether the absence of any capital expenditure on our part means that we may be providing day care facilities in some areas but it 'll be of a very much lower quality or a lesser quality than we may be providing anywhere else in the areas like and and . |
| 12 | There is not only anecdotal evidence but a fair amount of proxy evidence now that that is working . |
| 13 | Her disadvantages are : I. That she has less technical skill than a man and is not so useful all round . |
| 14 | ‘ The Vanbrugh can boast not only technical security and a marvellous unanimity of intent , but also a remarkable insight into the music they play , ’ ( The Times ) |
| 15 | Although a fair breeze was picking up from the south-east , the harbour was aquarium calm , and the poignancy of this departure from a fairytale kingdom in our pirate prahu was marred , alas , by making so little headway that an hour and a half after cast-off we were still within spitting distance of the dock . |
| 16 | It 's not the right song for the show , but we had so little time and a decision had to be made . |
| 17 | It was considered the less discreditable way than a commission of bankruptcy , said Thomas Gisborne . |
| 18 | Suppose a chemical firm discharges waste into a lake , polluting the water and directly imposing an additional production cost on anglers ( fewer and smaller fish , which are harder to catch ) or a consumption cost on swimmers ( less pleasant swimming and a dirty beach ) . |
| 19 | If the right hon. Gentleman does not know what circumstances are necessary for long-term prosperity and jobs , and that they are basically low inflation and a stable economy , he ought to learn that speedily . |
| 20 | ‘ To my mind , ’ she wrote , ‘ he has all the qualities of a leading man that the British film industry badly needs at this juncture : youth , good looks , a photogenic face , obviously alert intelligence and a trick of getting the maximum effect with the minimum of fuss . ’ |
| 21 | Squadron Leader Tingay was described at today 's award ceremony as an extremely brave man and an outstanding leader . |
| 22 | In many other towns , feasts such as Corpus Christi were marked by processions and the staging of mystery plays , the latter providing both highly popular entertainment and an extremely effective means of disseminating the fundamentals of Christian belief to the illiterate . |
| 23 | FIG. 1 Modelled percentage changes in the O 3 concentration as a function of latitude and altitude in July ( a ) and September ( b ) ; comparison is between the simulation including SO 2 injection and a control run with no SO 2 injection . |
| 24 | FIG. 3 Modelled percentage changes in the O 2 photolysis as a function of latitude and altitude in July ( a ) and September ( b ) ; comparison is between the simulation including SO 2 injection and a control run with no SO 2 injection . |
| 25 | The significant factor was that a number of racial groups incorporating pre-Celtic and Celtic influences from France and Ireland were now showing signs of working together and establishing not merely tribal oppida but a virtual kingdom to pit against their rivals , Roman or otherwise . |
| 26 | Stockier than Morpurgo , with a less untroubled brow and a glare at the camera of barely bridled contempt , Ramsey Everett looked of the whole pack the one most prone to question their right to behave as they wished . |
| 27 | Like many of the Elphberg royal family , he had blue eyes , an unusually long straight nose and a lot of dark red hair . |
| 28 | He dropped into a bit of a snooze , which any giant might be pardoned for wanting after so much walking and a bit of eating , never mind a sup of mead . |
| 29 | He was small , with wide , staring eyes and a way of raising and turning his head which suggested not so much caution as a kind of ceaseless , nervous tension . |
| 30 | Her condition is irreversible and she writes , ‘ this is not so much news as an appeal to Somervillians who might bring the existence of these neuropathies to the attention of the public , some of whom are probably in the early stages . ’ |