Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [art] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event , the Biennale 's President , Paolo Portoghesi , was not happy with so narrow a majority and adjourned the meeting until 22 May . |
| 2 | Dalgliesh , who had heard him at a police concert , never ceased to be surprised that so narrow a chest and so slight a frame could produce such a powerful organ-toned bass . |
| 3 | During this first period ( up to 1750 ) of relatively slow and uneven growth , trusts were set up at a rate of only eight a year and were concentrated largely around London , radiating especially to the north and west and into the Midlands . |
| 4 | The fire by which Jotan sat lit only half the clearing and left the rest in shadow . |
| 5 | You have met the little beast for only half an hour and her father has known her all her life ! ’ |
| 6 | Wycliffe felt stolid and dull ; he listened with only half an ear and his thoughts wandered . |
| 7 | And they , the company wrote back and said it 's so much a policy and looks reasonable and I sent them a bloody cheque you see |
| 8 | No Alma 's been erm keeping some money for me and I , she , I give her so much a week and she give it all today . |
| 9 | Milan has few fountains for so Mediterranean a city and this one , the oldest , was itself only built in 1782 to a design by Piermarini . |
| 10 | In general , the less objective the perception and the more it was influenced by partisan factors , the greater the influence of the press and the less the influence of television . |
| 11 | On 2 May 1839 Prince wrote to Gould in Australia warning him of Swainson 's impending visit : ‘ Mr. Yarrell has just called and requested me to tell you that Mr Swainson is going to Australia whether to collect or to settle is not known at present but he considered it of importance that you should know it as quickly as possible not that either he or I think it can in any way affect you as you have so good a start and his wonted and well known irregularity of publication will surely militate against him . ’ |
| 12 | Obviously all the customer and supplier agreements current at the time of completion must be transferred and future responsibility must pass to the acquirer . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's obviously all the pressure and all the talk about who is going to win the championship . |
| 14 | Early houses which remain completely untouched are few and far between , but a general rule emerged during my research for the book : the less important the house and the more remote its situation , the more old-fashioned it remained , like Hareston in Devon , which had no fashion-conscious owners wanting to show-off their taste and wealth to passers-by . |
| 15 | She pointed out to him the attraction of publishing so surprising a paper and urged him to do it as quickly as possible . |
| 16 | Just half a breakfast and a sandwich in the Nellie Dean ages ago . |
| 17 | Britons Harry Taylor , Mal Duff , Mike Smith and American Bill Pelkey were carrying just half a tent and minimal oxygen when they made their final push . |
| 18 | This movement was transmitted to cranks on the rear wheel by connecting rods ; the machine weighed almost exactly half a hundredweight and the physical effort required to ride it must have been very considerable . |
| 19 | 35b ) and in two pavements from Verulamium ( nos. 9 and 15 ) where the central panel is emphasized in relation to the square border of a mosaic , thus setting-off the pavement and the figured design by balance rather than contrast . |
| 20 | Well , look upon your relationship with your friend , your mentor , as just such a relationship and let your mentor guide you throughout your day in everything you do . |
| 21 | At our child and family centre just such a case and strategy led to a ‘ success story ’ . |
| 22 | At first this was interpreted as a separate medusa-like form , but it appears in a number of specimens in just such a position and some now think that it may have been a holdfast . |
| 23 | Celia Hooper-seated opposite him in just such a chair and situation , so that they resembled two bookends without intervening books — was suggesting that she should draw up a basic plan for the annual deanery party , which happened at Loxford Rectory after Easter , a get-together for all the priests of the deanery , eight of them , and their wives . |
| 24 | Yet chemists are working on just such a project and one group in Japan has managed to selectively filter copper , using light to drive it through a filtering membrane . |
| 25 | The Magician from Datapath is just such a card and at £299 it is not frighteningly expensive . |
| 26 | Police said a vehicle must have been used to carry away all the equipment and officers are asking anyone with information to contact them on Middlesbrough 326326 . |
| 27 | Peel 3 more oranges , cutting away all the pith and membrane . |
| 28 | If you already own a jigsaw and circular saw , the Cut Saw is probably not for you . |
| 29 | The higher the clay content , the more sticky the soil and the more care you must take . |
| 30 | The lower the maturity , the more specific the objective and the lower the uncertainty involved . |