Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , self-build schemes are really possible only where a number of energetic persons , usually young , coincide . |
| 2 | The appeal lies only where a point of law is involved . |
| 3 | She looked up suddenly where a shower of blossom swirled from the cherry-boughs . |
| 4 | One might focus particular attention on stress points in the day , perhaps where a mismatch of perception between individuals or even outright conflict occurred . |
| 5 | For effectively open-circuit operation the resistance of the bias circuit has to be high enough or a choke of high enough reactance has to be connected in series with it . |
| 6 | Although bargaining is often very tough you 've always got a better chance if you know with whom you are dealing — it helps if you 've had the odd meal or drink together or a game of squash . |
| 7 | It would occupy a fairly modest 2U of rack space , larger perhaps than a couple of its contemporaries , but it has the advantage of a distinctly uncluttered look about it . |
| 8 | Its Report The future of development plans , published in 1965 , recommended changes , basically that a number of different types of plans should replace the development plan and the comprehensive development area plans . |
| 9 | On the wall to the right of the door was a small illuminated case with the label ‘ Appearing this week ’ , and below that a selection of coloured photographs was pinned to a board covered in cheap red plush . |
| 10 | Glitter answers questions banal enough that a child of six might be able to pose them , and then it 's into the show . |
| 11 | In comparison , she herself would look little better than a sack of potatoes on horseback . |
| 12 | A forty-year-old today looks a lot better than a forty-year-old of twenty years ago . ’ . |
| 13 | Better than a view of cardboard panes and the next-door privies . |
| 14 | Manager Chris Winter said : ‘ I think we 're doing better than a lot of other shops because customers can spend as little as £2 on a gift . |
| 15 | Er so I mean they were in use more or less all the time but er it was it was n't , it was n't too bad , better than a lot of hospitals had . |
| 16 | The test would need to be constructed so that a range of marks is produced , for a narrow band of scores would not discriminate sufficiently to facilitate the allocation of pupils . |
| 17 | He paused , the butt of his cigar held against his brow , so that a cataract of white spume dribbled down into his eye socket . |
| 18 | Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it . |
| 19 | He was , however , a preacher and a man of goodwill rather than a leader and man of action so that a change of leadership had become desirable when he retired . |
| 20 | The Conservative Education Association strongly urged the government to amend the legislation so that a majority of parents on the register would be required to vote for opting out . |
| 21 | That does not answer the burning problem of law-breaking on a Sunday , especially when the House has not been afforded the opportunity even to debate the matter in full so that a consensus of hon. Members can be taken . |
| 22 | And in this case we had to align the timber so that a sheet of plasterboard would line up with the projecting wall |
| 23 | This rationality is well described by a former head of the British civil service , Sir Douglas Allen : ‘ The desire for uniformity of treatment , coupled with accountability for decisions , require elaborate codes and rules so that a multiplicity of decision-makers can produce acceptably similar results in similar cases ’ ( cited in Thomson 1983 : 141 ) . |
| 24 | But not all managers are instinctively skilled at handling problem people so that a variety of methods have been evolved to assist with coping with them . |
| 25 | Experiments and modern calculations suggest that the Sutton Hoo type boat could average a speed of 3 knots for little more than six hours , so that a crossing of the North Sea from Holland to East Anglia could have been achieved in about 14 days , although if sails were available the time would be considerably less ( Green 1963 ) . |
| 26 | Some of the latter were portable so that a current of air could be allowed to play direct on to the patients ' faces . |
| 27 | In some cases these interests match up , so that a course of events which realises a class 's economic interests will simultaneously realise its political and ideological ones as well . |
| 28 | He argues the need for : a written constitution which is compatible with the rule of law ; the separation of legislative , executive , and judicial power so that a system of checks and balances will be in place ; a bicameral legislature , to provide an additional check ; a federal system of government to protect against big , centralized government ; a bill of rights which will protect a sphere of private autonomy ; judicial review to ensure an effective mechanism of protection ; and specific limitations on legislative and administrative discretion . |
| 29 | Reading a work 's introduction can be helpful , though even then content may not live up to the billing , so that a sampling of the text is also advised . |
| 30 | Discuss this with the vet beforehand so that a member of the staff can restrain the dog . |