Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theirs was one of the few ale-only breweries in London at this time , most of the others producing huge amounts of porter for a voraciously thirsty market . |
| 2 | For the most part the cosy partners of Atlantic Trade saw German industrialisation as a hugely disruptive affair . |
| 3 | The readiness with which the American delegates impressed their character and energy upon the Congress , leading its deliberations , influencing its thought , and even in some instances correcting its faults , is a quiet but signally effective illustration of their better preparation for a more thorough practical acquaintance with the work of deliberative assemblies . |
| 4 | In 1778 , for example , envoys from the Indian state of Mysore ( a potentially valuable ally of France against British power in India ) were conducted , when they were received by Louis XVI at Versailles , by a deliberately circuitous route through a very long series of rooms all of which were filled with stands and spectators in a demonstration of French power and greatness . |
| 5 | ‘ The difficulty , if not danger … of attempting to state the conditions which must be fulfilled before a given kind of conduct or of unfairness amounts to an invalidating cause is greatly increased by the introduction of the consideration that the equity must be such as ought to prevail against the claims of the creditor as a possibly innocent third party . |
| 6 | My other reason was that I wanted to have an opportunity for a more leisurely chat with you about your future . ’ |
| 7 | The relatively large number of babies provides the opportunity for a more general familiarity with infants , and the arrival of a baby involves fairly small changes to family life . |
| 8 | Go for it and use this as an opportunity for a very significant earnings boost next year . |
| 9 | The week gave the opportunity for a quite extensive programme . |
| 10 | This granted planning permission for a very large development including more than one million square feet of office and 260,000 square feet of dwellings on the eastern end of Vauxhall Bridge . |
| 11 | Bradford City Council gave the quarry owner permission for a much lower generator on a " less visually intrusive " pylon , rather than the tower that has been erected . |
| 12 | While these measures to strengthen existing legislation are generally to be welcomed , the unwillingness of the government to pursue reform along the lines of EC Article 86 is very disappointing , given the case for a more radical reform made in the main text of the paper . |
| 13 | There is a strong case for a more serious effort at collaboration on such matters within the alliance . |
| 14 | In December 1954 some members of the US National Security Council again pressed the case for a more dynamic foreign policy . |
| 15 | They currently co-operate well on an informal basis but there could be a case for a more formal liaison such as was seen in Germany . |
| 16 | As early as December 1932 , at a time when Nizan himself was still fully committed to a highly sectarian " class against class " ideology , both Thorez and Duclos were arguing a case for a more realistic popular front policy . |
| 17 | Admittedly , the draft legislation made provision for a more demanding sort of primary education in parts of the country which expressed a desire for it , but the likelihood of this superior version taking root was small in view of the poverty of the peasants who would have to pay for it . |
| 18 | It will take them on one journey in one week in one direction for a very short distance . |
| 19 | What better excuse for a stunningly original dinner party ? |
| 20 | Archaeology was only an excuse for a highly personal interpretation of myth in which Odysseus , seeking ideal beauty , finds it in Helen , surviving in Egypt as a seemingly immortal , ageless goddess . |
| 21 | A newly emerging Women 's Studies movement in major universities saw this discrimination as a particularly negative effect of reform . |
| 22 | According to some experts , this constitutes proof that the Chinese authorities recognise Islam as a powerful religious force within modern China and may be an attempt to allow Muslims to play a part as a nominally autonomous group within the country . |
| 23 | This conception views conservatism as a historically specific movement associated with feudalism and the landed interest and opposed to industrialism , democracy , and individualism . |
| 24 | Ex- Peta elements in the army distrusted Sjahrir who created the elite Siliwangsi division as a highly professional force to counterbalance the largely out-of-control TKR . |
| 25 | It has been developed in response to customer demand and requests from Branch Banking Division for a more streamlined system . |
| 26 | At first sight similar in size and shape to the academic article , it emerges on closer inspection as a very different animal to that often unlovely and cumbersome beast . |
| 27 | Some teachers described the inspection as a very artificial set-up and claimed that in general people were not giving ‘ normal ’ lessons . |
| 28 | Stabbing a finger towards the note , which Bodie still held , Stone made a last desperate plea for a more individual assistance . |
| 29 | It is evident that Ollier ( 1981 ) , although making a plea for a more evolutionary geomorphology , does not cite the quantitatively expressed geophysical research and it seems unlikely that geomorphology can contribute in such areas unless it is willing to adopt the methods and language of other practitioners . |
| 30 | Regarding work with the children and the new families , my plea for a more sophisticated approach in assessing the needs of children and finding the appropriate routes to permanent placement for each child leads me to the conclusion that the nature of the social work service to each child and family must vary according to their needs and their wishes . |