Example sentences of "[coord] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurs when a writer applies a name or a descriptive term to an object to which it is not literally applicable ; when a word is carried over from its normal use to a new use . |
| 2 | We describe as weird , uncanny or spectacular , the resemblance of , say , a leaf insect to a leaf or a praying mantis to a cluster of pink flowers . |
| 3 | Italian-style cold drinks , such as iced coffee granita or a zingy blend of fresh fruit juices and grenadine , are also worth exploring . |
| 4 | How could people turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to the horrors that they suffered ? |
| 5 | Constructive knowledge , which is said to exist were the accused ought to have realised that certain circumstances prevail and has failed to make the enquires a reasonable person would have made , is not applicable since ‘ knowingly ’ connotes either intention or a subjective awareness of the relevant facts . |
| 6 | Cadfael stooped and took it in both hands , and lifted it , and it parted from its setting without trailing a blade of grass or a torn edge of moss . |
| 7 | If you get lost , find a major garage or a well-lit street before stopping to ask directions , and do n't keep anything smash-and-grabbable on show in the driver 's cabin . |
| 8 | Which do the so called modernizers of the Party prefer , a party of two hundred thousand rift with division and on minority issues or a stable party with the input of four million working people ? |
| 9 | Many such adopters are anchored firmly in their beliefs ; they are open-minded and not contented with stereotypes or a superficial view of society . |
| 10 | Good songwriters often have unremarkable voices : a weather-beaten bleat that denotes experience , maybe , or a finished shine in which meaning can glisten . |
| 11 | Even here we can not be sure to what extent the pain of IBS is a normal perception of abnormal physiology or a normal perception of normal phenomena . |
| 12 | They saw a red Ace of Spades as a normal Ace of Diamonds or a normal Ace of Spades . |
| 13 | In the case when a clone length is less than that of a repetitive element ( or a total length of a group of adjacent repeats ) , a break in the contig is inevitable and can only be closed by using longer clones which can bridge the repeat . |
| 14 | How far all this was homesickness or a defensive strategy against ( anticipated ? ) rejection by the surrounding community , or just sheer stubbornness , I now ca n't tell , but I knew even then that it had nothing to do with the world in which I was trying to live . |
| 15 | The Middle East Economic Digest of March 16 described this prediction of a budget surplus as surprising to many observers , but noted that , in the absence of figures for years more recent than 1984 , it could not be determined whether it implied higher income or a sharp reduction in public expenditure . |
| 16 | These should be few and simple , and must certainly not involve them in any anxiety , or a sharp increase in effort or expenditure . |
| 17 | Massey and Catalano dismiss the importance of land interests as the basis of either fractions or a combined fraction of capital based on all three types . |
| 18 | If the speaker is lying , for instance , it may be that what caused his utterance was something quite opposed to belief in what he meant to say , or a favourable attitude towards what his utterance was meant to commend . |
| 19 | This process is continued until either the end of the input item or a terminal node in the tree is reached . |
| 20 | Other activities on offer were a family cycle ride round Lake Constance , which has 140km of bike lanes ; a dip in a nearby swimming pool ( a bus takes care of tired legs on the way back ) ; or a peaceful walk through the woods with the baby , along special paths made wide enough for prams . |
| 21 | It is uncertain whether HPV DNA acts as a causal agent or a causal passenger in colorectal carcinogenesis . |
| 22 | A weak sphincter muscle or a congenital deformation in the urinary system may be the underlying cause , or it could be a digestive upset causing diarrhoea . |
| 23 | When Auntie Jean slammed Uncle Ted 's tea on the table at the end of each day — a meat pie and chips , or a nice bit of rump steak and tartar sauce ( he had n't the nerve yet to go vegetarian ) — she sat opposite him with a stiff drink and demanded facts about Eva and Dad . |
| 24 | Staff at Watford Gap say they 're not looking for a place in the annals of high cuisine , just to continue making their customers a nice cup of tea in the morning or a nice cup of tea with their tea . |
| 25 | Every one of those links , whether it is an effect on the chemistry inside a cell , a later effect on how brain cells wire themselves together , an even later effect on behaviour , or a final effect on lake size , is correctly regarded as caused by a change in the DNA . |
| 26 | Before you know , it is your final day and time for buying those last presents or a final walk along the promenade before boarding the coach for the journey home . |
| 27 | Mr Kinnock said the choice on polling day was between a Tory Party that , after 13 years in power , had proved beyond doubt it had no ambition to make Britain better and no conscience to make Britain worse , or a Labour Party with active policies to pull the country out of recession and build a lasting recovery . |
| 28 | Mr Kinnock said the choice on polling day was between a Tory Party that , after 13 years in power , had proved beyond doubt it had no ambition to make Britain better and no conscience to make Britain worse , or a Labour Party with active policies to pull the country out of recession and build a lasting recovery . |
| 29 | In such cases , it may be quite difficult to distinguish hyperkinetic syndrome from normal' behaviour — emotional upset and misconduct may be due to family tensions , lack of discipline , an unsettled home life , difficulties at school , or a great variety of other causes . |
| 30 | For a few it is immensely strong , and the search for law or a great master at Bologna — for theology and Abelard at Paris — played its part in bringing students to distant schools in the early twelfth century , the first great creative age in the formation of medieval universities . |