Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man 's voice will be heard better than a woman 's voice . |
| 2 | Knowing her sister well , Fabia could only marvel then that when Barney was , by the sound of it , so desperately ill , Cara appeared to be making every effort to rise above the shocking news she had received less than an hour ago . |
| 3 | If the ships had been made of a material like glass they would have broken long before a crack became conspicuous . |
| 4 | But the benefit is realised only if a spending tax replaces other existing taxes and the tax burden as a whole is either unchanged or reduced . |
| 5 | Mrs Hunt has said she can not understand why there was such a delay when an ambulance station is situated less than a mile from her home . |
| 6 | Mr Patten said this meant that all releases of waste from large industrial processes would be considered together before a discharge licence was granted . |
| 7 | The devaluation or revaluation of a currency against the dollar was permitted only when a country faced a severe economic crisis . |
| 8 | AN injured climber was rescued yesterday after an SOS was picked up an aircraft flying overhead . |
| 9 | Judicial decisions gradually shifted vicarages from the second category to the first ; before the end of Edward 's reign , royal judges had deemed more than a score of advowsons of perpetual vicarages to be lay fee . |
| 10 | A CHARGE of rape on a mentally handicapped girl was dropped yesterday after a judge ruled she could not give evidence against her alleged attacker . |
| 11 | Kate Howey , 18 , the world junior middleweight champion , might have won more than a bronze if she had not incurred a seven-point penalty against Marianne Charve , of France , in her semi-final . |
| 12 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |
| 13 | However , my hon. Friend can be assured that I have listened attentively to what he has said and his points will be considered carefully before a decision is made on whether the application should be called in . |
| 14 | It was n't really surprising therefore that she was wound tighter than a spring with suppressed energy as she waited for Ace to return . |
| 15 | It was also impressed by the argument of the Policy Advisory Committee that there should be a clear legislative statement that rape is committed even where a woman does not sustain injury but submits through fear . |
| 16 | In Africa and Asia most LDCs were former European colonial possessions and as such were considered primarily as a source of raw materials and food . |
| 17 | Like natural somatostatin , octreotide inhibits postprandial gall bladder contraction , release of cholecystokinin ( CCK ) , and pancreatic polypeptide ( PP ) when given just before a meal Impaired postprandial gall bladder contraction is a risk factor for gall stone formation . |
| 18 | The gloomy assessment of Derry 's chances is based on the poorest goal scoring record of any team in the top six — City have averaged less than a goal game from 28 League outings . |
| 19 | In one text Paul appears to be of the same view ; but in another Papinian takes the opposite line , on the basis that the testator had in mind not that payment should be made only if a condition of surviving to a certain age was met , but that payment should be deferred to that point in time . |
| 20 | A reference to that office is made only where an inquiry concludes that an offence may have been committed . |
| 21 | ROLAND STADLER , Switzerland 's non-playing Davis Cup captain , has quit less than a month before the final against the United States . |
| 22 | He has conceded less than a goal a game in his 249 Football League appearances . |
| 23 | Policy E Ten requires that the boundary be moved only if a need for expansion can be established . |
| 24 | A disadvantage is the absence of any convenient alternative route of return , steps having to be retraced exactly unless a kind friend can be persuaded to take his car to the Hill Inn at Chapel-le-Dale and wait there . |
| 25 | Irwin 's poem , it should be noted , was written more than a decade before Gray 's ‘ Elegy ’ . |
| 26 | A ROBBER aged 74 was freed yesterday after a judge heard how he carried out an armed raid for the love of his wheelchair-bound mistress . |
| 27 | It was so heavy I could hardly seen more than a couple of feet in front of me . ’ |
| 28 | Many have seen more than a hint of Greek architecture about the Baroque façade . |
| 29 | October alone has seen more than an inch over the monthly average … and it 's not half way through the month yet . |
| 30 | Tension has risen sharply since a referendum last month in which the majority of the population voted for independence . |