Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [subord] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An S-language could be the machine language of another computer , in which case the B 1700 can emulate that computer if an interpreter is written in the microcode . |
| 2 | The emphasis here was placed on the need for a thorough self-appraisal of this issue before an outsider could make any assessment . |
| 3 | This day provided an opportunity for participants to be together , to listen to Sister , to share experiences and generally relax and enjoy the peace of the day ( yes , there was plenty of laughter ! ) . |
| 4 | Polymer dimensions can be calculated in this way if an assumption is made about the best model . |
| 5 | GERMANY 'S recession appears to be deepening according to a report published yesterday which was forced to halve predictions of 2 p.c. growth this year because an increase in exports has failed to materialise . |
| 6 | At another house where an officer asked about the aerial on the roof , the owner replied : ‘ I 've got a bottle of milk on the doorstep , but that does n't mean to say I 've got a cow in the kitchen . ’ |
| 7 | In one good example in June 1988 , a company was burgled some time after an employee was sacked . |
| 8 | Where a court is considering whether a provision does or does not cover X the rule will not admit the parliamentary history of the provision to demonstrate that at no stage in the parliamentary proceedings was there any suggestion that the provision covered X. It remains to be seen how long judges in the United Kingdom will be able to require negative evidence from parliamentary material to establish that an admissible statement is an expression of parliamentary intention , but exclude such evidence as an aid to construction . |
| 9 | But there was always much debate about the level at which each ratio should be set , and much bitterness when an industry considered itself badly treated . |
| 10 | It 's as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike ! |
| 11 | Her condition is irreversible and she writes , ‘ this is not so much news as an appeal to Somervillians who might bring the existence of these neuropathies to the attention of the public , some of whom are probably in the early stages . ’ |
| 12 | In his appendix to the History of Edinburgh Arnot states that in 1763 there was no such thing as an umbrella known or used in Edinburgh . |
| 13 | And by the same token , there is no such thing as an author , that is to say , one who originates a work of fiction ab nihilo . |
| 14 | In the real world there is undoubtedly no such thing as an organization of any size or substance that can say , All my data lives in one source . |
| 15 | ‘ There is no such thing as an accident , ’ replied Tock . |
| 16 | A communication gap occurs at each juncture where an idea may be dropped . |
| 17 | In practice it made very little difference whether an actor , writer or director accused of being tainted with Communism claimed the right to be silent or not . |
| 18 | This feature is not present in the case of a husband and wife cohabiting with each other when an act of sexual intercourse occurs without the wife 's consent . |
| 19 | While it is true that cause could be inserted in ( 134 ) , it is significant that the writer has used make with a subject ( " enzymes " ) which actively produces chemical reactions and is even described in the same sentence as an agent that speeds them up . |
| 20 | The injunction performs essentially the same function as an order of prohibition , namely to restrain a person or body from illegal action . |
| 21 | It is also possible to obtain a mandatory injunction which performs essentially the same function as an order of mandamus , that is to require a body to do its legal duty . |
| 22 | Fruit squashes and many of the more popular carbonated drinks are not only high in caffeine but a large number of them also contain colouring and artificial preservatives ; so too many or these will produce the same effect as an overdose of tea or coffee . |
| 23 | ( g ) Indemnities An indemnity clause may be used to achieve the same effect as an exclusion clause . |
| 24 | They have the same force as an order of the court although they are not peremptory . |
| 25 | A very serious view is taken of any circumstance where an employee is found to be in unauthorised possession of Company property ; such conduct may lead to dismissal . |
| 26 | I agree with Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. that the effect of section 8 is to make it clear that a child of 16 or 17 years of age has the same capacity as an adult to consent to surgical medical or dental treatment which would otherwise constitute a trespass . |
| 27 | ‘ that , on general principles , an injury transmitted from the actor to a person through his own organic substance , or through his mother , before he became a person , stands on the same footing as an injury transmitted to an existing person through other intervening substances outside him … |
| 28 | ‘ The offence of man against man can not arouse the same indignation as an offence of man against God . |
| 29 | On the substantive application W. , who had attained the age of 16 , exercised her right to separate representation and resisted the application on the ground that section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969conferred on her the same right as an adult to refuse medical treatment so that the court could not override her decision . |
| 30 | John was also active during the same period as an assize and gaol delivery justice and managed to find time to act as one of the trusted servants of Edward 's wife , Queen Eleanor . |