Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When was the last time Lukic had to save ? ? in fact he s one of the better ‘ savers ’ . |
| 2 | they knowOne hundred and fifty thousand people in Britain will die from smoking this year … that s equivalent to the entire population of Milton Keynes . |
| 3 | Oh which is the one that is pregnant with the terrible time ? |
| 4 | The study of the buildings found on the farms tells us little at present that is definite about the rural economy . |
| 5 | PYY slows gastric emptying and mouth to caecum transit in humans , and there is considerable circumstantial evidence to suggest that enteroglucagon is trophic to the small intestinal musoca . |
| 6 | The necessary expertise is scarce in the controlling agencies such as the sponsoring ministry and state auditing bodies , and studies suggest that enterprises attempt to control access to their own expertise . |
| 7 | Wonderful Town was the work of the Bernstein/Comden/Green team responsible for On The Town , and although Wonderful Town is a little patchy in recording , ( which does not give a particularly strong idea of the show as a whole ) , there are plenty of excellent numbers , and their variety is refreshing from the barber-shop style ‘ My Darlin' Eileen ’ to the bluesy ‘ Ballet at the Village Vortex ’ , passing through the remarkable ‘ Swing ’ , which defies description . |
| 8 | The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage . |
| 9 | He conveys vividly the absurdity of a situation , but he is incurious about the underlying processes which shape it . |
| 10 | Although he is supportive of the general trend of de-hospitalising labour wards in the NHS , he dislikes what he calls the evangelism of the active birth movement . |
| 11 | To emphasize the " poetic " style of the passage , let us also observe that the schematic patterning is extensive on the phonological as well as on the syntactic level , for example in the alliterations and assonances of " feet … follow " , " hands … hold " , " alphabet … arch … aisle " , " lift … fall " . |
| 12 | Fuel economy is outstanding with the 1.9-litre diesel engine available in the Clio . |
| 13 | ( b ) If he is dishonest by the first test : " The jury must consider whether the defendant himself must have realised that what he was doing was by those standards dishonest . " |
| 14 | Shaw 's wit and good humour are at their most engaging in this play , his analysis of language and class characteristically acute , and there is little of the wilful perversity that so often mars his drama . |
| 15 | The usual characters of the two composers are reversed here ; there is little of the English scene-painter in Britten 's Sonata , and it stands as one of his most nervous and angry works . |
| 16 | In our day there is little of the earlier resignation in the face of death ; we resist it to the limits of medical technology , and our obituaries speak of our ‘ gallant struggle ’ . |
| 17 | But there is little in the current regulatory structure which is designed to inspire the confidence of investors . |
| 18 | There is little in the Outer Hebrides at the present time which can be described as natural woodland . |
| 19 | Only time counts , so it 's possible for the eventual winner to triumph in Paris without having won a stage . |
| 20 | Do you think that it 's possible for the big Italian museums to privatise their subsidiary functions without an advisory body of trustees , if only to assist museum administrators who have little experience of dealing with the commercial side ? |
| 21 | Indeed , I would personally recommend that , as it is unnecessary for the full enjoyment of life , it should not be used . |
| 22 | Hahnemann 's practical simplicity is masterful as the small granules not only provide a tiny , manageable dose , for using with patients , but also the smallest practical unit to effect such large dilution ratio . |
| 23 | There is a lower standard of proof required in civil cases , balance of probability , as opposed to the ‘ beyond reasonable doubt ’ needed in criminal trials and Lord Prosser commented : ‘ It is undesirable in the public interest , as well as in Mr Anderson 's interest , that a finding of probable murder be made in anything other than a supreme court . ’ |
| 24 | If the side that did duty this week trots out in the Italian sunshine in June , it will have an average age of 29½ , which is ill-suited to the punishing conditions of a concentrated tournament in midsummer . |
| 25 | ( 6 ) Subject as mentioned below , the tender may be at a fixed price ( tenders in excess of the number of shares sought being scaled down pro rata ) , or a maximum price ( if the offer is over-subscribed , the striking price will be the lowest price at which the number of shares sought is met , with everyone tendering at or below the striking price receiving that price and if the offer is over-subscribed at the striking price acceptances will be scaled down pro rata or balloted ) . |
| 26 | If the cumulative burden of all this is descriptive of the fine chemicals industry , it is clear that manufacturers of such products are aiming very high indeed . |
| 27 | These are mutations of Lys22 ( to Glu , Ala or Arg ) , whose side chain in the crystal structure makes contact with the phosphate backbone of the DNA ; Lys23 ( to Glu , Ala or Arg ) , which is hydrogen-bonded to the guanine residue at operator positions 2 , 7 , 10 and 15 ( see Table 1 and ref. 1 for details of numbering system ) ; and Thr25 ( to Val , Gln or Asn ) , which is hydrogen-bonded to N7 of the adenines at positions 3 , 6 , 11 and 14 of the operator . |
| 28 | Third , there would frequently be discrepancies between the meanings of sentences with a predicate qualifier and " fuller versions " when it is replaced by a clause ; for example , consider : ( 31 ) the jury found Ernest guilty the jury found Ernest ; Ernest was guilty ( 32 ) Alastair likes his beef tea strong Alastair likes his beef tea ; his beef tea is strong In the latter case , for instance , there may not be any strong beef tea at all ; the point of uttering the sentence may be to complain about that very point . |
| 29 | Grand Metropolitan 's Watney ( draught brands include Manns , Norwich , Truman , Watney , Websters , Wilsons and Ushers ) is strong in the premium lager market , with three major brands ( Fosters , Holstein and a substantial share of Carlsberg ) and dominates the brown ale market . |
| 30 | Which ‘ type ’ of customer is each of the following : |