Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover the fluted columns , caryatid gateways and golden domes of the pavilion suggested to my adolescent self a world of ambiguous pleasures involving him , which I had to suppress my tipsy mind from visualising . |
| 2 | However , I am delighted that the Government are giving my hon. Friend a money resolution — that is all very proper — but I beg the House not to be too concerned about what the figure is . |
| 3 | Although we shall do our utmost to resist it , I can not give my hon. Friend a guarantee that we will be successful in that endeavour . |
| 4 | I have always shared with my hon. Friend a belief in the importance of manufacturing industry , particularly the motor car industry . |
| 5 | Let me give my hon. Friend a quote : ’ If our costs rise more rapidly than others ' costs , particularly German costs , then British producers lose markets at home and abroad . ’ |
| 6 | It has recently published its prospectus for 1992-93 , and I will send my hon. Friend a copy . |
| 7 | I my personal opinion a Sloth might be a good analogy although they have been know to get down quicker than John ( i.e falling out of the tree ) |
| 8 | My ‘ old ’ boat was well known to the local seals , and they would allow a really close approach , but I have only had my present boat a couple of years and they are still suspicious . |
| 9 | Well , it 's what you might call clerkin' work , writin' letters for business firms at 'ome , which do n't come too welcome to an active man like 'im , so 'e likes to get out as much as 'e can to give 'is gammy leg a walk . |
| 10 | There is no need for me to live and die in this little world , with my only view a view out of the same window , at the same spruce-trees , the view from my bed . |
| 11 | If , in addition , they could hire for private patients the very expensive facilities in the way of X-ray machines , operating theatres and the like , to be found within the National Health Service , this too made their lives very much easier and in many cases made their private practice a possibility . |
| 12 | The wolf emerged , sometimes the bird , and Holly-Tallis huddled , alone and unloved , her evergreen skin a challenge and an irritation to the others . |
| 13 | Her eyes were narrowed and her alert expression a contrast to her earlier tension . |
| 14 | In framing its monetary policy a government must have a clear idea of what the goals of the policy are , which monetary variable it is going to attempt to control and by what means , whether to take a long-term or short-term perspective , and how the policy fits in with other policies . |
| 15 | Around her neck she put a thin early Victorian gold chain , on her right hand a fire opal she had recently had reset in a simple gold ring , on her left wrist the gold Baume & Mercier watch . |
| 16 | On her head was a large Russian hat of the same fur , and on her right hand a muff . |
| 17 | ‘ But , ’ asked Charles , ‘ It 's going to curtail her theatrical career a bit , is n't it ? ’ |
| 18 | She loved their pale shining ; clean brass was a pleasure , its proper maintenance a pleasure to herself as well as to Lizzie . |
| 19 | Since its post-crash peak a month ago , share prices have fallen by 8.5 per cent . |
| 20 | In contrast , the Cleanazoom Upright behaved capriciously in all the tests , its fevered whine a symptom of impotence rather than strained efficiency . |
| 21 | True to her word , Nelly Tilling called frequently at Albert Piggott 's house , and enjoyed cleaning up the place and cooking her old friend a meal . |
| 22 | In adjusting the Polytechnic 's staffing establishment to account for their central contribution a formula is used which balances the contribution of numbers of staff from each department ( 0.3 ) — i.e. the ‘ payment ’ — against the central service each department receives ( in terms of students admitted and counselled in Stage I ) — the ‘ bill ’ . |
| 23 | In its pure form a listing of all the terms in such a language will only remain current until the next batch of documents is added to the system . |
| 24 | As an umbrella body uniting over 250 national organisations concerned with sporting and recreational activities , it provides through its Divisional structure a forum where like-minded bodies can meet to discuss areas of common concern . |
| 25 | It occurred to him , as indeed it had occurred many times before , that commitment to one woman had as its inevitable corollary a lack of commitment to all the others . |
| 26 | Many civilised countries now include in their domestic legislation a battery of measures intended to prevent the accumulation of money in tax havens , but with the reduction in exchange controls worldwide this is rarely successful . |
| 27 | She wriggled her left leg a bit more , and her foot slipped free . |
| 28 | My wife ran off with her leading man a month ago . |
| 29 | Essex aim to give most of their 17-man squad a game in one of the two 55-over matches before selecting a side to play England A at Lord 's on Monday . |
| 30 | ‘ The other is for Rachel , Flo 's wife in South Africa , because I knew he would n't get round to doing it himself and I thought she 'd like to be able to show their little daughter a picture of her father doing something responsible and public-spirited for a change . ’ |