Example sentences of "[adj -er] [noun sg] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was a case in which the house had a path running to the steps which went up to the road , the house being at a lower level than the road , and the plaintiff met with an accident on those steps … |
| 2 | It was on a lower level than the rest of the works and was lit by windows which ran the length of the wall facing the doorway . |
| 3 | The aisle is roofed at a lower level than the nave and the triforia have the function of masking the lean-to roofs which cover these vaults . |
| 4 | Pots will be attractive here and the pool acts as a real focal point , set within a brick circle at a slightly lower level than the patio . |
| 5 | In Case 1 we saw how the Nuer linked legitimacy to the payment of bridecattle ; in Case 2 Nayar legitimacy was established by the child 's mother being of the proper social age , a " mother " and not a " child " , with the added proviso that the presumed genitor must not be of lower caste than the mother . |
| 6 | The circular stapling gun was then introduced through an anterior gastrostomy and opened in the lower oesophagus when a nylon or silk ligature was tied round just at the gastrooesophageal junction . |
| 7 | Oswald had n't been nearer Tibet than the end of Folkestone pier ! |
| 8 | From the outset , Nigeria and Iran sought quota improvements and in the late 1980s there arose some aggrieved discussion of the UAE 's insistence on setting its own unilateral quota ( 1.5 million as against the 0.948 set by the Vienna conference in 1987 ) and vehement debate with both Iraq and Iran , neither of which was willing to accept a lower quota than the other 's . |
| 9 | I got a further half-smile before the door closed . |
| 10 | If approval is not granted , Stewart Gallimore , principal officer at North Yorkshire SSD , fears that magistrates may be tempted to impose a tougher sentence than the offence warrants — so young women will lost out yet again . |
| 11 | In spring 1987 he suffered a further blow when the constituent members of the PLO — split since 1983 — were reconciled at the 18th PNC in Algiers , and formally renounced the 1985 accord with Jordan . |
| 12 | ‘ You must give me your solemn assurance on three counts : that you will not seek to discover the identity of my client , that you will not ask for any further assistance if the venture should prove to be unsuccessful and finally that you will not discuss this matter with any other person ; this stipulation to include even members of your own family and your circle of personal friends and acquaintances . ’ |
| 13 | The weapon has a shorter range than the Repeater Hand Gun but it has the advantage that it can also be used in hand-to-hand fighting . |
| 14 | Such a right would give a monopoly in the program , thus protecting the underlying ideas more effectively than copyright , but the right would last for a shorter period than a patent , say 5 or 7 years maximum . |
| 15 | Charlie 's departure is the first of several , and this event is succeeded by the announcement of a further theme when the rabbi 's thunderings pass over the heads of his congregation and the writer notes : ‘ in later years I would wonder how different my life might have been if a few people , those closest to me , had been frightened — just a little . ’ |
| 16 | But there was further drama when the crane 's brakes failed and it slid into the cab of the lorry . |
| 17 | A commission is an easier business than a tyde waiter or a land waiter ’ . |
| 18 | Similar patterns of dispersal could be seen on the terraces themselves , with S3 always standing further back than the rest . |
| 19 | I could remember nothing further back than the time I was walking over that miserable plain . |
| 20 | Yes , the Kingdom is a much broader concept than the Church . |
| 21 | Second , it is submitted for the plaintiffs that such action is not in relation to the grant or refusal of a further advance because the making of the valuation is not part of the administration or managerial process leading to the grant or refusal but is only a condition precedent to the actual process of making a grant . |
| 22 | McNab offered no further comment so the Collector went on his way . |
| 23 | Athelstan was about to snarl a further retort when the coroner 's words suddenly quickened his own memories . |
| 24 | Only if there was further trouble after the visit to Rome would 1027 be a plausible date . |
| 25 | A report was dropped from further analysis if the study did not include concurrent controls or contained no original data or if the report did not address mortality , respiratory disease , or diarrhoea . |
| 26 | Our region is poised for further growth once the election is out of the way . |
| 27 | How can people get further training when the government is closing down existing training centres ? |
| 28 | How can people get further training when the government is closing down existing training centres ? |
| 29 | The Prime Minister appeared at the end of the broadcast to warn of further turmoil if the Government 's health and trade union reforms were undone . |
| 30 | One sister , Merope , was represented by a fainter star than the rest because , according to the myth , she took as mate a mortal , Sisyphus , rather than a god , like the others . |