Example sentences of "the [noun] [adj] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a candidate is preparing to be interviewed ‘ on air ’ , there is usually a period of five to 10 minutes before the interview proper when a live satellite link will be sent back to network headquarters . |
| 2 | ( 1 ) " licence " means any licence granted under the Act other than a seamen 's canteen licence ( see 5.139(1) ) . |
| 3 | ( 1 ) " licence " is defined in s.139(1) as being any licence granted under the Act other than a seamen 's canteen licence . |
| 4 | He could not take over the South Metropolitan until a suitable post had been found for Mr. Mason . |
| 5 | This committee , like the CNAA , gives the approval necessary before a course can be funded ( and thereby receive students ) . |
| 6 | There was no furniture in the room other than a cupboard in the far corner in which were kept special foods such as plates of dates selected from the great storehouse or the enamel pots poured full of the sweet of the area . |
| 7 | Nothing gives so bad an impression to the other members of the committee and to the officers present than a member who talks without having read his agenda papers , or who has missed an earlier meeting where the matter was fully discussed or who talks for the sake of talking on every subject . |
| 8 | Glastonbury held the door open while a walking-frame entered at some speed followed by its lean and dapper-looking proprietor . |
| 9 | This figure was exceeded in the first quarter of the year alone when a Rbs31,000 million deficit was recorded . |
| 10 | ‘ for the purpose other than a purpose prescribed under section 16 ( 2 ) , Vehicles ( Registration and Licensing ) Regulations 1971 . ’ |