Example sentences of "the [adj] [be] [adv] an " in BNC.

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1 The second was also an 87-year old widow with an OBS score of eight , and living alone in her own house .
2 The 1970s was also an era of Congressional reform .
3 Structure and agency do not have to be reconciled , because the latter is only an ideological appearance .
4 He was a follower of William Pitt and an acquaintance of Dr. Samuel Johnson ; he advised his son , Samuel the Younger , while the latter was still an undergraduate , that ‘ the respectable way to get into Parliament was by invitation , not by contention ’ .
5 The rejection of the '80s is also an embracing of the possibilities of the '90s .
6 The above is only an extract from a full job description but nevertheless I can already identify four areas where I would need guidance and information before I would feel capable of meeting my responsibilities safely .
7 But still tariff cuts in the sixties were certainly an important influence on the trade during the period .
8 The 1950s were undoubtedly an important period in the history of the Tanzanian press .
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