Example sentences of "the [noun sg] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When finance became available to complete the park in a traditional gardenesque manner , there was so much opposition that , apart from surfacing a few paths and strengthening the natural scrub , it was left . |
| 2 | That is a proposition without logic , because the power contained in the Bill is a power to vary income tax : it may be raised or it may be lowered depending on the political judgment of those who form the majority in a Scottish Parliament . |
| 3 | They appeared in law school classrooms and law review articles , then as lawyers ' arguments in particular cases at law , then as judicial arguments in dissenting opinions explaining why the majority opinion , reflecting the orthodoxy of the time , was unsatisfactory , then as the opinions of the majority in a growing number of cases , and then as propositions no longer mentioned because they went without saying . |
| 4 | The brigade will force them to withdraw most of their forces and will defeat the remainder in a classic set-piece brigade attack , on a well-sited defensive position . |
| 5 | It is important to get your performers to hold the mike in a firm grip and to keep it and its connecting cable as still as possible while recording is in progress . |
| 6 | We consider the change in a local four-vector during some physical process . |
| 7 | Thus while the change in a physical property can be used to locate T g , the transition bears many of the characteristics of a relaxation process and the precise value of T g can depend on the method used and the rate of the measurement . |
| 8 | Thus , in the terminology of cellular automata , 25 cells are relevant to specifying the change in a given cell : the transition matrix has 2 25 rules ( this contrasts with Life , when 9 cells specify a cell 's fate ) . |
| 9 | Research has shown that the most effective temperature for the bulb in a UV system to operate at is 77°s ; F. If the bulb is too close to the water , it becomes chilled and the temperature drops . |
| 10 | A great deal can be practised on land by removing the skeg and placing the board in a suitable position with clear wind . |
| 11 | We have a peculiarity in Britain , inasmuch as the clear responsibility for the company rests with each member of the board in a collegiate sense . |
| 12 | After spraying on the etch-resist , it can be left to dry in subdued light at room temperature which could take up to 24 hours but can be accelerated by warming the board in a low oven ( not a fan-assisted type ) at about 70 degrees maximum . |
| 13 | Semi-free sparring involves the beginner in an actual fighting situation under controlled conditions . |
| 14 | Francis insisted that taking Wednesday into Europe this season , after leading them to third place behind Leeds and Manchester United in April , was his career high point — despite scoring the winner in a European Cup final . |
| 15 | Central defender Alan Kernaghan equalised two minutes from time and Middlesbrough survived two late scares as Pompey pressed for the winner in a tense finale . |
| 16 | And so we find that , apart from its use with predicate qualifiers , keep can also figure as the verb in an adverbal response to the question What … do to … ? ; as in : ( 36 ) what did the President do to the rebels ? he kept them incarcerated in Castellòn till 1835 Notice the inappropriate relationship of the question with how ? in this case , confirming that we are not dealing here with a predicate qualifier : ( 37 ) how did the President keep the rebels ? |
| 17 | Put the milk in a small pan and bring slowly to the boil , then pour over the egg mixture , stirring thoroughly with a wooden spoon . |
| 18 | If you wish to give small amounts regularly , e.g. monthly , you could accumulate the money in a separate account and then convert this to a gift to ACET every time the amount reaches £600 . |
| 19 | You might agree that it 's wasteful that it 's not the best way of channelling the resources but the fact is that the global amount available because of it is much greater than it was and that will be our baseline to start from if they decide to reorganise the money in a different way . |
| 20 | The company , which is raising the money in a two-for-five rights issue at 155p a share , said attractive opportunities to increase investments were in sight with tenant demand increasing . |
| 21 | The court said that a failure to pay a debt was not theft and held that there was no obligation to retain and deal with the money in a particular way . |
| 22 | Therefore , he was under an obligation to deal with the money in a particular way , that obligation being constituted by the contract . |
| 23 | As such , the current ‘ Timeless ’ campaign presents the brand in a pre-eminent position within the de luxe Scotch category , underlining its premium image and traditional values . |
| 24 | There are votes in sewage for those who argue the case in a constructive and sincere way . |
| 25 | Moreover , as Anna Martin pointed out , what might be judged as sloppiness and poor management on the part of a well-to-do woman was not necessarily the case in a poor household . |
| 26 | This may not be the case in a small house fellowship , or of a small church in a face-to-face village community where everyone knows everybody else . |
| 27 | This situation of mutual exclusion was found to be the case in a certain number of sentences in our corpus . |
| 28 | This is not usually the case in a surveying practice , where the preoccupation is more with technical and professional aspects while matters such as profitability are often only discussed in hushed tones or privately between the partners . |
| 29 | A bankruptcy could lead to a ‘ fire sale ’ with creditors receiving a smaller dividend than would be the case in a controlled realisation through an IVA . |
| 30 | Consider the case in a general way . |