Example sentences of "this [noun] [verb] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This case highlights a second weakness of Dicey 's approach , namely his assumption that individual liberty can be adequately protected by the decisions of English judges . |
| 2 | So we have gathered here this evening to spend a last evening telling jokes with our friend , who is unfettered by responsibilities . |
| 3 | ( This procedure provides a second meaning for ‘ standardised test ’ . ) |
| 4 | The fitting of blinkers on Spartan Sprite had the desired effect at Higham , and it will be interesting to see whether this ploy works a second time should Nigel Bloom opt to ride her rather than Jaaez . |
| 5 | Had England this season won a third successive Grand Slam under Will Carling , it would have been mighty difficult to go against his record . |
| 6 | This project continues a first phase of research funded by the Office of the Data Protection Registrar , the Office of Telecommunications and the Department of Law in the University of Sheffield to investigate current law and practice in a number of European member states and in the United States with the aim of contributing to current policy debates and examining the handling of the issues of privacy and new technology by different legal and administrative cultures . |
| 7 | Unfortunately one of the drugs — cyclophosphamide , administered with ACTH — has been linked with bladder cancer and leukaemia , so this treatment remains a last resort for victims of multiple sclerosis . |
| 8 | Not a conventional time-piece , this clock has a second hand only , recording each segment of a minute with solid , definite clicks . |
| 9 | The use of sub-clauses and separate paragraphs in this way has a second advantage . |
| 10 | This discussion adds a fourth , the inherent limits to the regulation of tasks . |
| 11 | This distinction may be unclear to religious believers themselves , and consideration of this possibility suggests a fourth objection to the " Confessional " model for RE : it does not have to , but easily can , unless great care is taken , result in a narrowing of perspectives . |
| 12 | This time to tell a 20th century tale . |