Example sentences of "the [noun] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may feel that a local course would have more relevance to the job you want or appreciate the opportunity a local course gives you to make new contacts in the district where you will be working . |
| 2 | Understandably , the expert systems did not assist the experts a great deal but came into their own when both of the 2 experts were not available and an inexperienced technician had to take over . |
| 3 | Webster offered the Prince a perfunctory bow , then offered him a despatch . |
| 4 | At the base a broad timber seat doubles as a table and play surface , the paving at this point in the garden catching far more of the available sun . |
| 5 | In the mid-1970s a young woman went to a shop to rent a television set and was required to provide a guarantor . |
| 6 | Since the mid-1970s a growing number of privately owned small psychiatric hospitals has been established . |
| 7 | Generous sizing allows room for movement and another thermal layer underneath if desired , making the shirt a functional garment for the outdoor enthusiast . |
| 8 | This gives the retailer a clear picture of how much is being spent , and on what . |
| 9 | At the end of the trial a closing stock should be taken , a further inspection made and staff should be asked for their views on each product under trial . |
| 10 | Three more tries to Andy Mullins , Simon Dear and Glenister gave the Quins a 24–3 half-time lead . |
| 11 | It took the mantri a long time to work right round the bull , from shoulder to rump down one side and then from rump to shoulder back up the other . |
| 12 | The parallels between the methods used to suppress unrest in Lhasa and those used to put down the student-led demonstrations in Peking made the award a double indictment of China 's human-rights record . |
| 13 | Give the board a good jolt and the l.e.d. should stop flashing for another minute . |
| 14 | ( 2 ) Where a competent objector desires to object in relation to any application , he shall , not later than seven days before the meeting of the licensing board at which the application is to be considered : ( a ) lodge with the clerk of the board a written notice of objection which be signed by the objector or his agent and shall specify the grounds of his objection and ( b ) intimate his objection to the applicant in the manner provided by subsection ( 3 ) below , and an objection shall not be entertained by the licensing board unless it is proved or admitted that such objection was intimated to the applicant as aforesaid . |
| 15 | You need to understand that I have , as we watch the RAF a beautiful aeroplane , er Colonel and I just exchanged a thought on it . |
| 16 | Silvia patted the hyacinth bedspread and giggled as she gave the mattress a little bounce . |
| 17 | When combined with the sensitivity and psychic state of the experiencer a whole range of possibilities opens up . |
| 18 | So he calls the heart a wild beast liable to impulsive leaps out of control , a situation archetypally illustrated in the story of the Fall when Eve 's eyes leapt to the apple and her heart followed and so she leapt from Paradise to the pains of mortality and took all men with her . |
| 19 | During the reign of the pharaohs a popular contraceptive for Egyptian women was a pessary made of elephant and crocodile dung . |
| 20 | In the afternoon a 74-year-old woman was killed when her car collided with another vehicle on Ballydougan Road , Downpatrick . |
| 21 | During the afternoon a single reconnaissance Ju88 was intercepted by four Hurricanes flown by Plt.Off . |
| 22 | The barman gave the watch a cursory glance . |
| 23 | Professor Wendell must be a very methodical man ; he certainly would n't relish coming back to the chaos a fallen ceiling would create . |
| 24 | In the cities a nascent proletariat was beginning to flex its muscles , forming short-lived illegal organizations of its own and staging its first major strikes . |
| 25 | Corbett quickly regained his composure , gave the monk a hasty lie , and hurriedly made his way to the Prior 's quarters . |
| 26 | ‘ Is the trenchcoat a running gag by the way ? |
| 27 | Most brands , especially in fields other than the packaged goods for which the theory was developed , are potentially far more complex than the USP theory suggests , and a USP approach limits the opportunity for giving the brand a genuine personality . |
| 28 | The choice of the superb BRNESC green in Melling Road , Aintree , looked capable of giving the Merseysiders a useful home advantage . |
| 29 | At the time of the preliminary naval bombardment the Turks had only two divisions at the Dardanelles ; these had been raised to four when the naval attack began and six by the time Hamilton made his first landings , giving the defenders a numerical superiority of six to five divisions . |
| 30 | In some increments the Calibra shows the way , while in others the Corrado shows the Vauxhall a lead-free tailpipe . |