Example sentences of "this [adj] [noun sg] [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This endearing creature has a special place in our countryside lore ; in the past , it was believed to suckle from sleeping cows , to be immune to snake bites , and to pick up fallen apples by rolling on them . |
| 2 | Inspired by Hood 's unrivalled experience of shorthanded multihull sailing , this fully-battened sail retains a better shape over a wider wind range than conventional mainsail . |
| 3 | In Robinson 's own words , this seven-track album represents the sum of the component parts that make up Robinson 's musical education : pop , funk , reggae , African music , jazz … and much more of the true originality besides . |
| 4 | This prolonged under-funding strikes the GP most dramatically when he tries to admit an acutely ill patient . |
| 5 | This economic power enables the North , especially the OECD nations to dominate the international economic system and monetary institutions , e.g. the World Bank . |
| 6 | In this tranquil setting stands the distinctive form of Holme Castle , an impressive Victorian stone house built in 1820 . |
| 7 | This broad-ranging study examines the ways in which people are involved in political life and their attitudes to this involvement , whether of satisfaction or disenchantment . |
| 8 | This 16-valve unit fits the Family II block in all 1.6 , 1.8 and two-litre forms . |
| 9 | This London-based institution undertakes the major responsibility of projecting a public image of solicitors based upon client service overriding the baser desires of self-interest . |
| 10 | This monoclonal antibody shows no cross reactivity with transforming growth factor alpha . |
| 11 | This subtle shift has a great deal to do with the current fashion accessory of an eligible husband rather than an eligible boss . |
| 12 | This classic watch radiates the power of gold in its purest form : .999 fine . |
| 13 | Moreover , this welfare-only approach ignores the opinions of low-paid workers themselves . |
| 14 | Central to the whole debate , however , it should be borne in mind that in order to differentiate between different organizational types it would be necessary to demonstrate , firstly , that workers in different models behave differently and secondly , that this differential behaviour has an effect . |
| 15 | This multi-disciplinary programme brings the concepts , theories and findings of social science research to bear on the question of health inequalities in Britain . |
| 16 | This broad view offers a wider concept of ‘ integration ’ than the narrow educational framework which predominantly confines debate in this area . |
| 17 | In turn , this strong bias affects the climate of opinion in society as a whole , but especially in the labour market , where it influences employers ' personnel officers , job centre staff , and other officials and , of course , older workers themselves . |
| 18 | This strong logo identifies a major PR campaign to help make all who love football support the game in a friendly way . |
| 19 | I do believe this bloody business betrays the involvement of our old friend Professor Lionel Atwill . |
| 20 | And of course I knew that this hierarchical organization offers the possibility of reward and incorporation into the highest ranks to those who conform to such dictates . |
| 21 | This subjective review gives a potential referral rate to nephrologists of 70 patients ( 95% confidence interval 53.4 to 89.3 ) per million population per year or 85.4 ( 65.5 to 109.5 ) per million adults per year . |
| 22 | This geological evidence raises the question whether any plants survived the entire last glacial stage ( ca. 125,000–13,500 B.P. ) in the Outer Hebrides , as Heslop Harrison ( 1948b , 1953 ) and Dahl ( 1954 , 1955 ) proposed on the basis of present-day distribution patterns . |
| 23 | This spacious design has an aluminium frame , finished in dark brown or brilliant white , and is single glazed with toughened glass throughout . |
| 24 | At points , this inward-looking approach defies the outside reader . |
| 25 | This textual replicator has a distributed existence . |
| 26 | This habitual restraint produces a docility which woman requires all her life long , for she will always be in subjection to a man , or to man 's judgment , and she will never be free to set her own opinion above his . |
| 27 | This charming hotel enjoys a corner position on one of Viareggio 's main avenues . |
| 28 | Upon this charming scene enters a woman whose marriage is about to break up . |
| 29 | Around this charming place lingers a vague air of ‘ the land that time forgot ’ , an atmosphere which could n't be further from nearby Birchens , with its polished horrors and hordes . |
| 30 | This light emulsion contains an ultra-fine powder ingredient which sits on the skin and alters the rate at which light bounces off it : the result is a complexion which refuses to look or act its age . |