Example sentences of "an [noun sg] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scribe of S 961 , extant on its original single sheet of parchment , was equally concerned about the aesthetics of his product , and as an archbishop and four bishops are balanced by five abbots , and three earls by three priests , the list seems to have been curtailed so that the different orders match . |
| 2 | You will have to fabricate an exhaust system or use the purpose built one available from Jake Wright ( 0943 863530 ) and make up suitable water hoses and throttle linkage The oil filter will have to be replaced with an adaptor and remote filter fitted to stop the axle touching the filter |
| 3 | It would be an advantage if Christian writers would take as their example the actual usage of the Christian Scriptures . ’ |
| 4 | An exiting and satisfying working environment |
| 5 | Quayle , who was in the region to attend the inauguration of the new Honduran President , was also reported to have urged Endara to hold an election or national referendum to gain international recognition of the government . |
| 6 | Identifying indisputable winners , it suits Proportional representation : which system ? the great uncritical majority of the British electorate , inclined as it is to regard an election as some sort of sporting contest . |
| 7 | By Robertson 's admission , they issued an ill-considered and badly-written press release accusing Major of ‘ wobble ’ . |
| 8 | Martin Sharp 's ability as an illustrator and former Oz co-editor , made him the art director . |
| 9 | John Sessions says he is ‘ the sort of director in whose judgment you have an instant and absolute faith ’ . |
| 10 | At the front the news ‘ Pétain is in control ’ had an instant and magical effect . |
| 11 | But Norwich , now a 10-1 title shot after Monday 's derby defeat by Ipswich , have a history of being a ‘ selling club ’ and may find such an instant and profitable reward on their £800,000 investment too good to resist . |
| 12 | The same could be said of the TSB while if you sell shares at such low prices that they guarantee the buyers an instant and spectatular profit then a lot of people are going to say : ‘ Thank you very much indeed ’ . |
| 13 | The American Princess , for that was her nickname , was an instant and stunning success . |
| 14 | The Ornamental Fish Industries organisation has produced an instant and excellent leaflet on tank safety , ( also available via the Pet Trades Association ) and there are moves afoot to rapidly produce an OFI seal of approval sticker for tanks . |
| 15 | The scene represented an inspection and Grand March on the Queen 's Parade , Aldershot . |
| 16 | An SBU or divisional manager will be motivated to seek appropriate investments if he knows clearly what the generic strategy for his SBU is ( he would presumably have participated in determining it ) , is aware of what is expected of him in terms of building or maintaining competitive strengths , and knows that early-warning indicators will be set up to monitor how his investments are contributing to the improvement or maintenance of those specific strengths . |
| 17 | Among them are the four remaining pictures shown by Betty Parsons , whose checklist notes seventeen works , the complete set of five White Paintings conceived in 1951 and recreated , under Rauschenberg 's instructions , by Brice Marden in 1968 , twelve Black Paintings , three gold leaf paintings , fifteen collages created in Rome and North Africa in the last months of 1952 , and thirteen box sculptures incorporating stones , thorns , an insect and other material . |
| 18 | **List headed by Jean-Pierre Van Rossem , 46 , an anarchist and former multi-millionaire , who was arrested for fraud immediately before the election . |
| 19 | Caroline was only a few days old when Wordsworth left for home , and during 1793 , marooned in England without an income or particular hopes of finding one , he learned helplessly of the rise of the Terror in France following the overthrow of the Girondins in June that year . |
| 20 | Orders which allow a wife to remain in occupation of the marital home until her youngest child leaves , in effect , put off her housing problems until middle age , when she is often without an income or sufficient capital to make continued owner-occupation a realistic alternative . |
| 21 | It was an all-rounder that first year was n't he ? |
| 22 | Now if you are an extrovert and gregarious person like Jane and a Sagittarian , then perhaps we have something going for us , but it 's very , very unusual , for people to be organised and sales orientated . |
| 23 | As a result of the Quality Development Programme , therefore , SCOTVEC will be required to open its doors to auditors from an ‘ awarding body ’ : an experience that many centres will recognise ! |
| 24 | I try and make women 's history clearer , because obviously they 've done history A level so they 've probably learnt about wars and all the male sort of things , so what women were doing and thinking and the way in which that has been suppressed ; as much as possible I like to teach by not putting very much of what I think across but trying to get other people to produce it … also encouraging them to share as an experience and personal responses and talking about things one would n't normally talk about in the department , the emotional side of things , in quotes ‘ irrational ’ , ‘ intuitive ’ and all of that , and valuing that … try and make it a space where people can say whatever they want to say ; I suppose value things that would not be valued elsewhere . |
| 25 | Inspired by the show , she dreamed up a tale of a Christian boy who blackmailed Muslim girls by luring them to an apartment where hidden video cameras filmed them in indecent postures . |
| 26 | I think we all accepted by now that we were going to win the war , and that this time there was not going to be an armistice but final defeat for Germany . |
| 27 | If we cancel this event because of a shadowy terrorist threat it will be an admission that these people can control our lives . |
| 28 | This and a similar arrangement by Kenneth II for lands in Lothian came to be regarded by the English as an admission that Scottish rulers were not equals but vassals in relation not merely to a few specific regions but to the whole of Scotland — which had never been contemplated by the Scottish signatories . |
| 29 | Mr Chris Clayton , an electronics and electrical engineer , spent an hour quizzing Dr. Male on Thursday , which along with yesterday ( Fri ) was set aside for objectors to cross examine a panel of NGC witnesses . |
| 30 | This procedure includes an oral and/or written warning , suspension or summary dismissal . |