Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is a very comprehensive survey , erm I would n't envisage any additional sites being recommended by the City Council , er at the present time , although clearly some of the sites may be suggested by by a private developers and landowners during the consultation process . |
| 2 | Boat leaves Dublin and sails one hundred a fifty kilometres and the variant is O point five . |
| 3 | Rosalind Grimshaw works in a Bristol stained glass studio , founded in 1933 , which has a strong Arts and Crafts tradition . |
| 4 | At one time he , he lived at , they lived at but er er she was a widow and she was ninety but she was very good to us and , but we had er , we had apartments but there was a lock on both sides of the door , you know what I mean , we were quite self-contained and we had er er a narrow stairs and because of the war I could n't , you could n't er , I used to scrub the stairs down because you could n't buy carpet in those days , you see because of the war and to the shortage of stuff and so I used to keep those stairs nice and , we had a , a , we went , as we went up these stairs erm it , I suppose originally , you see , it would have been back stairs for the servants , you see , in the hall and this old lady used to go in and if ever she had the doctor she used to ask me if I would go and sit with her and hold her hand while the doctor came , you see . |
| 5 | 19 ( 1 ) In all leases whether made before or after the commencement of this Act containing a covenant condition or agreement against assigning , under- letting , charging or party with the possession of a demised premises or any part thereof without licence or consent , such covenant condition or agreement shall , notwithstanding any express provision to the contrary , be deemed to be subject — ( a ) to a proviso to the effect that such licence or consent is not to be unreasonably withheld , but this proviso does not preclude the right of the landlord to require payment of a reasonable sum in respect of any legal or other expenses incurred in connection with such licence or consent ; … |
| 6 | Yes they can erm , distinguish between what I call a do-it-yourself alarms and th the recognized companies . |
| 7 | TI is currently more experienced in providing variations on the whole turnover policy , be it catastrophe , datum line , cover on a specific customers or multi-market cover . |
| 8 | There 's n it 's an interesting fact that as well that erm opinion polls are very often , it depends what the question you 're asked and when , when , when during elections people are asked are you prepared to s to have either A lower taxes or B spend more , higher taxes and spend more on the national health service , well people always say oh yeah , oh yeah fine . |
| 9 | And the place was more like a botanical gardens than an office . ’ |
| 10 | Hunter carved a hideous noughts and crosses pattern on Heidi 's naked bottom after strangling her with a belt . |
| 11 | If a stranger stops and offers to help , do n't get out of the car . |
| 12 | The ethics committee of the US Senate on Feb. 27 concluded its investigation into the conduct of five senators — the so-called " Keating Five " — accused of having had improper links with Charles Keating , the owner of a failed savings and loan institution . |
| 13 | Concurrent with the arrest of Guiding Lights , a combined police and customs task force swooped on twenty five addresses in London to unearth a further cache of over two tons of cannabis in a garage . |
| 14 | Normally , excluding the relatively common temples or temple complexes , only one or two such complexes are found , usually taking the form of a more sophisticated house , a combined baths and courtyard building , or a detached bath-house . |
| 15 | For as little as 25p per day — a combined savings and security plan that can pay out TWICE ! |
| 16 | At this rate , I shall one day be able to put together a complete Pictures and Requiem … |
| 17 | Perhaps she , also , was leaving a few secrets and a few memories behind . |
| 18 | But in the massive ballroom across the way there were only a few chairs and a sideboard or two , and even on a dismal day the light had fallen on the intricate design of a wooden parquet floor and pretty chiaroscuro frescoes painted into the panels of gracefully arched walls . |
| 19 | It was empty apart from a few chairs and a couple of tables . |
| 20 | Nigel felt they were close for a few moments before the customary iciness set in . |
| 21 | It was a few moments before an answer occurred to him . |
| 22 | A few moments before he died he rubbed his cheek against our hands desperate for our touch , like a kitten or a very young baby ; in the next he was once again the brave young fighter pilot , and , in a curiously jaunty gesture he put his thumbs up , as though telling control tower he was ready now for take off . |
| 23 | ‘ I still ca n't work out how they got away with it because I 'd only left it outside the tent for a few moments before it vanished . |
| 24 | Innumerable country spires turn bronze amid newly ploughed fields of copper , just for a few moments before the ball disappears . |
| 25 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
| 26 | They took breath for a few moments before they emerged , after the third volley , to finish what they had begun , the Welsh swordsmen boiling out of the bushes joyously on their heels . |
| 27 | She thought carefully for a few moments before she said , ‘ Silas — are n't you being unreasonable and somewhat unfair to both yourself and to Doreen ? ’ |
| 28 | Holy chaos reigned for a few moments while all heaven was let loose . |
| 29 | A bystander at his creation , or rather arriving a few moments after it , would feel justified in assuming that Adam had had a mother , been born and brought up in the usual way , and was in every way like us ; but he would be wrong . |
| 30 | He waited a few moments until the footsteps were directly below him and peeked over the edge . |