Example sentences of "a [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Although a pleasant and a modest man , he was also a compulsive competitor — in pints , in sex , in stories , in sport , on the stage .
2 A little later , to the time of the ‘ Polygnotan ’ red-figure vases , belongs a very small piece , not a cup-interior but the slightly domed surface of a covered cup ( fig. 112 ; one can just see the orifice for drinking at the bottom ) .
3 This spell enables the caster to transport a friendly or an enemy unit or a single model up to 18″ across the table in any direction .
4 Though the Japanese are by no means a lazy or an idle race , and though they possess none of that apathetic indolence common to those Eastern races who dwell beneath a tropical sun , still all notions of speed , haste or flurry are utterly foreign to their nature .
5 There will be a motley crew of teachers sharing the house — , myself , a Peruvian and a French Canadian .
6 A tied and a true and a tidy wife —
7 In the sanctuary of Hera on Samos a long base ( fig. 31 ) bore , between a seated and a reclining figure , four standing , three certainly and perhaps the fourth too girls of varying age , each grasping her skirt in her right hand and holding it out , so that the folds curve and it is drawn tight against the left leg .
8 The contrast at the Congress between a vulgar and a relatively sophisticated aesthetic as exemplified in the difference of emphasis between Zhdanov and Bukharin is interesting to the degree that it has reverberations in the work of Nizan .
9 It was a smashing exhibition , that looked more like the charge in a one-dayer than the eighth of 15 available sessions in a Test .
10 He was not blind to the dangers of ‘ a private and a public sector in higher education , both largely financed from the public purse ’ .
11 A memorable and a proud day .
12 Moreover , when they do occur they are more often allowed to operate in territories ( in both a spatial and a policy sense ) in which others ' intervention is limited .
13 Glass is an amorphous substance which has properties of a solid and the structure of a liquid .
14 one or two members who are resident in St Albans did ask me about their position on item two St Albans Transport Study er the advice that I gave them was that unless they er did which is likely to be affected by any identifiable schemes in the study they do not have a need to declare either a pecuniary or a non-pecuniary interest .
15 On the other hand , the coastline 's area is zero , so neither a one-dimensional nor a two-dimensional picture is appropriate , and in fact the way in which the length increases with resolution suggests a dimension D of about 1.2 The mathematics of sets of points with fractional dimensionality was developed in the early years of this century , but associated geometric objects were considered as ‘ pathological ’ and not corresponding to anything in Nature , Mandelbrot 's massive and single-minded achievement has been to convert this abstract formalism into a flourishing branch of applied mathematics , in three ways .
16 The 10th , 14th and 27th are departure points , whether this means leaving the past behind in a literal or a figurative way .
17 There is also the question of height : getting some height into a room can make all the difference between a monotonous and an interesting space .
18 It should be noted that the relationship between such a differential and the ultimate goals of the union is not discussed ( a point to which we return briefly ) , and that the premium is taken as exogenous .
19 It will be noted that the day space , to be provided on the basis of 4m2 per person , and including the 2 day patients , mean that a 10-bed sub-section would have a total and an 8-bed sub-section would have a day space of 40m 2 .
20 So what I 'm saying to you is , do n't go in over the top , you know , five , just a normal but a firm handshake because a man would expect it because a weak ha ha handshake can be irritating and the same thing if she is a woman
21 Be conscious of the fact that this is a tranquil and a peaceful place and that it belongs to you .
22 The table below contrasts a narrow and a wide tail :
23 Beyond that , de Gaulle 's policy failed both in a narrow and a broad sense .
24 Investing in people through the social services became both a respectable and a popular policy among governments .
25 I suppose this is more of a forewarning than a request for permission , as I was going to send them this week anyway .
26 Awards may be held on either a full-time or a part-time basis .
27 I mean , even if you go for a , a Chinky or an Indian it 's
28 Nevertheless , if we say not ‘ dog ’ but ‘ My — dog-Rover-with — the — white — spots- and — the-stumpy-tail ’ , there can be no doubt that we intend not only a specific but a unique reference .
29 In Northern Ireland 's divided society therefore , community policing has both a specific and a general meaning , for in one sense it focuses narrowly on overcoming Catholic hostility to the police , while in another the ‘ community ’ which is addressed is defined more broadly to encompass all residents in the province , although often these two aspects intermingle .
30 The Programme will have both a specific and a general relevance to current policy concerns .
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