Example sentences of "an [noun] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This constitution , which had its origins in Roman law , made no distinction among the ranks of the cardinals ( i.e. whether bishop , priest or deacon ) as to voting rights and allowed an election even if only a small number of the whole college were present , provided there was the necessary majority . |
| 2 | Having started his working life in business ( with the Dunlop Rubber Company ) , he saw himself as an impresario rather than a producer-director , and he consistently sought to develop an environment which stimulated the creativity of others . |
| 3 | Neither of them , though , want to see women given an income simply because they are wives : for Donnison , this would be massively expensive , degrading to women as a whole , and unreasonably generous to the rich man 's wife ; for Fairbairns , payment for ‘ skivvying for a demanding but fit husband ’ would be payment for work that is ‘ unnecessary and demeaning ’ . |
| 4 | His estates were , moreover , a heterogeneous collection , put together with an eye to providing him with an income rather than creating a political niche for him at a regional level . |
| 5 | His estates were , moreover , a heterogeneous collection , put together with an eye to providing him with an income rather than creating a political niche for him at a regional level . |
| 6 | Poverty Research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies ( IFS ) published last week showed the Department of Social Security has removed more than one million people from the poorest category of the population — having an income less than half the average wage , by changing the way figures are calculated . |
| 7 | It 's not just that he makes more commission by selling you an endowment rather than a repayment mortgage . |
| 8 | But of course the problems are with this contract that it would n't suit everybody , one because you 've got no access for the ten years , you 've bought the contract up front , and if you want access to it , it 's very limited and of course if you cash an endowment early as we know it 'd damage the , the er the income sorry the , the growth at the end of the plan . |
| 9 | This reflects a clear preference for an offence-based rather than an offender-based tariff and is in line with the proposals contained in the White Paper ( Home Office , 1990a : para. 2.19 ) . |
| 10 | In particular , he fails to comment on the fact that eighty-five per cent of the seven-year-olds passed item ( 1 ) — a fact which suggests that even younger children might have been capable of passing this item , especially if it had been presented in an oral rather than a written form . |
| 11 | With its heavy body it is only capable of reaching speeds of about 35 miles an hour , some 15 miles an hour slower than many of its prey , and so it requires stealth and surprise rather than speed to catch them . |
| 12 | Normally this might earn me an interview without coffee with my Flight Commander , but I do have an excuse for arriving at work an hour later than usual — Gazelle Flight were night-flying last night . |
| 13 | This expedition began this morning almost an hour later than I had planned , despite my having completed my packing and loaded the ford with all necessary items well before eight o'clock . |
| 14 | Newman arrived at Frankfurt an hour later than Morgan . |
| 15 | They perhaps take a little longer than anticipated , so when they eventually arrive an hour later than expected , the anxiety has been building up , and I am in a steamy temper . |
| 16 | It was down to the practice ground in the gloom for Jack and myself but I managed to get a message to Sally to meet me an hour later than planned . |
| 17 | For though I doubt if he 's ready to own to it yet , I know of another who can and will testify that the two of them were together until the bell sounded for Compline , which would be the better part of an hour later than you have in mind , and a quarter of an hour 's walk from the place , into the bargain . |
| 18 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 19 | Cameron was already half an hour later than Alexandra had budgeted for him to be . |
| 20 | " Do n't forget that high water at Hew is about an hour later than at London Bridge , " the River Inspector said . |
| 21 | This means that I arrive home half an hour later than usual . |
| 22 | Loretta 's hopes of a conciliatory chat with Bridget over breakfast were dashed by the fact that she had set her alarm clock for half an hour later than she had intended . |
| 23 | Er , because he was half an hour later than normal . |
| 24 | But it was an hour later before they finally parted and went to their rooms . |
| 25 | I had to laugh , was still laughing an hour later while being finger-printed in the nick . |
| 26 | And then about erm from about an hour , about half an hour later after we 'd sat down we 're just laughing our heads off because the gi , they 'd gone down the pub and we said no , we 'll have a quiet night in . |
| 27 | He was sitting in front of the television , having just that , about an hour later when his mother put her head round the door and said , ‘ What 've you done with your swimming things , love ? ’ |
| 28 | His spirits lifted only to be dashed half an hour later when the hoarseness reappeared . |
| 29 | Suddenly bold , she stopped by the kerb and spoke to him , and they were still there half an hour later when Eileen walked through from the tram . |
| 30 | Perhaps it was an hour later when he heard a voice shouting on the hillside below . |