Example sentences of "[adj] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great detective might have considered this an astounding coincidence were it not for the fact that the hostelry was the only place in the whole of King 's Magnum Parva where a lady or a gentleman might obtain a meal . |
| 2 | Beneath this an equally twinkling canopy overhung a pavement inlaid with tiles of lilies and acanthus leaves leading through swing-doors to a foyer rich in crimson carpet , mahogany , plump banquettes , frames of photographs of the cast in this or other productions , a Box Office within whose highly carved confines the Box Office manager or his assistant lurked like priests in the confessional receiving through the pinched grill the whispered wishes of communicants . |
| 3 | I found this an extremely comfortable sack for lugging climbing equipment , tent and food into some of the more remote Scottish crags for a weekend 's sport . |
| 4 | Searle finds this an unwarranted conclusion . |
| 5 | Was this an ecumenical endorsement of the Archbishop of Canterbury on Thatcherism ? |
| 6 | You could n't really call this an accident , could ya . |
| 7 | Ramsey thought this an injustice ; he decided that his bishop was vague and naïve in his theology , someone who took up new ideas with enthusiasm and with very little precision of thought ; and yet he saw that the bishop disliked controversy and was hurt by it , and thought him to be a friend and a man of prayer . |
| 8 | In fact , the straits raised this an extra 5 per cent just before the ‘ Brothers in Arms ’ tour in recognition of the agency service which I have always provided . |
| 9 | No one seemed to think this an out of place remark , but the three of us fell about . |
| 10 | His is an uncompromising view , but the breadth of his scholarship and the skilful mix of historical fact , conviction and style make this an absorbing book . |
| 11 | Fredericks and Greenidge thought this an excellent idea and hammered 182 in two hours twenty minutes without being separated , by which time England were just demoralized . |
| 12 | When Paul ( or the writer ) in I Timothy 2 tails about women not teaching men he makes this an absolute because he was reflecting Jewish society at the time . |
| 13 | I find this an illuminating analogy of the real purpose of prayer . |
| 14 | But he considered this an unforgivable insult to his dignity and marched us both to an underground lavatory on the edge of the square , followed by a curious and gleeful crowd waiting for the extranjeros to get their come-uppance . |
| 15 | ‘ Is this an order , sir ? ’ |
| 16 | The excellent fold-away seats six and seven accessed by spring-loaded rear step make this an excellent people ( school run ) vehicle . |
| 17 | However , the heavy rainfall could make this an uncertain crop so dairying and sheep formed the main enterprises on most units . |
| 18 | Is this an example of the way of negation or the way of eminence ? |
| 19 | Should they have their break times in the staff rooms or is this an intrusion into staff freedom ? |
| 20 | The facilities for travellers and the ever present interest of the Inca remains made this an easy city to spend time in , but the darker side of Peru 's history had found its way into the present and thus highlighted the problems of fitting a comfortable tourist face on to a Third World country . |
| 21 | The young gentleman seemed to find this an amusing thought . |
| 22 | The skiing does n't stretch even as far as advanced intermediate , but reports of dedicated tuition in perfect English and high sunshine levels in a place on the same latitude as Rome make this an excellent first-timer 's choice . |
| 23 | On the whole he seems to have found this an unrewarding period professionally as well as personally , which drove him , like George Somerset in A Laodicean , to indulge in ‘ an old enthusiasm for poetical literature ’ . |
| 24 | Mature trees make this an attractive place but there is no offer of hospitality and nothing to delay a walker from passing through and entering the fell road beyond . |
| 25 | I thought this an excellent illustration of how differing good intentions can lead to conflict . |
| 26 | Are the Americans going over the top again , or is this an indictment which we should place on trial ? |
| 27 | Nor was this an isolated example . |
| 28 | Is this an offer the world can not afford to refuse ? |
| 29 | Is this an advantage ? |
| 30 | Anyone who enjoys this repertoire is likely to find this an attractive disc — not perhaps , as gemütlich as one would like in the Viennese numbers , but certainly possessing a certain straightforward charm of its own , even if at only 50 minutes it 's somewhat underfilled . |