Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] an [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the student is studying under a tutor or supervisor an adequate number of problems will be supplied to him . |
| 2 | When the issue is not of a split in attitudes ( " I will compete but I will also borrow and lend " ) the head is unlikely to find enthusiasm or coercion an appropriate tool of management . |
| 3 | Time will fly by as you relax in the glorious sunshine , practise your water sports or sip an exotic cocktail under the cloudless sky . |
| 4 | Feature Marks available or number of levels Knowledge decided by experience of Understanding requisite standards Communication Inventiveness Technique and skills An alternative way of providing foci for assessors is to split the work undertaken by pupils and its write-up into phases . |
| 5 | It is as stupid for a government to try to whip and cajole an entrenched profession into changing as it is to try to pull a fed-up donkey along the road by its ears . |
| 6 | We could continue in this vein , since pragmatism is a rich theory of knowledge and Quine an electrifying exponent of it . |
| 7 | China has provided 400 tons of pork and Cuba an unspecified quantity of poultry for the birthday celebrations , but there will be more circuses than bread to lift popular morale in a joyless nation . |
| 8 | The purpose of an audit should be defined as being ‘ to provide an independent opinion to those with an interest in a company that they have received from those responsible for its direction and management an adequate account of : the proper conduct of the company 's affairs ; the company 's financial performance and position ; future risks attaching to the company . ’ |
| 9 | Venice is a metropolis of the sea and throughout history it has welcomed to its lagoons , canals and quays an incomparable variety of water-traffic . |
| 10 | Before Abbotsfield , he had been to all intents and purposes an honorary member of the Molland family . |
| 11 | ‘ The Afro-American tendency to extend the body in musical terms signifies in the case of soul and disco an important marriage of pop 's romanticism to the contradictory material possibilities of daily life in the contemporary world ’ . |
| 12 | But d-i-y treatment will go a long way towards keeping rot at bay , and you should be prepared to give freshly exposed cut surfaces of both cladding and battens an extra coat of preservative during installation for extra protection . |
| 13 | Just as the Barnes disputes seem closer to resolution , another Pennsylvania museum is seeking to challenge accepted practices and deaccession an important work of art . |
| 14 | Many of these " specialists " were engaged in merchanting and warehousing an astonishing range of commodities from oil stoves through Newcastle glass ware and Wedgwood china to wines and ostrich feathers . |
| 15 | The incident , and his own weak , almost contemptible handling of it came near to making his third premiership seem to himself and others an ill-judged prolongation of power , a disastrous epilogue to the rest of his career . |