Example sentences of "[det] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So got that as a little project and on that subject let's talk about |
| 2 | This is the reason why the relationship between an attributive adjective and its noun is not the same as that between a predicative adjective and its noun ( and why attempts to relate them systematically in grammar are misguided ) . |
| 3 | They stayed like that for a long moment and then he said , ‘ Light the candle . ’ |
| 4 | The principle costs , according to the Energy Management Task force , would be £80–120 for the new equipment in each home , plus an installation cost similar to that for a conventional meter and timeswitch . |
| 5 | I thought about this for a long time and slowly I realized that I was not extraordinary in this . |
| 6 | ‘ This is n't a sudden change of course — we 've been working on this for a long time and over the last five years have moved our portfolio towards lower cost exploration areas . |
| 7 | she obviously did n't know this for a long time and then one day I said to her , well , it was lovely meal and all that but I do think your mark-up on the wine is scandalous ! |
| 8 | He considered this for a short time and concluded that he had to make a public stand for those things which he believed . |
| 9 | Few people perhaps would disagree with this as a moral principle or ethic but , in practice , the reality has not matched the ideal . |
| 10 | The ILP regarded this as a negative approach and by the middle of 1937 the Communist Party was complaining of the impossibility of continued cooperation between the two parties . |
| 11 | ‘ Some fellows I knew in Spain see this as a capitalist war and do n't want to fight . |
| 12 | I 've moved back into and er I 'd just like to say I 'm sure on behalf of all of you and the people of that we see this as a tremendous move and thank you for the work you 've put in . |
| 13 | Preston recognised this as a personal criticism and felt it was unjustified . |
| 14 | So let's treat this as a political problem and look for a political solution . ’ |
| 15 | Orkney had a number of young part-time farmers who saw this as a potential constraint but in their cases it was linked to their desire to become full-time farmers as soon as possible . |
| 16 | Recognising this as a structural problem and using educational and other networks to offer general practitioners maximum opportunity for discussion is a first step to facilitating their involvement . |
| 17 | Ronny is wanted by 6 or 7 norw. clubs — some want him as a central defender , some as central midfielder , some as a wide midfielder and some as an attacker . |
| 18 | At the opposite extreme of m = 1 , the half-section is half of a constant-k T-section and equation ( 9.66 ) shows that in this case the load gives rise to input impedance , the characteristic impedance of the corresponding Π-section . |
| 19 | It does this with a strong suck and , since the bait is usually on a hair-rig , the hook is also drawn well into the mouth . |
| 20 | Combine this with a padded tongue and further support around the lower foot area and you end up with a darn comfy shoe . |
| 21 | You can still use your creamy cleansing milk at night to remove make-up , but follow this with a facial wash or bar . |
| 22 | Now , one floor of the building has been converted into a 40-place day centre and another into a ten-bed assessment and rehabilitation unit . |
| 23 | For an informal dinner party , do n't hide your guests from one another with a giant display but rather use a series of small containers grouped to suit your table shape . |
| 24 | I do not say this in a malicious way or to score debating points , but I said that the chairman of Scottish Nuclear had argued at the Nuclear Forum that there might be a case , in the strategic interests of the nation , to subsidise nuclear power . |
| 25 | A few drops of liquifry should be added shortly after the eggs hatch to start an infusoria bloom in the tank ; alternatively you can culture this in a separate container and feed it to the fry from the 5th day . |
| 26 | " Look , sir , " the young man called Starke said seriously , putting his pen down , " I 'm trying to do my job here ; now … are we going to approach this in a sensible manner or not ? |
| 27 | He spoke this in a forthright manner but without anger . |
| 28 | He sipped some from a wooden spoon and stained part of his wispy beard a bright orange . |
| 29 | The extent of the surrender varies from one person to another , and the assumptions about the claim to privacy also vary — not only from one person to another within a given group or society , but from one society to another and from one historical period to another . |
| 30 | In March 1913 , profiting from Wilson 's 1911 victory , Larking embarked on a fifteen week dispute with the City of Dublin Steamship Packet Company , bringing this to a successful conclusion and becoming in his biographer 's words , " the virtual dictator of the port of Dublin " , and the possessor of a profitable joint agreement with the shipowners arrived at on 26 May which included a no-strike clause . |