Example sentences of "the [noun] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oral and written exercises help pupils to become familiar with the forms in a controlled way and then give them more open-ended practice . |
| 2 | A large Hadrianic group from the macellum includes examples of all the forms in a great variety of detail , but the quantity is about equal to that of the hard grey wares it was soon to replace . |
| 3 | That is a proposition without logic , because the power contained in the Bill is a power to vary income tax : it may be raised or it may be lowered depending on the political judgment of those who form the majority in a Scottish Parliament . |
| 4 | They appeared in law school classrooms and law review articles , then as lawyers ' arguments in particular cases at law , then as judicial arguments in dissenting opinions explaining why the majority opinion , reflecting the orthodoxy of the time , was unsatisfactory , then as the opinions of the majority in a growing number of cases , and then as propositions no longer mentioned because they went without saying . |
| 5 | It is important to get your performers to hold the mike in a firm grip and to keep it and its connecting cable as still as possible while recording is in progress . |
| 6 | We consider the change in a local four-vector during some physical process . |
| 7 | Thus while the change in a physical property can be used to locate T g , the transition bears many of the characteristics of a relaxation process and the precise value of T g can depend on the method used and the rate of the measurement . |
| 8 | Thus , in the terminology of cellular automata , 25 cells are relevant to specifying the change in a given cell : the transition matrix has 2 25 rules ( this contrasts with Life , when 9 cells specify a cell 's fate ) . |
| 9 | Research has shown that the most effective temperature for the bulb in a UV system to operate at is 77°s ; F. If the bulb is too close to the water , it becomes chilled and the temperature drops . |
| 10 | If the government is to achieve a balance in the accounts in a current account deficit , it means either borrowing from abroad or reducing the government 's stocks of gold and/or foreign exchange reserves . |
| 11 | Her Salvation Army journals were seen as " tools of the devil " and dropped with silver tongs into the flames in a huge log fireplace . |
| 12 | A great deal can be practised on land by removing the skeg and placing the board in a suitable position with clear wind . |
| 13 | We have a peculiarity in Britain , inasmuch as the clear responsibility for the company rests with each member of the board in a collegiate sense . |
| 14 | After spraying on the etch-resist , it can be left to dry in subdued light at room temperature which could take up to 24 hours but can be accelerated by warming the board in a low oven ( not a fan-assisted type ) at about 70 degrees maximum . |
| 15 | Francis insisted that taking Wednesday into Europe this season , after leading them to third place behind Leeds and Manchester United in April , was his career high point — despite scoring the winner in a European Cup final . |
| 16 | Central defender Alan Kernaghan equalised two minutes from time and Middlesbrough survived two late scares as Pompey pressed for the winner in a tense finale . |
| 17 | Put the milk in a small pan and bring slowly to the boil , then pour over the egg mixture , stirring thoroughly with a wooden spoon . |
| 18 | The soundtrack is industrial dance , the punters the kind of alternative/college crowd who presumably are about to go for The Shamen in a big way . |
| 19 | In Couldery v. Bartrum ( 1881 ) 19 Ch.D. 394 at 400 , Jessel M.R. , discussing the rule in Pinnel 's Case and compositions with creditors , said ’ … as every debtor had not a stock of canary birds , or tomtits , or rubbish of that kind , to add to his dividend , it was felt desirable to bind the creditors in a sensible way by saying that , if they all agreed , there should be a consideration imported from the agreement constituting an addition to the dividend , so as to make the agreement no longer nudum pactum , but an agreement made for valuable consideration , then there would be satisfaction . |
| 20 | If you wish to give small amounts regularly , e.g. monthly , you could accumulate the money in a separate account and then convert this to a gift to ACET every time the amount reaches £600 . |
| 21 | You might agree that it 's wasteful that it 's not the best way of channelling the resources but the fact is that the global amount available because of it is much greater than it was and that will be our baseline to start from if they decide to reorganise the money in a different way . |
| 22 | The court said that a failure to pay a debt was not theft and held that there was no obligation to retain and deal with the money in a particular way . |
| 23 | Therefore , he was under an obligation to deal with the money in a particular way , that obligation being constituted by the contract . |
| 24 | I enjoyed the gnocchi in a friendly watering hole along the road , however , and the Elban wine was just as good as it had been 30 years ago . |
| 25 | As such , the current ‘ Timeless ’ campaign presents the brand in a pre-eminent position within the de luxe Scotch category , underlining its premium image and traditional values . |
| 26 | Moreover , as Anna Martin pointed out , what might be judged as sloppiness and poor management on the part of a well-to-do woman was not necessarily the case in a poor household . |
| 27 | This may not be the case in a small house fellowship , or of a small church in a face-to-face village community where everyone knows everybody else . |
| 28 | This situation of mutual exclusion was found to be the case in a certain number of sentences in our corpus . |
| 29 | This is not usually the case in a surveying practice , where the preoccupation is more with technical and professional aspects while matters such as profitability are often only discussed in hushed tones or privately between the partners . |
| 30 | A bankruptcy could lead to a ‘ fire sale ’ with creditors receiving a smaller dividend than would be the case in a controlled realisation through an IVA . |