Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 'S dreams of European glory this season ended last night — sunk by a German sub . |
| 2 | I ca n't wait to start on that Spitfire this week |
| 3 | I agree , he 's been a right arsehole this weekend , with that plus the fact that he singled out Leeds as being the team without a hope of catching scum . |
| 4 | What they 're able to do with that money this year and in that way we can make a reasonable assessment as to what has to be done next year and the years after and budget all , but we 're talking about how they 're going to spend the money that we 've just earlier on voted for , for us so that we can see what is being done and also that the public can see because after all this all came up , the report to the ombudsman and the public will not be satisfied about our performance on that . |
| 5 | He guesstimates that the existence of different European currencies cost about 1.5 per cent of Europe 's total income each year , merely in terms of the losses incurred by traders and investors when they change currencies . |
| 6 | Their total income each week — from a part-time job , family credit and child benefit — amounts to just over £150 . |
| 7 | Definition : Saving is that part of disposable income ( that is , total income less taxes ) which is not spent in the current period . |
| 8 | There 's more than one red face in the mobile division this morning , believe me . |
| 9 | Just like every other political story this year , in fact . |
| 10 | Atmospheric pollution is causing the loss of around 25 million square metres of European woodland each year , according to the European Parliament 's Environment Committee . |
| 11 | Now , you start that building that information into the first statement of the girl goes for a walk . |
| 12 | The match is often held on the Lea , Thames or Grand Union Canal and the bad weather will obviously play some part in that decision this season . |
| 13 | For those in households with a very low income such benefits are a vital source of support against ‘ absolute deprivation ’ , though all of these people will still be in poverty : the benefit provision is not designed to lift people out of poverty . |
| 14 | For families of low income such items are almost certainly prohibitively expensive . |
| 15 | We made a very definite decision some years ago to make the Gardener Centre look towards the community as a whole , rather than just make it a university toy , or part of the formal academic programme . |
| 16 | In the ex-communist countries almost all enterprises are still owned by the state ; that fact is directly and indirectly linked to just about every economic difficulty these countries face . |
| 17 | Without a political settlement any truce in Bosnia remains precarious . |
| 18 | We do not wish to listen to that noise all afternoon . ‘ |
| 19 | With each story this image is restyled and shot through with many different textures and colours , making the final fabric rich and sensuous . |
| 20 | David Macdonald made a series of quota quickies before going on to a larger budget with the striking comedy-thriller This Man is News ( 1938 ) , and Michael Powell built a reputation as a director of energetic quota films before making his mainstream début with Edge of the World ( 1937 ) , about the depopulation of a remote island in the Shetlands . |
| 21 | ‘ There will be a very strong look this year . |
| 22 | For each user these details are : |
| 23 | Whether it was the incentive of the dime or the desire to get it over , there was little hesitation this time , and her hand shot out imperiously at the end of it . |
| 24 | These results and the good overall survival of the low grade and mixed grade groups underline the facts that most of these patients had localised disease , that after achieving complete remission most patients are cured , and that surgery can be a definitive treatment . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm dog-tired after that trek this afternoon , ’ he announced with a brief compassionate glance at Sarella . |
| 26 | That direction this year is political . |
| 27 | ‘ Any nearer finding that body ? ’ |
| 28 | Despite that difficulty this route is the easiest in the Lake District , with excellent viewpoints and scenery around Whitfield . ’ |
| 29 | For a refreshing change this book is not about the exploits of the Lancaster , but that unsung stalwart of Bomber Command 's early war years , the Whitley . |
| 30 | At a neurological level this interplay between conscious and unconscious influences on thought almost certainly depends upon the lateral organisation of the brain , and on a particular involvement of the right hemisphere . |