Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A horse in a field needs shelter — may be trees all around the edge of the field and/or a wooden shelter . |
| 2 | ‘ Pay ’ within article 119 of the EEC Treaty did not include a statutory redundancy payment or a statutory payment under section 106 of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 . |
| 3 | A new theoretical formulation or a new analogy can be immensely important in furthering knowledge ; certainly just as much as can finding out a new fact . |
| 4 | Erm they could have , to my way of thinking , have engaged in piecework or a reasonable incentive scheme , set with times and everything else , but er they did n't do that . |
| 5 | In your own minds , now , I want you to think of a famous building or a famous site or perhaps a famous street or avenue yes a a statue would be fine , erm or something that 's famous , like an animal perhaps , or a park erm or a zoo , although that might be a bit difficult . |
| 6 | The operators can , of they have a mind to question the systems ' automatic decisions , run through the status of the entire building or a single valve . |
| 7 | In addition to the audit of a single building or a whole portfolio of buildings there has also been an increase in demand for the ‘ space audit ’ , usually from office tenants . |
| 8 | " You can get a planting grant or an annual management grant . |
| 9 | A noticeable reduction in fluid uptake or an apparent fluid secretion was seen on days 6–9 , although the recorded secretion was not as large as one would expect from the rather pronounced inflammatory response in the jejunal segment that was investigated . |
| 10 | Practical advice for these specifically identified potential sufferers from addictive disease would include : i. avoidance of intoxication or a specific " high " from any mood-altering substance or behaviour . |
| 11 | It was to have a small park , with a stand where a German band could play , a church and dissenting chapels , a hospital and dispensary , a school , an evening institute and library , a gasworks , waterworks , and a sewage outfall works . |
| 12 | A trip down memory lane or a sentimental reunion will give you great pleasure and allow you to say what 's in your heart without feeling self-conscious . |
| 13 | Our earliest play-text of The Winter 's Tale is that of the First Folio , also of 1623 , and whether this represents a play-text from the missing licensed text or a later version we do not know . |
| 14 | This overburden may be only a shallow layer of topsoil or a deep layer of modern building rubble , as is the case on some urban sites , and it may be removed by digging with hand tools or by using a mechanical excavator , depending on the site . |
| 15 | 36 , or relating to protection of the environment or the working environment ’ shall notify such provisions to the Commission , and the Commission may confirm them after having verified that they are not a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States . |
| 16 | The view from the picture window showed a carefully landscaped garden , a swimming pool , a tennis court , and a field where a wiry old gardener in baggy peasant clothing and a felt hat was tending his master 's vines and olives . |
| 17 | A statement from the heart or a mere publicity stunt ? |
| 18 | Much of the comparative analysis of tenure and mobility has been based on US experience where an average worker aged 55 would , for example have worked for 10 different firms compared to only four in Japan . |
| 19 | Under the 1953 Act , it is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place unless you have permission or a good reason , and the onus is on the carrier to show that they have one or the other . |
| 20 | The sinking of the pound brought new fears of an interest rate rise or a humiliating devaluation . |
| 21 | Between these times it shows either a slight rise or a general plateau ( tests of Groups 1 , 2 and 6 ) or a slight decline after a peak at about noon ( Groups 3 , 5 and 7 ) . |
| 22 | The factors relevant to the giving of reasons by the Parole Board or a local review committee are not the same as those relevant to the Secretary of State 's giving reasons for not accepting the judicial view of the tariff . |
| 23 | Good external lighting with heat sensors is a different matter , and one to be commended — the Electricity Board or an NICEIC contractor will fit these for you . |
| 24 | A personalised nine man 's morris board or an original game might be produced by individuals or groups of peoples or a description with illustrations of popular tattoo motifs , like . |
| 25 | A basin pillar tap is sealed to the basin surface with non-setting mastic or a supplied gasket and a plastic washer underneath |
| 26 | Only then will they be able to decide whether they see community education as something complementary to the formal adult education provision or an alternative system pursuing distinct and radical objectives . |
| 27 | We believe that the diagnosis of hiatal hernia has been over exagerated and only manometric studies combined with precise endoscopic evaluation can say whether we are dealing with a true hiatal hernia or a small initial Barrett 's oesophagus . |
| 28 | With plywood and hardboard , it 's no so easy to hide the joins , and the best you can do is to use a thick textures paper such as woodchip or a heavy blown vinyl . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's a question of some of the wiring not being routed in the correct way and in some cases this has caused a chafing or a short circuit , ’ said a Vauxhall spokesman yesterday . |
| 30 | Yes , erm , I had in mind that , is there a seconder to that ? my own view is that erm , and that goes for most of the way for dealing with the problem , but I think it would be appropriate for this committee to make it clear that erm , any extension of the maximum aggregate for the current financial year will be met by an appropriate reduction or a corresponding reduction in the expenditure for ninety four ninety five , erm and I 'm not certain that that 's absolutely clear to the public or indeed to all members of |