Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [conj] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Page 29 Pound pressure : The Bank of England spent $1bn as the pound came under attack when it became clear that an increase in West German rates today is a virtual certainty . |
| 2 | THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain . |
| 3 | True , this remedy contains more than an element of ‘ big brother ’ and it may be that it does no more than turn the criminals away from the areas covered by the cameras ' eyes . |
| 4 | He asserted that Parliament was " not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests … but … a deliberative assembly of one nation , with one interest , that of the whole — where nor local purposes , nor local prejudices ought to guide , but the general good , resulting from the general reason of the whole " ; a contention which contains more than an echo of Rousseau , ironically , since Rousseau was adamant that the nation could not be represented in the way Burke implies . |
| 5 | Deep deep in a limestone cave where the stalagmites grow less than an inch a century , but still tower so high as to humble the cathedrals of the surface , the shaking fear of the ground woke a dreaming dragon . |
| 6 | With a pair of macaws fetching up to £10 000 and with an ounce of ground rhinoceros horn costing more than an ounce of gold in Asian medicine shops , the stakes are high . |
| 7 | With Puffed Wheat an ounce would actually overflow in many bowls , so people tend to serve less than an ounce . |
| 8 | At just over eight stone , she did not feel overweight but an addiction to crisps was putting cellulite on her thighs . |
| 9 | ‘ You ca n't possibly do more than an hour , not after a full day 's rehearsal . |
| 10 | The knock on his studio door came less than an hour later . |
| 11 | where a legally aided person fails in an interlocutory matter it often occurs 6 that an order for costs will not be enforced without leave of the court . |
| 12 | There was Sgt Steve Murdoch , a rough diamond of a Scot who broke all the rules by dating Sandy and an Intelligence Sergeant both at the same time — that is , on alternate nights . |
| 13 | If the wind blows hard or an insect travelling at speed flies into the web , the bundles of thread in the glue globules unwind so that the filament can extend its length up to four times and still does not break . |
| 14 | If it is thought likely that an approach will be made from radio or TV , organise factual material and brief the Director/Chairman . |
| 15 | In some places , this living layer of fertility exists less than an inch ( 2.5cm ) deep , in other places at a depth of several feet , but in relation to the overall dimensions of Earth , it is very , very thin . |
| 16 | It may follow Aconite if an attack returns the next morning . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Fabia muttered , trying to look intelligent but an alternator meaning nothing to her . |
| 18 | And every Saab dealer is now bound to down tools and help you out without prior booking if the job takes less than an hour . |
| 19 | The night before his death I spent more than an hour with him and we spoke quietly of the future ; he wanted to be sure that Ray and I would look after Margaret , our step-mother , whom we had come to admire greatly for her devotion to Father . |
| 20 | Dr Alderdice spent more than an hour with the Stormont Minister , along with party colleagues Eileen Bell and Seamus Close . |
| 21 | And in a speech lasting more than an hour , he accused the Republicans of lying to keep the power , prestige and perks of presidency . |
| 22 | By interlinking Mariana 's own words with a detailed account of the derelict grange , Tennyson creates more than an outline of Mariana 's deep emotional state ; Her longing for death , as a result of a lonely life without her lover . |
| 23 | Assume next that an urn has been filled with 1000 identical marbles . |
| 24 | Assume next that an urn has been filled with 1000 identical marbles . |
| 25 | Given his many commitments and the preparations for the new play , his second , The Family Reunion , on which he probably worked harder than on any other — it was understandable that he could not consider sparing more than an evening away . |
| 26 | There is also initial reluctance to spare more than an hour , though experience shows that interviewees will find time for three or four more sessions . |
| 27 | ‘ George , ’ I said , ‘ we agreed less than an hour ago that there would not be a press announcement . ’ |
| 28 | Although the belief in growth as a value in itself , or as the remedy for the ills of society , which seemed to be prevalent in the early 1960s has given way to a more sceptical attitude , it seems clear that an understanding of the long-run consequences of tax and expenditure policy is essential . |
| 29 | For very large tanks a power skimmer performs better than an air driven one , however , there is one disadvantage with the former — on those models that take air in at the aquarium 's surface — when used with ozone . |
| 30 | They wo n't take more than an hour to fill in , and might be quite fun to . |