Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an incident resulted in a total wipeout in one of the author 's tanks containing a pair of Emperor Angels and a shoal of Butterflyfish . |
| 2 | The authority wants to revamp the site to meet new social services guidelines limiting the number of people in each bungalow from eight to six . |
| 3 | Although the tendency for a , substantial share of the self-employed to classify themselves as " managers " ( see Creigh et al , 1986 ) reduces the meaningfulness of occupation analysis , the general picture is one of a higher share of self-employment amongst temporary workers who could be viewed as " professionals " and a much lower level amongst those in low grade white collar jobs . |
| 4 | Second , while many other tax sources are buoyant , property assessments only rise slowly and so more revenue means raising the tax rate and this always causes trouble as the tax is regressive , weighing more heavily as a percentage of total income on those in the lower income ranges . |
| 5 | This is not to say , though , that the interests of the local population were entirely ignored ; for , if one of the primary purposes of fortifications was to guard the necessary physical organs of tax recording and collection and the necessary officials , then a secondary purpose may possibly be glimpsed in the simultaneous protection of some of the economic base from which many of the tax payments were derived ; hence the inclusion of markets , shops , workshops and houses . |
| 6 | The cat was white , a Suristani with a prehensile tail , and it hung from the lower branch of one of the trees and slashed at the dogs which were clustered below . |
| 7 | Many of these potential investigators , however , had little experience beyond that of private pilots , though some had acquired engineering qualifications of various kinds . |
| 8 | We believe that regional government has proved to be a key economic regenerator of many of the European regions . |
| 9 | Erm , I should also say that bit about some of us were even gods , erm that also is erm there are some options there on translation erm you could also say men who were different and particular , that is we were and erm particular humans and we were gods . |
| 10 | Finland : the Eduskunta , voting on Oct. 26 , exceeded the required two-thirds majority with 154 in favour , 12 ( Finnish Rural Party and Greens ) against and 32 abstentions . |
| 11 | The General Synod of the Church of England on Nov. 11 approved , with the necessary two-thirds majority in each of its three houses , a measure to permit the ordination of women priests . |
| 12 | He has little sympathy with those in his party who want more radical action . |
| 13 | These data suggest that DRP , like dystrophin , binds actin and consequently may have a similar cellular function to that of dystrophin . |
| 14 | We were unable to obtain a footprint of the α-truncated polymerase at wild-type lac promoter in contrast with the wild-type enzyme which , in conjunction with CRP and cAMP , gave an extensive protection from -80 to +20 interrupted by several hypersensitive bands . |
| 15 | Instead he had to contend with the usual difficulty of those with rights in personam : if the trustee was insolvent , they would be worth little . |
| 16 | Adomnan recalls in his biography of Columba , written a century after the saint 's death , that one day the monks became aware of a strange presence in one of their pastures ; this experience occurred again at the same time every evening . |
| 17 | Sole occupancy of one of the rooms without balcony is possible for a £55 supplement . |
| 18 | The combat is flanked by chariots ( fig. 62 ) , which present the sharpest possible contrast with those of south and west . |
| 19 | Within a declining overall level of grant , there has been a marked increase in the share targeted for particular purposes ( specific and supplementary grants rose from 17.6 per cent of the total grant in 1981/82 to 23.6 per cent in 1986/87 ( Douglas and Lord , 1986 , p. 29 ) ) . |
| 20 | His former manager Jimmy Lumsden admitted that only Dziekanowski 's reputation for the high life enabled City to snap up the ball-playing genius from Celtic for a bargain £250,000 . |
| 21 | A total budget for 1990 of RF40,960 million was adopted by the CND on Jan. 19 , 1990 . |
| 22 | A one-bedroomed apartment for 4 with 2 convertible sofas in the lounge . |
| 23 | A one-bedroomed apartment for 3 with convertible sofa in the lounge . |
| 24 | It is now being hailed as a possible saviour of many of the notoriously polluting eastern European plants . |
| 25 | Frankie knew every gilded swirl and cherub , every plaster rose , every painted bulb in each of the hanging light-fittings . |
| 26 | Estée Lauder 's latest launch , Time-Zone , looks set to continue this preoccupation with dry skin as one of the first and most uncomfortable signs of an ageing complexion . |
| 27 | John Henderson takes a light-hearted look at some of the curious dress regulations in the equestrian world |
| 28 | Believe it or not , it 's been a very pleasant experience for all of us . |
| 29 | The secret of good , smooth surface finishes , particularly with polishing by hand , is careful washing and complete removal of abrasive from both specimen and lap before moving on to finer grades . |
| 30 | It makes a refreshing change from some of today 's more powerful and aggressive perfumes , and like Guerlain 's other fragrances , Samsara should become one of the great classics . |