Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Rather than speaking of the seeds of ideological doubt sown in Nizan 's mind , it is more appropriate to envisage 1934 as a necessary stage in Nizan 's deepening awareness of social reality ; the gradual abandonment , in other words , of a stylised and exaggerated picture of reality , and a progressive movement towards a recognition of the unpredictability and complexity of the social world .
2 Edward Stanley Baker , who died at Great Dunmow , Essex on March 15 at the age of 81 , played 32 matches for Worcestershire in 1933 and 1934 as an amateur wicket-keeper with 40 victims .
3 By now the French government had become quite brazen about the whole affair and the new French prime minister , Jacques Chirac , publicly stated that France had good reason to be proud of what Mafart and Prieur had achieved , a view that was evidently shared by most people in France .
4 Hussein was treated in hospital in Amman on June 11-13 for an irregular heartbeat .
5 Interest will be charged at the rate of 1 per cent above the Bank base rate prevailing for the relevant period .
6 We would levy the charge at 1 per cent above the Bank base rate prevailing for the relevant period .
7 But it is far more worthwhile than being polite about an old alliance , and equipping it with new ‘ pillars ’ that crumble when the next unexpected bugle sounds .
8 Several quote 70 as the upper age limit for voluntary and statutory committees and the like .
9 A miner 's resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute , compared with about 70 for a typical male .
10 NICK FALDO was scotched on the rocks but toasted a scintillating 70 for the halfway lead in the £1.8 million Johnnie Walker World Championship here yesterday .
11 The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem .
12 The inclusion of the retired as a separate group added a socio-demographic element to the typology and , although the classification was two-dimensional , the two axes were not considered to be independent .
13 But he insisted that they were due for a cold meal yesterday .
14 His best friend was due for a bad let-down , and it was he who would have to spell it out for him .
15 Rafferty , 45 , is due for a huge royalty cheque .
16 London Transport held very strong views in favour of standardization , so when in 1936 , the ex-Croydon cars were due for an annual overhaul and relicensing , they were withdrawn one at a time and replaced by E/1 Class cars between October 1936 and January 1937 .
17 In the light of recent scares about pesticide residues in food , nitrates in drinking water , and food poisoning in eggs , cheese and other foods , it seems that agricultural standards are due for an urgent review .
18 He ca n't do very much short-term about the federal deficit , although he 's sharp enough to see that borrowing short-term cuts interest costs .
19 Joining Rhenania in 1971 as a Forwarding Manager in Heilbronn , he became Manager of Spendition Schneider in 1984 .
20 UNLUCKY 13th minute for Millwall 's Malcolm Allen — sent-off for a tough tackle in the game against his former club Watford .
21 She said yesterday that it was not profitable for the new trust members to speculate on why the Scottish Office had not appointed a member of the medical school .
22 Years of experience tell us that standard beds may not be right for every human body .
23 The sermon was on 2 Corinthians 5:17 which is a wonderful verse and exactly right for a New year .
24 ‘ It 's not right for a married woman to have a man in the house and he not her husband , ’ he says .
25 Some people would even question whether it is any longer right for a married woman to be expected to depend on her husband and to be unable to claim SB in her own right .
26 What can be said for them is that if the High Priest is acting in the fullest awareness at present attainable by his people , it is right for him to perform the sacrifice , just as it would be right for a Western onlooker to try to dissuade him ; he is not like a Nazi who has voluntarily shut himself off from the knowledge of biology and history and the personal sensitivity attained by the culture of the Weimar Republic .
27 If the sound is right for a certain combination of musicians , or a certain style of music , then obviously you play better , but I do n't think there are very many people who have their sound , and go from one band to another just using that sound .
28 It 's not right for a young girl .
29 The time is always right for a good idea , even if it 's not your own .
30 Simple pure cotton knitted sweater in white , brilliantly patterned with abstract motifs hand embroidered in primary shades of turquoise , gold and orange , just right for a sunny day with a bit of a breeze !
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