Example sentences of "[adj] an [noun] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exactly who , or what , triggered this Titanic blast , or what exactly was going on half an hour before it went off , we are not told . |
| 2 | Now , thanks to the turbine and an automatic lighting system , the lights come on half an hour before a train arrives and go off half an hour after it leaves . |
| 3 | Do not let the bird preen for at least half an hour or it will just pull the feather out . |
| 4 | So if Jimi had n't come along when he did , the guitar might not be half as popular an instrument as it is today . ’ |
| 5 | In the 1960's the date was changed to a Sunday to make it easier for people , but there was such an outcry that it soon reverted to the traditional Friday . |
| 6 | It is hard for science to verify such an idea as it is beyond its scope to understand certain aspects of the unborn personality . |
| 7 | Well , there could still be a case for investment in such an enterprise if it were shown that the lack of profitability was the result of higher costs than competitors stemming from locational disadvantages . |
| 8 | Its outcome is not really in doubt , not because it is a put-up job but because the CEGB would not go into such an exercise if it had only a 50–50 chance of success . |
| 9 | For I am at such an inn because it is all I can afford — and you would not be here had you better means . ’ |
| 10 | The continued success of their beers justifies such an approach but it will be of considerable interest to chart the viability of other beers as the drinking public reacts unconsciously to the character of extracts . |
| 11 | Gandhi could not countenance such an approach because it involved rejecting ahi sā and relinquishing sarvodaya . |
| 12 | The court will grant such an order if it is satisfied that : ( a ) profits have accrued to any person as a result of that contravention ; or that ( b ) one or more investors have ‘ suffered loss or been otherwise adversely affected . ’ |
| 13 | Well , imagine the reaction if you could nonchalantly mention that your strings were made from magnetically active nickel steel with a reinforced twist at the ball end because you are such an animal when it comes to whammy-bar aerobics ! |
| 14 | It 's been talking to OSF about just these kinds of things , and would ( of course ) , like to do more than simply participate in such an effort if it could , though the smoke signals from OSF read simply ‘ message received , ’ for the present . |
| 15 | But central government need not give such an undertaking if it is seeking to enforce compliance with a statute or regulation ; although it must do so if it is seeking to protect its property or contractual interests . |
| 16 | I would go further I am not sure whether my Hon. Friends presented such an amendment but it was not called and ask that such a consultative committee comprise a large number of women bus users . |
| 17 | Comparison with the original ring-of-two current stabiliser of Peter Williams ( WW September 1966 ) reveals that V Lakshminarayanan has over simplified the circuit to such an extent that it no longer works as a current stabiliser ( EW + WW July 1991 ) . |
| 18 | There is no doubt that a form of parasitic violence has battened upon this pastime and flourished to such an extent that it has almost killed the host institution . |
| 19 | In addition , though the party offered its electorate little it was committed to moral ideas and personal liberation to such an extent that it excited passionate enthusiasms . |
| 20 | Asset values are falling to such an extent that it is inevitable many companies will break their covenants . |
| 21 | Such systems fundamentally imply that many teachers should deliberately restrict their level of engagement with children and that the finely woven ( and seamless ) web of human relationships can be rationalised , divided , timetabled and generally routinised to such an extent that it can be systemised ( or bureaucratised ) ! |
| 22 | It should be noted , however , that there were several branches of the Leapor family in Brackley , and that the same Christian names were repeated over generations or within the same generation to such an extent that it is difficult to separate families , or even to identify individuals . |
| 23 | The protracted effects of steam , heat and natural decay had weakened the structure to such an extent that it was beyond saving . |
| 24 | Greater affluence and improved air travel have also encouraged an increase in tourism to such an extent that it is now the world 's third largest industry and accounts for c. 12 per cent of the world 's GNP ( Geofile No 118 1988 ) . |
| 25 | On the one hand , heavy visitor pressures to a particular landscape feature may cause degradation to such an extent that it is no longer an attraction ; tourism thus becomes self-defeating . |
| 26 | The tail wriggles and writhes in its mouth , or in its claws , and its liveliness preoccupies the would-be killer to such an extent that it hardly notices the rapidly escaping form of the rest of the lizard . |
| 27 | The Reform Act 1832 had , however , widened the franchise to such an extent that it was no longer feasible to ensure Parliament 's compliance by filling the Commons with placemen . |
| 28 | And , above all , what does it mean to let faith be faith to such an extent that it will in turn let God be God ? |
| 29 | Benno Baksteen , chairman of the Dutch pilots ' association , said : ‘ A sudden loss of wind can cause the aircraft to lose wind speed suddenly and to such an extent that it can no longer fly and falls . ’ |
| 30 | Low-spirited , disappointed that she must forgo the festivities which always marked the twelfth day of Christmas , she wept copiously and bewailed her ill-fortune to such an extent that it was feared she would increase the severity of the illness . |