Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's very important to recognize that York although a historic city as I mentioned er in the previous discussion , erm is a er is an industrial city with a significant number of employment problems , in particular in the rail engineering industry where we see a rapid er contraction of er what was Brown which is now A B B , clearly continuing problems in the rail industry with the er problems most certainly caused by privatization and also major job reductions in er firms such as Rowntrees and Terrys in the confectionery industry . |
| 2 | In the studies with gastrin and its analogues an often uncontrolled variable has been gastric acid secretion , although the presence of gastric acid is not essential for a colonic response as it is not abolished by total gastrectomy . |
| 3 | He held up a pacifying hand as he saw the other prepare for battle . |
| 4 | He opened the boomgate and Whitlock gave him a friendly wave as he drove past on his way to the visitors ' car park . |
| 5 | Q&A gives you a friendly feeling as you launch the program . |
| 6 | He gave the pair a friendly glance as they walked towards the riverside . |
| 7 | Springsteen circled my legs and howled a bad-tempered welcome as I opened the purple — yes , purple — envelope . |
| 8 | TAKE That 's heart-throb Robbie Williams come to a sticky end as he celebrates his band 's latest hit , A Million Love Songs . |
| 9 | Leonora gave him a polite smile as she tied her hair securely at the nape of her neck . |
| 10 | ‘ Stop it ! ’ she hissed , engulfed by a shameful heat as his soft words stirred unwelcome emotions . |
| 11 | It is not just a one-way traffic as he tried to er indicate . |
| 12 | Well no not really because erm it , it was a private company as you can understand er , I can I ca n't really explain it everyone seemed to be pulling together you know that was the last thing you thought of , fifth columnists , things like that although it was they used to er , every now and again they used to send government national service officers round to look at the personnel and the structure of the working and if they thought anybody was superfluous to requirements they 'd get the papers soon after to go into the army or the services yeah , yeah , that is true and that happened , used to happen in factories all round the area , it was called the Essential Works Order . |
| 13 | So this aspect of defence is quite close to being a private good as it is excludable and rivalrous , hence some households build their own shelters . |
| 14 | The Marchioness of Blandford has been moved to a private hospital as she continues to make a good recovery from a riding accident . |
| 15 | To his surprise , she stopped when she reached Mark 's chair and took the vacant seat beside him , nodding casually in his direction and flashing a devastating smile as she carefully arranged herself on display . |
| 16 | yeah ten for the left and ninety for the right and the reason we talked about this and the way that 's involved in communication is that we said well if there 's a lot more power or a lot more contribution to the design of what we 're doing of a spatial nature and that is how the the audience 's brain work more powerfully in the spatial nature let's present what we have let's design it and then deliver it as close to a spatial nature as we can okay . |
| 17 | Unable to keep up the pretence any longer , she 'd told her friend the whole , disastrous story behind her stay in New York , only withholding her fears about a possible pregnancy as she 'd related the disastrous sequence of events . |
| 18 | Mr Michael Howard , the Water minister , wore a broad smile as he watched his mistress 's vision of a share-owning democracy lining up . |
| 19 | She had blushed a fiery red as he had walked over , dressed in his race gear , to talk to her brother . |
| 20 | Her eyes flashed a fiery retort as she found the notes taken from her hand , and a magazine put there instead . |
| 21 | His final , understated comments on the worthwhile qualities of a career in politics are as good an apologia for a much-derided trade as I have read recently . |
| 22 | well this is a classic car as they go |
| 23 | Laura gave a low moan as she struggled to sit up , one half of her still almost unconscious mind noticing that Ross must have recently had a shower , since his black hair was still damp and he was wearing nothing but a short white towel about his waist . |
| 24 | Tundra streams flow in meandering channels through tundra vegetation , draining the peaty soils , picking up humic acids and acquiring a low pH as they go . |
| 25 | ‘ This is certainly some house he 's got , ’ Richard remarked in a low whisper as they followed Rob along the hall . |
| 26 | But such organizations generally prefer to keep a low profile as they peddle Third World prostitution — hoping to attract the attention only of potential customers . |
| 27 | This is a good place , too , for the mat-like camomile ‘ Treneague ’ , which gives off a strong aroma as you tread it underfoot . |
| 28 | Power filtration is essential , preferably a combination of internal and external , but avoid setting up a strong current as they will try to shy away from any flow . |
| 29 | I became even more thankful that I 'd had a normal birth as it would have been so hard to cope after a repeat section . |
| 30 | ‘ You wo n't do it drinking with Bodo till all hours , ’ Frau Nordern said , but it was a Parthian shot as she did , then , go to sleep . |