Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun pl] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No answer , but perhaps he found something in the watchful face that was not quite mute , for he smiled , and deep within the hollow eyes a spark kindled . |
| 2 | In the indoor galleries a range of exhibitions and audio visual presentations provide background information about the lives and experiences of the thousands of other Ulster-American emigrants and the part they played in the birth and growth of the United States . |
| 3 | Hair apparently benefited : of the 120 volunteers a total of 37 stated that the condition of their hair had actually improved whilst almost all the remainder reported no deterioration whatsoever . |
| 4 | Stratification can also weaken social integration by giving members of the lower strata a feeling of being excluded from participation in the larger society . |
| 5 | Well one of the greatest qualities a fisherman can have is of course patience . |
| 6 | A ‘ Grolier ’ binding is one of the greatest treasures a collector could wish for . |
| 7 | To most people in the rural areas a car and a radio , and even electric power , remained luxuries they could not afford . |
| 8 | However , in the right circumstances a Court Scheme can be more attractive ; those circumstances are examined , and the advantages and disadvantages of using such a scheme and the procedures involved are explained below . |
| 9 | This was a liberal middle-class reformist cop-out guaranteed to give the right women a step up in the power stakes as well as provide appeasement for male consciences which were getting a bit ragged at the edges from the constant battering of Irish feminists . |
| 10 | They said I could work just in termtime as long as I give them notice of the definite weeks a month in advance . ’ |
| 11 | Before the regional elections a year ago he was constantly predicting that his party would win 15-20 per cent of the vote . |
| 12 | The State Council gave the armed groups an ultimatum to lay down their arms by March 30 and to open transport routes . |
| 13 | By the 1780s Bath and Bristol as well as London were the receivers , via Exeter , of the 500 vanloads a year which were sent from Brixham in Devon . |
| 14 | The moor was virtually desolate , every tree and bush a landmark , the scant villages a collection of shacks . |
| 15 | Born in South Shields , Scott was one of the 12 months a year men who played League football and County cricket . |
| 16 | The demise of the 12 months a year man is due mainly to the extra pressure , and greater financial rewards , in both sports . |
| 17 | The bodies of nine crewman who were killed when their Hercules crashed in the Scottish Highlands a week ago , will be flown back to RAF Lyneham tomorrow . |
| 18 | By contrast , Marx saw in Morgan 's emphasis on the primacy of the matrilineal gens a challenge to these principles . |
| 19 | For example , whereas land rights were inherited through the mother in the matrilineal systems a father could leave economic trees to his sons , thereby providing them with a small independent base . |
| 20 | Enthusiastic supporters claimed that the movement gave to ‘ the Free Churches a unity they have never had before ’ although this same observer recognized that it was ‘ the Establishment that lies at the foundation of our contention ’ . |
| 21 | In the approaching waves a rotation of the polarization is expressed by a rotation of the components Φ 2 or Φ in the complex plane . |
| 22 | On the shores of the Blighted Isle the Dark Elf host assembled , determined to deny the High Elves a foothold on the shore . |
| 23 | It made the nifty moves a bit difficult . |
| 24 | Southend are one off the bottom … but they 've given some of the top teams a run for their money this season … |
| 25 | One of the top skills a driver 's got have on a road if he 's gon na maintain safety . |
| 26 | For the cyclist however it was a ‘ challenge ’ in more ways than one , partly because the distance was much greater than is usual in such events , thus giving the motorised modes a head start on the outer-suburb uncongested sections , and partly because traffic was lighter than usual on that particular day . |
| 27 | One of her first arrivals at Heathrow gave the British tabloids a field day as she climbed off a long-haul flight from Australia in the same travel-weary outfit she had boarded in . |
| 28 | It adds : ‘ The viability of this proposal will need to be further explored with the private sector and others as it is too early at this stage to value the commercial opportunities a road might bring for improved coal and mineral extraction , forestry , recreation and other developments to defray construction costs . ’ |
| 29 | Under King Charles II Bishop Cosin turned the hall into a chapel after the dilapidations of the Commonwealth general , and gave the medieval windows a clerestory . |
| 30 | ‘ Were the French envoys an exception , particularly in the days preceding his death ? ’ |