Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [num] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And conversely , in the exalté atmosphere of Northern Nigeria , a Resident who admitted defeat at the hands of his emir was deemed to be guilty of two unpardonable sins : he disgraced by his ineptitude the good name of the British Colonial Service ; and he brought the whole principle of local administrative autonomy into disrepute . |
| 2 | The absolute difference between the two figures seems to be due to two different factors : absorption by the oceans and other reductions in carbon stocks in living biota , the latter being strongly affected by human activities since the Industrial Revolution . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman may be interested in one significant and revealing statistic . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought , is Britain really going to be interested in two elderly people in a residential home ? |
| 5 | Understandably , despite such possible complexity , the purchaser will not be interested in the legal semantics of how the contracts are to be transferred but will be interested in two main practical concerns : firstly , in receiving the benefit of the contracts in return for performing the burden and secondly , in not paying for a contract if the purchaser can not benefit from it . |
| 6 | Looking back nearly a decade later , many might feel that the principle emerging from the Committee 's recommendations as most important for consumers was that consumer credit , whatever its apparent form , should be subject to one single system of regulation . |
| 7 | The introduction of a job-sharing scheme can be useful in two differing circumstances : first , where there are insufficient full-time posts to meet the number of applicants and , second , when the posts can not be filled due to insufficient numbers . |
| 8 | Disgusted by his own conceit , Maxim drifted out to the steps down to the lawn — the night was still warm enough for the big windows to be open-flanked by two huge , discreetly floodlit magnolia trees . |
| 9 | Hoomey 's tone of voice indicated that his strength would not be equal to two extra-curricular excursions in one day . |
| 10 | Hence the cost of achieving one QALY for renal dialysis might be equal to 19 hip replacements or 190 preventive advice sessions on smoking by GPs . |
| 11 | The official line is : ‘ We are just happy to still be involved in two major competitions . ’ |
| 12 | Alcohol is thought to be responsible for 40,000 premature deaths a year , as well as 60pc of suicide attempts , 50pc of murders , 54pc of fires and 30pc of domestic accidents . |
| 13 | The electrons may be excited from one orbital to another , still localised at the nitrogen impurity , by much less energy than is required in the perfect diamond : in fact , blue light has sufficient quantum energy . |
| 14 | Now , a number of notes will be common to two adjacent chords . |
| 15 | The findings will be relevant in three main areas : |
| 16 | ( d ) Effect of break-clause The draftsman should be aware of two important consequences of the insertion of a break-clause . |
| 17 | He drew up a work schedule dedicated ‘ to providing holes which would be reachable with two good shots , when the ground is soft and there is little or no run , rather than cater as regards length for the summer conditions ’ . |
| 18 | This gives a capacity of around 120 litres ( 26 gallons ) which should be sufficient for one full bath . |
| 19 | And if you take this issue of Ideal Home along with you , you 'll be entitled to one reduced adult admission of just £3.50 . |
| 20 | You must be wary of two possible pitfalls here : |