Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] a particularly [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few years ago one writer described a particularly difficult winter ascent of Wildboar Clough as ‘ The second worst journey in the world . ’ |
| 2 | In June 1984 , a scant four weeks after the jumbo jet statistic became known in the world 's aviation lobbies , the president made a particularly memorable speech . |
| 3 | The doctrine of operationalism took a particularly extreme view on this issue by stipulating that the meaning of a concept consisted in the operations required to measure it . |
| 4 | Half Term looked a particularly promising sort in winning a 12-runner Yarmouth maiden last October . |
| 5 | The restoration of the monarchy and its patronage proved a particularly valuable source of wealth and position to those who had remained faithful or changed their allegiance with a careful eye to the future . |
| 6 | The Packard Bell range is n't a family of screamers — the one we looked at in our Bundles Bench Test in the February issue had a particularly slow video performance . |
| 7 | Barnsley Junction had a particularly large signal box erected near the top of an embankment . |
| 8 | The split followed a particularly fractious session of the national congress , where the gulf between fundis and realos had been emphasized by policy differences on a wide variety of issues . |
| 9 | At one point , as the ancient taxi manoeuvred a particularly narrow twisting stretch of road , she found herself gazing into a steep-sided gorge . |
| 10 | Mithraism exerted a particularly powerful influence on the coalescence of Christian tradition . |
| 11 | Rather , its significance lies in the fact that the pluralist position in the community power debate represented a particularly coherent expression of a variety of strands within political science which were well established before Dahl or Polsby s involvement in the community power debate . |
| 12 | Mr Taylor said the agency had a particularly close working relationship with several local authorities throughout the country . |
| 13 | Republican talk of " rolling back " communism had a particularly ominous ring to it , especially when ( early in 1953 ) a shooting war was still in progress in Korea . |
| 14 | Eurolines division had a particularly successful year , boosting profits 12pc to £1.1 million . |
| 15 | Until the mid-1980s , the single payments scheme provided a particularly important resource for claimant households . |
| 16 | Once again , the ideological leanings of readers ' papers were more influential than their own ideological leanings , though less than their partisanship ( Table 8.11 ) Once again , the press had a particularly strong influence on Labour identifiers ; and its influence increased at the end of the campaign ( Table 8.12 ) . |
| 17 | The press had a particularly strong influence on the attitudes of Labour identifiers , especially towards the end of the campaign . |
| 18 | By the end of the campaign , political interest , watching BBC-TV news , and a Labour identity made people somewhat more inclined to name defence as the Conservative Party 's main theme , however ; and those who had frequent discussions about politics developed a particularly clear perception of the Conservatives ' focus on defence issues ( Table 7.11 ) . |
| 19 | African Christianity inherited a particularly exuberant cult , which councils tried repeatedly to restrain . |