Example sentences of "[noun sg] in a [noun] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter had a mere twelve members but nevertheless carried weight in a situation where the Callaghan government was in a technical minority in the House and in danger of imminent defeat . |
| 2 | He was in Hollywood by 1915 in time to see Griffith at the height of his powers , and in a sense Vidor was always to remain a representative of the Griffith era ; he was to become Hollywood 's token Progressive in a period when the main energies of that phenomenon had been exhausted . |
| 3 | Was she the only person in the world who felt that love was too precious a commodity to cheapen by offering it as a stake in a game where the prize was emotional titillation ? |
| 4 | Charming lounge bar in a house once the home of Christopher North . |
| 5 | There was a kiln to dry the corn in an area where the damp climate gave a short season for harvesting and a mill , where the grain was processed . |
| 6 | Whether or not , as Heath reported , the Vietnamese were turning increasingly to the US for advice and assistance in a situation where the Governor of Annam was n't speaking to the Prime Minister — who was being kept on . |
| 7 | A child in a world where the Angel had gone . |
| 8 | ‘ Nominative not objective pronoun in a comparison where the verb is understood . ’ |
| 9 | At one point they stopped to smoke a chillim in a glade where the conifers were thinner and dense clumps of feathery-leafed bamboo had spread across the open spaces . |
| 10 | So how selfish then of Charles and Diana to make the official announcement of their separation in a week when the nation was celebrating the coffee couple 's romance . |
| 11 | The fact that Crosby fought tooth and nail to get the job in an area where the success rate is so limited and expectation so high , speaks volumes for his bottle . |
| 12 | In El Salvador , the FMLN is trying to build a party and electoral apparatus in a climate where the killers of the past decade are still at large . |
| 13 | It does n't seem very clever of them to cut the grant for a festival in a region where the MPs are both Scottish ministers . ’ |
| 14 | The Italian alert provided the main drama in a day when the diplomatic noose around Libya was tightened . |
| 15 | Once she 'd taken a room in a village where the bus just happened to stop . |
| 16 | Tennyson then goes onto portray a wonderful quality of desolation and despair in a wasteland where no one has been since the beginning of the world . |
| 17 | Even if the defendant himself can plausibly say that he did not intend to use violence , it is sufficient if he uses the language or behaviour in a situation where the addressee is likely to believe that violence will be used against him either by the speaker or by other persons . |
| 18 | The council and others had objected to the proposed development and the council had refused planning permission on the ground that the proposals would result in an intensification of air pollution in an area where the level of existing pollution was high and would create additional health hazards to residents of the area . |
| 19 | Make repairs using glue in a period when no one will be using the stairs , to give the glue time to set without the joint flexing . |
| 20 | ‘ Who would have believed that Haagen-Dazs could build a market for a product retailing at just under £3 per tub with a name that meant nothing , with understated quirky packaging in a country where a major recession was started to bite ? |
| 21 | The scanning expert said : ‘ The easiest way to do that would be to enhance the quality of the original recording then just play it down an ordinary phone to a mobile phone in an area where the signal was strong . |
| 22 | For an application of the defence in a case where a claimant , in order to make good his claim , was obliged to assert his own fraudulent purpose I was referred to Palaniappa Chettiar v. Arunasalam Chettiar [ 1962 ] A.C. 294 . |
| 23 | Their achievement is seen as a sign of hope in a country where the seven-year civil war has forced half a million people into exile and a further half million to become refugees in their own land . |
| 24 | The extensive consultation which takes place between central government and these associations should not be seen as a generous concession by government but as ‘ the inevitable response in a situation where the centre lacks detailed control . |
| 25 | She left the car outside the churchyard in a space where the cockpit used to be and walked home . |
| 26 | Employers rely on the military to suppress labour discontent in a country where the ‘ legal minimum wage ’ is little more than US$1 a day and where the basic working week is more than 50 hours . |
| 27 | One hundred and thirty pounds was a lot of money in a country where an average wage was three pounds a month . |
| 28 | Throughout Van Der Meulen 's long career , his primary concern was that of peaceful co-existence and co-operation in a region where a Muslim majority had to live in close proximity to large communities of Christians and pagans . |
| 29 | No amount of attendance at classes or reading on the subject can substitute for the experience of making a verbal presentation as a manager in a situation where the outcome really matters . |
| 30 | Some people prefer to be called ‘ clients ’ , a term which suggests a rather more active participative role in a dialogue where the professional service provider negotiates an agreed course of action with the recipient of his services . |