Example sentences of "an [noun] [prep] [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked the Queen to appoint an Archbishop of York without first asking the Archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 2 | The latter seemed to hold the view that , if there had to be an Archbishop of Canterbury at all , it were best that he should be a socialist . |
| 3 | This is not invariable however ; the case of the distracted driver or that of my seeing an Archbishop in ignorance of such phenomena are both problematical . |
| 4 | It is most commonly woven into textured or pile fabrics and it has an advantage over wool in that when washed correctly ( without too much heat ) it will retain its shape , drip dry and need little ironing . |
| 5 | There is no doubt that Philip had an advantage on occasions like this since he alone represented France while the Angevins were represented by two princes whose interests diverged somewhat and whose differences could be , and were , skilfully exploited by the Capetian King . |
| 6 | And any chance of winning an election on proposals for social justice was ‘ realistically ’ denied . |
| 7 | The sources said the incidents were in Croat villages seized by mainly Muslim Bosnian forces in an offensive near Travnik in central Bosnia . |
| 8 | Initially it was thought that there was an impairment in memory for visual stimuli but work carried out in the 1970s largely dispelled this notion . |
| 9 | More fundamentally , one could ask whether the problem should be seen in terms of an interaction between nations at all , for in what sense can a nation be a ‘ player ’ ? |
| 10 | An assessment of commissions in international bond markets in the early 1980s shown in Davis ( 1988 ) suggests that in general , commissions in the eurobond market ( 2% ) were higher than in the US domestic market ( 1% ) , but rather lower than in the various European domestic markets ( 2.5% ) . |
| 11 | They are based on an assessment of relationships between different parts of the state apparatus . |
| 12 | ( Johnson was an apothecary in search of medicinal plants , and Welsh plant names often reflect their medicinal usage . ) |
| 13 | The reaction was stopped by adding 80 µl 2 M perchloric acid followed by an incubation at 37°C for 30 minutes . |
| 14 | Fresh from wringing an admission of guilt from multinational competitor Hitachi ( New Scientist , 17 February , p 428 ) , the firm is now accusing a small band of its former employees in Silicon Valley of stealing trade secrets used in transferring information to and from computer discs . |
| 15 | Well , they have a fight erm they very rarely attack us , but they very frequently fight amongst themselves , and it 's usually over something that 's happened previously , but a few stupid words can just spark something that could be ignored if everything else was all right , but it an insult on top of hundreds of insults will just tip them over . |
| 16 | There is hardly an atom of truth in any of them and , while occasionally a long-held folk belief may prove to have some measure of accuracy , it is best to disbelieve them on principle without medical evidence . |
| 17 | But he is using them as light fixtures ( there 's a switch ! ) to illuminate an installation of photographs of previous shows at the gallery . |
| 18 | The ability to go back to a previous question in order to modify an answer/input in light of current best information is provided by Truth Maintenance . |
| 19 | During the battle between the two , which began an hour before sunset on 24 April 1778 off Kilroot Point near Carrickfergus , Jones kept his distance , disabling his opponent by cannon fire and pistol shots aimed at the crew until , resistance having ceased , a boarding party was sent across , to find the decks running with blood and rum — a keg , brought out prematurely to celebrate the expected victory , had been breached by a cannon ball — and the Drake was taken in tow . |
| 20 | Michael Martin , the Felsted captain , and William Cooper shared in a second wicket partnership of 239 , both scoring centuries , before Martin declared half an hour after lunch at 246 for one . |
| 21 | ‘ during the hours of darkness ’ This point means the time between half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise . |
| 22 | For example the unix facility TYPO checks sequences of di-grams and tri-grams and computes an index of peculiarity for each word — if a word contains several very rare di- or tri-grams , it is potentially misspelled ( Morris and Cherry , 1975 ) . |
| 23 | It had an index in excess of 20,000 , one of the highest What Personal Computer has on record . |
| 24 | The Prince of Wales established an award for innovation in 1985 and his working group on innovation was set up after a conference at Highgrove last year . |
| 25 | Well , I think it is high time that we gave an award for valour in professional conduct , and I nominate as the first recipient , Keith Holdsworth of Bournemouth , Employed by the New Forest District Council , Keith Holdsworth risked his career , his livelihood and his life savings in the defence of his professional integrity , when it would have been so easy to take an easier route . |
| 26 | It provides an opportunity for researchers in academic institutions , central and local government , the private sector and other agencies to meet and discuss the discipline generally , as well as the specific papers and themes . |
| 27 | In other cases , the decrees seemed to provide an opportunity for insurance against other possible future decrees . |
| 28 | They are intended to provide an opportunity for pupils of all abilities to show what they can do in realistic activities that themselves contribute to learning . |
| 29 | A band of singers or musicians also offers a context and an opportunity for training in Christian discipleship . |
| 30 | An Opportunity to Share in Clerical Medical 's Excellent Investment Performance |