Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rich vein of disagreement indeed , offered for eager exploitation by opponents ! |
| 2 | Crocus and hyacinth are most useful when planted in the border where , together with muscari and scilla , they can provide dense ground coverage and a rich carpet of colour beneath . |
| 3 | I have now received a polite letter from B.T. together with a phone card worth 30p . |
| 4 | So , the Excavator 's house of Call had sprung up from a beer-shop ; and the old -established Ham and Beef Shop had become the Railway Eating House , with a roast leg of pork daily , through interested motives of a similar immediate and popular description . |
| 5 | But I know , too , that if it is a dry day on Saturday then I shall have to do it all over again . |
| 6 | In Suffolk there was still a little water on roads yesterday . |
| 7 | Captain Goldsborough , wrapped in his thick , black fur , and with a little time to while away until the road should be clear of wedding-carriages , appeared to be telling her so . |
| 8 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman and I manage to spend a little time in Lancashire together , and that he will come to Bath . |
| 9 | Bills of this size will have a devastating impact on families still struggling to fight their way out of the recession . |
| 10 | Diamond drilling cuts a solid core from rocks as much as 2 km beneath the surface . |
| 11 | A solid snake of people still wound back along the north shore of the loch . |
| 12 | A solid beam of light suddenly illuminates the scene as Nitesun , the heliborne lighting system , hovers overhead . |
| 13 | Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament consisting of a 28-seat House of Assembly popularly elected every five years , and a 21-seat appointed Senate . |
| 14 | ALTHOUGH only the Communist Party came out strongly against a possible reunification of Germany yesterday , the prospect will cause an upheaval in French international thinking particularly over France 's role as the motor of the European Community . |
| 15 | Both judges decided in favour of the child having a possible cause of action so that each action will proceed to trial . |
| 16 | There were hopeful indications of a possible decline in hooliganism both inside and outside the ground . |
| 17 | In Britain , where suspicion of the army as a possible instrument of tyranny together with a generally rising level of prosperity made recruits unusually hard to obtain , this element was prominent . |
| 18 | Declining per capita income over a prolonged period of time usually results in a change of government , sometimes after a revolution or a military coup . |
| 19 | Suddenly I stared in amazement , for below me , sloping down from the church , was the Fair field , a broad sweep of land entirely covered with tinkers , caravans , and horses . |
| 20 | Mr Volstad 's plates are as meticulous as usual , with a broad range of clothing both specific to the LFDs and of general issue . |
| 21 | She led for most of the way at a terrific pace with Cardwell doggedly staying in touch before making a last-ditch effort in the final 25 metres . |
| 22 | As a noted historian of crime recently argued , the decrease in levels of recorded crime ‘ coincides with increased court activity , with the spread and professionalisation of the new police , and with an apparent increase in public cooperation with both courts and the police . |
| 23 | Ace in particular seemed genuinely interested in her work and , although she 'd never really been fooled into thinking his life was a hedonistic round of pleasure apart from risking his life sixteen weekends a year , she was quite surprised at the dedication he displayed in keeping fit and the work he put in behind the scenes . |
| 24 | Where he had been standing had been a turning point for cars once upon a time — when there were still cars in the world — but this had never been a place for modern things . |
| 25 | Unskilled is also used to imply a low level of skill rather than its absence . |
| 26 | People with a low tolerance for change therefore tend to fight hard to maintain the status quo , often without being able to articulate their reasons for so doing . |
| 27 | I also tried to incorporate a strong element of freedom so that a long term eating habit could be created . |
| 28 | Although urban dwellers troop out to the countryside at the first available opportunity and nature plays a significant part in Japanese sentiment , the cultural and other attractions of the cities have a magnetizing effect in an era which has produced a strong emphasis on material rather than spiritual wealth . |
| 29 | The outlook for tomorrow , dry at first but a strong chance of rain later . |
| 30 | They had built a strong relationship with audiences both at home and abroad . |