Example sentences of "[conj] a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , where a rather mundane design was requested , e.g. the mosaic from the Bon Marche site , Gloucester , the mosaicist 's client will have been ignorant of its significance . |
| 2 | His next stop was Fontevivo , then Bellena , where a rather handsome air-force pilot used sometimes to get on . |
| 3 | In contrast to neighbouring Cuxton , where a most important Palaeolithic site was discovered in 1962 , the prehistory of Hailing as known at present can only be shown to date from Neolithic , or New Stone Age , times . |
| 4 | An example of regional differentiation within a country was Italy , where a strikingly sharper drop in fertility appeared in the north than in the south in these years . |
| 5 | The annual totals are published with the permission of Islay Estates Ltd. where a remarkably long run of weather statistics has been kept with very few gaps . |
| 6 | The breakdown threatens to create a shambles where a reasonably well-ordered nuclear establishment used to be . |
| 7 | It is a system where a reasonably educated person would have heard of Homer but never of Kalidas , of Ibsen but rarely of Tagore , of Joan of Arc but not of the Rani of Jhansi ( another woman who took arms to try to drive the British out of her country ) , of Goethe but not of his contemporary the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib . |
| 8 | For instance , Tarrow hypotheses that where a generally populist strategy is adopted by a broad-based urban-rural coalition able to call on a strong administrative apparatus , social policy may have a general redistributive impact in raising the standard of living in the periphery . |
| 9 | The dating of years from the Incarnation of Jesus Christ — AD1 — started in England in the eighth century quite informally , and then spread throughout the countries of Western Europe with the exception of the Iberian peninsula , where a quite different system against a base of 1 January 38BC prevailed for a number of centuries . |
| 10 | On the local level , where a much greater chance of agreement could be assumed and where Hughes could not veto their action , political work was easier . |
| 11 | Joe Moss ( ‘ A likeable chap with an enormous knowledge of rock music ’ — Dave McCullouch ) took the band to Rough Trade where a much greater empathy seemed apparent . |
| 12 | Fred was delighted and led her up to his bedroom where a truly magnificent blue and yellow parrot sat in a tall cage . |
| 13 | If the discretion can be exercised where there has been a fraudulent misrepresentation , as in the present case , it must be exercisable also where a merely innocent misrepresentation has been made . |
| 14 | At my Granny 's we hear the Parkhead roar all afternoon if Celtic is playing at home , and we take the train home from Carntyne station where a nauseatingly bad smell fills the air . |
| 15 | However , even where a less rigid gender division of labour prevails , it seems to be the case that women commonly act as the ‘ kin keepers ’ , that is to say , the people who keep up regular contacts with members of the wider kin group . |
| 16 | On occasions , current behaviour is simply a repetition of long-standing family patterns , as for example when there has been marital conflict expressed in physical violence or where a mentally ill son or daughter has had periodic outbursts of physical aggression . |
| 17 | Thirty four residents were transported by taxi to the elegant surroundings of The Admiral 's Rest on Wednesday , 9th December , where a very nice Christmas lunch was served . |
| 18 | We continue on heading until we pick up another waypoint , the particular shape of a section of the B1052 , where a very sharp right-hand bend is followed almost immediately by a minor road off to the east and a small hamlet , Brinkley , further north ( J ) . |
| 19 | Supporters have been visiting the new hospice premises at Harewood House where a very successful coffee morning was attended by over 100 people . |
| 20 | This is never done to motorists , where a very substantial minority of abusers literally get away with murder , despite the existence of technology which could reduce speeds substantially . |
| 21 | This has not been the case with the LDDC , where a very extensive regenerative programme has characterized the corporation 's activities in an area of about 5,000 acres downstream of Tower Bridge ( see Figure 3 , p. xiii ) . |
| 22 | A normal-sized portion should be eaten , except in children who have asthma or urticaria , where a very small amount should be tried first , in case there is a severe reaction . |
| 23 | ‘ are significant improvements in watercourses either because one has managed to get a discharger to cause his discharge to cease or to be brought up to a standard where a very significant polluting input has stopped , and there is a corresponding improvement in the overall river system . |
| 24 | A maid took me into the sitting room , where a very pretty lady with dark hair was working at a typewriter . |
| 25 | To church in morning , where a very large congregation was assembled . |
| 26 | Thus we frequently have a pattern where a relatively difficult examination is set to conform to the entry standards someone hopes may be achieved , where a large number of candidates do very badly on it and some of the least bewildered are then selected for further education . |
| 27 | We point this out because in order to consider the latter issue we will discuss experiments using both written and spoken presentation , even though we restricted our discussion of when processing begins to spoken language , where a relatively clear picture has emerged . |
| 28 | Surface pumps are preferable for some water gardens , especially where a relatively high ‘ head ’ of water is necessary , this ‘ head ’ being the vertical distance between water level and the highest point of discharge . |
| 29 | Where a more serious breach of contract occurs , or you are sacked , you will need to consider whether or not to claim that you have been wrongfully dismissed . |
| 30 | These charges seemed to be validated by a comparison with other contemporary courts , such as that of Russia or Austria , where a more traditional pattern of behaviour and etiquette was the fossilized norm . |