Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Who were extremely keen to locate in this county , everything was right for them , Mr Allenby 's borough had the site , my clients had the site should I say , and erm but we lost it to Humberside because it was not possible for either Harrogate or ourselves to look them in the eye and say yes we can guarantee planning consent .
2 Party fares , low hostel charges , and the availability of cheap , simple meals made a three-week continental cycling holiday in 1930 possible for approximately £15 .
3 It is possible for both parents and children to show mutual love and respect in spite of their very different views .
4 A balance is possible for both music and speech and the right adjustment will make a noticeable difference .
5 These areas are specifically set apart for retail outlets ( both large and small ) and are designed to be as convenient and pleasant as possible for both customer and retailers .
6 We shall see later that when one combines general relativity with the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics , it is possible for both space and time to be finite without any edges or boundaries .
7 In the terms of our earlier discussion , it is as if an external ‘ banker ’ had magically appeared , making it possible for both Bristol and Coventry to benefit from the same outcome , a draw .
8 The use of public transport will be promoted where possible for both staff and visitors .
9 Not only is it possible for both men and women to have intercourse well into old age , but many of them do .
10 However Dateline was right about both compatibility and chemistry , and Barry and Jean married earlier this year .
11 ‘ It would help us a lot to know as much as possible about both Mrs Marr and the Rector .
12 The figures can be taken as generally representative for both Europe and the USA .
13 Persson dominated the first game and his venomous top spin attack proved too strong for even Chen 's defences as they were breached 21–8 but Chen held on to an even scoreline in the second game .
14 The climate extremes suggested by the physical models would have rendered southern Africa inhospitable for both animal and plant life , yet fossils of the most diverse and prolific terrestrial vertebrates , the mammal-like reptiles dicynodonts , are found in South Africa , Zambia , Zimbabwe , Malawi and Tanzania .
15 These findings were also confirmed in the USA , where Butler and Fuguitt ( 1970 ) and Hassinger ( 1957 ) from work in Wisconsin and Minnesota , found that rural settlements near larger albeit not very much larger towns , tended to grow faster than average , although the findings were not universal through either time or space .
16 Public area lighting should be adequate for both daytime and evening activities , flattering to tired complexions , and gently dimmed after dark .
17 Though the experience of structural change is common to all , the consequences have been sharply different for both countries and firms .
18 Julia kept her eyes clear of both Lord Cumbermound and Canon Wheeler and , leaving McGee to clear the table for port and dessert , she went upstairs to the drawing-room to remove the sherry glasses and set out coffee .
19 ( And under current legislation , the payout to you will be free of both income tax and capital gains tax , because GRE will have already paid tax on the underlying investment . )
20 Following this expressivist logic , if a group is unable to objectify its interests in certain domains it may attempt to create its own cultural forms in some other field , although some groups without any resources are bereft of both power and prospects in virtually all spheres .
21 The first defined them as potentially active and vital contributors to the economy ; the second as vulnerable individuals who would be bereft of both health and personal satisfaction by enforced retirement .
22 He is simultaneously top of both Christie 's and the Sotheby 's charts .
23 Tagan roamed the country to the north of the company , but it was deserted , empty of both men and beasts .
24 University of Utah spin-out Hippo Software Inc in Salt Lake City says it has a $240 package that runs on Windows NT-based PCs that allows developers to write programs that are source code-compatible with both NT and Unix , reports our sister publication ClieNT Server NEWS .
25 The Commissioner considers the quality of decisions by Social Fund Inspectors to be high with around 90% reaching the ‘ high quality standard required ’ .
26 Immensely popular with both Masters and boys , he was a tireless worker in almost every School activity .
27 Clarence Hiles in the Ulster Cricketer , reiterates the esteem in which Sean was held by describing him as the doyen of Irish cricket writers ‘ who tackled all the main issues , in the caring thoughtful manner which made him so popular with both players and officials alike . ’
28 Clarence Hiles in the Ulster Cricketer , reiterates the esteem in which Sean was held by describing him as the doyen of Irish cricket writers ‘ who tackled all the main issues , in the caring thoughtful manner which made him so popular with both players and officials alike . ’
29 It raised the level of both safety and productivity and was therefore popular with both miners and management .
30 The birds and animals housed in Pittville Park in Cheltenham have been popular with both adults and children for more than 50 years .
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