Example sentences of "[coord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In every case there is mains electricity & a good water supply . |
| 2 | All guests of Amsterdam Travel Service staying for four nights or more are invited for a welcome drink & a three course dinner ( drinks with meal are extra ) in one of the Karena Hotel restaurants in Amsterdam . |
| 3 | All employees or a representative sample answered the questionnaire . |
| 4 | Now , is that a pressure group or a representative group ? |
| 5 | How d' you think you 're going to feel , Joey , when we come face to face with a herd of elephant or a tawny tiger out there ? " |
| 6 | She could be a nuisance : she would remind his father that his exams or a dental appointment were due , or comment adversely on the state of his room . |
| 7 | It occurs when a writer applies a name or a descriptive term to an object to which it is not literally applicable ; when a word is carried over from its normal use to a new use . |
| 8 | We describe as weird , uncanny or spectacular , the resemblance of , say , a leaf insect to a leaf or a praying mantis to a cluster of pink flowers . |
| 9 | Italian-style cold drinks , such as iced coffee granita or a zingy blend of fresh fruit juices and grenadine , are also worth exploring . |
| 10 | You might be mad to wear one but , whether it 's a creation for Ascot or a woolly pull-on number , there 's a hat to top off any outfit |
| 11 | I have the impression of an enemy general , scanning our lines through his field-glasses , or a hardened housebreaker , openly searching for a point of entry . |
| 12 | It was a fascinating glimpse of a people who in the sixteenth century had never seen a wheel or a sea-going ship , had never faced an armoured knight on horseback or the fire power of crossbows and guns , but whose roads and lines of communication through the incredible terrain of the Andes , whose methods of agriculture by irrigation and whose whole political set-up , so close to what we know as Communism , was in some ways more advanced than that of their conquerors . |
| 13 | The use of a particular language does not necessarily coincide either with a group that claims common descent , or a geographical area or what is supposedly a culture . |
| 14 | Each division controls the operations of a fairly self-contained part of the organization 's activities ( for example , a particular product line , or a geographical area ) . |
| 15 | The 10th , 14th and 27th are departure points , whether this means leaving the past behind in a literal or a figurative way . |
| 16 | This causes the beam to bend and the displacement is measured by means of a strain gauge or a differential transformer . |
| 17 | Distillation may be carried out in either a batch process , using a pot still , or a continuous process , using a patent or Coffey still . |
| 18 | The question of which form of BSL is to be attained , whether it is an English-based form or a deaf form , remains to be established . |
| 19 | How could people turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to the horrors that they suffered ? |
| 20 | Constructive knowledge , which is said to exist were the accused ought to have realised that certain circumstances prevail and has failed to make the enquires a reasonable person would have made , is not applicable since ‘ knowingly ’ connotes either intention or a subjective awareness of the relevant facts . |
| 21 | Cadfael stooped and took it in both hands , and lifted it , and it parted from its setting without trailing a blade of grass or a torn edge of moss . |
| 22 | Additionally , bondholders might demand credit enhancement in the form of an insurance contract , letters of credit , recourse to the issuer , subordination of a second tranche which absorbs losses first , over-collateralization or a reserve fund . |
| 23 | So if you know that just by opening the door you 're bound to end up with a space-age vacuum cleaner , 50 encyclopaedias , a new patio or a tarmac-covered drive , you could try hiding in the broom cupboard until he 's gone . |
| 24 | If you get lost , find a major garage or a well-lit street before stopping to ask directions , and do n't keep anything smash-and-grabbable on show in the driver 's cabin . |
| 25 | He is , variously , a militant secularist or a pious Muslim ; a socialist or a free-marketeer ; a proud Iraqi or a proud pan-Arabist ; the scourge of the West or the pragmatist on whom the West can safely rely . |
| 26 | In the foreseeable future we are unlikely to achieve an average class size of 18 , or a stable class group over the primary/secondary range , or a single class teacher linking both primary and secondary phases , or a more relaxed attitude towards assessment . |
| 27 | Which do the so called modernizers of the Party prefer , a party of two hundred thousand rift with division and on minority issues or a stable party with the input of four million working people ? |
| 28 | Teams should consist of four people and each one should pledge at least £100 or £25 per person , to be raised through sponsorship or a straight donation . |
| 29 | Whenever difficulty is experienced in the course of business , such as dealing with a partner who appears not to be pulling his full weight or a developing personality clash between two partners , if the existing agreement proves inadequate to the task of resolving the dispute it should as a matter of priority be revised so that from then on it sufficiently deals with such matters in a way that takes account of the actual experience . |
| 30 | Many such adopters are anchored firmly in their beliefs ; they are open-minded and not contented with stereotypes or a superficial view of society . |