Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Important structural features for antiulcer activity in flavonoids include the isoprenyl group , the presence of ortho -hydroxyl groups and/or a free hydroxyl in the uncondensed benzene ring . |
| 2 | A horse in a field needs shelter — may be trees all around the edge of the field and/or a wooden shelter . |
| 3 | ‘ Pay ’ within article 119 of the EEC Treaty did not include a statutory redundancy payment or a statutory payment under section 106 of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 . |
| 4 | A new theoretical formulation or a new analogy can be immensely important in furthering knowledge ; certainly just as much as can finding out a new fact . |
| 5 | Erm they could have , to my way of thinking , have engaged in piecework or a reasonable incentive scheme , set with times and everything else , but er they did n't do that . |
| 6 | In your own minds , now , I want you to think of a famous building or a famous site or perhaps a famous street or avenue yes a a statue would be fine , erm or something that 's famous , like an animal perhaps , or a park erm or a zoo , although that might be a bit difficult . |
| 7 | The operators can , of they have a mind to question the systems ' automatic decisions , run through the status of the entire building or a single valve . |
| 8 | In addition to the audit of a single building or a whole portfolio of buildings there has also been an increase in demand for the ‘ space audit ’ , usually from office tenants . |
| 9 | A trip down memory lane or a sentimental reunion will give you great pleasure and allow you to say what 's in your heart without feeling self-conscious . |
| 10 | Our earliest play-text of The Winter 's Tale is that of the First Folio , also of 1623 , and whether this represents a play-text from the missing licensed text or a later version we do not know . |
| 11 | This overburden may be only a shallow layer of topsoil or a deep layer of modern building rubble , as is the case on some urban sites , and it may be removed by digging with hand tools or by using a mechanical excavator , depending on the site . |
| 12 | This may be a brief summary of reasons or a full decision dictated by the chairman . |
| 13 | 36 , or relating to protection of the environment or the working environment ’ shall notify such provisions to the Commission , and the Commission may confirm them after having verified that they are not a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States . |
| 14 | Section 245 provides that if it appears to the directors that any annual accounts of the company or any directors ' report did not comply with the provisions of the Act they may prepare revised accounts or a revised report . |
| 15 | Thus the Profitboss is meticulous in replying to correspondence , whether it be a brief memo from a junior clerk in accounts or a personal letter from a salesman prospecting for business . |
| 16 | The giving of often lavish presents to diplomats when they left a court to which they had been accredited , when a treaty was signed between two states or a special embassy of congratulation or condolence was sent , still a widespread practice in the first years of the nineteenth century , fairly soon became unimportant . |
| 17 | A statement from the heart or a mere publicity stunt ? |
| 18 | Under the 1953 Act , it is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place unless you have permission or a good reason , and the onus is on the carrier to show that they have one or the other . |
| 19 | The sinking of the pound brought new fears of an interest rate rise or a humiliating devaluation . |
| 20 | Between these times it shows either a slight rise or a general plateau ( tests of Groups 1 , 2 and 6 ) or a slight decline after a peak at about noon ( Groups 3 , 5 and 7 ) . |
| 21 | The factors relevant to the giving of reasons by the Parole Board or a local review committee are not the same as those relevant to the Secretary of State 's giving reasons for not accepting the judicial view of the tariff . |
| 22 | A basin pillar tap is sealed to the basin surface with non-setting mastic or a supplied gasket and a plastic washer underneath |
| 23 | We believe that the diagnosis of hiatal hernia has been over exagerated and only manometric studies combined with precise endoscopic evaluation can say whether we are dealing with a true hiatal hernia or a small initial Barrett 's oesophagus . |
| 24 | The traumatic effects of resettlement , whether as a result of dam projects or a state-sponsored attempt to relieve population pressure , often reduce the ability of the settlers to adapt satisfactorily to their new environment . |
| 25 | Use your fingers or a dampened sponge . |
| 26 | Apply flux with your fingers or a rag-covered stick . |
| 27 | Do this with your fingers or a rag-covered stick |
| 28 | Whether parallel forms or a split-half method is used , the agreement between the scores is used as a basis for an overall measure of agreement . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's a question of some of the wiring not being routed in the correct way and in some cases this has caused a chafing or a short circuit , ’ said a Vauxhall spokesman yesterday . |
| 30 | Yes , erm , I had in mind that , is there a seconder to that ? my own view is that erm , and that goes for most of the way for dealing with the problem , but I think it would be appropriate for this committee to make it clear that erm , any extension of the maximum aggregate for the current financial year will be met by an appropriate reduction or a corresponding reduction in the expenditure for ninety four ninety five , erm and I 'm not certain that that 's absolutely clear to the public or indeed to all members of |