Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb mod] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the defendant 's contention were adopted , it would result that in no case of a doubtful claim could a compromise be enforced . |
| 2 | As Cannon comments , ‘ in no other populous state of the nation at this time could a handful of millionaires and a political consultant so early have decided on their own to run an aging actor for governor without consulting party leaders . ’ |
| 3 | Only by such understanding can a ballet be created with style and expression . |
| 4 | The outskirts of her home town excited her as a magical cavern will a child . |
| 5 | Government by minority is usually bad government ; in no truly democratic country could a disaster like the poll tax have been pushed through in defiance of public opinion , wasting billions of pounds and causing misery to millions of people . |
| 6 | How much time might a teacher have to spend religiously chasing-up ways of making small-scale economies ? |
| 7 | The time-honoured foam filter is a good beginner 's choice , and an excellent back-up to other systems , especially as it can be matured ( build-up a working population of bacteria ) in the tank at the same time as other systems — then moved into action at the required time should a back-up or quarantine tank become necessary . |
| 8 | I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date . |
| 9 | Only by constant bargaining can a president hope to bring order to the inherent chaos of the US political system and thereby give it direction and purpose . |
| 10 | ( f ) IN GENERAL A TUTOR SHOULD RETURN A TEST CORRECTED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF ITS RECEIPT and only in very exceptional circumstances should a test be retained for longer than two weekends . |
| 11 | Certain basic costs must be recouped if the retailer is to stay in business ; only in the most exceptional circumstances will a rug be sold for less than these . |
| 12 | On the other hand , there were several escape clauses within the Treaty which permitted divergence in national policy should a state decide that this was necessary on grounds of national security . |
| 13 | Only by the merest chance would a traveller through space happen upon the planet Earth ; a tiny jewel of a place , orbiting an unexceptional star in an ordinary galaxy , but — miracle of miracles — providing precisely those conditions , neither too hot nor too cold , nor too dense nor too sparse , where the astonishingly delicate processes of life can unfold . |
| 14 | What better inspiration could a literature of theory have than an audience composed of theorists and critics ? |
| 15 | If it is ⅔km around a running track , how many laps would a runner have to make to do 12km ? |
| 16 | Tell me , Fran , how many lovers should a man , or a woman , if you prefer , in these liberated days , have ? ’ |
| 17 | What useful purpose will a re-run of that debate serve ? |
| 18 | Only by retaining an experienced independent consultant can a farmer make first a judgement about which way to go and secondly an objective purchasing decision . |
| 19 | How much of those snapshots might a history of mass media study ? |
| 20 | Only in the former case could a violation of autonomy conceivably be justified . |
| 21 | What higher confidence could a Christian have than to reflect that in heaven the risen Christ in his ascended manhood ‘ is around ’ on our behalf ? |
| 22 | Speaking to defence writers , he made clear he was against the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation taking over responsibility for all peacekeeping in the former Yugoslavia should a ceasefire and peace be agreed . |
| 23 | Only by researching stocks thoroughly or by taking skilled impartial advice can a client ensure against being misled . |
| 24 | Only under a secular constitution can a nation of nearly 850m people that is divided and then sub-divided by race , religion and caste stay peacefully together for the journey ahead . |
| 25 | If a high proportion of its population obtains private treatment should a health authority purchase the same pattern of care from the NHS as one whose population does not have access to the private sector ? |
| 26 | Only in that way can a job be effectively understood . |
| 27 | So what constructive action can a lender take ? |
| 28 | In which therapeutic areas would a protocol help ? |
| 29 | Why in long-run equilibrium will a company 's cost of capital exceed its growth rate ? |
| 30 | In our opinion , only by early recognition and aggressive intervention can a patient 's chances of survival be increased . |