Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean people are a bit narrow in this respect you know they do n't like people to talk about it too openly — but I do because I think it 's important but the trouble is that — erm — that 's not really systematic in the sense that I do it but how many other people do it you see . |
| 2 | We have suggested a variety of breakfasts to keep the menus interesting and to demonstrate the variety possible on this diet . |
| 3 | But if you are the slightest bit interested in this symphony you simply must hear it , and not only because it was recorded only months after première performances conducted by Mravinsky himself . |
| 4 | The rate of eustatic change producible by this process has been estimated to be about three orders of magnitude slower than that produced by the climatically induced fluctuations of the Pleistocene ( Pitman , 1978 ) . |
| 5 | She was a bit evasive on this point . |
| 6 | He is a bit embarrassed by this category because , despite its ‘ archaic ’ elements , he finds himself unable to deny its authentic power . |
| 7 | Johnny , Johnny would ask you if you did the auditing for Westminster , but , er that 's a bit wrong at this stage . |
| 8 | a right good'un it were , our Arthur give me torch and I had to buy a battery , I paid about three pound odd for this battery |
| 9 | Ten miles on came heathland alive at this time of day with heather-coloured rabbits . |
| 10 | Finally , it should be emphasised that we had no complications in obtaining transjugular biopsies in patients with acute liver failure despite the severe coagulopathy inherent to this condition , even though these studies were frequently carried out in comatosed patients . |
| 11 | But we need to get our moral thinking clear on this matter all the more because in the first stages of unbridled conflict both sides seem to be suggesting that there really was no moral problem at all because the principle that they were obsessed with was the only one that mattered . |
| 12 | Section 7(1) stated ‘ The provisions of the Act or order by which the land is authorised to be acquired , or of any Act incorporated therewith , shall in relation to the matters dealt with in this Act , have effect subject to this Act , and so far as inconsistent with this Act those provisions shall cease to have or shall not have effect … ’ |
| 13 | Regulations 29 to 31 of Table A shall take effect subject to this paragraph . |
| 14 | Regulations 29 to 31 of Table A shall take effect subject to this paragraph . |
| 15 | A car similar to this G-T-O fetched four million pounds at auction last year . |
| 16 | Thus there will be a decline in the quality of the housing stock available to this sector , and a corresponding increase in both empty houses and the number of those who are homeless . |
| 17 | It is considered that the coats will be fitted with better effect agreeable to this pattern on reaching the regiments and for this purpose the fringe etc. is to be sent in materials to each corps ’ . |
| 18 | That he was able to summon the military force necessary for this invasion of southern Saxon territory , however , is surprising and a vivid demonstration of power by an exiled aetheling . |
| 19 | The grand plan was not only to achieve this stage of evolution in the shortest possible time , but also to eliminate Marxism , the opposing principle or force relative to this philosophy . |
| 20 | I do n't mind helping him and that , but I must admit I 'm feeling a bit uncomfortable with this leg . |
| 21 | The case studies of school self-evaluation which the Open University has carried out in Oxfordshire and elsewhere suggest that teachers are for the most part ignorant of this literature and of the various research strategies , mainly derived from social science , by which valid and reliable evidence about their professional activities might be gathered and judged . |
| 22 | Lady Bertram , on the other hand , feels that she has a fortunate marriage due to this reason of her beauty and also considers it is every woman 's obligation to show off her looks . |
| 23 | The order claimed over 7,000 members — but this was a wild exaggeration typical of this group . |
| 24 | A doctor found his patients ' interest in his electric wheelchair useful in this respect , and a social worker found that his guide dog helped : ‘ Even when there 's an awful atmosphere he 's wagging his tail . |
| 25 | For the Crown , Mr. Crystal submits that the issue involved in this appeal is a short point of construction and that there is simply no warrant for the suggestion that section 31 of the Act of 1968 embraces or was ever intended to embrace bankruptcy proceedings . |
| 26 | As Fig. 3 shows , the proportion infecund in this age group varied between .0 and 6.8 per cent , and the frequency of infecundity was associated with the frequency of early marriages . |
| 27 | A law signed on March 5 ( given in full in Rossiskaya gazeta of May 6 ) laid down the legal foundations of individual and state security and set up a Security Council responsible for this area , chaired ex officio by the Russian President . |
| 28 | Power means heat production , a situation made even more critical by the fact that internal space for heat dispersion is at a premium on a unit such as this , currently the smallest rackmount amp available with this power rating . |
| 29 | The question relevant to this appeal , as posed by the order of 13 October 1988 , was : |
| 30 | The solebars were then attached to this assembly ( the solebars already having the axleguards fitted and riveted by a hydraulic riveting machine adjacent to this position ) . |