Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A clean design versus an evolved hodge-podge that in ‘ no way is ever going to be unified . ’ |
| 2 | Hans Lewy is another scholar with whom one can disagree only at one 's peril , and Hans Lewy maintained in an admirable paper that at least what Josephus quotes is authentic Hecataeus . |
| 3 | Irrespective of the decisions of the World Bank classifiers , however , it is an undeniable fact that in the 1990s most hitherto self-proclaimed socialist or communist countries are rapidly coming to an understanding with transnational capitalism , and that the scope and volume of the transnational practices of such states with the states and institutions of the capitalist system have increased dramatically in the last decade . |
| 4 | Therefore , if were incorrectly derived from an acoustic waveform that in fact corresponded to an intended production of thanks for sending me your letter , the syntactic/semantic component would not only have to reject all the improbable competitors such as thanks force ending knee your letter , but also to identify that the word knee has been incorrectly derived instead of me . |
| 5 | MacKenna J. held that there was an implied term that in such a case the seller was not completely excused from all performance but that the buyer had the option of accepting delivery of the reduced quantity , at a pro rata price . |
| 6 | Roman was early ; Claudia left her office on the hour , closing the door with an irrational feeling that by the next time she saw it many things , including herself , would be irrevocably changed . |
| 7 | And they say yeah I will but but presumably that tapers off and they do n't but it 's an interesting thing that on particular when you 're targeting certain things like pantomime do get people in I think there 's lot 's of people said this evening say actually build on that perhaps get those people to come back again so yes I did like it I I did like what I saw there I did like the way that I was treated I did like the whole ambience of the place like I 'll definitely come back again will they be viable to do that ? |
| 8 | There 's also the soft side , the Bill Morrison who is reduced to tears by Harry Secombe — ‘ I 'd love to be as good as him ’ and the Bill Morrison who confesses in an unguarded moment that as an epitaph he 'd like the description that appeared in a recent Times leader about him : ‘ a man they can trust ’ . |
| 9 | It is an extraordinary fact that in 1954 the hero of a bestselling novel like Lucky Jim never once gets to the point of making love to any of the girls he pursues . |
| 10 | It was an ancient custom that on the fourth day of her menstruation , when a woman had taken her ritual bath , her husband was honour-bound to have intercourse with her . |
| 11 | But an empirical recognition that in some circumstances a particular productive force ( say , a composer or a performer ) may not be wholly homogenized means that such a possibility must be allowed on the level of theory . |
| 12 | Such paranoia probably derives from an unconscious recognition that in such a collaborative medium , the director as sole auteur is an artificial concept , a labelling convenience , the confection of French theorists : and , who knows , the hand that slips from behind the shadow of the throne to reach for the director 's crown most likely belongs to he who first dreamed the kingdom . |
| 13 | It is an irresistible inference that before 5 p.m. the mother had discussed the question of blood transfusions with her daughter because Miss T. ‘ out of the blue ’ according to the nurse raised the subject . |
| 14 | Nothing , he found , was more effective — as he tried to devise an inner world that at the same time avoided the black hole of dejection — than work , solitary work , work in which one was gladly buried . |
| 15 | Indeed , it is an educational paradox that at present ‘ free choice in a co-educational system can place boys and girls at a disadvantage in attempting to realize their personal potential ; in addition , such ‘ choice ’ can place girls at a disadvantage in obtaining challenging employment , through their subject ‘ options ’ . |
| 16 | There was no reply , just an impatient grunt that at least confirmed that he was n't sleeping . |
| 17 | The British Medical Journal in 1907 quoted with approval the view of an American doctor that in higher education ‘ It is not merely her mind that is unsexed , but her body loses much of that special charm that attracts men . |
| 18 | It is an irrelevant disappointment that after her delightful scene with Princess Katherine ( Emma Thompson ) , Geraldine McEwan as Alice has nothing to do but adjust a veil or two and look pleased . |
| 19 | There is an agreeable story that on arrival the Prince wanted to change money and found an agent who advertised ‘ Here we exchange sovereigns for Napoleons . ’ |