Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This process directly undermined the rule of law : ‘ such transference of authority saps the foundation of that rule of law which has been for generations a leading feature of the English constitution . ’ |
| 2 | Finally , I 'd like to mention that we shall be recommending for shareholders a one for one scrip issue . |
| 3 | Sheringham , who cost £2 million from Millwall 12 months ago , was lined up for Spurs a fortnight ago but the deal was called off at the last minute . |
| 4 | Now it 's just what you 've done there , right , but you 've now got to start thinking about signs a bit , have n't you ? |
| 5 | Furthermore our client had given Mrs through solicitors an undertaking at the time of the transfer of his late fathers half share interest to himself , that he would not use the property for purposes of charges being placed upon it . |
| 6 | If fixed costs are shared between products a method of allocating and apportioning these costs to individual products must be introduced . |
| 7 | Nobody who read the Bible could legitimately doubt that miracles had once occurred ; the question whether they still did so became for doubters a test of their faith . |
| 8 | The Quality Assurance Unit has provided for schools a much needed closer contact with ‘ the Authority ’ . |
| 9 | He had scarcely known Maggie , could not have known that he could not have chosen a better treat than this mysterious park , with its vast statues carved out of the living rock : the huge-mouthed cave with its mighty teeth , the vast stone giant , his shoulders visible through bushes a hundred yards away , half hidden in greenery ; and above all , the great carved stone dragon with its broken wings , and wild Chinese eyes . |
| 10 | For centuries a seaport — today the harbour is still a haven for yachtsmen , fishing boats and pleasure cruisers . |
| 11 | For centuries a Royal Mile eating and drinking house has stood on this site . |
| 12 | This was for centuries a strong point and later a prison ; among its prisoners , during the time of the Revolutionary Wars , was Lord Elgin , he of the marbles , who was held hostage in Lourdes on his way back to England from Turkey . |
| 13 | The small resort village of Fluelen at the end of the lake was for centuries an important lake port and customs station where goods were trans-shipped from the lake to mule transport for carriage over the Gotthard . |
| 14 | Knowing when particular comparisons--with individuals and between groups--exert an impact on children 's self-evaluations will help parents and teachers to guide children towards appropriate comparisons for maximizing their well-being . |
| 15 | Most visitors arrive in cars and coaches but it remains for walkers an excellent base for mountain expeditions , with major climbs in the immediate vicinity . |
| 16 | A more comprehensive table showing correlations between variables an their associated degrees of freedom is given in Appendix 1.2 . |
| 17 | More straightforwardly , awareness of another nation 's literature helps to create for authors a sense of the particular character and limitations of their own , encouraging the pursuit of alternatives and possibilities for innovation and change . |
| 18 | If we were to take a formal view of the entailments of such a declarative sentence ( like that , for example , expressed in Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 150f. ) , we would be obliged to accept as entailments a set of sentences which would include the following : |
| 19 | Off steps a brusque and bristling figure , carrying a kitbag and casual in a crew-neck sweater . |
| 20 | Helen , could you call this kind of personal recollection about furnishings a type of alternative history , perhaps like oral history ? |
| 21 | Schools responded variously , some taking up the opportunity , or challenge , of collaborative teaching while others seized the chance to reduce class sizes , for decades a source of frustration and complaint in the primary profession . |
| 22 | I think they 've gone off potatoes a bit |
| 23 | To add to AW 's existing range of products a number of high quality and complementary brands of beer with the capacity not only for regional development but also rapid national development through AW 's marketing network . |
| 24 | According to the Royal Mint around twenty three thousand pounds of coins a day disappear ! |
| 25 | There is normally no restriction on the maximum number of copies a candidate may produce , but he or she will normally make at least one personal copy , in additional to those supplied to the university in fulfilment of degree requirements . |
| 26 | In all but the very smallest of projects a number of people will be involved , some with specialist knowledge not necessarily in the possession of the project manager . |
| 27 | These combinations , as they are called , involve simple one-step punching and blocking techniques , but even of beginners a greater variety of kicks is expected , nor surprisingly in view of the emphasis that taekwondo places upon them . |
| 28 | This would be the result of any arrangement to award a ‘ franchised ’ firm of solicitors an exclusive contract to handle a block of legal aid cases . |
| 29 | I used to take a couple of tablets an hour or so before the programme , to make sure there was no spasm during transmission . |
| 30 | Linnaeus admitted that there was something artificial about this procedure , and hoped that in the course of ages a really natural system would be worked out . |