Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over-borrowing should have been shunned , for the elementary reason that a decline in over-geared profitability can destroy the net worth of shareholders . |
| 2 | Thus Bond Men Made Free by Rodney Hilton ( London 1973 ) , which deals with the peasants ' revolt of 1381 , would be classified in the column of the fourteenth century , and the row of , say , ‘ Social Structure ’ ; and The Hungry Mills by Norman Longmate ( London 1978 ) which describes the Lancashire cotton famine of 1861–65 , would appear in the column for the nineteenth century and a row possibly designated ‘ Trade and Industry ‘ . |
| 3 | He has affectionate links with the county and indeed played for the 2nd XI and a local club after being brought over originally by Viv Richards , a fellow Antiguan . |
| 4 | That too is a problem , but I must say that we were much better prepared for the Inter-Continental Cup than a couple of other tournaments — that only makes our failure to qualify more disappointing . |
| 5 | A crushing Unionist victory in 1915 , bringing with it disaster for the Labour party and a major setback for the " New Liberalism " might have ended the difficulty , but when the First World War intervened the problem remained . |
| 6 | Whether this represents a preparatory drawing for the finished painting or a different version of it , remains to be established . |
| 7 | But if lean times demand a sensible approach , that does n't mean designers are waiting for the economic upturn and a more healthy fashion market . |
| 8 | As for the conservation aim , there will initially be a greater , not a lesser , consumption of paper , if members are to be persuaded to be content with the summary , it will be necessary to undertake what the Regulations call a ‘ relevant consultation ’ which involves sending to each member both the full accounts for the financial year and a summary financial statement plus a postage-paid card on which he can make his choice for the future . |
| 9 | Stephen arranged to buy a replacement for the lost horse and a further pair . |
| 10 | She , 17 years his senior , was ebullient , romantic and far too impatient to spend even a minute searching for the perfect phrase when a cliché would do . |
| 11 | The NRC , consisting since the February 1989 elections of 210 elected and 68 presidentially appointed members ( and of 98 appointed members hitherto ) , acts as a legislative body for the interim period until a new constitution has been framed . |
| 12 | The President is assisted by a Prime Minister and a Cabinet composed of representatives of a number of political parties ; although the parties continue to exist , political activity is banned , and elections to the National Resistance Council ( NRC — hitherto comprising 98 appointed members ) were conducted on a non-party basis in February 1989 [ see p. 36455 ] , since when the NRC , now consisting of 210 elected and 68 presidentially appointed members , has acted as a legislative body for the interim period until a new constitution is framed . |
| 13 | Ledgered bread failed to catch for the first hour but a switch to three bronze maggot on a size 14 hook presented over the far side found chub to 2 lb 8 oz from peg one . |
| 14 | Coming back , she saw for the first time that a letter addressed to herself lay on the kitchen table . |
| 15 | The United Nations ' mediator , Diego Cordovez , admitted for the first time that a Geneva agreement on a Soviet troop withdrawal would only be the starting point for a settlement . |
| 16 | On Nov. 14 the white , black and plum-coloured flag of independent Georgia flew officially in Tbilisi ( the capital ) for the first time since a short-lived independent republic had been overthrown by the Bolshevik Red Army in 1921 . |
| 17 | From the revving intro to Jagger 's absurd Robert-Johnson-on-the-acid vocals , ‘ Jumping Jack Flash ’ single-handedly did change the face of rock , and for the first time provided a fitting soundtrack for The Rolling Stones as devil bastards from Planet Murder . |
| 18 | A hoary quarryman wearing the traditional hard hat and ‘ moleskin ’ trousers , and a salty fisherman with sailor hat and jersey exchange gossip on the STONE QUAY built on the site of an earlier one by Morton Pitt as a promenade for the new hotel and a point of embarkation . |
| 19 | The lesson , I think , there is to pick a course that will create the sort of environment in which performance can be maximised , rather than to pick something which appeared to have more vocational use , but may not be as good for the individual student as a course that he or she will enjoy . |
| 20 | Arctic Finland , in contrast to both Norway and Sweden , is flat , a vast tundra forest with lakes that is ideal country for the pulka-pulling skier but a little less inspiring for the walker . |
| 21 | Further analysis of the data now available led to a more practical objective of 10 per cent for the following year and a new list of suggestions for improvement , this time with more relevance to the problem . |
| 22 | Then , abruptly , for the following day and a half there was neither sand nor palm trees , just a thirty-mile climb up a canyon of broken slate and rock . |
| 23 | It was granted for the following day and a deputation was formed consisting of Dr. Paisley , leader of the DUP ; Rev. William Beattie , deputy leader of the same party ; Cecil Harvey , Vanguard Unionist Assembly member from the Saintfield area ; and the present writer . |
| 24 | Hence , it is usual to calculate the q's for the current year or a period of years and apply these to what becomes a hypothetical cohort ‘ followed ’ through a current or period life table . |
| 25 | He was sentenced to twelve years for the rape , a maximum two years for the indecent assault and a further two years for the burglary . |
| 26 | There is an information line for the latest news and a competition line to win tickets . |
| 27 | There was a nasty sprain which needed an X-ray , a query appendix for the surgical reg and a couple of cuts and other minor injuries which needed cleaning up and suturing . |
| 28 | With £100,000 to £120,000 for the site , the total cost of the new Foreign Office , including a residence for the Foreign Secretary and a suite of reception rooms for the use of any minister , would be £430,000 . |
| 29 | It was seen as healthy for the British-American relationship and a good omen for Mr Bush 's re-election hopes this autumn . |
| 30 | In the wake of your SHOCK HEADED PETERS piece , I think you should know that Karl Blake has n't worked for British Rail for the past year and a half and is currently an art student in Sheffield . |