Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [prep] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units |
| 2 | It 's sort of more like a pyjama top than a blazer . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , we 've got people coming in and out of here like a train station . |
| 4 | Early in his career he was thought of primarily as a left-arm spinner , and made his debut for Barbados in 1941–2 as such . |
| 5 | In the States it would be preferable to do a set number of smaller theatre-type places , rather than slogging round for ever as a support band . |
| 6 | The grass seemed to flow on for ever like a millpond sea . |
| 7 | Including into possibly into a trunk road ? |
| 8 | But it 's taken until now for a stage version to appear in Britain . |
| 9 | The 28-year-old woman was walking alone in the town 's Templehill area at around 12:30am when she was grabbed from behind outside a funeral parlour and indecently assaulted her before escaping on foot . |
| 10 | POLEBROOK AIRFIELD , home to the 351st Bombardment Group ( Heavy ) of the USAAF 8th Air Force — including one of its captains , Clark Gable , who flew several missions from here as a gunnery officer in 1943 — is commemorated by a memorial , dedicated in September of 1980 , which is located on the old runway off the Hemington road . |
| 11 | and er it 's that warm , it 's got to be really cold , I mean you could n't wear it in here on a Sunday night |
| 12 | An agent might be poised nearby , prepared to burst in here on a suicide mission . |
| 13 | Later , while Rachel was checking supplies , Nina happened to mention that the new MO seemed to be proving more popular with the staff than the previous one had been , then added , ‘ Just as long as they do n't think he 's a soft touch and that they can come in here with a finger ache and think he 'll send them home . ’ |
| 14 | And erm I said take Kirsty 's sleeping bag and call in here for a sleeping bag and I 'll give you a couple of blankets to go with it . |
| 15 | ‘ There 's a man in there with a bullet hole in him . |
| 16 | It was very hard indeed to believe she had walked in there with a wolf creature and that he had drawn her down onto the forest floor and made love to her … |
| 17 | Yeah well you you know I 've been in there on a Saturday morning when there 's been six of us there and one bloke serving , you know , I mean |
| 18 | Lawrence had no comment to make about the letter , but fans sprang to the defence of Pollock , who has emerged from nowhere as a midfield star of the future . |
| 19 | A Coventry couple with two children : she has never had a paid job , he worked until recently in a Birmingham car factory where his last take-home pay was £65 . |
| 20 | The government of Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao fears the rally , called for tomorrow in a New Delhi park , will trigger Hindu-Muslim riots . |
| 21 | This alternative version is referred to below as a lifetime consumption base . |
| 22 | Trim your cutting to just under a leaf node with a sharp knife or razor blade — they should end up around three inches long — and remove the leaves from the bottom half . |
| 23 | Take 3in-long shoots of this season 's growth and trim to just below a leaf bud . |
| 24 | MANY night-clubbers must have wondered if , when the clocks went back from 2am to 1am on a Sunday morning , they were entitled to an extra hour of fun . |
| 25 | There are two dangers to be avoided , if you can avoid them , in the choice of chambers : reading with someone who is too busy , who can not spare the time to give you instruction , except possibly over a snack lunch , and reading with someone who has not enough work to give you proper experience . |
| 26 | Lessons will take place in the 6th floor table tennis room from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on a Thursday night and cost £1.50 . |
| 27 | We 're over here on a business trip . |
| 28 | As I 've said to you the the old bastinal used to hang on the toilet wall outside was a whole row of them you know these these big galvanized bath things that were brought in on maybe on a Friday night . |
| 29 | In the light and shifty winds which Conner enjoys , because they give him ‘ leverage on the opposition ’ , Stars & Stripes came from behind on the third leg to gain 65 seconds on Koch 's America to take the lead which Conner clung to tenaciously for a 1min 56sec victory . |
| 30 | DARLINGTON manager Ray Hankin has agreed to put his boots on again for a testimonial game at Shildon later this month . |