Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All you have to do is be black and do n't curse the Jews directly , and the Jew will vote for the black in a second . |
| 2 | When the Dragons first eleven set off for the sun in a couple of weeks time they 'll be taking with them a pretty impressive record , just 2 defeats in the last seven seasons . |
| 3 | Both had begun the war as conscientious objectors , Vaughan ending it as an Orderly Room clerk for the Army in a prisoner-of-war camp in Yorkshire . |
| 4 | Therefore , if someone develops a new form of layout for the components in a computer or a new configuration for printed circuit boards , these are unlikely to be granted patents . |
| 5 | He finds his own words for the mood in a letter to Helen on 6 May '98 : ‘ I am glad my unkind letter allowed you nevertheless to write me so sweet a reply , and besides , to be so sweet tempered , and , as I hope , unhurt save for a moment . |
| 6 | The charity then pays for the operation in an effort to control dog numbers . |
| 7 | Any attempt at clarifying the sundry commitments and obligations for the provider in a detention and/or incarcerational situation must recognise this fact and make sure that a clearly defined ethic is agreed to by the licensing bodies of the so-called physician extender groups , the physician assistants , and the nurse practitioners . |
| 8 | On Dec. 19 Goh Chok Tong won a resounding victory for the PAP in a by-election held in his own constituency of Marine Parade . |
| 9 | His departure was recognition that his unpopularity had become a liability for the Conservatives in an election year . |
| 10 | So instead of immediately looking for the weakness in a woman , I will look for the strength and I will discount the fact that she might have a great body or be simply beautiful . |
| 11 | Having discussed the above ideas for the sites in an area , various analyses can then be tried out to examine the relationships between settlements which could have interesting and important implications . |
| 12 | As for complaints that employers falsely claimed bad workmanship or embezzlement of materials to deduct fines from wages , even William Temple , an ardent polemicist for the clothiers in a dispute with the West Country weavers in 1727 , admitted knowing one clothier who stopped wages " in a most base and flagrant manner " , despite which he became a JP . |
| 13 | There was a list of bands that might be interested in doing an album ( a musical tone-scale running all the way from Yes to Genesis ) , and a sheaf of sketches for the sets in a stage presentation . |
| 14 | Two teenagers have chosen to bed down for the night in a freezer as part of their training for an expedition to the Artic Circle , They hope that a good night of shivering in sub-zero temperatures will prepare them for the trip . |
| 15 | At Myitkyina we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom and early next morning managed to get a lift out to the airstrip two miles away . |
| 16 | Rex Mundi , Lazlo Woodbine and the two-headed offspring of a popular show-biz couple put up for the night in a room above the Tomorrowman Tavern . |
| 17 | In any French town of any size at all we find perhaps three or four rival charcutiers displaying trays of shining olives , black and green , large and small , pickled gherkins , capers , home-made mayonnaise grated carrot salad , shredded celeriac in rémoulade sauce , several sorts of tomato salad , sweet-sour onions , champignons à la Grecque , ox or pig 's muzzle finely sliced and dressed with a vinaigrette sauce and fresh parsley , a salad of mussels , another of cervelas sausage ; several kinds of pork pâté ; sausages for grilling , sausages for boiling , sausages for hors-d'oeuvre , flat sausages called cré pinettes for baking or frying , salt pork to enrich stews and soups and vegetable dishes , pigs ' trotters ready cooked and breadcrumbed , so that all you need to do is to take them home and grill them ; cooked ham , raw ham , a galantine of tongue , cold pork and veal roasts , boned stuffed ducks and chickens So it is n't difficult for the housewife in a hurry to buy a little selection , however modest , of these things from the charcuterie , and plus her own imagination and something she has perhaps already in the larder to serve an appetizing and fresh little mixed hors-d'oeuvre . |
| 18 | Each aircraft will be acting as an extra set of eyes for the other in an attempt to see before being seen . |
| 19 | Furthermore , for the man in a hurry , they will put together a special selection and take it to his home or office . |
| 20 | Mahomed had appeared for the defence in a number of political trials , became the first black Senior Counsel in 1974 , and had since become president of the Lesotho Court of Appeal , a member of Swaziland 's Court of Appeal , and a member of the Supreme Court in Namibia , whose Constitution he helped to draft . |
| 21 | It is like the Lord Chief Justice giving evidence for the defence in an appeal case . |
| 22 | These are quicker to build up than individual blocks , so are ideal for the waller in a hurry . |
| 23 | Without conscious thought she found she was pushing her hands inside his shirt , fumbling for the buttons in a frenzy of haste which made him smile against her lips . |
| 24 | In breaking it up , he segregates those disturbing causes , whose wanderings happen to be inconvenient , for the time in a pound called Ceteris Paribus . |
| 25 | ( Some schools have been able to co-ordinate work with the National Film School , where a script has been written for the personalities in a group and then filmed on location , and this worked effectively . ) |
| 26 | The order for discovery is often the point of no return for the plaintiff in a libel action : it is the stage at which some prefer to discontinue rather than to open their files . |
| 27 | However , there was also a considerable consensus from the non-arts staff of LEAs and colleges that arts teachers were not helping the advancement of the case for the arts in a number of ways . |
| 28 | The county court judge gave judgment for the mother in an action brought by her for the £1 per week based upon the father 's undertaking . |
| 29 | There was no peace for the trees in a village near Stroud ; tree knocking is a pagan ritual and the children of Bussage primary school were determined to wake them . |
| 30 | ‘ Playground ’ was written specifically for the movie In A League Of Their Own starring Geena Davis , Tom Hanks and Madonna which premieres in the UK in September , and is said to be unrepresentative of the material featured on the ‘ Erotica ’ LP . |