Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] [noun sg] [coord] a " in BNC.

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1 But from the travelling community , there 's open contempt for the police operation and a prediction ; they 'll be back .
2 This was opened in 1986 under the auspices of the Drugs Council and a local housing trust .
3 The song bounced along to reach the number twelve spot , helped by another uncomfortable but satisfying Top Of The Pops appearance and a fresh wave of publicity surrounding The Smiths affection for , and a desire to , work with Sandie Shaw .
4 Reconstruction was made by gastric tube ( n=79 ) or colonic interposition ( n=6 ) , with an intrathoracic anastomosis at the level of the azygos vein or a cervical anastomosis .
5 ‘ In this section — … ‘ company ’ means a company within the meaning given by section 735(1) of the Companies Act or a company which may be wound up under Part V of this Act ( unregistered companies ) ; …
6 Such rules are not always calculated to improve the truth value of the police case and a few are at odds with the fact-finding object of police investigation .
7 ‘ We are selling historical information so it has to be valuable , ’ said Col Anatoly Privalov , vice-chairman of the Veterans Association and a former intelligence operative in Turkey and Algeria .
8 A week later , when the NILP delegation was received , the Nationalists were able to achieve concrete results by having six important motions accepted , including acceptance of a points system and a committee for the allocation of houses .
9 Right , erm , what happens then , Philip , if the client says to you , and it 's unlikely with Covermaster , but it 's the same principle if you 're talking of a savings plan or a pension , erm , I do n't like the idea of my money being invested in a managed fund , I 've been reading the financial press , and I 'm very interested and excited at the thought of the Japanese market going up through the roof .
10 It has been suggested that the presence of an arms dealer and a minister engaged in selling arms , makes such an illegal cargo less implausible .
11 LONGER THAN the longest dusty trail , The Mekons ' history stretches back to punk rock primitivism and back up to date with C&W-flavoured pop that has gained them a pant-moistening popularity with the critics Stateside and a curiosity corner popularity in Britain .
12 LONGER THAN the longest dusty trail , The Mekons ' history stretches back to punk rock primitivism and back up to date with C&W-flavoured pop that has gained them a pant-moistening popularity with the critics Stateside and a curiosity corner popularity in Britain .
13 An RIB ( Rigid Inflatable Boat with a ninety-horsepower outboard engine , capable of nearly forty knots ) races out to meet her with the operations captain and a customs officer on board .
14 Think of the word ‘ game ’ associated with a sports stadium and a butcher 's shop ; the word ‘ eye ’ related to biology and to embroidery .
15 CUPID has its sights trained on shareholders ' bank accounts in an attempt to raise £1.9 million via a rights issue and a share subscription , the wedding dress maker said yesterday .
16 In all cases cuttings must be prepared with a razor blade or very sharp knife , and are rooted in a cuttings compost or a home-made mixture of equal parts peat and sharp sand .
17 So maybe if you had a chat to the admissions person and a chat to the social work contact we 've got in York ,
18 For those wanting to get away from it all , the Trust has coastguard cottages situated high on the Needles Headland and a farm cottage at St Catherine 's Point .
19 They had erected a little shelter , an old curtain spread across one corner of the balcony and held up by a clothes horse and a chair .
20 ‘ We 've got ta be the only band in history to be sued by a comics company and a clothing company , ’ says Eugene , wryly .
21 ‘ Uncontrolled ’ means not controlled by a police officer or a traffic warden .
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