Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can individuals and the community serve without spiritual values What about that as a starter before we look at the other questions , then . |
| 2 | Okay so we 've got thirteen pounds forget about that for a minute and then fifty pence . |
| 3 | We talked about that for a while and that was when I got the idea of using the mud wagon-not just for him but for the McLaren girl too , and just like before I could see myself sitting in it with her . |
| 4 | I 'll tell you about that in a minute and then er I er had to go about forty times for permission . |
| 5 | I 'll speak about that in a moment or two . |
| 6 | Common Law treated a contract as voidable if made under duress , i.e. threats of violence to life or limb ; it took no account of more subtle forms of pressure — the unfair advantage taken of a man in distressed circumstances , the influence exercised in certain relations , such as that of a guardian and his former ward , or solicitor and client . |
| 7 | But to fill a material role such as that of a steelworker or a lawyer , an individual must have been subjected to numerous other ISAs . |
| 8 | When all the possible beneficiaries are of full age and under no disability ( such as that of an infant or lunatic ) , they may put an end to the trust by requiring the trustee to transfer the property to them or to dispose of it according to their directions ; and this is so in spite of any direction to the contrary in the settlement , such as a direction that payment is not to be made to a beneficiary till he reaches the age of 25 . |
| 9 | Derek mistook the name of the company for that of a person and blurted out , ‘ But , who is he ? |
| 10 | The results suggest that its intelligence lies somewhere between that of a chimpanzee and a dog . |
| 11 | She thought about this for a moment or two and then said : ‘ I see no harm in that . |
| 12 | My mother thought about this for a moment until comprehension came to her , whereupon she changed the subject out of deference to my youth and inexperience . |
| 13 | After all in an age where everyone is becoming more environmentally aware , perhaps it is only fitting that even artists are getting into recycling . |
| 14 | The others have a rank which is below that of an officer but above that of an ordinary soldier . ’ |
| 15 | He 'd always thought of that as a cliché before he met Emily . |
| 16 | Now y'know you can come up with a description of that as an ellipse but in exactly the same shape , in a slightly different context , yeah , you know it 's actually circular and it 's a hoop and your perception of the object is different . |
| 17 | There was a lot more rhubarb , along the lines of ‘ Yes , what ? ’ and ‘ What are we going to sing , brothers ? ’ and then Mrs Quigley cut in over the top of this with a cadenza that would not have disgraced Dame Kiri Te Kanawa . |
| 18 | Although nothing became of this beyond an agreement that there were widely different views on the matter , that same year the Government of Australia proposed that the so called cull grenade should be banned . |
| 19 | There could well be some of this between a male and female as they pair , but if they do not settle down then you can assume they are both males . |
| 20 | When you act for a buyer , always go through the answers you receive to your preliminary enquiries , search and additional enquiries made of the local authority , marking each of these with a tick if it is satisfactory , or with a cross if it is not , or if it requires further elucidation . |
| 21 | This Appendix lists each of these with an explanation and recovery action ( if appropriate ) . |
| 22 | The exploration of our own personal experiences , and the linking up of these to an understanding that the isolated experience of individual women was part of a more complex system of female subordination . |
| 23 | ‘ Leave it like that for a day or two . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You should be able to stand like that for a week before the nerve implants get tired . |
| 25 | And I have not , and I would n't want to unless she was in such a condition , can you manage to sit there like that for a moment while I 'll manage to go and get a pad ? |
| 26 | I do n't know 'ow you can talk like that to a girl that 's twenty-one . ’ |
| 27 | His head looked like that of a statue that someone had found and rolled home so that all the delicate parts had broken off . |
| 28 | He was very unbending , this young boss of hers — not even a smile , and his speech was more like that of a headmaster than a colleague . |
| 29 | Our relation ship was rather like that of a father and child . |
| 30 | I thought ‘ how can he possibly behave like that with a wound that would lay low any other soldier ? ’ |