Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [prep] [det] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if they look after a customer like that I mean they ca n't be faulty , can they ? |
| 2 | After a week of that I decided one night to leave in the morning . |
| 3 | With such a light loading the Vision 11 would have a sparkling performance in a broad range of wind speeds ; but its inverted vee form is a bit of a paradox after all we have stated in favour of the twist in a swept wing ! |
| 4 | Vic Furlong : ‘ He was always a bit of a dreamer in that I 'd give him a job to do , come back in about an hour and he was still chatting , the job unfinished , so he had to go . |
| 5 | Once people get hold of a thing like this they can start using it . ’ |
| 6 | About quarter of an hour at most I think |
| 7 | The Snotling Pump Wagon is very much like a chariot in that it consists of a wooden fighting platform , rather like a ramshackle wooden hut on wheels , and it moves under its own power . |
| 8 | For a period after this he stopped inviting Bobby for meals at Lyons and took Eric Verrico instead . |
| 9 | As I am unsure which department of the Borough Council would have responsibility for a matter like this I am addressing my letter to you and trust that you will pass it on to the appropriate office . |
| 10 | . Er well , unless they want to do a go for a piece of this I mean , as well anybody , if not better than anybody now . |
| 11 | And if anyone deserves a full house that night it should be as a tribute to all he 's done for the club . |
| 12 | The canton of Glarus lies between this mountain barrier in the south and , in the north , the Walensee ( lake ) and the Linth Canal which in the short northern plain links Walensee with the eastern extension of Lake Zurich which is known as the Obersee , ( ie , Upper Lake ) The canal also drains former marshland between these two lakes Glarus , though one of the smallest cantons , is often described as an epitomy of Switzerland as a whole in that it has three geographical sectors : a vast area of mountain country , a moderate stretch of rolling upland plateau capable of settlement what the Swiss call Mittel-land ( literally , middle-land ) and a small area of real lowland . |
| 13 | As a part of that we intend to arrange excursions from time to time , and there will be winter lectures . |
| 14 | Partly as a response to this we distinguish between what we regard as essential capacities of humans and the question of how , or whether , they are exercised . |
| 15 | The Drowners says quite a lot about Suede as a concept in that it showcases the way we work rhythms into a song , the aggressive bite of the guitar lines , the drawled vocals and the kind of things it talks about . ’ |
| 16 | As a complement to these he published in 1691 A Compleat Course of Chymistry , rather similar to N. Lémery 's Cours de Chymie ( 1675 ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Boots : ‘ We had a complaint from the Kilbride family and as a result of that we withdrew both album and single , as there were words which tended to be offensive to the family . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We had 22 teachers in here last week watching the same rehearsal because their children are doing a project on it and as a result of that we have had 260 kids watching the rehearsal this week . |
| 19 | As a result of that I 'm learning more now than I ever have , even though I have less time in which to do so . ’ |
| 20 | It was a clear night , but the radar was a mass of echoes and I asked the Belgian contact to give me an estimated course and speed of our quarry , and as a result of this we were able to pick it up . |
| 21 | I think we 've erm we 've erm obviously learned that opting out is not for the Oxfordshire people — I 'm delighted about that and I just hope that as a result of this we do not see too many problems for Banbury School , both in the fact that the exercise has been somewhat divisory and I hope that they 're able to bring it together quickly afterwards . |
| 22 | Those that have substantial incomes should not be in a position to take up houses that might otherwise be allocated to those on a lower income and Mr Mayor i as a result of this I feel that that I would urge this council , although I suspect I shall be unsuccessful , in supporting this motion . |
| 23 | As a result of this it failed to represent artists who , over a long period , deserved recognition . |
| 24 | A Neopolitan nobleman , Federico Grisone , studied Xenophon 's books concerning horses ; and as a result of this he not only opened a riding academy where young noblemen , including the sons of many European kings and princes , were tutored in the arts of handling horses and courtly behaviour ; but he also published , in 1550 , his book Ordini di Cavalcare , of which much had been copied from Xenophon 's works . |
| 25 | As a result of this he was labelled as a diehard and a bigot , when he actually distrusted the diehards and was himself distrusted by the bigots . |
| 26 | As a codicil to this I should tell you that at the same time in another part of the camp , the National Union of Miners were holding some sort of conference themselves . |
| 27 | The agreement is also seen as a landmark in that it is said to be the first time that Apple has licensed Macintosh technology under such an OEM agreement , terms of which were not disclosed . |
| 28 | As a consequence of this you are tempted to either stop your regime entirely and remain fat , or start a crash diet . |
| 29 | With a love like that you know it ca n't be bad . |
| 30 | ‘ You know , Irish , ’ he said softly , his voice like raw silk sliding over her senses , ‘ with a temper like that you really ought to have red hair … ’ |