Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Where the climate is dry a yard , a garden or the corner of a field can become a school . |
2 | Break-up of a marriage can have a bitterly ill-effect on the children . |
3 | A REFEREE by the name of A Spirin could prove a headache for Leeds and Rangers when they clash in tomorrow 's climax to their European Cup battle . |
4 | A REFEREE by the name of A Spirin could prove a headache for Leeds and Rangers when they clash in tomorrow 's climax to their European Cup battle . |
5 | The excavation of a village may reveal a number of small buildings clustered around one much larger building . |
6 | Rights similar to easements may , however , exist in favour of the public , e.g. a public high-way ; or in favour of a limited class — e.g. the fishermen of a village may by custom have the right to dry their nets on a piece of land , the inhabitants of a village may have a right to use the village green for purposes of recreation . |
7 | However , the inclusion of an explanation or justification of a clause may increase the chances of the clause being regarded as reasonable , both by the court and by the other party to the contract . |
8 | So the demise of a flat or a particular floor of a building will include a roof space accessible only from that flat where there is no reservation to the landlord of any rights relating to the roof space ( Hatfield v Moss [ 1988 ] 40 EG 122 ) . |
9 | The curtilage of a building will include the ground that is used for the comfortable enjoyment of that building even though it has not been marked off or enclosed in any way ( Sinclair-Lockhart 's Trustees v Central Land Board ( 1950 ) 1 P & CR 195 ) . |
10 | One other point worth mentioning is that when dealing with a lease of the whole of a building , the landlord and the tenant will have to consider whether the airspace above the building is to be included or excluded from the demise , as without specific reference it seems that a lease of a building will include the airspace above it , at least to such height as may be necessary for the use and enjoyment of the land and any structure upon it . |
11 | Time spent in careful planning at the beginning of a test can make the test more efficient and economical and save much time in its execution . |
12 | The employer , or the architect on his behalf , for certain sections of a contract may provide a list , in or attached to the contract bills , of at least three sub-contractors from which the builder must select one able and willing to carry out the respective work . |
13 | The procedure is that any person or body entitled under s.16(1) to object to the grant of a licence may make a complaint about that licence to the licensing board ( subs . |
14 | Most of them had the familiar ‘ jizz ’ of guillemots but were too far out for us to tell if they were common guillemots or the Arctic species , Brünnich 's guillemots. ( 'Jizz' is a term coined by experienced birdwatchers to explain how a distant or fleeting glimpse of a bird can produce a positive identification without your being able to say exactly why . ) |
15 | Readers interested in more than the bare formula of a dish will appreciate the charming , simple and well explained recipe below . |
16 | Among mice , the merest whiff of a male can have a devastating effect . |
17 | It is clear that the presence or absence of a check can influence the technique of the player . |
18 | NO matter what the reason for building one , there can be no doubt that the addition of a conservatory will increase the value of a home and provide a room with a difference . |
19 | In some areas the birth of a child might add a shilling or more a week to the wage , leading to some pessimistic projections of runaway demographic increase , notably by followers of Thomas Malthus whose " Essay on Population " of 1798 was the most important ideological underpinning for the views of those who were beginning to urge a much harsher attitude towards the poor as the cost of their relief surged . |
20 | The announcement of a scheme will put the target company " into play " for a longer period than under a conventional offer ( which , as mentioned above , may be declared unconditional up to one month earlier than a scheme can be implemented ) . |
21 | The introduction of a telephone will give the railway more opportunities to advise visitors of steam dates ( every Sunday until the end of October ) and forthcoming special events like the Santa Special trains running this year on December 8th , 15th and 22nd from 12 until 5pm . |
22 | Actual dislike of a specialty will produce a negative student who does not want to learn . |
23 | He believed , very simply , that every problem can be solved by honest , sensible people , and that the political life of a country must have no secrets and must be open for all to see and understand . |
24 | Any corporate member of a branch may nominate a candidate . |
25 | If the geometric domains are to be described by their orthogonal excursions in the local space of the objects then a pin forced to the bottom of a hole will have a five boundary touching condition . |
26 | Some have thought that the life of a society can have a value greater than the sum of the values of the lives of the individuals composing it . |
27 | Here , as elsewhere , there are difficult questions to be answered : whether membership of a society should involve a positive duty to take care of one 's body for the general social good , either to avoid becoming a burden on other members of the community or even to preserve oneself as a positive contributor to that community . |
28 | What sort of a person would stab a child to death ? ’ |
29 | Is a bank justified in taking the risk that the future dealing style of a firm may show a winning streak ? |
30 | A cut on the top of a ball will cause a higher trajectory and a significant loss of distance . |