Example sentences of "[adv] the [noun sg] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , and also assume thereby the difference between a cow herder , and a student of his or whatever |
| 2 | Sudden death is rarely the fate of a theory ; a slow ageing to redundancy is the more usual end . |
| 3 | To appreciate properly the difference between a winter which the majority of people experience and the kind with which the people in the high Pennines have to cope , you need a bird's-eye view . |
| 4 | If ( a ) becomes more detailed and precise , then presumably the system as a whole should place more emphasis on each teacher 's equal professional responsibility , and less on exceptional charismatic individuals and inspirational management techniques . |
| 5 | This is not to say that Hewison denies outright the possibility of a career — his concentration throughout the book on the films of Derek Jarman speaks otherwise — it is more that the pessimism of his viewpoint stops him from looking for them . |
| 6 | Henceforward the composition of a statue is based on its structure , not on its surface pattern . |
| 7 | de Waziers et al reported the presence of a small amount of cytochrome P450 3A in normal colon samples with a western blot procedure , and we have found immunohistochemically the presence of a member of the cytochrome P450 3A family in normal colonic epithelium while neither de Waziers nor ourselves detected any cytochrome P450 1A . |
| 8 | Higher education is notorious for producing disciples , as students take on the mantle of a teacher who has created a great impression . |
| 9 | By limited liability the state is encouraging management to use shareholder funds in more risky ventures than they would otherwise undertake , and then pass on the liability at a time for forced liquidation , to third parties . |
| 10 | Children 's paintings hung on the gate of a timber yard , the most restrained moment of a day long protest against the tropical timber trade . |
| 11 | This time , something like a Christian front emerged , albeit temporarily , and the campaign took on the character of a crusade , the so-called Crusade of Varna , under the blessing of Pope Eugenius IV . |
| 12 | Sweat poured through the starched severity of my wig and the small studio took on the character of a Comedy Store try-out for a middle-aged alternative comic . |
| 13 | The action to be taken on the discovery of a fire or potential fire situation i.e. call for assistance , use of first aid , fire fighting extinguishers ( if reasonably safe to do so ) . |
| 14 | With an unusual daring for a Tiller she took on the life of a Broadway dancer , the men flocked to her and she basked in their admiration . |
| 15 | In the stunned silence George Felse got up , without speaking , and crossed the room to where Gus 's jacket hung on the back of a chair , turned towards the replenished fire , and steamed gently as it dried . |
| 16 | João had been out with Fernando for most of the previous night and looked pale and tired , but Maria Iñes said this was all to the good , because it made him look older and readier to take on the responsibility of a wife . |
| 17 | How long will he take on the responsibility of a wife who is blind and helpless ? |
| 18 | She took on the alias in a bid to avoid publicity when dealing with her solicitor Paul Butner . |
| 19 | It reads as a separate vertical volume and without being an actual pedestal , it takes on the function of a pedestal . |
| 20 | The TV is regarded as the next generation of home sets , with a flat screen that can be hung on the wall like a picture . |
| 21 | Hanging on the wall by a nail was a notice printed in English : |
| 22 | It was held that the agreement was void and that effect could not be given to it by rejecting the general restraint which appeared in it and limiting the agreement for the purposes of the action to carrying on the business of a tailor . |
| 23 | However , in case of foreign participation in excess of 20 per cent of the equity or 5 million forints the assessment is reduced by 20 per cent , but if more than half of the income is derived from manufacturing goods or carrying on the business of a hotel , and the stock capital exceeds 25 million forints and the foreign participation exceeds 30 per cent , then during the first five years the tax is reduced by 60 per cent and thereafter by 40 per cent . |
| 24 | The pot hangs on the end of a rope and when in contact with the water makes a disinfecting solution of chlorine . |
| 25 | I saw a yellow rescue helicopter with this guy hanging on the end of a wire . |
| 26 | A weight is hung on the end of a wire of known diameter and its change in length measured . |
| 27 | One of the biggest was to take on the identity of a businessman and travel behind the Iron Curtain . |
| 28 | Later , he donned the vast pyjamas , switched on the television for a bit of background and settled down on the bed with the half-bottle of Jim Beam and The Book of Ultimate Truths . |
| 29 | He talks of the " dark embryo " which gradually takes on the form of a poem , of " dark psychic material " with which the poet struggles ; it is a " burden " to be relieved or a " demon " to be exorcised . |
| 30 | Sunlight streamed through the windscreen , settling burnished rays over his black hair , turning his olive complexion to gold so that for a moment his face took on the appearance of a mask . |