Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Neurophysiological recording from the sites of cellular change should detect altered electrical responses from the neurons during and/or as a consequence of memory formation . |
2 | Selective means that you select those instruments which will give the maximum information for a certain performance , or during a change of performance . |
3 | It is in this last capacity that Hitler 's image as perceived by his loyal ‘ following ’ — functioning within the framework of ‘ charismatic politics ’ — played its crucial role , as not only the leaders of Party and State , but those in responsible intermediary positions — whether for ideological reasons or for a variety of careerist or other motives little related in essence to principled hatred of Jews — ‘ read ’ Hitler 's vaguely expressed ‘ intent ’ as a green light for radicalizing actions which developed their own dynamic and momentum . |
4 | Title V , being ostensibly concerned with intergovernmental agreement , is among those parts of the Treaty which are not available for parliamentary debate or for a vote in Parliament . |
5 | They may be designed primarily to be cut for hay or silage , for grazing , or for a combination of cutting and grazing . |
6 | Screens can be created at several levels , allowing for rising levels of difficulty in one case or for thematic treatment , or for a mix of information and questions and exercises . |
7 | The idea of doing this through the planning department , or through a paper on strategy presented to the board , seems to me to be quite inadequate . |
8 | Such needs can be defined by others ( advisory staff or heads , for example ) , by teachers themselves , or through a process of discussion and negotiation . |
9 | This can perhaps be interpreted as either a sign of policy changes feeding through into the yield curve or as a change in exchange rate expectations . |
10 | It might cost 3p a day to take one of our products as a form of protection against heart disease or as a way of helping relieve the symptoms of rheumatism or arthritis . |
11 | The lance would have been used both to stab and as a weapon from throwing or as a lance on horseback . |
12 | seed can be used for flatulence , or as a poultice for skin inflammations |
13 | This does n't mean seeing wealth as our main goal in life , or as a guarantee of security and happiness ; nor does it mean being wasteful and extravagant . |
14 | The conventional sociological approach to housework could be termed ‘ sexist ’ : it has treated housework merely as an aspect of the feminine role in the family — as a part of women 's role in marriage , or as a dimension of child-rearing — not as a work role . |
15 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
16 | This may act entirely independently or as a pre-filter to reverse-flow or trickle system , in which case the packing should include some filter floss just before the water return . |
17 | Save any vegetable water and use it to whip up a healthy cocktail or as a basis for gravy . |
18 | But while some of these cases are of this simple kind , others are more directly involved with modern market conditions , whether as a form of investment or as a form of prestige advertising . |
19 | In celebration , perhaps , of his increasing vigour — or as a form of training . |
20 | This took place either as a result of beachrock development in an intertidal environment , or as a consequence of vadose and phreatic diagenesis during phases of subaerial exposure . |
21 | These would take place on a series of Sundays , for instance , or as a block of evening classes , and cater for all levels of ability from foundation and introductory courses to advanced tuition , allowing students to progress at a steady and consistent rate . |
22 | You need to remember that confusion can be a sign of a physical illness such as an infection , or as a result of drug therapy . |
23 | Nevertheless , it released new figures stating that 23,531 people had passed through the camps between 1944 and 1962 , including 14,647 political internees , and that around 300 had died there " from natural causes or as a result of force " . |
24 | Most businesses will place , or take , orders by telephone , or as a result of face to face dealing , for instance as a result of a representative 's visit or , less formally , at a trade fair or over a business lunch . |
25 | ‘ We should be honest , and accept that most of the money in the sport comes either from TV directly , or as a result of television interest , which is mostly in track and field . |
26 | Three major causes of poverty can be distinguished in the Bible : first , oppression and exploitation — the typical situation being that of an employer using monopoly power or the use of fraud and violence in order to pay low wages ; second , misfortune , such as the position of widows , orphans , or as a result of accident and injury ; third , laziness . |
27 | The report recorded six cases of prisoners who had died apparently while under torture or as a result of neglect . |
28 | being damaged by or through a vehicle or as a result of loading or unloading of or of anything falling from a vehicle , the party insuring against such Third Party risks the owner or the driver of the vehicle or the person on whose behalf it is being driven shall pay three quarters of the loss of the other party in respect of such damage irrespective of legal liability . |
29 | Subject to paragraph 2 , it is applicable not only to ‘ information ’ or ‘ ideas ’ that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference , but also to those that offend , shock or disturb . |
30 | It is hard to assert that a general duty of supervision exists in the absence of fraud by the member States , which would be hard to ascertain , or as a matter of policy to ensure the responsible operation of an international organisation . |