Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [subord] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not know that Sophia was taking a keen interest in him and had even been considering him — provided he were not divorced or otherwise unsuitable-as a husband for her sister . |
| 2 | It is more likely that rather than an increase in potency level itself , the large number of succussions produce a lateral intensification or energising of the solution within the confines of the dilution factor — a concept upheld by the LM method . |
| 3 | She felt Fand grip her arm ; the white face turned , whiter than before as a gust of fire passed . |
| 4 | Readers will appreciate that even if a combination of Sgt Bilko and the Roux Brothers was running the Cookhouse , with only £1.43 to feed an adult with three meals a day it is not possible to challenge the Savoy Grill . |
| 5 | However it should be recalled that even if an obligation of confidence is held to exist the grant of an injunction is in the discretion of the court . |
| 6 | The court in Malone also held , however , that even if an action in confidence does apply to telephone conversations , in this case the circumstances would be governed by Gartside v. Outram , where it was held that ‘ there is no confidence in the disclosure of an iniquity ’ , observations subsequently explained by Lord Denning as merely an instance of just cause or excuse for breaking a confidence . |
| 7 | If anything the expensive fiasco at Three Mile Island ( this issue , p 79 ) could be interpreted as showing that even when a bunch of incompetents is let loose on a nuclear power station and does its best to help an accident along , the chances of harming the public are slim . |
| 8 | The labels , however , have fallen off or become illegible , and only if a character with Chemistry or Prepare Poisons makes a thorough ( 1 dose ) analysis coupled with a successful Int test will he know what they are . |
| 9 | But only because of the awful calamity of Hillsborough and only because a man of the intellect and vision of Lord Justice Taylor was asked for his opinion . |
| 10 | THERE are always horses at Edelson House in Gainford if only because a part of the garden is a horses ' graveyard . |
| 11 | This challenge can be very threatening to men and to white people , partly because changing your interpretation of the world is an uncomfortable experience , and partly because a change of attitudes inevitably causes social change , and this in turn brings about a shift in power relationships . |
| 12 | ‘ The case is of importance both because of its possible effect on Mr Anderson and also because an allegation of murder made in a civil action , particularly after an acquittal , is a matter of justifiable public concern and interest . |
| 13 | Here the sales staff glided about with languid grace more reminiscent of Paris than New York , the house models managed to look like elegant advertisements for Varna even after a long session of standing stock still while a toile was pinned and draped and adjusted around them , and even when a rail of sample clothes had to be wheeled across the hallowed expanse of green , carefully hidden inside grey and black sample bags to make sure they were safe from the photographic eye of a fashion spy , it was managed with what Hugo referred to as ‘ panache ’ . |
| 14 | A single currency may come into being in 1997 , but only if a minimum of seven countries meet the convergence conditions , and eight of the Twelve vote in favour . |
| 15 | There were whiffs of controversy in the air as the obsequies were dealt with , but only because a couple of the reporters interrogated retiring manager Micky Stewart over possible suspicion of Pakistan ball-tampering . |
| 16 | These studies are important not only for recurrent stone disease but also because a knowledge of gall stone recurrence is likely to provide valuable clues about the pathogenesis and treatment of primary gall stone disease . |
| 17 | We now are setting into motion a new system , whereby the PAs to the Head of Groups/Sectors keep copies of the Christian Aid self-certificate form and should ensure that as soon as a member of staff returns from their sick leave they fill it in . |
| 18 | The Revenue 's right to demand information could therefore be decided as soon as a date for the hearing of the originating summons was fixed . |
| 19 | One reason might be that , as soon as a conglomeration of chemicals becomes complicated enough to become ‘ protolife ’ , something comes along and eats it . |
| 20 | Entries are made on the chart as soon as an offer of accommodation has been made . |
| 21 | Entity modelling can be used as an aid to communication as well as a technique for finding out information . |
| 22 | The show is a tribute as well as a memorial to a very considerable talent . |
| 23 | Labour , wholly in thrall to this feminist cause , will create a Ministry of Women ( as well as a Minister for the Disabled and a Minister for Children ) to generate ‘ legislation for women ’ . |
| 24 | but it does now , it does have a party as well as a name on the election paper |
| 25 | In the two sea-stories it is an important clue to character as well as a way of releasing tension . |
| 26 | An initial fee is payable to the franchisor , as well as a percentage of the annual profits . |
| 27 | These provide a means for lexicographers to review and amend dictionary material which has completed the first stage of processing , as well as a facility for the transfer of portions of the dictionary material to a typesetting and composition operator . |
| 28 | This meant that despite Meehan 's pardon , the proceedings to some extent would be a retrial of Meehan as well as a trial of Waddell ; and one of its more lunatic aspects was hearing Mr King-Murray as prosecuting counsel , who for two years had strenuously refused to entertain the notion of Meehan 's innocence and Waddell 's guilt , now deploying arguments to show that very thing ( although unlike Griffith-Jones at Ward 's trial , he did not seem to have his heart in it ) ; and conversely to hear Waddell 's counsel echoing the arguments of the prosecutor at Meehan 's trial to demonstrate Meehan 's guilt and Waddell 's innocence . |
| 29 | He had been apprehensive but had gone along with her idea all the same and now the small room was a regular haunt of the local foremen and managers , as well as a meeting-place for the trade union officials who held impromptu meetings over mugs of steaming hot tea and bacon sandwiches . |
| 30 | As war developed he took on many treasurerships for the army and Parliament , becoming one of the treasurers for war in 1645 as well as a commissioner for the customs in 1643 . |