Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [verb] [pron] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | A GIS is capable of identifying such slivers and allowing the user the choice of leaving them as they are or of replacing them with an average boundary position . |
| 2 | Temporary mains-voltage lighting ( and the transformer for low-voltage lighting ) can be protected either by plugging it into an adaptor RCD , which goes into the socket outlet first , or by plugging it into an RCD socket , which can easily be fitted to replace a normal socket outlet . |
| 3 | However , it is an emotion that leads many of us to play games — either by denying we feel angry , or by squashing it in an effort to be seen as reasonable , easygoing and likeable , or from fear of being rejected . |
| 4 | In Chapter 2 I argued in a similar vein that the concept of an ontological existent involves the idea of non-arbitrariness , in the sense that by positing something as an ontological existent , i.e. as existing in its own right and not merely as an object of someone 's thought , we are by implication positing this something as a potential subject of a nun-arbitrary subset of predicates from among an indefinite number of meaningful predicates . |
| 5 | After a hard day chasing rabbits and catching sticks , what better way to relax than by treating yourself to an aromatherapy massage . |
| 6 | Psychometric testers have no doubt that they can construct a profile of your personality and aptitudes by asking 1,000 questions during a four-hour session , and by following them with an intensive two-hour interview with an occupational psychologist . |