Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] [adv] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | One possibility is for the purchaser to provide that part of the purchase price will be reduced and repaid to the purchaser if certain material consents are not received or if only a proportion of material consents are received . |
| 2 | Relations with Austen Chamberlain were never quite the same and although only a handful of MPs refused to sign the memorial they included personal friends of Law like Amery and Aitken . |
| 3 | This is because chemists ' experiments last for years not thousands of millions of years , and because only a handful of chemists , not thousands of millions of chemists , are engaged in doing these experiments . |
| 4 | Despite such setbacks , the Germans continued their infantry frontal attacks with supporting parachute infantry outflanking Allied positions , and after nearly a month of confused fighting the Independent Companies were withdrawn through Bodö along with elements of the 24th Guards Brigade and Norwegian troops . |
| 5 | In fact they needed little breaking in and after only a couple of long walks they were very comfortable indeed . |
| 6 | ‘ But then the team suffered a run of injuries and after only a handful of matches I was back on the field . ’ |
| 7 | Gradually they gained the upper hand and after almost a week of savage fighting the Germans began to fall back . |
| 8 | Having a factory bike can put a lot of pressure on you but when after just a couple of races you discover you can compete at the highest level , everything gets easier . |