Example sentences of "[prep] particular [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In our consideration of technology and the production of particular artefacts we have been considering portable items which would have been of assistance to everyday life , some more so than others .
2 Since work to be undertaken in respective months in the kitchen , fruit and flower gardens was noted in the Dictionary , it might be thought that a Kalendar was superfluous , but Miller explains that at the request of particular friends he had produced a work not only portable , but also at a price to suit those who could not afford a larger book .
3 With particular pride he notes how in the crisis of 1124 , when the king of England and the emperor were allied against him , and Henry V planned an attack on Rheims , Louis put himself dramatically under the protection of St Denis , ‘ the special patron and singular protector after God of the kingdom ’ ; how he came to the saint and begged him to defend his kingdom , preserve his person and resist his enemies , as the saint was accustomed to do .
4 Choosing his words with particular deliberation he said : ‘ In terms of dedication and discipline he reminds me in every way of Wayne McCullough .
5 Choosing his words with particular deliberation he said : ‘ In terms of dedication and discipline he reminds me in every way of Wayne McCullough .
6 We were proud to participate in the CCPR Wembley Festivals of Movement and Dance in 1955 , 1958 and 1963 , which some of you will remember , and so it was with particular pleasure we accepted the invitation to join in the celebrations to be held on 20th April at the Royal Albert Hall .
7 The conventional form is generally convenient ; it is useful to have equal eigenvalues in groups and to the use superdiagonal ; but in particular cases it may be well to use a nonzero quantity other than a unit in the superdiagonal .
8 In particular circumstances a director may owe a duty directly to shareholders ; that duty will not derive from his status as a director but from particular responsibilities he has voluntarily taken on .
9 When considering their applicability to particular organizations it is necessary to heed Clegg and Dunkerley 's warning that we should not assume that power resources will have equal utility to the members of all organizations in all situations .
10 The RSPCA , Petwatch , or many of the other animal organisations that exist will be able to advise you about particular pets you may be interested in keeping .
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