Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [verb] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did my best not to give away anything of my exasperation on discovering that a task I had thought all but behind me was in fact still there unassaulted before me . |
| 2 | He takes his stand on learning that a piece of basic equipment for patients with broken necks can not be afforded but money is found to make the board room more lavish . |
| 3 | Wilkinson illustrates his conclusion by suggesting that a comparison of the optical company and the plating company displays the folly of the notion that de-skilling and increased management control over production processes necessarily leads to increases in efficiency . |
| 4 | Curtis had ended his call by suggesting that a Triad involvement would explain the apparent fanaticism and brutality displayed by the sect heavies , and warning his old friend to be careful . |
| 5 | Gaskell was ahead of his time in realising that a craving for alcohol was a disease and the drunkard needed aid and sympathy rather than condemnation . |
| 6 | He called for the formation of an Association " to keep a jealous eye over their interests , educational , moral and social , " and concluded his speech by suggesting that a committee be formed to draft the constitution for submission to a convention later in the year . |