Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] a [noun] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Working capital needs for a colliery are likely to be at least £5m to finance the output until you get paid .
2 Secondly , I know that this committee has over a time been concerned about the resource needs
3 The question that now clamours for an answer is clear : why in the Exodus complaint stories does God immediately respond by performing miracles of salvation , while in the Numbers stories he replies with miracles of devastating destruction , or , in the case of Numbers 20 , with salvation overshadowed by terrible condemnation ?
4 Stephen refers to a crime being excusable if the defendant can show as one of the requisites that what was done was done to avoid a consequence which could not otherwise have been avoided , and which , if not done , would have inflicted harm on him or on others he was bound to protect .
5 Whether , however , privilege does extend to everything that a Member does as a Member is doubtful .
6 This is another reason why a well-advised employer who offers you an ex gratia payment when your job comes to an end is likely to insist that you are effectively prevented in law from making any further claim against him ( see Chapter 19 ) .
7 The vital ingredient that serum provides to a medium is lipid , which cells need to maintain the integrity of their outer membranes .
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