Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been considerable concern over the sooty specks ( particulates ) from diesel exhausts as a possible cause of cancer . |
| 2 | Looking to the future , this conflict should cease to arise ; race-awareness training is now integrated into basic training , where it sits as a natural part of discussions on impartiality and prejudice during the interviewing process and should have the benefits that CAB anti-racist policy intends . |
| 3 | Predominantly Australian Cattle Dog , with a touch of Kelpie to lengthen his stride and narrow his frame , Henry goes through a great range of stunts . |
| 4 | It is no mere figure of speech to say that an idea is ‘ born ’ ; an idea goes through a real phase of development , from conception to birth . |
| 5 | The simplest kind of human task , and the most straightforward to observe and analyse , is that in which the operator goes through a standard sequence of actions . |
| 6 | Lord Ackner stated that : There is clearly no reason in English contract law why A , for good consideration , should not achieve an enforceable agreement whereby B , agrees for a specified period of time not to negotiate with anyone except A in relation to the sale of his property … |
| 7 | An NIS Domain licence goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 8 | An NIS Domain license goes for a one-time fee of $25,000 . |
| 9 | The animal half of the early embryo develops as a simple ball of cells — but if it is combined with cells from the vegetal pole a normal , but smaller embryo will develop . |
| 10 | The rule of law , then , stands as a central element of the British Constitution , but no one is sure precisely what it means . |
| 11 | The ‘ thick description ’ takes on a type of metaphoric quality : it stands as a symbolic indication of some wider social meaning within the culture which is elicited through critical interpretation . |
| 12 | For now , their impudent , untutored music stands as a shining example of talent as yet untainted by the demands of The Man . |
| 13 | First , implicature stands as a paradigmatic example of the nature and power of pragmatic explanations of linguistic phenomena . |
| 14 | Only the spire of the church could be saved , and today it stands as a stark reminder of that devastating night in August 1989 . |
| 15 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 16 | One accident the HSE highlights as a plain lack of common sense involved a child who was left in the cab of a tractor while the operator dismounted to add bedding to a pig pen . |
| 17 | In such a culture , knowledge is superseded by wisdom , which looks for a total view of life , seeking to come to terms with its essential suffering and aspiring [ in Goethe 's words ] to " live resolutely in wholeness and fullness " . |
| 18 | it only needs for a little bit of attention on a wire or something |
| 19 | A salutary cautionary note is sounded by Zillmann who concludes after a painstaking review of experimental evidence that ‘ the amount of relevant data on animal aggression from both laboratory and field investigations is nearly overwhelming . |
| 20 | At first glance it looks like a straightforward consequence of overaccumulation ( chapter 11 ) . |
| 21 | Seen from its ten o'clock , the Apache looks like a modern twin of the late Fifties . |
| 22 | Figure 2 in the paper looks like a classic example of unilateral reflux nephropathy rather than chronic pyelonephritis . |
| 23 | The mosaic of the cut looks like a great distribution of attractive holes . |
| 24 | Several pieces published nationally in recent months have commented on the ‘ discjunkie ’ / ‘ discophile ’ / ‘ recordophile ’ and hopefully I have some of their characteristics : ‘ respectable ’ / ‘ intelligent ’ / ‘ almost always male ’ / ‘ almost always over 30 ’ / ‘ looks like a solid member of the professional classes ’ / ‘ knows a thing or two about wine ’ / ‘ videos obscure foreign films on Channel 4 ’ etc . |
| 25 | It looks like a souped-up version of Skylab , the orbiting laboratory that NASA launched with a Saturn V moon-rocket after the Apollo programme had been curtailed . |
| 26 | Thus what looks like a perfect example of a ‘ horns of a dilemma ’ structure , turns out not to be so — it was a game that could have been played two or three lessons or ten lessons later . |
| 27 | There are , however , many cases in which differentiation occurs within what at first looks like a homogeneous sheet of tissue . |
| 28 | It certainly looks like a friendly Mickey-take of old rubber lips . |
| 29 | Now , in the courtship of many species of ducks ( see Figure 1.8 , p. 16 ) , the male points his bill towards his back feathers in what looks like a stylized modification of preening . |
| 30 | Raymond Boyle , Eugenius ’ bassplayer looks like a harder version of Martin Gilks from The Wonder Stuff . |