Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conventions are so rigorous that any break with them would require a new genre ; the editorial leaflet makes this clear enough : |
| 2 | Because of the , the tinkering around it must do a bit of |
| 3 | ‘ to pass ahead of the foremost part of a stationary vehicle on the same side of the crossing as the approaching vehicle , the stationary vehicle having stopped to accord precedence to a foot passenger ’ This phrase is the alternative offence to point number 6 and means that the offending vehicle or part of it must pass a stationary vehicle as opposed to a moving motor vehicle in point 6 . |
| 4 | So loud are these calls that a single insect can be heard half a kilometre away and a chorus of them can set a whole forest ringing and echoing . |
| 5 | ‘ This is a wonder drug and a single course of it would cost a small fortune — yet you make lots of it through delight . |
| 6 | I had made a start in Burmese at the School of Oriental Languages in London , going up from Stepney for a weekly lesson , so I could read haltingly and use a score or more greetings and questions , which deceived the kindly village people into thinking that I knew more than I did , with the result that an opening sentence of mine would elicit a whole string of Burmese from which I would only pick up a word or two . |
| 7 | It would not matter that the consequence of so holding might be that the defendants , if they should lose the action , would satisfy the European Court of Human Rights that any verdict against them would constitute a breach of article 10 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms . |
| 8 | Possibly a good choice for a Christmas gift for it will amuse a wide readership . |
| 9 | Piling up information for the sake of it can reveal a lack of understanding . |
| 10 | The distance between them would indicate a gate with at least two portals . |
| 11 | ’ It is most important that the French should be aware of the united action of England with the other powers , the knowledge of it will have a most wholesome influence on the French government . ’ |
| 12 | It 's alright for some to be able to buy private health care , and then the rest of us can have a diminishing and reducing National Health Service both in Nottinghamshire and throughout the rest of the country . |
| 13 | The meetings were considered successful , and doubtless those who came to take part in them would get a double benefit from the fine air and the healthful scenes around that beautifully situated city . |
| 14 | If the business is subsequently hived up to Newco at less than both cost and market value , this will depress the value of Target 's shares , so that a subsequent disposal of them would realise a loss . |
| 15 | Every week At It will present a feature on extra-marital affairs — coming soon : coping with a bisexual window cleaner on roller skates . |
| 16 | Ronny replaces Swindon-striker Fjortoft for the game tonight — Ronny must have done well in the training sessions ( coach Olsen really put some value on how the players perform in training before the games ) and Fjortoft which has been even worse for Swindon than Deano for us might have a hard time to get the attacker place back ( Fjortoft 0 — Deano 3 — Cole 10 is n't it ? ) . |
| 17 | In ten days no man of mine will seek a single lodging in Rhyll . |
| 18 | After the scheduled 1995 opening of the Newton Cap scheme , the picturesque valley around it will become a great local amenity . |
| 19 | Such a transfer will be appropriate whether the property was held by the husband and wife as beneficial joint tenants or as tenants in common : in the latter case , as the transfer to the husband and wife will not have contained a declaration to the effect that the survivor of them could give a good receipt for capital monies , a restriction will have automatically been entered on the register to the effect that no disposition by a sole proprietor of the land ( not being a trust corporation ) under which capital money arises is to be registered except under an order of the registrar or of the court ( Land Registration Act 1925 , s58(3) and Land Registration Rules 1925 , r213 as amended by Land Registration Rules 1989 ( SI No 801 ) ) . |
| 20 | Any one of these subsidiary factors may be sufficiently important to render a farm unsuitable , but no combination of them can make a viable farm if the land has insufficient potential . |
| 21 | I mean if we do n't have compatible systems , then it 's not going to make a lot of it will make a difference , but not going to make as much difference , but I think if we do it could it really could be revolutionary . |
| 22 | Said an excited David Bowie , minutes after the grand finale , ’ A lot of us would do a show like Live Aid every year until starvation was under control . |
| 23 | And if an ugly fellow like me can find a wife … ’ |
| 24 | He said this was the worst moment of his life , and the various carpetings he received ultimately had their effect ; years later the memory of them would have a deep effect on his attitude to captaincy . |
| 25 | ‘ I would have you know , ’ said one of the four protagonists of the Oxbridge revue Beyond The Fringe in 1960 , ‘ that some people in this great country of ours can run a mile in four minutes ! ’ |
| 26 | Lack of them can produce a number of illnesses . |
| 27 | Be careful during team matches if you are heavier than your opponent , because what seems like a light tap to you may prove a sledgehammer to him , and may result in a penalty . |
| 28 | However , contrary to popular belief other predators , such as lions and cheetahs , never take wind direction into account when stalking , and the faintest whiff of them will cause a herd to become alert . |
| 29 | God 's acceptance of us can put a stop to our inherited reactions . |
| 30 | So , an animal with eyes of a similar design to ours may perceive a much less detailed image than we do . |