Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With their characteristic and pervasive atmosphere of sexuality and sensuality and their erotic tales presented or disguised within verbal play , it is hardly surprising that many have considered " pornography " to be an appropriate term to describe at least a good part of what is found in these fabliaux . |
| 2 | This is the shortest par-three but is guarded by enough sand to build at least a four-bedroom castle . |
| 3 | Quantum mechanics therefore allows a particle to escape from inside a black hole , something that is not allowed in classical mechanics . |
| 4 | This fact , coupled to our urgent need to export at least a third of our gross national product , simply to maintain ourselves , points to an obvious answer to our problems , for service industries and export together , suggests leisure and tourism . |
| 5 | Are these words to use about an ally you stood shoulder to shoulder with only a few years back ? ’ |
| 6 | An author may expect his or her reader to have at least a general idea of when the Vikings lived , or what it feels like to be bullied , or to be able to cope with simple scientific concepts , or to know the general geography of the USA . |
| 7 | Although I have stressed that one should not keep large amounts of money at home , it is of value to have at least a small amount of emergency money carefully hidden somewhere in the house , say , £20 . |
| 8 | Despite problems of access , I gathered sufficient information about the physical conditions and regime in a particular central gaol to produce at least a poor imitation of John Howard . |