Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to settle , once and for all , the question of whether Riddle had made his last journey inside the Wheel and for that reason he was resolved to have it closely examined by an expert . |
| 2 | None can work well in isolation and for that reason it is reassuring that the CBI , in pressing its case for the TECs to be the local regulators of vocational training , stresses the importance of the young person 's ( and the adult worker 's ) " personal file " , building on the existing good practice of records of achievement in schools . |
| 3 | each potential investor who accepts the invitation should warrant that he/she is acquiring the shares for his/her own account for long term investment and notwithstanding this warranty it must be reasonable for the issuing company in all the circumstances to believe this warranty ; |
| 4 | Such accidents are , of course , the exception rather than the rule and in this chapter we will concentrate on normal development . |
| 5 | Twice he passed me his pipe to cut the ends of my suture and on one occasion I found myself trying in the dim light to thread the silk through his reaming tool . |
| 6 | ‘ It kept coming through the sun roof and at one point I heard the roof caving in , ’ he said from his hospital bed . |
| 7 | When Mr Bennet rang the doorbell he had his hands full of pieces of cardboard and balls of string and sticky tape and over one shoulder he carried a bright red blanket . |
| 8 | My job entailed being on call for shipping in the harbour and for this reason I was loath to live outside Stornoway . |
| 9 | It is true that in Britain the matter is now regulated by statute and to that extent it has been flushed into the open . |
| 10 | I was repeatedly threatened with rape and at one stage they tried to make a fellow detainee rape me . |
| 11 | A.H.Q. expected to detect these transports east of Malta at extreme range and by that time I could spare some Marylands while still meeting the P.R . |
| 12 | Most of us will be working part time and voluntary work will be considered work just as much as paid work and in that way we can distribute the enormous amount of work that needs to be done more evenly . |
| 13 | Thinking is a skill and like any other it can be developed and improved through practice . |
| 14 | I trained hard all last winter and in one race I came up against a black who I knew had n't prepared properly . |
| 15 | I 've talked with him on the telephone and with any luck he should be over here on Monday . |
| 16 | It is interesting to note that the human gastric tumour cell line HGT-1 , which was derived from a primary tumour originating in an non-antral part of the stomach , had histamine 2 receptor which responded , maximally to much higher histamine concentrations of 10 - 3 to 10 - 4 M. Cells from the duodenum did not possess the histamine 2 receptor and in this study it was shown that two colorectal tumour cell lines did not seem to possess histamine 2 receptor indicating location of histamine 2 receptor may be confined to the gastric area . |
| 17 | He had spent less than an hour in the Dragon and during that time he had succeeded in needling at least four men . |
| 18 | My hope and at this stage it can only be a hope , is that if consultations are held with presbyteries , a consensus will emerge as to the nature of the changes to Act seventeen that are required and that that consensus will enable the Act to be successfully amended . |
| 19 | He was carrying the same carrier-bag and for some reason they found it impossible not to stare at it . |
| 20 | There was a certain amount of movement and noise and at that time he was unconscious . ’ |
| 21 | By the time Johnny moved back to Brighton he had spent over 20 years at Selhurst Park and during that time he had made an invaluable contribution to Palace 's progress both on and off the field , for which he will long be remembered with gratitude . |
| 22 | One morning a man walked in clutching our details ; we showed him round , he professed great enthusiasm and by early evening we had sold . |
| 23 | Well Mr er Deputy Speaker I er do n't wish to er follow the honourable member of one of my er neighbours but I actually think it 's really part of grown up politics to ensure that the political opinion of a nation is adequately represented in the forums of that nation whether it be in this place or in the European er parliament and to that extent I make no bones about it that erm I wish that we were debating a different electoral system and Mr Deputy Speaker going back to the minister 's introduction erm it is a fact , I did n't wish to intervene because I did n't , it 's a short debate and I did n't want to take up er extra time , but it is a fact is it not that our electoral system unique across Europe means that our deadline as opposed to what the French are going to do is different to all the other member states . |
| 24 | But wider , deeper and larger considerations had to be taken on board and at this stage I do n't know if any of the money will be available to me for replacing Batty if he goes . ’ |
| 25 | We flew for an hour and in that time I completed a reel of film in my camera . |
| 26 | On the other hand , they would have been inspired by the promise that they , as loyal adherents of the Messiah , would be granted a unique recompense for their fidelity and for any suffering they had incurred . |
| 27 | She was being a bit of a weed and in any case I went to cheer her up in the first place . ’ |
| 28 | We became part of GEC-Marconi Electronics and as managing director I reported to Sir Robert Telford and continued to run Hall Automation . |
| 29 | Workwise , the day was already a write-off and in any case she was eager to know what the girl had to say . |
| 30 | It was too late to do any worthwhile damage and with some regret they came to the conclusion that it was best not to place any bombs . |