Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [prep] a [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The magazine is now firmly established with demand for copies at an all time high . |
| 2 | Together they choose the best plate to display the food , then Linda gets to work in the kitchen preparing the food for photography with a little help from Cheryl Baker . |
| 3 | On the other hand its comparative fragility makes the risk of solicitation of clients by a former employee the more serious . |
| 4 | Whittaker says there was a five-month search for Archie Norman 's successor but admits that his and Mulcahy 's knowledge of Kerr-Muir as a former competitor at Tate & Lyle was ‘ quite helpful ’ . |
| 5 | Dampen the hair area of head with a little water and secure the strips in place . |
| 6 | On a more light-hearted matter there have been several amusing items discussed , including a subject that will probably have been a topic of conversation at a few lunch tables — uniforms . |
| 7 | Police and fire chiefs are investigating the cause of blaze at a former school at the old Linton School in Linton , near Grassington . |
| 8 | This chapter is written with humility and with admiration by a former librarian whose strategy , when dealing with troublesome readers , was to go to pieces and leave it to Nancy . |
| 9 | argentina coming through 1–0 vs australia on an own goal . |
| 10 | THIS amazing vehicle is an idea from FORD for a less oil dependent future . |
| 11 | Arriving by road from Bodmin in an all day journey delayed by early morning loading difficulties and resultant time and route restrictions into Devon , the NRM loco finally arrived just before 8.00 pm . |
| 12 | The non-governmental Straits Exchange Foundation ( SEF ) on Jan. 5 protested over the detention in China of a former mainland air force pilot , Lee Hsien-pin , who had defected to Taiwan in 1965 . |
| 13 | ( FCA ) of , having been found to be in breach of Bye-law 76(a) in force at the material time and liable to disciplinary action under Bye-law 76(a) ( ii ) in that he in Southport between 1 January 1982 and 24 May 1990 failed to deal properly and promptly with the affairs of a former client and in that he in Southport between 25 May 1990 and 15 August 1990 failed to deal properly and promptly with professional enquiries from registered accountants in respect of a former client and having been found to be in breach of Bye-law 76(d) in force at the material time and liable to disciplinary action under Bye-law 76(a) ( iii ) in that he in Southport between 6 November 1991 and 29 June 1992 failed to satisfy a judgement of the County Court in the sum of £539.40 was ordered to have his Practising Certificate withdrawn with effect from 31 October 1992 and to pay £100 by way of costs . |
| 14 | The reduction in the plasma CRP concentration as the acute phase response subsides may be similarly rapid , with a fall from peak with a half time of 48 hours , as hepatocyte production of CRP rapidly decreases . |
| 15 | A goblet heading ( fig. 4 ) is made in the same way , but use a firm dressmaker 's interfacing rather than curtain buckram , as the base of each tube is randomly pinched in ( as opposed to pleated in ) and held in position with a few hand stitches . |
| 16 | PUPILS at a Middlesbrough school handed over a cheque in memory of a former schoolmate yesterday . |
| 17 | THE proceeds of a fund set up in memory of a former MP will be used to maintain mountain footpaths in the Snowdonia National Park . |
| 18 | erm My cause for concern , and I think it 's one that 's been echoed in a number of places , is the still very high figure for food-poisoning outbreaks , for food-poisoning cases , erm you 'll see we 're not as high as the previous comparable half-year of last year , which was ninety-two , but that included the Keble outbreak , which you 're well aware of , but at thirty-two for Oxford for a half year , that 's a very high figure . |
| 19 | Over 800 Libyans who sailed for Naples in a former cruise liner to mark the 78th anniversary on Oct. 26 of the invasion of Libya by Italy in 1911 , were not allowed to disembark ; however , a group of some 250 Libyans visited the Italian island of Ustica for a commemorative ceremony . |
| 20 | It 's amazing the ideas that can come to mind with a little thought and some extra effort on your part . |
| 21 | Still you could always come back to Malia for a little peace and quiet in the local monastery ! |
| 22 | Earlier , Darlington magistrates listened to evidence from a former employee of Sturdy who contacted The Northern Echo with new information half way through the trial . |
| 23 | But if you wanted to go to any of those , those I marked for my days off , apart from the one to Blagden on a half day . |
| 24 | ‘ Some of the people who have been having a go at Steve are n't fit to tie his shoelaces , ’ retorts Foster , who has been imparting a few words of wisdom to Cram as a former miler-turned-European 5,000m champion himself . |
| 25 | A TOWN 'S newest soccer league for youngsters is set to kick-off with a little help from the local beat bobby . |
| 26 | She could only make a calculated guess ; sheer horror at coming face to face with a former lover when the present one stood stiffly beside him . |