Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Can individuals and the community serve without spiritual values What about that as a starter before we look at the other questions , then .
2 Okay so we 've got thirteen pounds forget about that for a minute and then fifty pence .
3 We talked about that for a while and that was when I got the idea of using the mud wagon-not just for him but for the McLaren girl too , and just like before I could see myself sitting in it with her .
4 I 'll tell you about that in a minute and then er I er had to go about forty times for permission .
5 I 'll speak about that in a moment or two .
6 Common Law treated a contract as voidable if made under duress , i.e. threats of violence to life or limb ; it took no account of more subtle forms of pressure — the unfair advantage taken of a man in distressed circumstances , the influence exercised in certain relations , such as that of a guardian and his former ward , or solicitor and client .
7 But to fill a material role such as that of a steelworker or a lawyer , an individual must have been subjected to numerous other ISAs .
8 When all the possible beneficiaries are of full age and under no disability ( such as that of an infant or lunatic ) , they may put an end to the trust by requiring the trustee to transfer the property to them or to dispose of it according to their directions ; and this is so in spite of any direction to the contrary in the settlement , such as a direction that payment is not to be made to a beneficiary till he reaches the age of 25 .
9 Derek mistook the name of the company for that of a person and blurted out , ‘ But , who is he ?
10 The results suggest that its intelligence lies somewhere between that of a chimpanzee and a dog .
11 She thought about this for a moment or two and then said : ‘ I see no harm in that .
12 My mother thought about this for a moment until comprehension came to her , whereupon she changed the subject out of deference to my youth and inexperience .
13 After all in an age where everyone is becoming more environmentally aware , perhaps it is only fitting that even artists are getting into recycling .
14 The others have a rank which is below that of an officer but above that of an ordinary soldier . ’
15 Denys Darlow said : ‘ Having been a church musician since the age of eight as a chorister and later as an organist and choirmaster , the words of the Te Deum became a constant recurrence in my life and grew in significance as I grew older . ’
16 Instead of staring blankly out at the world , or nervously striking at the fence , as some of the eagles did , he trekked back and forth in a figure of eight over an area that was only one tiny part of his caged area .
17 So you 're sort of right in a way that it 's two sine squared X but this wrong .
18 He 'd always thought of that as a cliché before he met Emily .
19 Now y'know you can come up with a description of that as an ellipse but in exactly the same shape , in a slightly different context , yeah , you know it 's actually circular and it 's a hoop and your perception of the object is different .
20 There was a lot more rhubarb , along the lines of ‘ Yes , what ? ’ and ‘ What are we going to sing , brothers ? ’ and then Mrs Quigley cut in over the top of this with a cadenza that would not have disgraced Dame Kiri Te Kanawa .
21 Although nothing became of this beyond an agreement that there were widely different views on the matter , that same year the Government of Australia proposed that the so called cull grenade should be banned .
22 There could well be some of this between a male and female as they pair , but if they do not settle down then you can assume they are both males .
23 So do the four role plays then all come back here at twenty past six for a debrief and then we 'll call it a day .
24 When you act for a buyer , always go through the answers you receive to your preliminary enquiries , search and additional enquiries made of the local authority , marking each of these with a tick if it is satisfactory , or with a cross if it is not , or if it requires further elucidation .
25 This Appendix lists each of these with an explanation and recovery action ( if appropriate ) .
26 The exploration of our own personal experiences , and the linking up of these to an understanding that the isolated experience of individual women was part of a more complex system of female subordination .
27 Now , should you be coming in the west side ’ — he pointed — ‘ that 's a very quiet end ; let's say around half past five on a Tuesday or Thursday .
28 The bed is a copy of one of a pair that Lutyens designed for his own eldest daughters .
29 Five points instead of four for a try and the scrapping of a much-abused offside law had been regarded as inevitable , but experimental changes to rucks and mauls , switching the advantage to the defending side , received only a cautious welcome among leading coaches yesterday .
30 A , the judge did not explain the use of seven as a multiplier but it not suggested that such a calculation could be done with complete accuracy and using a five percent table , the judge was faced with choosing between seven and eight .
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