Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain contracts are excepted and are therefore not cancellable under the Regulations ( even if made during or following an unsolicited visit or an excursion ) , namely any contract : |
| 2 | But you do n't need to apply for or take a Compact job if you do n't want to ! |
| 3 | The second way was to find a compound which would compete for or block the inactivating enzyme . |
| 4 | Put simply , Northern Ireland is now the only place on the globe where people can not vote for or join the Labour Party . |
| 5 | And if we lived in the country then it would n't be me coming home every night whacked out and wanting to be looked after and having a squawking infant instead . |
| 6 | Well I think what you 've got to be careful of and it 's always a difficulty when you 're looking at er benefits and dis-benefits of major road schemes , you 'll see that we go into a tremendous amount of or collect a tremendous amount of information about the different impacts . |
| 7 | Any client ( corporate or otherwise ) in relation to whom the firm performs services amounting to corporate finance activities provided he has agreed to the terms of and signed a corporate finance engagement letter issued to him by the firm . |
| 8 | Under another draft , SAS 500 , the previous optional procedure for external auditors to consider the activities of and gain a sufficient understanding of an internal audit function in planning the audit becomes a requirement . |
| 9 | This modified approach may only be employed where the client has agreed to the terms of and countersigned a corporate finance engagement letter issued to him by the firm . |
| 10 | Regular exercise can improve the quality of and extend an active life , and plays a vital part in the prevention of many chronic conditions . |
| 11 | That 's because large events involve extra considerations you never dreamed of when doing a small conference . |
| 12 | For we should have to be able to redescribe both the actions we currently regard as rational , and those we think of as requiring a reactive response , so as to overcome the contrast between them . |
| 13 | The multiple choice format can , in this case , be thought of as demanding a similar sort of thinking to that required when checking an answer obtained by measurement or calculation to see if it is sensible . |
| 14 | Like absolute knowledge , operational thought is conceived of as representing the final balance between the processes of externalization ( assimilation as projection ) and embodiment ( accommodation as introjection ) , which have been held in asymmetrical relations in all previous stages . |
| 15 | His main task was to prepare for and win a general election . |
| 16 | The systematic activation of prior knowledge can act to prepare for and deepen the likely response to a text . |
| 17 | Turning towards him , her face flushed , her fingers reached down , searching for and caressing the hard nakedness there . |
| 18 | We care for and protect the natural environment , often working with national and local conservation bodies . |
| 19 | Remember colleagues , it was our union under the leadership of Will Thorn that pushed for and formed the Labour Party . |
| 20 | So you can vote for and join the Labour Party in Bangkok or Belgrade but not in Belfast . |
| 21 | Anyway , his push-bike would help to keep him for and conserve the precious petrol for more exciting excursions . |
| 22 | Crucial to the financial stability is the fact that Highlander is recognised as a non profit-making organisation , and as such it has successfully applied for and sustained a tax-exempt status from the Federal revenue agency . |
| 23 | The very exhaustive treatise Contemporary Percussion by Reginald Smith Brindle ( O.U.P. ) goes in great detail into the technique of writing for and playing a vast number of percussion instruments and contains quotations from many modern works , as well as a 45 rpm recording of the sounds of many of the tuned and untuned instruments which have been used by modern composers . |
| 24 | It was second nature to him now to note the time by the illuminated dial of his electric bedside clock before he had switched on his lamp , a second after he had felt for and silenced the raucous insistence of the telephone . |
| 25 | He was also a noisy eater , as if providing an orchestral accompaniment for his brother . |
| 26 | In Vienna 's Ringstrasse , Schorske observes , the new representative buildings did not face one another ; instead each faced the street as if to italicize the circular flow . |
| 27 | He saw one man motioning animatedly with his arms , as if to deflect the other boat from its route . |
| 28 | as if to emphasise the relative longevity of this sequence , however , it is also possible that some mosaics might pre-date the sequences of simple geometric and Orphic pavements . |
| 29 | Franco had his arm around his elder brother 's shoulder , his mouth close to his face , his other arm gesticulating gracefully , as if conducting an invisible band of players . |
| 30 | Leni smiled quickly , then just sat , very upright as if setting a good example , and seemed to be thinking something out . |