Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [conj] [art] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably not : but it would be a very bold man , a Karl Marx indeed who would assert that , for each and every woman and always , housework is her spontaneous activity , that it is the satisfaction of a need ; or that she fulfils herself in it ; or that through it she develops freely a physical and mental energy and will not be physically exhausted and mentally debased . |
| 2 | It requires a continuous examination of each and every department and of all the functions of Government . |
| 3 | For the time being at least this was almost exactly how the French were regarded by the Americans in Vietnam : of little or no account and if not exactly in the ‘ out ’ tray at best their position was ‘ pending ’ . |
| 4 | The movement remains remarkably strong : despite all that the government and economic collapse have done , TUC membership is still above the ten million mark , and many unions enjoy the loyalty and energetic commitment of tens of thousands of active members . |
| 5 | In St Servatius this phenomenon has meant that large areas of the interior walls have been eaten away to a depth of more than a centimetre and the paint layers on the walls are beginning to peel off . |
| 6 | A small brownish butterfly with a lifespan of less than a week and a wingspan shorter than your little finger . |
| 7 | It has become a floundering nation with little or no direction and , has , for too long , basked in former glory . |
| 8 | It is therefore necessary to depart quite sharply from conventional postwar wisdom about the pre-war years — a wisdom that rests on the twin myths of firm punishment in the courts , going hand-in-hand with little or no crime and an untroubled youth — and to state a rather different version of events . |
| 9 | Indeed , I believe the Buid to be highly unusual in their condemnation of aggression in their dealings with all but the animal and spirit worlds . |
| 10 | This is why although he dares to pose his overwhelming question , he can never be in a position to answer it with more than an assertion and the promise of more totalizations . |
| 11 | I 've seen a bandage worth less than a penny and an inspector , he 'd go in and find one missing . |
| 12 | The gangs are killing hobos for less than a dollar and I get 19 on my first try . |
| 13 | This team have only been together for less than a year and it is getting better all the time . |
| 14 | To be able just to walk , or drive , wherever you want ; Christ , I 've been away from all this for less than a week and I feel like somebody coming out after thirty years . |
| 15 | Such a mood of concern has existed now for more than a decade and seems to mirror uncertainties of role occurring elsewhere in society . |
| 16 | Her final wish goes against the most fundamental principle of Conservative policy for more than a decade and one which she once fervently supported — taxes must rise . |
| 17 | Here was a student who overworked for more than a year and needed rest ; who was already in an emotional condition by the recognition of the highest ideals and their obligation upon him ; and then , instead of the rest which he needed , he had to endure the utterly unexpected death , in very distressing family conditions , of the person in the world to whom he felt nearest . |
| 18 | Former air-stewardess Jane Thornton , 32 , has been his constant companion for more than a year and shares Mark 's passion for horses . |
| 19 | Nearly one million people have been JOBLESS for more than a year and personal BANKRUPTCIES soared by a third to more than 16,000 in the six months to June . |
| 20 | Burnham-on-Sea 's period charm has attracted families for more than a century and offers modern and traditional facilities . |
| 21 | They had served deaf people faithfully and with devotion for more than a century and were correctly described in the same editorial as " dedicated men , universal guides philosopher , and friends who had been on call at every hour of the day . |
| 22 | I suppose I 've seen Matthew with the safe open , and I may have noticed the books , but this firm has been going for more than a century and one does n't take much notice of such things , one has grown up with them . ’ |
| 23 | The French education system has had many of the features now introduced into the British system for more than a century and studying them may shed some light on future possibilities for schooling in this country . |
| 24 | So many and so extraordinary were the stories she told me that our trip around his tiny château lasted for more than an hour and a half , with not a boring moment . |
| 25 | I had been working for more than an hour and my wrists ached from the continuous chopping , but I was filled with an immense exhilaration . |
| 26 | One is certainly not enough , when you consider the number of cars and drivers who use this stretch of motorway each day.It 's unwise for people tol have to drive for more than an hour and a half without taking a break . |
| 27 | However , this approach was not as successful as that implemented in probeorder , in that where the map and hybridisation data are in in serious conflict the contigs generated will be a poor compromise between the two . |
| 28 | There are , as it were , pre-constitutional norms regulating government , and it is upon these that the health and viability of democratic systems will depend . |
| 29 | Her re-fit was over in less than a fortnight and she was back on the Atlantic run and into the storms . |
| 30 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |