Example sentences of "[noun pl] [det] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can visualise these gentlemen each with a candle or dim lantern , perhaps totally unused to situations like that , climbing fearfully up the ladders , hard on each others heels , taking comfort from the nearness of each other and climbing awkwardly with the lights they carried which would cast but a feeble glow about them . |
| 2 | For specific shapes such as a rectangle or semi-circle , where the shape is cut out to the exact dimensions required , card could be used . |
| 3 | Well Val was telling me Caroline got the kids all in a row and said something about erm you know , more or less to say well I want to leave your father she said |
| 4 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 5 | Most of them were named after mythological characters , though there were also a few everyday objects such as a Triangle and an Altar . |
| 6 | Every day when he left for work , he would leave objects such as a scroll or a limestone flake , or his kohl-pot , a certain measured distance from the edge of the table on which they lay , and from each other . |
| 7 | Objects such as a shoe or slipper can also evoke this response if the dog was hit in the past . |
| 8 | Strains in glass — as in most other transparent solids — become visible in polarized light and sunlight is partially polarized especially when it is reflected from non-metallic surfaces such as a road or the paintwork of a car . |
| 9 | The alternative ( and now much more common ) free format mode requires separators such as a space or a comma to appear between items of data ; this slows down data entry for a skilled keypuncher but is probably preferable for the non-expert since problems of field misalignment can not occur . |
| 10 | In 1974 , during a second visit south of the seventeenth parallel , we crossed into some of the areas most affected by the herbicides , areas such as A Luoi and A Sau , in the west of Thua Thien province , and Kom Tum , Gia Lai and Dac Lak on the high plateau Tay Nguyen . |
| 11 | The cells then interact with one another in huge populations to produce large-scale group effects such as an arm or a leg or ( more indirectly ) a beaver 's dam . |
| 12 | They each have stringent but achievable targets such as a commitment that 99 per cent of deliveries will be case-accurate — no easy matter when ten million cases are delivered each week . |
| 13 | Bob Gooding owned up to using consultants such as a doctor and a lawyer and complained the debate had dealt with ‘ parody portraits of people ’ . |
| 14 | The trick is to find a way of giving the Europeans enough of a feeling that they can pursue security policies of their own without at the same time forming a European defence association that would drive the Americans away . |
| 15 | As an alternative to 100% ownership and control , what about alternative arrangements such as a partnership or joint venture ? |
| 16 | Of course , it is different if we intervene solely to restore the material condition of a work of art after it has been damaged by external forces such as an accident or vandalism . |
| 17 | Recently the Friends contacted hospital staff asking them to make regular payments to the charity , with the money funding schemes such as a creche and health care bursaries . |
| 18 | It is likely that such evidence would show up ethnic and cultural variations ; for example , Anwar reports that it is common for migrants from Pakistan to borrow money from kin for major purchases such as a house or a business , but there is a strong obligation to return this loan fully and quickly ( Anwar , 1985 , p. 72 ) . |
| 19 | If you have an Orchard MSA and want to borrow on a more permanent basis , you can simply use your Orchard Reserve to cover the cost of major purchases such as a car or a holiday . |
| 20 | One family would gather on Sunday evening round the harmonium ; another would go to their grandfather 's village shop , boys and uncles each with a fiddle or cello , to sing or dance to their own tunes — ‘ we really enjoyed that ; ’ while a Yorkshire millowner 's family used to ask all their kin for weekly musical parties , taking turns to host these ‘ dreadful performances . ’ |
| 21 | Owners of facilities such as a mine or oil well can reduce uncertainty by acquiring customers , or integrating ‘ forwards ’ . |
| 22 | They say the extra £10 is to cover facilities such as a sauna and pool . |