Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] [noun] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is well established that the court will only exercise its power to dismiss a case at this stage in exceptional circumstances . |
| 2 | And a few lines later we read : ‘ A master who turns out his ass or his dog because the animal can no longer earn its keep manifests a small mind ’ ( 1963 : 240 ) . |
| 3 | If we could somehow persuade our planet to become a black hole , it would be about the size of a marble — but still possessing all the mass of the original Earth . |
| 4 | The subsequent fall in UK prices greatly closed that gap , prompting the export dependent Dutch and Danish to further lower their prices to maintain a price differential of some kind . |
| 5 | The next step that he foresaw would be that Mr Ramsay MacDonald comes to the King and asks for a Dissolution : indeed Mr Asquith believes that in accepting office Mr Ramsay MacDonald will very probably ask His Majesty to promise a Dissolution in the event of an early defeat of the Government in the House of Commons … |
| 6 | Many will even disrupt their day to get a nibble of a bar or two , sneaking out of the office or taking a diversion to a shop even if they have more pressing business at hand . |
| 7 | PISCES Whether or not you are going to be able to fully exercise your ability to earn a high income is likely to be revealed this week ! |
| 8 | If you can not afford it yourself , you should at least urge your library to buy a copy . |
| 9 | To then ask our members to accept a pay increase this year of between 0 and 1.5 per cent on the basis that they are in secure employment adds insult to injury . ’ |
| 10 | We have the major problem that one of the key sectors in British industry has hanging over it the threat that , in a year 's time , the decision will be further reviewed and the industry will again lose its ability to impose a statutory levy . |
| 11 | Most of the congregation at Drayton would certainly welcome their Minister-in-Charge becoming a vicar . |
| 12 | It would never enter my head to read a textbook on race-driving . |