Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] a [noun] [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a long time it has been known that heavy drinking during pregnancy can badly affect a baby 's development so that when it is born , its face and head are deformed and it is mentally backward . |
| 2 | ‘ You ca n't destroy , Bronson , you can only convert a thing 's form . ’ |
| 3 | The company , whose workstation and systems business is now housed in a wholly-owned subsidiary called Axil Workstations in San Jose , California , reckons Sun Microsystems Inc will only have a month 's headstart on it in the SuperSparc market . |
| 4 | The tribunal will only allow a trader 's appeal against such a direction if it considers that Customs could not reasonably have been satisfied : for example , if Customs have ignored a relevant matter or if they have taken an irrelevant matter into account . |
| 5 | So it 's going to be erm you might only get a week 's notice if it 's going to be switched to the Saturday then I would guess . |
| 6 | That minute could literally save a child 's life . ’ |
| 7 | They point out that services need to be aware of carers ' histories and their responses to stress , and that retirement may not necessarily increase a person 's ability or willingness to become an informal carer . |
| 8 | I 've always wanted to be involved in things that tried to somehow create a women 's network . |
| 9 | If people lose employment for a day , they would normally lose a day 's pay . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's no guarantee , but you can soon assess a person 's ability to talk sensibly . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's no way these daffodils could possibly restrict a driver 's vision — unless he was six inches high . |
| 12 | However , you should always respect a person 's privacy and not attempt to prevent relationships from developing . |
| 13 | On the one hand she thought she would possibly enjoy a hour 's gardening when she came home from work and that it would help her unwind , but on the other hand her adult children and her husband would expect tea at 6 p.m . |
| 14 | But I ca n't understand , if you 're in charge of a baby , how you can ever have a minute 's peace . |
| 15 | And it was then , in the midst of the suffering and chaos round them , as Rachel knelt on the ground and took from David 's case the aerosol that would hopefully save a man 's life , that he suddenly looked across at her . |
| 16 | Well , at that time my best pal went to the pit , his mother would n't let him enter in th for scholarship , but he did happen to come here for , Well , he seemed to always get a day 's day release from the year dot , I think , and er eventually he got some A levels . |
| 17 | I do n't think they 'd ever let a men 's committee |
| 18 | ‘ Servant ’ seemed too coarse a word for such a refined creature and indeed she made it plain that she did not usually inhabit a servants ' hall . |
| 19 | The depth to which an enquiry is classified can also affect a bureau 's ability to respond to local problems . |
| 20 | Other family members ' response will also influence a child 's reaction to the disease . |
| 21 | This magical number may have rendered the split-screen sequence superfluous ; but most Astaire and Charisse fans would probably give a day 's pay to see it once . |
| 22 | Relatives often seem to feel that they do not need to bring a contribution , unless , of course , you are young , living alone for the first time and being visited by your mother , in which case she will probably bring a month 's supply of food and wash up for you as well ! |
| 23 | A customer can also use a bank 's tax department to look after his tax returns and payments . |
| 24 | These complicated displays could even honestly advertise a bird 's mettle . |
| 25 | You 'll also get a supporter 's card , regular bulletins , copies of leaflets , stickers and posters that we print . |
| 26 | You could not really beat a Human 's skin . |
| 27 | What is essential , he feels , is that such skills become a natural part of a player 's working life — not that the children are given a ‘ treatment ’ as the result of a dislocated training package directed by those who do not really understand a musician 's mind or motivation . |
| 28 | Insomnia can severely undermine a person 's ability to cope with other problems , including the stress of grieving . |
| 29 | I do n't often have a woman 's eye over it ; men do n't notice these things much . " |
| 30 | THE TROUBLE with all this ‘ comeback ’ and ‘ reunion ’ malarkey is it can often destroy a band 's reputation or , worse still , make you realise they were n't much cop in the first place . |