Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was agreed that the SAS would carry out a series of raids on these airfields in early July , leaving only a week to prepare for departure . |
| 2 | Does he agree that the law should be changed so that the police have a duty rather than just a power to act under section 39 ? |
| 3 | It was not just a reason to indulge in nostalgia ; though the tradition was basically the same as it had always been , except that in the past the people had walked further in the processions . |
| 4 | Worse , there was just an hour to go before transmission . |
| 5 | The two key protective factors are the highly competitive nature of the mortgage market and the preponderance of mortgage budget schemes which are altered just once a year to cater for interest rate fluctuations . |
| 6 | When they reach retirement age , most people qualify for the basic pension , which is normally uprated once a year to keep in line with price rises . |
| 7 | Curiosity satisfied , it is rather a relief to emerge from darkness to daylight . |
| 8 | Through learning , children acquire not only their parents ' moral code but also a willingness to act in accordance with the rules . |
| 9 | Presumably it 's also a lot to do with isolation , a lot to do with the fact that there was no one to talk to about the sexual experiences you were having and the only surrounding attitude was one of , ‘ This is something which should n't happen ’ , whereas the situation when I had my first sexual experience was one where I knew other people who were gay whom I could talk to . |
| 10 | There 's a sofa and armchair , a writing table , music from a threechannel radio and even a telephone to keep in touch with the landlubbers back home . |
| 11 | Diabetes is quite a burden to carry through life . ’ |
| 12 | You might charitably allow an Academic with spellcasting powers an Int test ( with a -25 penalty ) to recognize that this ritual does n't seem to have anything to do with travel , but does have quite a lot to do with death and blood . |
| 13 | With a sword in one hand and a pair of scales in the other , it symbolizes British justice and law — and the law has quite a lot to say about self-defence . |
| 14 | He looked at his watch — 0445 hours , just over an hour to go before breakfast . |