Example sentences of "[det] [adv] [prep] a [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I state this only as a general and not as an invariable premise because of the possibility of cases in which the court would not authorise treatment of a distressing nature which offered only a small hope of preserving life . |
| 2 | Shaking this off with a gasp and a struggle , I uplifted myself upon the pillows , and , peering earnestly within the intense darkness of the chamber , hearkened — I know not why , except that an instinctive spirit prompted me — to certain low and indefinite sounds which came , through the pauses of the storm , at long intervals , I knew not whence . |
| 3 | What really sets this up as a fraud and complete load of tripe , is the ridiculous assumption on the part of the forger , that my entire squad of players would happily sign a document whose sole aim is to get me removed from the manager 's seat . |
| 4 | However , after several years of poor livestock production , a record 24,500,000 head were reported in 1989 ; the government attributed this partly to a contract and leasing system introduced in 1988 [ see also p. 36704 ] , by which rural workers contracted to supply specified products for wages , with their collective or the state farm supplying cattle , implements , machinery and land . |
| 5 | where did you see this then in a magazine or something ? |
| 6 | I have never been able to subscribe to the extreme schools of thought which see this either as a sin or as an act of brave defiance . |
| 7 | The public transport network should also be improved to encourage people to use this instead of a car and a park and ride system might be introduced to keep traffic out of the centre . |
| 8 | so , she thinks like they were , they were on show these just for a wardrobe and a set of drawers for a thousand quid , he let her have them for six hundred , so she 's been and paid a deposit on them |
| 9 | that up of a night and he has it going all night |
| 10 | Can I have that back for a minute and I 'll just explain one of the erm a bit more of the structure of it . |
| 11 | We let this carry that out for a month or so , and he was very annoyed about it . |