Example sentences of "[vb base] that [adv] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , analyses of the 1984–6 Labour Force Survey suggest that over a quarter of married and cohabiting Afro-Caribbean women ( and Afro-Caribbean men ) aged under 30 had white partners ( CSO , 1988 ) . |
| 2 | Lawyers say that quite a lot of Jason 's £35,000 will go in George 's fees . |
| 3 | Although it is a great advantage to be just inside your weight category , some contestants forget that even a glass of water can tip them over . |
| 4 | But he added : ‘ I suspect that quite a lot of British MPs … will decide that power is now moving towards an enhanced European Parliament . ’ |
| 5 | Mortality data indicate that only a minority of such deaths occur in ‘ the executive male ’ . |
| 6 | Although the finding of a colorectal stricture in ulcerative colitis very appropriately raised concerns of cancer , all studies including our own indicate that only a minority of these strictures are in fact malignant . |
| 7 | Maccoby and Jacklin , authors of the standard review of psychological sex differences , note that even a study like their own , which finds mostly similarities , turns inexorably into a trait psychology ( 1974 : 3ff ) , centred on masculinity and femininity , and the differences between them . |
| 8 | Most Right-to-Lifers believe that only a threat to the life of the mother is sufficient justification and that most women seek abortions for essentially ‘ trivial ’ reasons . |
| 9 | The Tories argue that only a vote for the SNP is a vote for change . |
| 10 | However , they also argue that only a vote for them is a vote for the Union . |
| 11 | A married 32-year-old store manager says : ‘ If I chanced upon an encounter , I think that maybe a couple of years ago , I would n't have worn one . |
| 12 | I 'm very glad to see that there 's quite a lot of nurses here , and I presume that quite a lot of those are women nurses , and I think that this is terribly important , and I think a useful thing with this new service could do is to go out and talk for instance to the meetings of women 's organisations , to old peoples ' clubs in the afternoon , and actually ask people what they would like , and get them talking in a nice informal way , rather than waiting for somebody to let them know what they think , because I do n't think they 're going to get it . |