Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Explosives experts therefore use a fuse which ignites a firing cap , made of fulminate of mercury . |
| 2 | A function which converts a character string representing a number into numeric form . |
| 3 | A function which allows a machine code routine to return a value directly . |
| 4 | A function which opens a file ( or device ) for reading and returns the file handle of the file . |
| 5 | A function which opens a file ( or device ) for writing and returns the file handle of the file . |
| 6 | A function which opens a file ( or device ) for update ( reading and writing ) and returns the file handle of the file . |
| 7 | A function which returns a string of length 1 containing the ASCII character specified by the least significant byte of the numeric argument . |
| 8 | BSAC medical officer Dr Peter Wilmhurst , of St Thomas ' Hospital , London , says : ‘ Divers are entitled to treatment under the NHS Act in the same way as a skater who breaks a leg on the ice or a rider who breaks his back falling off a horse . |
| 9 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 10 | walking keep you fit its a bit you had a hair cut last week if you 'd of left , if you had n't of had it done you could of taken this thing down |
| 11 | After a bit he got a job in a brick works and picked up £80 a week on day shift and £100 on night shift . |
| 12 | The jokes/anecdotes/stories can be short or long and , as an example , I will tell the tale of a branch who loaned a customer a sum of money so he could undergo plastic surgery . |
| 13 | That 's why that , at the moment I do n't see it well I do n't see it a necessity you to get a pension . |
| 14 | My own choice for the single most influential factor would be the decision of the Hungarian Government to subordinate its very clear obligations under an agreement with the GDR to its general duty under the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 — a decision which blew a hole in the sealed frontiers of the GDR , and relegated to the past the comfortable slogans of the last three decades . |
| 15 | From next December we will also have a budget which draws a distinction between current and capital spending current spending being looking after hospital patients ; capital spending being building a new hospital for them . |
| 16 | When he commits to a budget he takes a risk . |
| 17 | MOTORIST Kellie Freed was chased and murdered by a gang who mistook a hand signal for an obscene gesture in Stockton , California . |
| 18 | If the plaintiff chooses a course which carries a risk of harm in order to avoid a reasonably perceived greater danger he will not be contributorily negligent . |
| 19 | For example , a text which adopts a general , objective style can often create the wrong impression through its use of the pseudo-generic ‘ man ’ . |
| 20 | What can not be denied is that they emerge from much experience in the author , and much original thought , that they are moreover integrated in a fiction which has a power independent of them . |
| 21 | The Archive 's location in a university which has a reputation for excellence in social research ensures it is perceived to be upholding high standards . |
| 22 | You blame him for saddling Barclays de Zoete Wedd with high overhead costs in putting our brokerage firm and our banking operations together in one building , a building which houses a number of our competitors , as you also point out . |
| 23 | An incorrect response should be considered as a response which demonstrates a lack of understanding of the concept(s) being assessed and is not caused by a trivial arithmetic error . |
| 24 | On the toss of a coin he takes a consolation prize of an air pump . |
| 25 | My advice to Mr Stewart is to think carefully before entering into a career in medicine , as this is also a field which requires a lot of dedication , perseverance and long hours if one is to achieve anything worthwhile . |
| 26 | He was chosen by the administrators of the Grand Louvre project from a field which included a Belgian , an Italian , a Catalan , and five French firms . |
| 27 | A contract which requires a supplier to close a NHS ward will occasion political comment which is likely to be directed at the Health Authority at least initially . |
| 28 | Obviously , an obligation of confidence can arise by express agreement ; for example , where a freelance computer programmer is engaged to carry out some work under a contract which contains a term stating that the programmer will not use or divulge details of the client 's business . |
| 29 | The third main proposal is that a buyer who has a right to reject the goods should not be faced with an all-or-nothing rule . |
| 30 | But back Northampton went and though they held the first Nottingham surge they could not stop the second and scrum-half Hughes dived over on the left to score a try which earned a standing ovation . |