Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [pron] [vb -s] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now if you 've got a function which has got a discontinuity in it , and you do n't pick that out , |
| 2 | which is something like speed , only it 's a bit it 's got a direction . |
| 3 | We increasingly face a racism which avoids being recognized as such because it is able to link ‘ race ’ with nationhood , patriotism and nationalism , a racism which has taken a necessary distance from crude ideas of biological inferiority and superiority and now seeks to present an imaginary definition of the nation as a unified cultural community . |
| 4 | A writer who has devised a consistently comic vision through formal disruption is Tom Robbins . |
| 5 | Studio Pottery will aim to present an informative picture of the current state of studio pottery/ceramics in the UK ( a field which has witnessed a rise in interest and consequently prices at auction in recent years ) . |
| 6 | A vet who wishes to examine a cat may approach it in this way before , for instance , holding it down to give it an injection . |
| 7 | Until now the Magistrate had been in the position of a scientist who has made a discovery which he knows to be true but is unable to prove . |
| 8 | The medal is traditionally presented at the end of the city 's annual Science Festival to a scientist who has made a particular contribution to science and society . |
| 9 | In his fourteen years as a fancier he has converted a hobby into something of a triumphant campaign . |
| 10 | It is a view from the terraces written by a fan who has spent a lifetime supporting two of the world 's great lost causes , the Scotland national team and St Johnstone FC . |
| 11 | This course should persuade a defendant who has raised a spurious latent defect defence to drop it : on the other hand , if such defence prevails , the plaintiff will have a valid claim against the producer . |
| 12 | The least stable group is a coalition which exists to achieve a specific end . |
| 13 | ‘ We all know there 's no more sorry sight in the world than a lady who 's had a drop too much , but a spoonful or so can be highly medicinal . |
| 14 | They will want to know about a childminder who fails to provide a safe environment or where children appear to be neglected or ill cared for . |
| 15 | An occasional treat or privilege for a child who has made a big effort to master a new skill or managed to give up a bad habit hardly comes into that category . |
| 16 | If you have a child who appears to show a talent at one thing , then of course it 's natural to let the child do what it enjoys doing , but that might be the very moment for saying well what is this child not talented at and ensuring that this child gets some experience of the kind of world that it not part of its own talents , so I would feel , from my own point of view and as a psychologist , that if you have a child who is very talented in mathematics , then fine , it 's going to be quite good at mathematics one would assume , now 's the time to say well is it as equally talented in music ? |
| 17 | If you have a child who appears to show a talent at one thing , then of course it 's natural to let the child do what it enjoys doing , but that might be the very moment for saying well what is this child not talented at and ensuring that this child gets some experience of the kind of world that it not part of its own talents , so I would feel , from my own point of view and as a psychologist , that if you have a child who is very talented in mathematics , then fine , it 's going to be quite good at mathematics one would assume , now 's the time to say well is it as equally talented in music ? |
| 18 | The way I would start forming a band would be to get a bass player and drummer first ; get a core of people who are on my wavelength , especially on the bass , and a drummer who 's got a really good right hand , almost like a jazz player , who can play light and not just hard . |
| 19 | It is a metaphor which attempts to create a reality of organization whereby cooperation is mobilised for fight with the outside world . |
| 20 | A law which fails to protect a woman 's right to refuse sexual intercourse fails to uphold her right to full and equal citizenship . |
| 21 | ‘ Ever since he was a boy he has had a fear of them . |
| 22 | ‘ If we do not send legislation down to the dioceses , it is almost analogous to a judge who fails to include a point of law in a summing up to the jury . ’ |
| 23 | My Lord in making my main submissions to your Lordship , erm , I submitted and this is position that there is no distinction between public and private acts , in the British Rail Board both the act and the central fund byelaw should be taken as valid in the interim if your Lordship is minded to make a reference , unless strong evidence of invalidity is , so your Lordship if you make a reference it needs to form a view as to the strength of the |
| 24 | My Lord making my main submissions to your Lordship , erm I submitted and it is position that there is no distinction between public and private acts , the thicken in the board , both the act and the central fund by the law should be taken as valid in the interim if your Lordship is minded to make a reference unless strong evidence of invalidity is produced , so your Lordship if you make a reference it needs to form a view as to the strength of the |
| 25 | A purchaser who wishes to acquire a private company will need to consider the following . |
| 26 | Higher education is notorious for producing disciples , as students take on the mantle of a teacher who has created a great impression . |
| 27 | His eyes were those of a chess-player who has made a good move . |
| 28 | At about that time a number of hotel-schools who had been involved in looking at accreditation with EURHODIP [ a group which has developed a European hotel diploma ] had formed the European Foundation for the Accreditation of Hotelschool Programmes [ EFAH ] . |
| 29 | Another example of a conflict between official and unofficial group norms can be drawn from a situation where a group itself decides to operate a certain level of output over a given time , regardless of targets set by the management in their search for increased efficiency and productivity . |
| 30 | The way in which the RMCs have developed has been analysed most interestingly by Nancy Foy in a survey of management education undertaken on behalf of the Foundation of Management Education , itself a body which has put a great deal of effort into stimulating initiatives in management education . |