Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its stated intention was that Mary should not marry any foreign prince ; she must marry a prince born of this realm — and Arran 's son was the most suitable candidate . |
| 2 | A trial run along both lines is recommended to ensure that planning is correct . |
| 3 | With loop-in wiring , the wires are labelled carefully , and drawn up into the space above the ceiling , where they should be reconnected in a junction box , in exactly the same way that they were connected in the ceiling rose , and a cable taken from this junction box to the light fitting through the hole in the ceiling ( if the new light fitting is in the same place ) . |
| 4 | Once the formation of PFF was fait accompli , and apparently against the personal wishes of the Bomber C-in-C ( and the majority of his Group commanders ) the Bomber Groups were instructed to send selected volunteer crews to a squadron raised by each Group and , thereafter , each squadron would be supported by its parent Group . |
| 5 | A census taken in this way each year follows the fortunes of individual species ; it is an indicator of population change , and perhaps of changes in the environment . |
| 6 | I 'm getting a bit spooked about this exam now . |
| 7 | ‘ It was a decision taken without any joy , ’ said Joyce Clarke , chairman of the England indoor committee . |
| 8 | A driver used to more power and rubber might expect to find himself in trouble if he attempted to maintain his normal pace with the cheapest Fiesta , but such is the confident poise of the car that it offers handling and grip of a far higher order than the tuned-for-economy engine can justify . |
| 9 | We 've got a painting of Parsons here somewhere , a miniature done by another member of the club called Peter Lens . |
| 10 | By special arrangement , students can take as one of their options a course offered in another stream of the MSc/Diploma , or in other degree programmes . |
| 11 | I sure thought there was a writer hidden behind that beard of yours . ’ |
| 12 | The knight had to swerve at the last moment to avoid a head-on collision with his opponent , but at the same time he had to couch his lance to his side as tightly as possible with his hand and under his arm so that the lance blow was struck with all the weight and momentum of his horse behind it , for if in swerving aside he moved his hand or used his arm to thrust at his opponent then a blow delivered in this manner would have no effect whatever . |
| 13 | It can take an Italian bank 27 days to clear a cheque issued in another town . |
| 14 | In no circumstances can you set your net on a field inhabited by any farm animals , for these can panic and run into the standing nets — not only destroying the evening 's sport but also destroying the nets . |
| 15 | Thus in RW Green Ltd v Cade Bros Farms [ 1978 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 602 , a clause in a contract used for many years , with the approval of bodies representing both sides , was held to be reasonable . |
| 16 | CD44 , a proteoglycan expressed on many cells , including endothelium , has been implicated in T-cell adhesion to endothelial cells . |
| 17 | This will lay a foundation for future investigation within a framework established by this project . |
| 18 | Candidates passing the Shorthand examination and submitting a well-typed transcription will be awarded a certificate endorsed to this effect . |
| 19 | Candidates passing the Shorthand examination and submitting a well-typed transcription will be awarded a certificate endorsed to this effect . |
| 20 | Candidates passing the shorthand examination and submitting a well-typed transcription will be awarded a certificate endorsed to this effect . |
| 21 | Party conferences were not just piss and wind ; among the 7,000 pilgrims there were not a few for whom the hotel bedrooms of Brighton were the promised land , a weakness shared by some Tribunes of the People . |
| 22 | Although a wizard affected by this spell may not cast spells , he may continue to use Dispel cards from the Winds of Magic . |
| 23 | Fortunately a gong sounded at that moment and Bertha sprang up with surprising alacrity and led the way to the dining room , where Randolph was already at the sideboard carving the meat . |
| 24 | I consider that , for the provision of a service within the meaning of article 59 to be involved in the sea-fishing sector , there must be an operation carried out by a national established in one member state for a recipient established in another member state by means of a fishing vessel registered in the first state . |
| 25 | It was a ritual acknowledged by both sides . |
| 26 | Less radically , the fashion for making heads , arms and feet from separate blocks of stone allowed the insertion of new portrait heads in old torsos , a practice condemned by some Roman and Greek writers . |
| 27 | If we decide what behaviour we want and how we will assess it , and then reward that behaviour when it occurs ( a practice found in any family ) , then we have a chance of pleasing both individual and organization . |
| 28 | Faintly , above the moaning of the wind , they heard a cracked wheezing , the unskilled sequence of chords of a sea-shanty played at half speed . |
| 29 | An example of a condition caused in this way is phenylketonuria — one of the so-called ‘ inborn errors of metabolism ’ — an inherited biochemical disorder for which babies are now routinely tested within a few days of birth . |
| 30 | As the broadcast drew to a close a voice proclaimed ‘ a vote cast for any parties which oppose each other is a vote for conflict ’ . |