Example sentences of "a [noun] at the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a case at the moment that I can not go ahead with the case because I can not afford £700 , ’ said Barbara . |
| 2 | There is even a bit at the end where the singer metaphorically falls to his knees and testifies . |
| 3 | He explained this extraordinary assertion to his family by saying that the aristocratic rule of primogeniture was the same as that by which Jesus Christ had inherited the kingdom of heaven ( at which his daughter , Nancy , remarked , ‘ Oh , I thought you meant it would be a blow at the faith because the Lord 's son would lose the right to choose the clergyman . ’ ) . |
| 4 | I was recently in a top Dublin record shop , looking for a copy of ‘ Bleach ’ by Nirvana , as recommended by top H.P. scribe Mick O'Hara , when who did I see making a purchase at the counter but the diminutive indie kid himself . |
| 5 | I do n't know if anybody 's ever seen those but you can actually have a computer at the side and a thing that sits on there and you can change and up on the screen it will appear what 's on the screen on the computer . |
| 6 | A flicker at the window and a faint cackling echo of thunder laughed at him . |
| 7 | His parents — his father was a clerk at the docks and his mother a schoolmistress — were never rich but they were very literate and they encouraged their son to read , observe and learn . |
| 8 | Let's have a look at the ones that they 've given you . |
| 9 | They can have a look at the originals if they like as well . |
| 10 | By now it was the rush hour and he was squeezed into the corner of a carriage by a family of Swedish tourists who talked loudly and without vowels and continuously trafficked maps and guidebooks across him , so there was no chance of getting a look at the diaries or the few folded sheets of paper that were wedged between them . |
| 11 | It is already accepted in money laundering for example , that er the f fraud is an international crime and it would be interesting to hear er what steps the minister is proposing to take to have a look at the problem that undoubtedly was er raised in the B C C I report . |
| 12 | Now I 'm letting you have a look at the sea before we call on her . |
| 13 | I promised to have a look at the dig and point out where the tessellated pavement should be . |
| 14 | Instead of looking at the brochure why not come down right now and have a look at the surgery and building ? ’ |
| 15 | A huddle of passengers gathered round the steps of the carriage to get a look at the reading and , lest their breathing distort the figure , Nadia held it aloft like a fish between finger and thumb . |
| 16 | ‘ Let's have a look at the river and get some air , ’ he murmured in her ear . |
| 17 | But I would be grateful if you would keep them to yourself And I 'd like you to have a look at the blotter and see whether you can remember what it looked like on Monday . |
| 18 | You can walk all round and have a look at the things and then go to the end and pay . |
| 19 | Well let us us have a look at the figures if we could . |
| 20 | But he this was a week and a half ago and he said , give me a couple of weeks , I want to have a look at the figures and the mix and have a think about it and I 'll come back to you . |
| 21 | Well I ca n't say that everybody 's going to be dancing in the streets , those who are teachers in the sixth forms in the schools that will be affected , but I think again you 've got to have a look at the overall and longer term provision of these things . |
| 22 | ‘ We can have a look at the barn and see if the loft is still empty , ’ she told Shirley . |
| 23 | I hope you will take a look at the document and do whatever you can to ensure its recommendations are taken up in the final version of the regulations . |
| 24 | Why do n't you have a look at the manuscript while I get dinner on ? ’ |
| 25 | Edward Hirst , whose 11-year-old son is undergoing treatment for leukaemia , said : ‘ Our message to the Government is ‘ Come and have a look at the work that is done here ’ . |
| 26 | It is important therefore to have a look at the reliefs and exemptions that may be available . |
| 27 | Let's have a look at the Aberdeen cos I did work on the Aberdeen |
| 28 | To see why , start with a look at the pros and cons of Mr Codd 's creation . |
| 29 | You know what a prime number is , and we had a quick look at , we had a look at the primes that even odd , did n't we ? |
| 30 | You can go and have a look at the radar if you want ? |