Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scapula of the male differs on an average from that of the female , in size , proportions and shape . |
| 2 | The attack by Gilbert Wakefield [ q.v. ] there on public worship roused her to its defence in Cursory Remarks on an Enquiry into the Expediency and Propriety of Public Worship ( 1792 ) , using the pseudonym ‘ Eusebia ’ . |
| 3 | However , where a decision has been made to make redundancies and employees have been informed , the contingency crystallises into an actual liability . |
| 4 | Symbolically the owl sits on an Evil Eye that has been pierced by a spear , suggesting that the owl 's own ‘ Evil Eye ’ has been incapacitated by the mobbing display . |
| 5 | And John Spalvins , head of Adelaide Steamship sits astride an apparently financially robust company . |
| 6 | But more often a class will achieve an economic interest at the expense of an ideological one , or an ideological one at some cost to its political strength , and this interplay of interests in the course of the class struggle contributes to an exceedingly complex class structure . |
| 7 | The last sentence refers to an earlier conversation between Green and Hickson in which the latter had claimed that the Cambridgeshire LEA would not be prepared to support the work of the District , whereas the Board had been offered a grant of £100 for 1931–32 and the prospect of increased grant-aid in subsequent years . |
| 8 | Hegemony evolves in an extensive but temporary form , equilibrium is only relative . |
| 9 | The fight starts with an overhead view of the ring . |
| 10 | Samson Agonistes exemplifies a problem which has stood at the centre of current inquiry into the negotiations a text has with an historical context . |
| 11 | This ORF starts with an ATG codon , which occurs in the context CAGCCAT G T , differing in 3 positions from the optimal sequence CCACCAT G C ( 1 ) . |
| 12 | To many economists the cause of the difficulty lies in an institution , central planning , which can not achieve balanced growth and innovation in a mature , sophisticated economy no matter how well it is managed . |
| 13 | When the algorithm starts with an empty grammar , the only symbols it has are those in the text . |
| 14 | If a sentence starts with an unstressed syllable , leave it out of consideration — it does n't belong in a foot . |
| 15 | Moreover , the main cloud base lies at an altitude of about 48 km , which by Earth standards is a very high cloud base . |
| 16 | This colonial-style bungalow stands in an elevated position , set back from the main road , with fine views of the small Somerset town of Crewkerne and the surrounding hills . |
| 17 | Fashion : Parisian poet clothed in wit : Charlotte Du Cann looks at an exhibition to mark the centenary of Jean Cocteau 's birth |
| 18 | I still do barre exercises for an hour a day , though . ’ |
| 19 | That play has as an epigraph a Christian equivalent of the escape through ‘ Shantih ’ from the cycles of creation : ‘ Hence the soul can not be possessed of the divine union , until it has divested itself of the love of created beings . ’ |
| 20 | The course starts with an introduction to gold deposition and environmental considerations ; it then teaches how to use a goldpan . |
| 21 | Emphasis is also being placed on the effectiveness of the fleece covers as an insect barrier to keep off pests such as carrot fly , whitefly and cabbage butterflies so avoiding the frequent and extensive damage that can otherwise only be prevented by using pesticides . |
| 22 | The weakness lies in an apparent inability to translate sufficient of these achievements — especially from government-funded work in the universities and national laboratories — into successful commercial products and services . |
| 23 | All is silent — the sun is set and as the branches of the woodland trees reflect in the gentle water of the pool I feel the whole of existence draw closer around me as my capacity for description dissolves into an experience of the infinite . |
| 24 | Readiness refers to an individual 's attitude towards the change , and capability refers to an individual 's capacity to do whatever the change requires of him or her . |
| 25 | But there are certain conditions to this — provided the credit card belongs to an individual rather than a company and the mount involved is between £100 and £30,000 ( including VAT ) then you should be covered . |
| 26 | But there are certain conditions to this — provided the credit card belongs to an individual rather than a company and the amount involved is between £100 and £30,000 ( including VAT ) then you should be covered . |
| 27 | Andy sits in an ancient bulging armchair , its fake brown leather rubbed through to the fabric net underneath in places and burnished to a deep black shine on the arms ; he nurses his whisky and looks into the fire most of the time . |
| 28 | This chapter turns to an analysis of buying behaviour in industrial goods markets . |
| 29 | Thus , by measuring the proportions of the carbon isotopes in an organic sample , the age of the sample can be calculated . |
| 30 | Two days later 1770 was in action against Japanese targets , when they joined Grumman Avengers in an attack on Pangkalan Brandon with bombs and rockets . |