Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is worth seeing whether a historical development can be detected . |
| 2 | There are two principal strategies for proving that a collocationally unique item is a semantic constituent . |
| 3 | In 1948 Scott LJ attempted to elucidate a modern formula for ascertaining whether a covenant was capable of running with the land : |
| 4 | Even companies like M&S have to do it from time : warn customers that something they 've bought could be dangerous and needs to be returned , either for repairing or a cash refund . |
| 5 | So there 's theoretical grounds for suggesting that a variable er variable interval erm , did I say a variable interval or variable ratio ? |
| 6 | In Japanese enterprises the functional alignment of activities is achieved by extensive use of the market principle through subcontracting and a ( quasi- ) democratic principle through self-managed teamwork . |
| 7 | EVERY year or two there 's a new explanation for snoring and a suggested new cure . |
| 8 | ( 4 ) Rigby Electronics ( Harvard OTC ) " They 've just brought out a device for checking whether a credit card belongs to a particular person or not . |
| 9 | The most we can get is convincing parallelisms between the two and the fact that some parallelisms are much more difficult than others and have hitherto not been attempted is no reason for denying that a choreographic genius like Massine has the right to attempt this . |
| 10 | If a wound string is designed to incorporate a very heavy core — which is easier to produce , since it 's less likely to break during winding and a thin wrap goes onto the core much easier — then it 's less likely to sound good , because it 's too stiff . |
| 11 | Thus to make a wonderful stock base for poaching or a clear soup , water would be highly flavoured with lemon or lime juice , plus lemon grass and kaffir lime leaf . |
| 12 | Situated in a tranquil area to the north of Forte dei Marmi , the spacious Villa Franchi is surrounded by well-maintained gardens with wide lawns for sunbathing and a verandah . |
| 13 | One of the hotel 's most appealing features is a treelined terrace — delightful for sunbathing or a relaxing cool drink . |
| 14 | Information is correct at the time of going to press , but museums may have to vary their hours from time to time and it is worth checking before a special visit is made , especially around Christmas , Easter and Bank Holidays . |
| 15 | Without wishing to get too involved in technicalities , it is worth explaining that a fail-safe structure is one in which there are one or more pieces of redundant structure ( i.e. not subject to loading in normal flight ) which are capable of carrying the flight loads in the event of a failure of the primary load bearing structure . |
| 16 | Martin Brundle put the Brabham-Yamaha into 12th place on the grid — despite not having the benefit of special fuel for qualifying and a rev limit of 12,000rpm as opposed to the 13,000rpm-plus enjoyed by other V12 users . |
| 17 | that 's a letter for looks like a card smells nice |
| 18 | However , Lilian Peters , seeing how hurt Mrs Miller was , said that she thought that it was a good idea and after suggesting that a weekly gathering of the evacuated mothers and their infants would also be an excellent idea , Mrs Miller sat down beaming , because she believed she had thought of it herself . |
| 19 | After seeing that a drawer was empty , he fled . |
| 20 | After deciding that a paper looks , feels and smells to your liking , a few other factors should be considered . |
| 21 | Benjamin O'Gorman , 20 , applied to the Royal Navy after learning that a Gulf War pilot wore contact lenses . |
| 22 | A chemicals company has been fined eight thousand pounds after admitting that a fire which destroyed its factory was started when a worker used a blowlamp to unblock a pipe . |
| 23 | They reached the conclusion after discovering that a number of whales and dolphins washed up dead on the shore between 1987 and early 1991 contained " significant " levels of organochlorides and heavy metals in their tissues . |
| 24 | REDKEN 'S Trust Permanent Body System includes a Perm Map Indicator Paper which reveals any waving lotion left on the hair after rinsing and a Perm Lock Perm Life Extender which prolongs the life of your curls . |
| 25 | Any sunken area has to be taken up and relaid after ensuring that a firm foundation has been made . |
| 26 | It is worth remembering that a sparrow has more vertebrae in its neck than a giraffe . |
| 27 | When trying to date an early key , it is worth remembering that a distinctive feature of a Roman key is the placing of the bow horizontal in relation to the shank . |
| 28 | It is worth remembering that a deeply discounted rights issue is merely one which has had some of the qualities of a scrip issue added to it . |
| 29 | With rare exceptions the classical economists took it for granted that a reduction in the money-wage rate would be translated into the all important reduction in the real-wage rate which was required by marginal productivity theory . |
| 30 | There are quite good educational reasons for believing that a diverse spread of subjects is more suitable for the late twentieth-century academy than the traditional single-honours degree , as is suggested by experience in America , and in Britain in polytechnics and colleges of higher education . |