Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talking in small groups about anything without the supervising presence of a teacher is educational because it is heuristic : it helps children to set up possibilities , and to knock them down , and to set up new ones . |
| 2 | I see the novelist at the stem rail of a cross-Channel ferry , throwing bits of gristle from his sandwich to the hovering gulls . |
| 3 | I knew that the altar was only an old chest freezer with a sheet thrown over the top … but … there could be something inside it . |
| 4 | The nature of immunisation programmes as a means of preventing infection is determined according to the prevailing circumstances of a particular country and readers in countries other than the UK should supplement this section with relevant local information . |
| 5 | Oddly shaped tanks may not hold as much water as you may think , which is important when you consider that the stocking level for a mixed fish/invest system is 1″ of fish per six gallons of water . |
| 6 | While city agencies have argued that the encouragement of higher income groups into a low- or moderate-income area has a stabilising effect , the lobbying efforts of an apparently unrepresentative group , which also counted amongst its achievements the zone enforcement in respect of unlicensed multi-occupancy property and the installation of street furniture with public funding in character with the prestigious Deutschland Square development , raise the question of stability for whom . |
| 7 | Mix the oil , soy sauce , ginger and five spice powder in a shallow dish . |
| 8 | He got up and dressed as though in a trance , and set off for the Castle with the hangdog look of a condemned man . |
| 9 | I 'll fetch what we 're going to have for pudding cos it 's a bit bit of a cha er it |
| 10 | As Liverpool have been all Greek to most First Division clubs for a decade , Swansea 's chances do not seem that brilliant , but … and that ‘ but ’ is the delight of the FA Cup . |
| 11 | There are illustrations and instructions for attractive lace edgings and several knitting patterns for a variety of lace garment styles , with a final section on how to design and work out your own patterns . |
| 12 | This concern is expressed at field level in a much more cautious approach : ‘ You take extra care where pollution could be visible — parks , lakes etc. — to the public . |
| 13 | McKinlay won the British Girls ' Championship as a 16 year-old in 1989 , and Moodie , 17 , claimed the British Under-18 , Scottish Under-21 and the Wilson PGA Junior Stroke Play titles in a glorious August last year . |
| 14 | Bristol was so satisfied by what it had achieved in Queen Square after 1701 — a series of dull brick houses in a style that can be charitably described as Quaker 's Baroque — that the city 's builders virtually ignored the Palladian classicism that was sweeping the rest of England . |
| 15 | FIG. 3 Fertilization calcium wave in a sea urchin egg observed by confocal microscopy using the fluorescent-indicator fluo-3 . |
| 16 | The Company shall not pay the purchase money to a Defaulting Member until he shall in respect of the shares being the subject of the Compulsory Sale Notice have delivered his share certificates or a suitable indemnity and the necessary transfers to the Company . |
| 17 | Rather ignominiously , it was used as part payment of a bad debt to a coachbuilder , Robert Jeffrey of Grays Inn Road , with whom it remained neglected and almost forgotten until purchased by Madame Tussaud in 1842 for the princely sum of £52 . |
| 18 | Note that Lord Blackburn was convinced that prompt part payment of a debt is in fact a benefit to the creditor but he abandoned the opinion that it is for that reason consideration for the creditor 's promise not to claim the balance . |
| 19 | This is a practical knitting course with a minimal amount of theory . |
| 20 | Also , in May this year , British Rail submitted to the Secretary of State for his approval route proposals for a high-speed link from the channel tunnel to central London and a comparative analysis of other routes . |
| 21 | Then I saw a gaggle of youths arriving with guitar cases for a recording session , and I changed my mind . |
| 22 | It would be expected that if there was no right field advantage for a stimulus then the RFA would be aproximately 0.5 as the values for the left and right visual field would be about the same . |
| 23 | For a social worker negotiating admission to a residential home for a dementia sufferer , it is particularly important to work out a contract , using a relative or friend if necessary to sign the contract and become the advocate on behalf of the client . |
| 24 | If you want to transform your quick and easy daytime look into a bold , creative effect for evening , then you need new Finesse Spritz . |
| 25 | Head as chief teacher , believing , and demonstrating , that the teaching function of a school is pre-eminent and that the head must play the leading part , by action and example , in advancing it . |
| 26 | He leaned forward and patted Chuck 's arm encouragingly as the suit brought the malabar ponies to a halt outside Cholon 's biggest covered market . |
| 27 | And it 's got ten funtime activities like a spinning teddy , clicking dog and musical wheel to help an older baby 's eye to hand co-ordination . |
| 28 | As sweetners to gain planning permission they 've also proposed part funding for a sailing centre and to pay forimprovements to the area around the lake . |
| 29 | They should also be run in a special armoured cable ( or PVC cable in a conduit ) and buried at least 450 mm ( 18 in ) underground . |
| 30 | Director Interlocks Between the Banking Division of a Conglomerate and Other Non-financial Firms |