Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | About thirty in each suite to differ and a master key and as I say there was five suites and they had to make a key that 'd open everyone of the fifty-five . |
| 2 | The vocabulary required is rapidly and easily established through interaction between signers , clearly with a shared grammar , recourse to mime and a percentage of shared vocabulary . |
| 3 | Implementing a primary health care programme in a developed country with an established tradition of health care requires a flexibility within the structures , an openness to change and a need to examine the structures within which a primary health care programme can be fully implemented . |
| 4 | In Soviet eyes , ‘ priority ’ — the essence of the defence economy — is both a response to defect and a great source of strength . |
| 5 | Furthermore , Matthew stresses that the task of telling men the good news and ‘ baptising them into the possession of the Holy Spirit will only De theirs after the cross and resurrection have given them a gospel to proclaim and a Spirit to receive ( 28:19 ) . |
| 6 | It 's a useful skill to learn and a fun thing to do . |
| 7 | Once the guests are in , we 'll give them a bite to eat or a drink — whatever they want , within reason . |
| 8 | Nothing much was doing , though , and eventually I went home for a bite to eat and a well-deserved kip . |
| 9 | had a bite to eat and a couple of pints , cos I 've got to drive back up here and |
| 10 | The only modification needed to make them operate efficiently in air is some means of keeping their surface clean and smooth , so the amphibians developed the capacity to blink and a membrane that they can draw across the front of the eyeball . |
| 11 | The application of heat causes the ink and powder to fuse and a raised image is formed . |
| 12 | That provides not an incentive to invest but a disincentive — a penalty . |
| 13 | We have previously reported two cases associated with chronic diarrhoea , failure to thrive and a proximal small intestinal enteropathy . |
| 14 | If one excludes cooking utensils , rugs are perhaps the only form of furnishing conducive to this nomadic way of life , because , when spread on the floor , they provide both a comfortable place to sit and a sanitary surface from which to eat food . |
| 15 | To be in doubt is to be in two minds , to be caught between two worlds , to be suspended between a desire to affirm and a desire to negate . |
| 16 | If there is a distinction between a failure to consent and a refusal of consent , it is because a refusal can take the form of a declaration of intention never to consent in the future or never to consent in some future circumstances . |
| 17 | The Act , which comes into effect on 12 October , legally obliges the seller to provide the buyer with a notice setting out the right to cancel and a blank cancellation form before signing the agreement . |
| 18 | But Wordsworth had already proposed in his Guide that the Lake District should be made ‘ a sort of national property in which every man has a right and interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to enjoy ’ ; we can now see that , over a hundred years before his time , he had come up with the idea of a National Park . |
| 19 | I have a business to run and a home of my own , which I prefer to this rather flashy place of yours . ’ |
| 20 | In the meantime she had a business to run and a show to prepare . |
| 21 | The sap which was emitted into the tank water as the plant ‘ broke down ’ contains co carcinogenics , phorbyl esters and cytotoxin to name but a few poisons . |
| 22 | If you have a contractual right to commission or a bonus , you are entitled to be compensated for what you have lost as a result of a wrongful dismissal . |
| 23 | Andy Roxburgh , Scotland 's national coach , says his goalkeeper 's main attributes are ‘ hard work , attention to diet and a phenomenal willingness to learn ’ . |
| 24 | Our church is a very special place , a place to pray and a place to meet with other people . |
| 25 | ‘ Take me in by your fire for I am shivering with cold and I am lost in the forest … oh be merciful and let me share your fire and give me a cup of milk to sup and a mouthful of bread … ’ |
| 26 | Rugby lead 16–10 with less than a minute to go but a try under the posts brought a defeat by 17–16 that in David Ray 's words ‘ … did not seem to matter ’ . |
| 27 | To be awarded the Military Cross is a rare honour exemplyfying service to crown and a county and exemplifies a moment of persional bravery and to have that called into doubt is very shocking . |
| 28 | In 1954 the breed 's South African journal made the point that wool farmers wanted a breed of cattle that needed no coddling to produce milk for the house and top-price slaughter oxen whose main role was to keep the veld short for sheep , while the mixed grass veld farmer wanted a good cream cheque , a bullock to work and a profitable steer which could be fed on surplus grain . |
| 29 | You all gave us a day to remember and a memory we 'll never forget . |
| 30 | She had swooned in the main hall and had needed to be helped to the headmaster 's office and given water to drink and a damp cloth to cool her brow . |