Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because we know more today about the sources of infection and pollution , about quarantine an isolation , hygiene and preventive medicine , we can watch Israel 's obedience actually fulfilling God 's promise to take away their sickness ( Exodus 23:15 ) . |
| 2 | The only building of note is All Saints ' church , standing on what is for Holderness an eminence . |
| 3 | Beyond this , the Federation magazines served to publicise forthcoming meetings and courses , to inform branch secretaries of one another 's addresses and to provide a forum for members to exchange ideas : for instance an article by George Tweed of Cambridge branch in the Fenland Bulletin of spring 1956 and another by ‘ Cesnoh ’ in the Hertfordshire Parcel of autumn 1957 both stressed the importance of personal canvassing as a means of recruiting students to courses . |
| 4 | All camcorders are fitted with an onboard microphone , and many but not all have a socket for monitoring the incoming or recorded sound on an earpiece or headphones ; many also provide a socket for plugging-in an extension microphone . |
| 5 | Furthermore our client had given Mrs through solicitors an undertaking at the time of the transfer of his late fathers half share interest to himself , that he would not use the property for purposes of charges being placed upon it . |
| 6 | So she sat there for about 'arf an 'our , listenin' to the singin' and so forth , and then , just as she was beginnin' to get a bit bored , this Billy Graham comes on to the platform . |
| 7 | Knowing when particular comparisons--with individuals and between groups--exert an impact on children 's self-evaluations will help parents and teachers to guide children towards appropriate comparisons for maximizing their well-being . |
| 8 | If there is sufficient clearance between spring an bump stop , then leave alone , but as you ask about extended shackles , I suspect the axle is up to the bump stops . |
| 9 | The previous year 1255 , the property belonging to the Bishopric of Rochester , had been valued as follows : The estates at Halling with its member of Holborough and Cuxton , contained 717 acres of arable land , that not being marled was valued at fourpence an acre , also 38 acres of meadow land worth sixpence an acre , and 20 acres of pasture at eightpence an acre , the Mill at Holborough being valued at twenty shillings and the Mill at Cuxton worth thirteen and fourpence , no value is put on the vineyard at Halling but it is mentioned . |
| 10 | The Prince left for Brussels an hour and a half later , his carriage escorted by an honour guard of Dutch Carabiniers who had learned their trade in the French Emperor 's service . |
| 11 | Though he was an adequate mariner , he was by no means an expert fisherman , being the sort of man who makes more conversation than profit from his catches ; but after a trip across to Plymouth early in the new year , he returned looking exceedingly pleased with himself , dressed in finer clothes than were often seen on the Polruan side of the Fowey , and full of the news that he intended to commission John Knollys to build him a bark of a hundred tons . |
| 12 | Warburg may have raised some of the finance that has now led Saatchi & Saatchi into trouble , but it is by no means an underwriter of the firm 's financial future . |
| 13 | It is by no means an exaggeration to say that for many years worked conscientiously behind the scenes in the shadow of five successive transport managers who relied heavily on her efficient and accurate administration skills . |
| 14 | This was by no means an accident , since throughout the 1970s a powerful body of media , political , and academic opinion had been constructed around the theme of how Britain was drifting into a ‘ violent society ’ , and how the basis of consent was being shifted by the pressures of immigration and the growth of multi-racial inner city areas . |
| 15 | After Plataea an alliance of cities was formed under Athenian leadership , the Delian League , vowed to free the eastern Greeks from Persia ( an aim largely achieved in the next quarter century , though not for long ) . |
| 16 | WHEN Norman Lamont wanted to be untied from the scandal of renting his house to a ‘ sex therapist ’ , he signed libel lawyer Peter Carter-Ruck 's firm for £240 an hour . |
| 17 | Simon was supposed to take me for lunch an hour ago , ’ she said , hearing herself rattle on , yet unable to stop , ‘ but he seems to have forgotten and I 'm hungry and — ’ |
| 18 | During lunch an announcement was made that the whole school should go into the Assembly Hall and be seated as soon as the meal was over . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm the first to tell someone if they ca n't afford my fees of £225 an hour , plus VAT . ’ |
| 20 | The grower can also claim an EC grant of £250 an acre . |
| 21 | Such developments keep Johnson and Boswell at a further remove , although on the wall of the castle hangs a framed letter in which Johnson , with his attractive spidery writing , gives thanks to his host : ‘ The kind treatment which I have found wherever I go makes me leave with some heaviness of heart an island I am not likely to see again … |
| 22 | For the purposes of exposition , though it is of necessity an oversimplification , we can say that objects of feeling , particularly other people , encountered in the outer world are mapped subjectively in some way on to the inner world . |
| 23 | They suggest the sorts of function an area might be involved in , and some degree of localization is possible by varying stimulation sites and finding the one that produces the largest response for the lowest level of stimulation . |
| 24 | I used to take a couple of tablets an hour or so before the programme , to make sure there was no spasm during transmission . |
| 25 | One of the most common particularly in low socio-economic groups was squares of cle an rag which could be soaked , boiled and re-used . |
| 26 | After a couple of minutes an idea occurred to her . |
| 27 | It is of course an absurdity that I am suggesting . |
| 28 | Of course an operation like this has an extensive back-up requirement . |
| 29 | Erm the , on appendix five and annexe A is of course is of course an annexe to it and I apologise for this . |
| 30 | Camouflage is of course an adaptation of appearance and colouration , but the most exquisite artistry will be wasted if the animal 's behaviour is not suited to the camouflage . |