Example sentences of "[det] [vb base] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | King Harold was slain — some say by an arrow piercing his eye — and the rest , of course , is history . |
| 2 | Some respond to an attack by drawing their legs tightly against their bodies , closing their eyes and staying completely still . |
| 3 | Some argue for an exhaustive definition of what is in effect a moral excuse . |
| 4 | Some arise from an insensitivity to the child 's curiosity , his/her intelligence and feelings . |
| 5 | I am going to begin with biologically-based theories , since these act as an implicit reference point for most psychological theories of gender . |
| 6 | These act as an unnatural fertilizer for algae which then use up the oxygen in the water during their rapid growth . |
| 7 | There are always internal constraints on any kind of notational or visual-symbolic signifying system , since these depend on an absolutely or relatively complete possession of the relevant ( social as technical ) systematic information . |
| 8 | These range from an almost Piagetian pattern of stages of aesthetic development ( Parsons , 1976 ; Parsons et al , 1978 ; Parsons and Johnston , 1986 ) to a more formal structuring of the process of criticism ( Smith , 1968 ) . |
| 9 | These begin from an appreciation of the complementary nature of data arriving through the different sensory channels and expand by the acquisition of concepts such as the continuity of the physical world , e.g. a person who walks behind a screen has not vanished , it is accepted that he is still there even though temporarily there is no sense data to confirm it , but a hypothesis will be generated which supposes that , if he walked behind a screen at a constant speed , he ought to reappear at a given time at the other side of the screen . |
| 10 | The first chapter of the book provides an introductory discussion of the nature , prominent features and merits of popular fiction as these emerge through an extensive comparison with serious ( classical ) literature . |
| 11 | These exist in an inert but infective state outside cells , as a core of DNA ( or sometimes RNA ) surrounded by a protein coat . |
| 12 | These call for an increased use of soloists as cantors and for some direction of the congregation , often by means of an animateur . |
| 13 | The tiger-stripe silk velvet seats on Queen Anne walnut chairs , the leopard carpet , and the monumental tusks of elephants Winston bagged before the war and which now dominate the hall all combine for an effect that is whimsical rather than opulent . |
| 14 | The voice , the face , the gesture , the language itself , the timing , the costume , the lighting , the staging , all combine in an intricate weave to arouse and inspire the audience to create a living gestalt . |
| 15 | Mr McGahon 's controversial proposal comes at a time when the British Government is under mounting pressure to radically review what many perceive as an outdated judicial system . |
| 16 | Many argue for an ‘ opt out ’ system . |
| 17 | The allegations all relate to an incident on Sunday October 25 . |
| 18 | The allegations all relate to an incident on Sunday October 25 . |
| 19 | These are withdrawn from a UK bank by the non-bank private sector ( NBPS ) : NBPS bank deposits , the UK money supply and bankers ' balances all fall by an equal amount . |
| 20 | This is because every so often the fish enjoy a particularly good spawning year , when temperatures , spawning facilities , and lack of interference from predators all contribute to an abundance of surviving spawn and fry . |
| 21 | Not all serve as an embarrassment to their offspring . |
| 22 | Some of those held on remand will be found not guilty and a significant proportion do not receive custodial sentences when their case is finally heard — points not lost on the government , which is investing in additional bail hostels , special bail information schemes run by the probation service and , more controversially , pilot schemes malting use of electronic ‘ tagging ’ equipment ; these are all ways , it is hoped , to reduce what many see as an unnecessary and wasteful use of prison resources . |
| 23 | However , not all blame for an unsatisfactory situation should be attributed to the musicians and their training . |
| 24 | If the court or the arbitrator should find against the validity of the expulsion , the injured partner should as a matter of common sense be given the opportunity of retiring from the firm on short notice : relations with those party to an attempt to expel him could scarcely be expected to remain harmonious . |
| 25 | The social communities and nests of bees and termites , the aquatic homes of sand grains and sticks built by caddis fly larvae , the webs and traps of spiders , the nests of some fishes , the huge pits over three feet deep and six feet in diameter of the green sea turtle , the ramifying burrows and nesting chambers of wood mice , the holes and domestic quarters of foxes , badgers , moles and rabbits , the amazing engineering feats of the dam and lodge-building beaver — all these and many more tell of an inner instinctive pattern of mental motivation lying beyond the realm of brain cells alone . |
| 26 | They each exist as an organic entity , with an internal dynamic . |
| 27 | Indeed , any shift from an oil-based to a natural gas or coal-based feedstock is likely , on present indications , to increase the use of these gases . |
| 28 | However , I spent most time with an exhibit that was great fun and completely free — BT 's Videophone . |
| 29 | By fusing news broadcasts with traditional novelistic tropes , she foregrounds the conventionality of both discursive genres and points to the fact that they both rely on an assumption of verisimilitude which her flagrant transgressions of narrative ontology undermine . |
| 30 | Another factor which makes the extract easier to process if ( 2c ) is selected is that sentences ( 2c ) and ( 3 ) both start with an element that has already been established before presenting new information . |