Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The idea then was to go completely beserk for an hour , but there 's more to life than that . |
| 2 | Speaking on the day of the ruling , David Lange , the New Zealand Prime Minister at the time of the bombing , described the 1986 accord as an agreement forced upon him by French threats from " the highest level " . |
| 3 | We can calculate retail value by assuming CD-X players sell for an average of ( in today 's terms ) £350 in 1995 and £200 in the year 2000 . |
| 4 | They cost about 50 pence each to make , but sell for an average of £12.99 . |
| 5 | I lay for an hour until the wind subsided enough for a hill to show two miles away . |
| 6 | I sit for an hour , alone at a table with only one drink of scathing hard whiskey , which does not fall lightly upon my throat , but burns my mouth and neck with the sting of memory . |
| 7 | Take one opposition spokesman , simmer for an hour in a heavy sauce of sarcasm , season with scornful adjectives , throw in liberal amounts of contempt , add several pinches of disdain , and spice with invective . |
| 8 | Cover with cold water , bring to the boil , simmer for an hour and then strain . |
| 9 | I mean as an acquaintance I could tolerate her but I . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In what follows I am going to use a general procedure for reading texts to examine specific features of racist discourse to be found in ‘ Fighting talk ’ and ‘ The last laugh ’ and to suggest a series of questions which they raise as an agenda for further research and debate . |
| 12 | The Greiner administration , which had lost its tiny majority because of Metherell 's earlier decision to leave the Liberal Party and sit as an independent , then recovered its position when the Liberal candidate won the by-election in Metherell 's former seat . |
| 13 | I cite as an example the urban areas of the city which I partially represent — I speak for all of Birmingham when I speak on this issue , and I am trying to raise an important matter in which there may be some common cause . |
| 14 | Dropping hints that an initial public offering could be on the cards , the company pointed to figures showing that the majority of software start-ups make for an IPO at between $10m and $20m of venture funding : Neuron Data is capitalised at $16m . |
| 15 | All these ingredients make for an outpouring of love and care when she is confronted by a terrified Behrendt one day . |
| 16 | It should be noted that this does not include 18 or 19 year olds undertaking a full time course in further education ( eg A levels , BTEC etc. ) who qualify for an exemption . |
| 17 | A WOMAN badly injured when she was hit by a police car on a pedestrian crossing is likely to lose half of a £48,500 damages award after an appeal court ruling yesterday . |
| 18 | 1 The search — the police hunt for an attacker will occur only under certain circumstances , when the police really believe that a crime was committed and , usually , that he is unknown to the victim . |
| 19 | An increasing number provide for an organ scholar in addition to a salaried assistant organist . |
| 20 | Clause 22 and Sch 3 provide for an employee who would otherwise have to be suspended from work for health and safety reasons on maternity grounds , such as pregnancy , recent birth , or where the woman is breast-feeding her child , to be offered suitable alternative work ( if available ) and for an employee who is suspended to be paid during the suspension . |
| 21 | The next two chapters use case studies to expand the framework that they provide for an appreciation of the variety among places , without explicit recognition of the interactions with the physical and built environments ( although both are implicit , especially in the first ) . |
| 22 | Refrigerate for an hour at least . |
| 23 | That way , we can call the police if there 's any trouble , or send for an ambulance if we 've a need to , which God forbid . ’ |
| 24 | Send for an ambulance immediately . |
| 25 | and she helped him , cos he was n't well and they , then they send for an ambulance and at the the man , he was n't really well |
| 26 | If you qualify and wish to apply for a divorce : send for an application form using the tear-off part of this leaflet , but keep the remainder of the leaflet : it may be of help to you later |
| 27 | Try mixing a gallon of fresh seawater , and test for an increase in nitrates . |
| 28 | ‘ It was n't a hang-on or hang-in performance and it bears out what I say about an improvement here . ’ |
| 29 | They often appear as an omen before storms , though they are more gentle-natured than mermaids . |
| 30 | Cook for an hour or until meat is tender . |