Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | W : Every non-empty set of positive integers contains a least member . |
| 2 | Invoking principle W we see that S contains a least member — let us call it c . |
| 3 | Proof of Theorem 1.2.9 unc [ Here we wish to show that every non-empty set of positive integers has a least member so … ] assume [ to the contrary ] that there is a non-empty set T , say , of positive integers such that T has no least member . |
| 4 | If unc then [ S is a non-empty set of positive integers and ] principle W asserts that S has a least member . |
| 5 | Then the set unc is non-empty and so [ since we are assuming W holds we can conclude that ] T has a least element t , say . |
| 6 | Scotland 's plight is such that Clyde 's goalkeeper , Scott Howie , will play against the Maltese in the afternoon ( the game has a 1.30pm kick-off ) and then turn out for Clyde in their Second Division match with Queen of the South at Douglas Park at 7.30pm . |
| 7 | The basic architectural module on which the echinoderm body is built has a fivefold symmetry . |
| 8 | was designed to fit an instrument box measured 155mm x 79mm x 91mm which has a clip-together plastic top and bottom with drop-in aluminium front and rear panels . |
| 9 | Water condition : Very indifferent to water hardness , but prefers a slightly acid to neutral condition . |
| 10 | Coal will be the primary source of electricity generation within the region though in Malaysia and Thailand gas will be significantly used for electricity generation since this represents a more cost effective option than importing coal and exporting LNG . |
| 11 | For sheer daftness there 's no beating the British Tank Malling ( Cannons , Panton Street and Oxford Street , 18 ) which postulates a ludicrously megalomaniac semi-Fascist politico ( Peter Wyngarde ) , backed by criminals , the police , bishops and the judiciary in his attempt to bring moral regeneration to the country , while at the same time feeding the dirty sexual desires of the great and the good who back him . |
| 12 | Handy ( 1985 ) has analysed the different types of organisational culture and offers a four-fold typology : |
| 13 | Critics compare him to Jeremy Thomas , who produced The Last Emperor but whose name takes a back seat to Bertolucci 's . |
| 14 | Add to this the possibility that by eating organic produce we might be filling the cornfields with poppies once again and I suspect that mere flavour often takes a back seat . |
| 15 | Both Sonatas are cleanly played , but the inner momentum of Rachmaninov 's first movement is lost : Yo-Yo Ma too often takes a back seat when he ought to be showing the lead , and this affects the balance . |
| 16 | Responsibility is an aspect of autonomy to which lip-service is commonly paid but which takes a back seat in most discussions about children . |
| 17 | These days Peter takes a back seat . |
| 18 | De Niro , curiously takes a back seat , indeed , content to re-invent Noodles ( Once Upon A Time In America ) with a darker , more sadistic bent . |
| 19 | Just to show that ‘ God 's Own County ’ actually takes a back seat now and again I reproduce a photograph from the Divisional Dinner , which took place last autumn but was not published to allow other articles ( from other Divisions ) to be printed . |
| 20 | De Niro , curiously takes a back seat , indeed , content to re-invent Noodles ( Once Upon A Time In America ) with a darker , more sadistic bent . |
| 21 | The speculation follows a mildly tongue in cheek piece by Bill Brooker in the journal of the Scottish Mountaineering Club — the august guardians of Munro 's Tables . |
| 22 | 10:17 gives a slightly difference order for the middle section — Gershonites and Merarites carrying the tabernacle , then Reuben , Simeon and Gad , followed by the Kohathites with the sanctuary . |
| 23 | Gives a kinda insurance policy for the future . ’ |
| 24 | It publishes a fortnightly bulletin , European Affairs , which is circulated throughout the Council . |
| 25 | Hoare Govett 's Donald Anderson predicts a same-again profit of £170m and earnings of 37½p . |
| 26 | The same thing could of course be done with two ADCs and software , but in a system without those facilities , this circuit provides a purely hardware implementation . |