Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By introducing a programme for the training of drawing teachers in 1871 , the school opened up a vocation to women : a vocation through which they could attempt to have more secure incomes . |
| 2 | Those who do their best but , for reasons for which they may not be to blame , are not temperamentally suited to deep involvement in the special problems of the elderly , may have other talents for caring . |
| 3 | It 's an inset problem , and therefore one is looking inevitably at the reasons for which you can moved an inset boundary , supposing that one already exists , which it does n't , but let us suppose it does . |
| 4 | ‘ But there are several present disagreements between us which could prove contentious at both the BA Conference in Torquay and in the future . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Doone phoned me yesterday to say he 'd been to the boatyard and taken away some objects for which he would give me a receipt . ’ |
| 6 | These six activity books provide children who are beginning to learn English with a wide range of activities through which they can practise English grammar and vocabulary , and develop their reading and writing skills . |
| 7 | But if there was no advantage for him he would n't come . ’ |
| 8 | The present stance involves banning the people of the province from its ranks yet drawing up policies for them which will radically affect their lives . |
| 9 | Despite the noise of the traffic out in the piazza , the room had a peaceful sense of intimacy about it which may have had something to do with the large low beds and the subtle green and white colours . |
| 10 | As it is , Bernard has no intention of trading in his guitar for anything you might see in a Kraftwerk video . |
| 11 | Having left behind the bigoted Bolivian elite for whom he would always be only a rich cholo , the contemptuous South American term for anyone of mixed blood , Simon Patiño had his family enter a far grander arena through a series of aristocratic matches , and when he left his fortune estimated by some to have reached a billion dollars to Antenor following his death in 1947 ( as well as his taste for all things French ) , he also left behind a legacy of bigotry borne of his wish to improve his family 's social standing . |
| 12 | If you have any queries about what we can do for you , please do n't hesitate to call us on |
| 13 | Thirdly , the obligation to pay loan interest on the due dates creates an immediate debt between the company and the loan stock holder for which he can sue , whereas a preference dividend does not become a debt until it is declared and due . |
| 14 | They would sit and talk for hours about what they would do when they left school . |
| 15 | Sapt talked to me for three hours about what I must do and what I must say , what I liked and what I did n't like . |
| 16 | The second was the enthusiasm for something which can be — depending on the individual — a love of wisdom ( philosophy ) , the English ( anglophile ) , or postage stamps ( philatelist ) . |
| 17 | Er I mean I , I mean have we really thought this through because er if we 're an anticipating having hundred , hundred and fifty people here which I suppose is of course about what we would hope for , the response that NUPE er as you know they would need to actually achieve the yes vote , I mean we need this sort of room full er would n't it not be more sensible to split up between co or not , would it not be normal for the tutor to expect the group to split up to address specific areas like , I do n't know , Labour Party membership , erm finance , I do n't know , whatever |
| 18 | It was the sort of look between us which would have started alert interest in me if I 'd spotted it between others , and I thought I was hear to losing my grip on what I was supposed to be doing , and that I 'd better be more careful . |
| 19 | Revealingly , not one of the 24 leading directors invited to fantasise in Projections about what they would do with complete creative freedom and limitless cash can make any sense of the question . |
| 20 | It has received meticulous counsel from one of the nation 's highest courts about what it might wish to say on the subject in the future . |
| 21 | First , again , Nozick relies on the argument , internalist or not , to provide the independent support for something which would otherwise look like a counter-intuitive consequence of his theory . |
| 22 | There 's a telephone on the wall just by my table and I think for a bit about who I 'd like to phone . |
| 23 | Melissa will make her own decision about what she will read . ’ |
| 24 | The fact that local people had not been informed of the exploratory work as it proceeded , or asked what they thought , had been discussed at some length during the evening , and there seemed to be little doubt that people who are to be " invaded " by a major installation for which they will bear much incidental , site-specific cost , would like to be party to discussions about the project . |
| 25 | Or it can be used to express requests for which one can assume willingness to comply : ( 209 ) ( She ) took me by the hand , and bidding me be of good cheer , set off with Gus in a coach , to pay a visit to those persons . |
| 26 | ( This implies of course that consciousness in animals is a hypothesis for which there can be no evidence at all unless we resort to anthropomorphism , which we usually do . ) |
| 27 | A subordinate may have a responsibility for which he will be called to account by his superior ; a board of directors may have a responsibility to its shareholders ; and a government in a democracy will have a responsibility to the electorate . |
| 28 | If we wish to reclaim responsibility for ourselves we must aim for self-sufficiency because only then can we have control over our lives . |
| 29 | This may take several hours during which she will lay small groups of eggs , which the male fertilises and covers with more bubbles . |
| 30 | The contrast between what one might have expected if changes in line with public choice theory were being implemented and what has actually happened can be illustrated still more clearly by looking rather more closely at particular service areas . |