Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ where it is shown to the satisfaction of a rating authority that any amount paid in respect of rates , and not recoverable apart from this section , could properly be refunded on the ground that … ( e ) the person who made a payment in respect of rates was not liable to make that payment , the rating authority may refund that amount or a part thereof . |
| 2 | His main point was that the marked differences in income and wealth persisted between the social classes throughout the inter-war years had provoked little animus and a remarkably timid response from the working class . |
| 3 | Who is this strategy not fair and reasonable , reflecting political maturity and a finer sense of the political art than other communities have managed to achieve ? |
| 4 | The British Oxygen Company ( BOC ) has recently conducted trials using liquid nitrogen and a specially developed vacuum cleaner to kill house dust mites in carpets . |
| 5 | It made little difference if a dreadful rash despoiled both little faces . |
| 6 | He could be working something out , but he may just be enjoying emotional relaxation and a purely sensory level of play . |
| 7 | Besides , sometimes a person 's consent to a right or benefit is required for him to acquire that right or a benefit . |
| 8 | But it 's being treated that way and a tough fight is promised . |
| 9 | The efforts of the Minister of War , D. A. Miliutin , to take advantage of Emancipation and introduce universal conscription and a reserve army on the Western model were frustrated by conservative opposition . |
| 10 | They send Christopher round to Ann 's to borrow some butter and a set of batteries for the cassette player . |
| 11 | Paul Gascoigne is also troubled by a cold , but he trained yesterday afternoon and , apart from Platt , it is only Batty and Dixon who are real concerns , and Taylor added : ‘ I know I may have to look at bringing another right-back and a midfielder , but I am keeping my fingers crossed about Dixon because there are no other right-backs around at the moment . ’ |
| 12 | I made some toast and a cup of tea . |
| 13 | Where he had formerly regarded British devaluation or a retreat from East of Suez as totally contrary to American interests , he now believed that the damage to those interests would be tolerable if the British — by their own choice — embarked upon a long-term and systematic attempt to put their economy to rights . |
| 14 | He says they told us to wait for two hours which we did then they told us to wait another hour and a half . |
| 15 | He declared that " probably no other branch needs economic freedom and a true market economy as keenly " , and he criticized speculation that the future of collective and state farms was in doubt . |
| 16 | Such a turn emphasises textual production as a social practice within an institutional context — a view of discourse obscured by stressing a connection between voice , honesty and reality . |
| 17 | Wheat , originally a plant of the hot , arid , Near East , has been somewhat improved and adapted to temperate climates , but still needs strong land and a long , hot , dry growing season to develop and ripen . |
| 18 | This approach , though , has little merit since a genuine PPB system should , in theory , identify competing or complementary activities that are designed explicitly to cut across traditional organizational lines . |
| 19 | ‘ You want some wine or a cup of water ? ’ |
| 20 | He revealed earlier that he had no illusions about his chances of persuading US President Bush to lift economic sanctions against South Africa , but he expressed confidence that South Africa could now demonstrate clear evidence that a process of political change had begun , including moves towards negotiations and a new constitution . |
| 21 | I was told when I first entered this business that a pretty girl is on her way out at 23 and all washed up at 27 . |
| 22 | But the shed at the side of the road had been unlocked , and when he peered into it the outline of the covered carriage he had been able to make out in the darkness promised adequate protection and a degree of comfort . |
| 23 | You want high speed and a er low cut for copper . |
| 24 | In Britain , the home of strong government and political stability , the post-war years — or , at least , since 1964 — have been marked by an instability of policy , intensifying social conflict and a record of economic failure . |
| 25 | We used this door when a ghost came on or went off in a cloud of smoke . |
| 26 | The older boy , leaner and more muscular , has shorter hair and a small skull-cap which may conceal a tonsure . |
| 27 | The maintenance of a partial tree cover is also to be encouraged in order to provide extra forage and a protective soil cover which helps combat desertification . |
| 28 | To the comedy of such pen-portraits ( and Screwtape , it has to be admitted , is a cruel book ) , is added moral wisdom and a developing religious vision . |
| 29 | Apart from the on/off switch , there are just seven controls covering mainly standard play and track skip functions ; the remote control adds audible cueing and a random access ( numeric ) track keypad to the total . |
| 30 | If a pension fund transferred is over-funded , the seller will often seek extra consideration or a payment from the acquirer equal to the excess funding net of any tax considerations . |