Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | They cite Germany 's Abitur , where school-leavers are graded in eight subjects , and where their grading wins them entry into an apprenticeship if they do not go to university . |
| 2 | I did not know Salisbury well enough — Wendy did not know it at all — to grope my way to an hotel ( and , anyhow , we feared we had not enough money for a bed ) . |
| 3 | Overcome with necromancy , greed and competitiveness , she rushed out and began stroking my jacket in an ingratiating manner . |
| 4 | For instance , she never specifically said : ‘ Do n't blame your mother for everything ’ , but she made me understand that I was using my mother as an excuse for the fact that I was n't happy a lot of the time . |
| 5 | I made my way to an hotel lounge in the Diamond , where I sat and read a leaflet I had picked up in the church . |
| 6 | It is a personal , highly subjective account which seeks to relate my experience as an Irish lesbian , my involvement in political action at that time and my subsequent emigration to England in the mid-seventies . |
| 7 | I was driving my car along an unlit street in Bristol , England : all of a sudden the two inner wheels of the car had left the road and I travelled for quite a few yards at an angle of 45 degrees , after which I landed with a large bump . |
| 8 | Dorian , you changed my life as an artist from the moment when I met you . |
| 9 | In addition to the role of the military in the policy-making process , we should also consider its importance as an executor of policy . |
| 10 | Every computer user should seriously consider protecting their system with an uninterrupted power supply . |
| 11 | A woman tricked her way into an elderly woman 's Co Down home and stole money , police revealed today . |
| 12 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 13 | The company 's next step is to try and boost its profile in an established market dominated by big-name players . |
| 14 | Thus Henry kept Anjou and found himself ruler of an immense empire stretching all the way from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees . |
| 15 | Rune had given her a sharp glance as she replied , but then appeared to accept her question as an affirmative , as he took her firmly by the arm to lead her into his chosen restaurant . |
| 16 | In the aftermath of Suez , Britain had no other option but to try to repair the damage done to her trans-Atlantic anchor cables and to accept her position as an offshore island of the United States . |
| 17 | Susan shuddered , bounced her mind off an imaginary brick wall and caught it . |
| 18 | Even so , employee mobility is diminishing , worldwide , as people realise their loyalty to an employer is not always a guarantee of job security , and quality of life takes a higher focus for many . |
| 19 | Oakeshott 's analysis has its source in an Hegelian epistemology which enters English philosophy through the work of F. H. Bradley and Bernard Bosanquet . |
| 20 | Each tube has its axis in an xy-plane , with the part near the edge of the wake further downstream than the part near the centre , and the two tubes are separated in the z-direction . |
| 21 | To be practical ( and tolerable ) a computer should be able to find its move in an average of three minutes , which is the limit set by normal tournament regulations . |
| 22 | Earthlife foundered almost immediately , so Hailes and Elkington moved their work into an upstairs bedroom at his home in Barnes . |
| 23 | The torch beam jerked suddenly as the Baronne moved her hand in an irritable gesture of negation . |
| 24 | During conflict , baboons may seek assistance from others by soliciting their participation in an attack upon an opponent . |
| 25 | The prime advantage of a form of alternative dispute resolution such as family mediation or conciliation is that the parties are in charge of resolving their dispute in an atmosphere conducive to avoiding domination by one party or another . |
| 26 | Lady Agatha , very chic in a cambric high gown and lace cap , was firm as she fixed her nephew with an unwavering stare . |
| 27 | One of his feet found its way into an enormous wellington boot . |
| 28 | He knew he ought to be afraid of her , yet he found himself returning her smile with an easy grin and enjoying his jam sandwich to the very last crumb . |
| 29 | The relative complexity of gastric crypt anatomy compared with colorectal mucosa has discouraged its use as an experimental model in proliferation research . |
| 30 | Then suddenly Susan sat up in bed , and regarded her sister with an odd little smile . |