Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 If Richard had heard about the old Angevin claim when he began work on a castle within the political orbit of Châtellerault he probably thought it had long since lapsed .
2 If it is argued on the basis of this reply that even a maniac is not beyond redemption and that given the right kind of treatment he might be able to take his place again within society , the argument only serves to show the different moral considerations that can be brought to bear on situations of moral dilemma .
3 Together with the right kind of support we could have fun together and achieve so much for ourselves and our diocese .
4 I knew very little about boats , and had hated what little experience of sailing I had had , but it seemed unlikely that any boat would shut down its engine until it was safely round into the bay , or even then .
5 On losing to a late goal he added : ‘ We just did n't get that bit of fortune you need — perhaps we 'll have it in May at Wembley instead . ’
6 Oh you know that bit of cheese we got from Superkey ?
7 I give Jim that bit of cheese he said where do you find this ?
8 Well presumably would go back in the village and if you asked other villagers look how much has X grown on that bit of land they will tell you .
9 ‘ If you can oblige us with that bit of information you can turn the donkey loose and we 'll find it on the road for the man who reported it lost .
10 ‘ It 's about that bit of paper you gave me .
11 The hierarchical kind of organization we call bureaucracy did not emerge accidentally .
12 Eight hours after admission he suddenly deteriorated , with severe respiratory distress and increasing left chest signs .
13 Behind the specific accounts of meaning we offer in this book lies the general theory of Ferdinand de Saussure ( 1974 ) .
14 And what the other bit of information you got any odd snippets of information you 've got written down there .
15 Opponents of membership , such as the Prime Minister , argue that whatever the right level of entry it is at least necessary to reduce inflation to the European average of roughly 3-4 per cent .
16 He received from one of those organisations , the Board of Guardians , food , clothing , a little money to tide him over the worst first weeks , and the address of a family who would provide a room and warmth .
17 With his usual presence of mind he nipped back and picked up Sheldukher 's hard copy map of the planet .
18 As a result of that contract of course you have some rights er but the shop have some rights as well .
19 Fifty P off vodka you want them ?
20 Within each level of government we may find competing tensions inherent in the relationships between the different sectors .
21 However , if the number of situations correctly recalled is divided by the number not recalled at each level of risk it is possible to get some picture of the relationship .
22 This was certainly true of England last Wednesday , their back line in such stark disarray , so frequently outsmarted and embarrassingly wrongfooted by intelligently applied Polish speed and trickery that but for Shilton 's alertness and determined auxiliary support from midfield they would have been overwhelmed .
23 In the normal course of conversation I would n't talk about politics , I 'd talk more about shagging .
24 And , with each scrap of information I unearthed about Tom Tunney , I seemed to forget something about myself .
25 cos a lot of it 's bloody play by ear you know the contract 's
26 Lastly , one other strange bit of feedback we had after attending was that our presence was seen to indicate our ‘ seriousness ’ as a production company — some sort of trial by ordeal .
27 ‘ It 's quite a departure from the usual kind of thin– you do .
28 In the European Parliament for example we do have a nursery we have child-care facilities for seventy children which you do n't have in the House of Commons .
29 Well this is kind of like a sideline for us , the Game Genie Video Enhancer in not the normal kind of thing we do .
30 If I keep on playing like that kind of tennis I have a chance of winning the tournament .
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