Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although some bureaux can make access for disabled clients feasible , there are still many disabled clients for whom coming to a bureau may not be worthwhile even if their problem is pressing . |
| 2 | That the BIS was a mixture of unconventional religion and radical politics was further underlined by the support of Garrison and his emissaries from the United States ; British India development as a way of undermining British dependence on American cotton was equally for them part of a package , which included association with ‘ moral force ’ Chartists and hostility to evangelical ‘ sectarianism ’ in antislavery in the form of the BFASS , a view they held despite Sturge 's middle-class political radicalism . |
| 3 | That morning he 'd had an hour at a training centre ( ’ not just a fleeting photo opportunity ’ ) ; in the street he was collared by an elderly chap about the price of Guinness and tried in vain to stick a Vote For Me sticker on a recalcitrant toddler . |
| 4 | ‘ You 're forgetting about my interest in a bush walk , ’ she pointed out , thankful to be able to latch on to some aspect of the place . |
| 5 | I was self-conscious about my body to a painful degree , and terrified lest the weight came back . |
| 6 | But I 'm going about my job in a business-like manner and I 'm on target . |
| 7 | For three long periods during my time as a writer , now coming close to twenty years , barrenness and depression have gone together . |
| 8 | During my time as a gamekeeper I almost always had a supply of fresh meat available to give them . |
| 9 | During my time as a gamekeeper it was essential that I knew the precise location of all these extended burrows . |
| 10 | ‘ Just keep Toby off my back for a few more days . |
| 11 | ‘ I had a lot more left at the end , ’ he added , ‘ and I can take several seconds off my time in a fast race in Rome . ’ |
| 12 | May I , through your august columns , apologise to all those climbers who have tried to locate MOT-While-U-Wait-Garage Crag , Selside , Cumbria , credited as my discovery in a Lakes Report . |
| 13 | For half a second you might have thought his fist had smashed me across the room , except that I follow through my dive into a roll and end up squatting on the floor , eight feet away , with the pistol pointing straight at his guts . |
| 14 | My free associations about wealth changed dramatically : ‘ Prosperity flows through my heart as a channel of pure light — the Light of the universe , which offers to me its vast abundance . |
| 15 | ‘ The sensation lasted 15-20 minutes and came through my body like a wave . |
| 16 | Such thoughts soothed me , and then the reality of what had happened would come shooting through my consciousness like a speedboat churning up a calm sea : how dare he decree that I must wear a badge indicating , for men 's convenience , whether I was available or already had an owner ? |
| 17 | When I was twelve , and I got baptized , erm a lady gave me a little text and it was from Joshua chapter one and it was verse nine and it says have I not commanded you be strong and courageous do not be terrified , do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go and that 's a verse that I 've been able to remember and to thank God for on so many different occasions all through my training as a doctor and it 's , all the promises in the bible are absolutely true and you can rely on them because it 's not a book written by men but it 's a book written by God . |
| 18 | I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer . |
| 19 | ‘ It is very evident that since the publication of the paperback the campaign against it has subsided , to such an extent that even one of my most hardline critics , the British Muslim Dr Kalim Siddiqui , was recently quoted in the Guardian as saying it is time to forgive and forget , which is a rather extraordinary volte-face from someone who was until recently asking for my head on a plate . |
| 20 | Anyway , a bumper crop of entries have been sent in for my perusal with a phenomenal response for the Hi-Tec and Elvira puzzlers so , waffling aside , let's see who the lucky pilchards are this time . |
| 21 | you ca n't hear me , right , ok , I 'll try and speak up a little bit louder , erm my work , I work erm here and I work abroad and I live in Durham , er I 'm a writer and erm one of the things that I 'm most interested in is using art as an inspiration for my work as a , as a writer and I 'd like to be able to show you by this talk , how I do that , erm , I have a few publications , my work 's performed by a local group actually based in Newcastle and I 'm a member of er a group called Another Story and my work 's been put to music by a composer and er a play and the play and sing that , that the pieces of |
| 22 | A few days later I did question Shadwell about the possibility of not being covered in shit for my debut as a professional actor . |
| 23 | You can see I had no great hopes for my future as a woman . |
| 24 | An excellent idea , but it does mean too high a reversing speed , even in low ratio , for my liking with a trailer . |
| 25 | So , what have I got to show for my time as a hostage ? |
| 26 | Yes I do know it 's bad for my health as a matter of fact , that 's why I like it . |
| 27 | I always assumed I 'd leave school and get a ‘ proper ’ job , then get married , have kids and look after my family in a modest little house . |
| 28 | They play Newry this Saturday at the Showgrounds and it 's an excellent opportunity for the Reds to move a step nearer their target of a quarter-final place . |
| 29 | Younger neighbours may be glad to ‘ sit in ’ for one evening a week too , if you can give them some service in return , such as looking after their child for a morning while they go shopping , although of course there are people who will help with no expectation of reward , if you make your need known to them-perhaps more of them than you imagine . |
| 30 | One-time pal BUILDER Jim Garrad , who never wants to speak to his former friend Mellor again after their dispute over a bill |