Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun pl] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't forget the back axle as most conversions have a voracious appetite for half shafts and a LWB Salisbury axle is a good idea |
| 2 | One three-month-old baby managed to talk its parents into sending Santa a letter asking for some clothes and a few bits for the cot . |
| 3 | Strong trends towards specialisation within hospital medical and surgical departments , leading towards excellent treatment for some conditions and a relative neglect of others . |
| 4 | Once a lady aid a daughter , remote cousins or friends of friends , came , and the girl left me with a yearning heart for some days and a curiosity for years like my curiosity about the lost childish books . |
| 5 | And somehow , he could n't imagine either of them coming around to the house for some beers and a pizza and a John Wayne movie on the video . |
| 6 | It was a long morning , but after many hours and a lot of giggling and parading , the three of them had chosen dresses . |
| 7 | It was extremely difficult to imagine an association between such creatures and a Dynmouth boy . |
| 8 | For example , the need for some modifications became apparent ; the rephrasing of some questions and a refocusing of emphasis towards texts used in Secondary schools would have been helpful . |
| 9 | At the start , this strategy was to show the electorate that the Prime Minister was ‘ a very nice person ’ , tell them of the horrors of Labour 's tax policies and hope that in the twinkling of Mr Heseltine 's eye — aided by the applause of some celebrities and a giant ( and inexplicably awful ) stage set — the Conservatives would be back in government . |
| 10 | Pressure seems to be growing , however , from party conservatives for a review of such policies and a stronger campaign to root out suspected ‘ counter-revolutionaries ’ in the government and party apparatus . |
| 11 | Some textbooks include glossaries of such terms but a good dictionary is essential . |
| 12 | Establishing the defence might be very important to the manufacturer if over the years he has supplied a lot of such gloves and a lot of wearers have suffered arthritis because of them . |
| 13 | All of them had the attraction of fewer chores and a better library — as well as , for him , the genius loci of a childhood home . |
| 14 | Public policy plays a part in a number of these decisions and a student could be forgiven for confusion at the complexity of the area and the number of legal doctrines used . |
| 15 | This will involve an acceptance of the problem and reality of these offenders and a determination , particularly on the part of the Home Office and Department of Health , to consider how they could create policies and incentives , financial and otherwise , to encourage a shift in the right direction . |
| 16 | Tread on one of these others and a jet of water squirts up your leg . |
| 17 | There are specialist subdivisions of these functions and a number of other departments which have significant contributions to make but are left out to avoid complexity in the diagram . |
| 18 | For a careful and sober assessment of most of these controversies and a fair statement of both sides there is already Michael Ruse 's Darwinism Defended . |
| 19 | So I think we ought to see a little bit more of these doctors and a little more of these pharmacists also backing the National Health Service up er which they should . |
| 20 | Erm I told him he ought to get erm , one of these rotovators and a plough underneath |
| 21 | It is high time for this neglect to yield to a more open discussion of these issues and a more positive approach . |
| 22 | Sicily is , like southern Italy , especially rich in Romanesque work , but in this region the Norman style , which was dominant , was tempered by the mixed heritage of the island — Saracenic and Byzantine , in particular — and the architecture is an exciting and enchanting amalgam of these influences and a unique study in its own right . |
| 23 | However , despite these controls and a general reduction in the proportion of local-government expenditure emanating from central government ( down from over 60 per cent of spending in the 1970s to well under 50 per cent in the following decade ) the Conservative governments elected in 1983 and 1987 decided to continue the process . |
| 24 | Seating 500 it provides a centre of services of all denominations and a concert venue . |
| 25 | We appeal , therefore , to public opinion , and trade unionists in particular , to denounce these repressive measures , condemn the violations of democratic and trade union rights by the authorities and demand the immediate release of all detainees and a halt to mass dismissals and arrest without trial . |
| 26 | Perhaps the only clear utility is to remind us that , contrary to the preoccupations of many philosophers and a great many semanticists , language is used to convey more than the propositional content of what is said . |
| 27 | After his sensational ( and bloodthirsty ? ) triumph over the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel , he was told of the threat to his life by Ahab 's foreign queen Jezebel , and decided to flee down to the desert around Mount Sinai , the home of many prophets and a place of pilgrimage for many more . |
| 28 | We have argued strongly that BSL is one of those tools and a very powerful one for language growth . |
| 29 | fin erosion of that openness and honesty , a muddling of those accountabilities and a restriction on clear communication will lead to demoralizing fears about those sinister elements " up there " in the organization . |
| 30 | Assessment by psychometric testing , according to Humphreys , will become either an intrinsic part of more searches or a stand-alone service contributing further to management development and appraisal techniques . |