Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.

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1 When looking in a shop or through a manufacturer 's or mail-order catalogue for hot water cylinders , you will find several different types .
2 Traditionally parents , through direct appeals or through a parents ' organisation have provided additional funds for ‘ extras ’ for the children and the school .
3 A little unsporting maybe but then none are likely to end up on the dinnerplate or as a fisherman 's trophy .
4 The information provided in this prospectus is correct at the time of going to press , but the course programme is subject to continuing development and the University reserves the right to make changes at any time , before or after a candidate 's admission .
5 ( 2 ) Provided that where after a partner 's death the partnership business is continued in the old firm-name , the continued use of that name or of the deceased partner 's name as part thereof shall not of itself make his executors or administrators estate or effects liable for any partnership debts contracted after his death .
6 He has known no want either materially or of a mother 's love for you have supplied both abundantly and he will be reminded of this all his life you can be sure .
7 You would never guess from the text that he was an alcoholic , and there is no mention of the cause of death or of a coroner 's report .
8 These may arise if there are minority shareholders in a company and pre-emption rules apply either under the Articles of Association or under a shareholders ' agreement .
9 This description is given , partly verbally and partly in a more formal way ( by tables and diagrams ) , in the computer system reference manual , or in a programmer 's guide to the computer 's assembler language ; the latter tends to subsume the effect of some of the computer 's more basic software in the description .
10 One way of acquiring such ideas , of course , is to look on the shelves of a library ( or bookshop ) , or in a publisher 's or library catalogue , where you will find books gathered by subject and by author .
11 ( d ) Location of deeds Generally , these will be with a building society or bank or in a solicitor 's strongroom .
12 But I fancy that if I found myself on the field of Waterloo with a foot missing , or in a dentist 's chair without benefit of anaesthetic — a future form of laudanum — or faced with a work-situation in which my family were slowly being starved and degraded , then my conclusions might reasonably be the same . )
13 Some people believe that the different intentions of the experimenter and the abortionist , or the different location of the embryo in a petri dish or in a woman 's womb , are morally relevant factors .
14 We might turn away from our own particular church — we might go through a period of not knowing what we believe in — we might change from being a Catholic to a Buddhist or from a Jehovah 's Witness to an Anglican ; but , no matter how many times we reject religion , we know it will never reject us .
15 Hence in practice there will be no problems arising from restrictions on transferability or from a company 's lien ; debentures will invariably provide that the money expressed to be secured will be paid , and that the debentures are transferable , free from any equities or claims between the company and the original or any intermediate holder .
16 ‘ during daytime hours without the lamps being lit while the vehicle was in motion ’ The daytime hours can be proved by reference to an almanac or from a witness 's observations if this is found necessary .
17 He 'd say that he 'd suddenly remembered he had to go to the theatre with his family , or to a friend 's engagement party .
18 Any legacy or benefit given by the will to a witness or to a witness 's wife or husband was formerly void , though the will as a whole was unaffected .
19 The parallel rakes of badger claws show up on scratching posts , such as fallen logs or the trunks of trees , as well as in the bare earth surrounding a sett or on a badger 's path over a hedgebank. 4 .
20 The consequences of the revolution were ramified , and the outcome rarely depended on Qaddafi 's decision to issue a decree , or on a cadre 's negotiations with a shaikh over its implementation .
21 Have fresh fruit or sugar-free yogurt for dessert a minimum of three days a week ; the other days have low-sugar or no-sugar dessert recipes whenever possible ( e.g. unless eating out or at a friend 's house ) .
22 That there is considerable theory presupposed by the assertion , ‘ The electron beam was repelled by the North Pole of the magnet ’ , or by a psychiatrist 's talk of the withdrawal symptoms of a patient , should not need much arguing .
23 The Law Society published guidelines in question and answer form as to accounting for commission received on 23 October 1991 in 88 L S Gazette 33. ( b ) Professional undertakings An undertaking given by a solicitor in the course of his practice or by his employee on his behalf or by a solicitor qua solicitor ( whether or not in the course of his practice ) and made with the intent that it should be relied upon is binding in law upon that solicitor personally .
24 They note that for a deviation Δ of 10 -11 the accumulated effect over a year would only amount to a relative velocity of 1 µm s -1 towards the Sun !
25 sixty percent of customers buy first through re recommendations , for instance , right , if I can prove to you that sixty percent of customers buy , buy first through recommendations , right , would you not see that as a kind er reason why you should buy first as well ?
26 and it 's something that as a company erm we 're very careful of .
27 Lynda says that she did think long and hard about changing careers — not least about the fact that as a Stoy 's partner she could soon be drawing a six figure profit share , compared to the substantially lower salary she would get at C&R .
28 ‘ I hope he 's not overdoing it , all that after a day 's work , ’ Terry said .
29 I simply did n't need any more , although after a year 's work the headmaster put me up to £7 a week .
30 Often these can provide extremely useful teaching material , despite the fact that they have been produced for the general public , rather than with a school 's audience in mind .
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