Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus Kinsbourne 's attentional model views shifts in the magnitude or direction of a visual field difference as due to changes in the relative activation of one hemisphere as compared with the other . |
| 2 | The polarisation of the photon provides the single dynamical variable that Bell postulates and , as required , it can take only one of the two values : a photon or ‘ parcel ’ of light , may be polarised in a plane either parallel or perpendicular to a defined direction in space . |
| 3 | The chief executive or clerk of a local authority is always anxious to assist members by giving and obtaining for them the fullest information for their work . |
| 4 | Provision of the context picture after presentation of the passage , or provision of a partial context , had little effect on either ratings of comprehensibility or recall . |
| 5 | Ferguson ( 1989 , p. 5 ) mentions the idea that the pillar might have been a representation or reduction of a sacred tree . |
| 6 | The thoughts of Cailliet and Bédé point forward to the importance of communion with the dead in Four Quartets , with their intense , visionary moments ; more immediately the Frenchmen 's stress that , like primitive thought , ‘ Le symbolisme , en effet , requiert tout d'abord une détente de l'attention ’ , is paralleled in The Use of Poetry by Eliot 's presentation of poetic creation not as an act of concentrated attention , but as a relaxation , or removal of a normal barrier . |
| 7 | It may be , therefore , that section 17(c) ( ii ) ( above ) refers to the more serious forms of sanction only , although detention or removal to a special unit would surely fall within its scope . |
| 8 | Identity , civil , political and social rights and duties , and civic virtue are not elements to be selected on a pick-and-mix basis for the convenience or advantage of a political party . |
| 9 | In economic studies , similar weight is given to the state as guide or guardian within a liberal democratic Japan where the relatively small size of the public sector is seen as an important indicator of the limits to state economic control . |
| 10 | The generator itself was around the back of the reception block , protected from interference or vandalism by a welded metal walk-in cage inside a lean-to shed . |
| 11 | As Barnekov , Boyle and Rich ( 1989 ) have pointed out , ‘ privatism ’ in urban policy is as much a cultural tradition or ideology as a coherent set of practices . |
| 12 | And , of course , if an action in tort or contract against a public authority does not turn on any issue of public law , it need not be brought under Ord. 53 . |
| 13 | If arranged along a low wire or rail like a single espalier , they can be trained as long dwarf hedges around borders and vegetable beds . |
| 14 | It seems improbable that donors will be motivated to give time or money to a profit-making hospital or home , on the grounds that it would be difficult to ensure that the patients or residents received the benefit , not the owner . |
| 15 | In principle , only three things can happen : they can fall out completely , patch up their differences , or part without a formal rupture but on frostier terms than before . |
| 16 | Of these , only Syncordia still positions its service as facilities management — the management and operation of all or part of a private network by an outside agency . |
| 17 | The move will favour those people in high-spending authorities who live in expensive , and therefore high-rated property , or who are single-person households , or part of a small household . |
| 18 | Students specialise in either Danish , Norwegian or Swedish and the chosen area may then be studied as a single honours course or part of a joint honours course in Modern European Languages and with Scottish Ethnology or Linguistics . |
| 19 | They must decide whether they want to be part of the decaying apartheid system or part of a new South Africa . ’ |
| 20 | Failure to meet programme promises could mean losing all or part of a substantial performance bond . |
| 21 | PI facilitates ‘ single module ’ and ‘ bulk module ’ entry to be performed within LIFESPAN , by allowing a user to enter all or part of a complete package structure into LIFESPAN from a specified directory . |
| 22 | a certain building ( or part of a certain building ) namely … |
| 23 | ‘ a certain building ( or part of a certain building ) namely … ’ |
| 24 | ‘ a certain building ( or part of a certain building ) namely … ’ |
| 25 | The blow was almost as great for John , who had begun to enjoy a family background after years of being on his own or part of a split family . |
| 26 | Here are a few ideas : pick up anything that could be used as a baton , not too short and not too long — a piece of wood , a length of metal , a strong branch , a short piece of scaffolding or part of a wooden fence would do . |
| 27 | This provision in joint purchases — can the survivor give a valid receipt on a subsequent sale ? — is also included in land registry covers for dealings with whole or part of a registered property . |
| 28 | For accountants who can make it to any of the superstores ( research shows that customers travel some distance but telesales are available to any destination in the UK ) , whether they are sole practitioners or part of a larger group , the benefits would appear to be great . |
| 29 | Put your best foot forward and walk all or part of a 25 mile route from London to Ware in Hertfordshire to raise money for the Heart Research Charity . |
| 30 | The sort of choice available is explained on pages 125–131 , but a new refrigerator or fridge-freezer , the addition of a microwave oven , or purchase of a portable dishwasher if there is no room for a plumbed-in version , might make all the difference to your own work load . |