Example sentences of "[conj] the [noun sg] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , do n't forget that DOL is potentially a good managerial prospect … maybe a Strach-DOL partnership … that 'll be interesting … ‘ heard the one about the Irishman & the Scotsman managing a footbal team … ’ : - ) |
| 2 | Resolving these issues without generating revolts on the part of the gentry or the peasantry required a balancing act which tested the regime to the limits . |
| 3 | She had dropped stitches continually in her knitting ( she was knitting a yellow angora sweater for Victoria ) and started whenever the shop-bell jangled or the parakeet muttered a few words to itself . |
| 4 | There is no real bargaining if one side or the other holds a total or overwhelming position . |
| 5 | This can be useful to the learner-reader , providing extra cues to the text , and to ‘ the learner-learner ’ — the person learning to gather and process ideas , or the person entering a new field of knowledge or experience . |
| 6 | So sorry can I just ask , so in effect you have n't shifted your ground from the view which you expressed in paragraph three point six of your submission where you 've just confirmed in fact that you 'd rather have a proper or the ability to make a sort of proper measured allocations , part of which would make provision or allow the facility to cater for major inward investment ? |
| 7 | If the child has a special skill or the parent has a special interest and they enjoy together exchanging this skill or interest , like teaching a child to swim very young , teaching it to play or listen to music , or play very simple rhythmic sounds , then as long as it is done within a relationship that is , above all , a loving relationship , great . |
| 8 | If the child has a special skill or the parent has a special interest and they enjoy together exchanging this skill or interest , like teaching a child to swim very young , teaching it to play or listen to music , or play very simple rhythmic sounds , then as long as it is done within a relationship that is , above all , a loving relationship , great . |
| 9 | Of these the most important was Abydos and either the pilgrimage to Abydos was depicted on the walls of the tomb or the deceased erected a stele along the great processional way at Abydos which led to the tomb of Osiris . |
| 10 | Their case is that they were effectively forced to er complete unwillingly without the or the finance to make a go of the business and they suffered the losses which are claimed er set out in heading form initially on page sixty two of the pleadings bundle in further and better particulars . |
| 11 | This courage was to later re-emerge when , as an adviser , he fought to bring about educational change and improved resources , or , when against opposition he backed his own judgement at an appointment interview , or the courage to back a teacher in difficulty from whom others had withdrawn support . |
| 12 | Some less culpable forms of bad driving might also be labelled ‘ reckless ’ , such as a momentary dozing-off at the wheel , or the failure to notice a pedestrian on a crossing . |
| 13 | The third jet is evidently created when either the quark or the antiquark radiates a gluon , which in its turn creates another shower of particles . |
| 14 | The US , having failed to persuade Britain or the OEEC to pursue a customs union , gave strong support to the Schuman Plan . |
| 15 | Rumour and speculation can affect the target 's and the offeror 's share prices ; upset employees , customers , suppliers and other third parties who deal with the company ; and may even force the offeror or the target to make a premature announcement . |
| 16 | Not the time or the place to expect a violent gang attack on a pensioner . |
| 17 | " So either Lorrimer let in his murderer or the murderer had a key . " |
| 18 | Where a product is effectively a " commodity " ( as is the case with many foodstuffs ) , or the consumer perceives a number of alternative brands to be easily substituted ( as with paint , do-it-yourself products , electronic calculators , video recorders or home computers ) , then volume production and marketing may determine who will dominate the market . |
| 19 | For hygiene reasons , recycled material is only used in food packaging if the contents are plastic wrapped or the cardboard has a protective lining . |
| 20 | These in turn are supported by an array of lightweight silver oxide/zinc storage batteries , which store energy provided by the solar cells and provide back-up power for when the sun is not shining or the car faces a gradient . |
| 21 | Annuities generally issued from lay land , and a technical distinction was evidently maintained at Water Stratford , Bucks. , where the abbot had a pension of 6s. 8d. as well as an annuity of 4s . |
| 22 | The Jew had left Judaea , where the capital has a name difficult to pronounce ( they call it Ierusalem ) and had come down to the sea . |
| 23 | But the requirement may equally well be satisfied where the promisee confers a benefit on the promisor without in fact suffering any detriment . ’ |
| 24 | Where the licensee holds a residential or restaurant licence it can lead to disqualification of the licensee . |
| 25 | This is hardly surprising where the supplier consistently meets the customer 's needs , and where the customer buys a wide variety of products from many different suppliers thereby incurring a major management and monitoring task . |
| 26 | credit card or trading check which can be used only in specific shops ) ; or it is unrestricted , where the borrower gets a loan of money which he could in practice use for whatever he wants ( even if he has in fact arranged to use it for some particular purpose ) . |
| 27 | This is why coaxial cable can more easily be used for a switched-star system , where the cable runs a short distance from switching station to TV set . |
| 28 | Rejection of a complaint by the Commission may lead to proceedings before the European Court by the complainant , where the complainant alleges a direct and adverse effect on its market position as a result of the state subsidy of which complaint is made . |
| 29 | The commissioner will not investigate matters where the complainant has a remedy through a court or tribunal . |
| 30 | Where the landlord retains a roadway he may be under a positive duty to the tenant to prevent obstruction of it ( Hilton v Smith ( James ) & Sons ( Norwood ) Ltd ( 1979 ) 257 EG 1063 ) . |