Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps as a result the area was never vandalised or disturbed by curiosity seekers .
2 So during an election the pollsters work not with random sampling but with ‘ quota sampling ’ .
3 It can be described as the psychology of absolute consciousness , seeing consciousness not only as an awareness an individual has of him or her ‘ self , but an eternal all-pervasive principle — the highest reality , with all things being manifestations of it .
4 There were a lot of very poor men also in a number of these trades who were not originally covered by the legislation , and that 's where the erm the developments have , have come from since then , the dynamic of the policy , because the argument over whether it should be only for women rebounded on them , and people said , ‘ No , it should n't ’ , so for a while the legislation was all scrapped and then they started again , and now the Americans have much more comprehensive laws than we do .
5 And the little key slipped into the keyhole and melted , as it seemed into the glass body of the casket , so for a moment the whole surface was perfectly closed and smooth .
6 Right , then so as a result the textiles would be a and relative decline to the rest of the economy .
7 So after a while the wolf became bored , and decided to go and catch a little pig for his supper .
8 Where the property is part only of a building the draftsman should also consider whether some further visual description is necessary .
9 Where the demised property consists of part only of a building the draftsman may either include sanitary facilities in each demise or he may grant each tenant a right to use communal facilities .
10 Where the demised property is part only of a building the right should extend to entering the demised property for the purpose of repairing other parts of the building not included in the demise .
11 But the man at the front had n't been told this of course , naturally enough and he could n't see that so suddenly with a jolt the wardrobe left him , two steps ' worth instead of one at a time .
12 That it was all undignified , that it was really rather unpleasant , that it was somehow dehumanizing for Harold — these considerations went by the board as he finally rolled on top of her , grunting fiercely in a tone no one at Magdalen would have recognized .
13 ‘ I happened to be in the area and Lucasta Redburn 's not a common name , especially in a town the size of Plumford . ’
14 So in a way the basic error underlying classical foundationalism is an error in the theory of meaning .
15 One can only understand how things are in terms of concepts in the first place , so in a sense the concepts came first since natural conditions only gain significance in terms of the way one had learned to see them .
16 So in a sense the reptile dominance is still with us , transmuted by time and evolution .
17 It 's thought , in fact , that they represent areas where ‘ midocean ’ ridges once formed below the continents , in the late stages of continental rifting , but before an ocean proper had opened ( cf. chapter one ) , so in a sense the kind of volcanic activity that is typical of oceanic areas in fact took place on dry land .
18 This causes an immediate reduction in anxiety so in a sense the person is rewarded for running away .
19 The crew said they had survived on the upturned hull , sleeping huddled together in a compartment the size of a double bed .
20 If , therefore , it is not clear whether a restriction applies to any transfer or only to a transfer to , say , a non-member , or to any type of disposition or only to a sale the narrower construction will be adopted .
21 Yellow Wolf slipped away during a snowstorm the following morning , after Joseph had told him , ‘ You better go find your mother and my daughter .
22 While this is almost largely as a result the initial surgical procedure there is little difference in the hospital stay with rebleeding caused by the unexpected high frequency of recurrent haemorrhage in patients undergoing oesophageal transection and gastric devascularisation .
23 Just for a change the Doctor and his party have been able to relax and unwind awhile after so many strenuous adventures .
24 Just for a week every month and go a bit over the top .
25 A pair of arms locked around his waist and the whole world jerked sideways as the dragon rose out of its long dive , claws grazing just for a moment the topmost rock on the Wyrmberg 's noisome floor .
26 Just for a moment the solar slid away and she was back at Tracy Castle .
27 Just for a moment the sun was in my eyes and I could n't see properly .
28 Just for a moment the blood left Shiona 's face .
29 Of course , he did n't mean it , but just for a moment the implied tenderness in his words took her by the throat .
30 Just as a reminder the Mission Board is comprised of Geoff Grogan , Freda Kennedy , Jan Brooks , Lorna McLean , Barry Elder , Scott Alexander and Bill Howieson .
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