Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one or two boys every year venture into Greek in preparation for a Classics degree . ’ |
| 2 | The reason why many ethologists would now prefer to explain ritualization as an arms race is that they have increasingly come to realize that selfish competition among individuals is the rule in the animal world . |
| 3 | I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation ; the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues . |
| 4 | I reach that conclusion , I hope , having properly considered the pros and cons of the situation : the fact that he has this particular advantage as a police officer in marshalling evidence ; considering the issues . |
| 5 | ( 7 ) The members of a licensing board for an islands area or licensing division of an islands area shall be elected at a meeting of the council of the islands area to be held on a date between May 16 , 1977 and June 30 , 1977 to be determined by the council , and , in the case of subsequent elections of those members : ( a ) except in so far as paragraph ( b ) below otherwise provides , at the first meeting of the council held after each subsequent ordinary election of the council ; and ( b ) where a determination under subsection ( 3 ) above is made ( whether or not at such meeting of the council as is mentioned in paragraph ( a ) above ) , either : ( i ) at the meeting at which the determination is made ; or ( ii ) at the first meeting of the council held after such meeting as is mentioned in sub-paragraph ( i ) above . |
| 6 | In the case of a board for an islands area or division of an islands area , the members were to be elected at a meeting of the islands council to be held between May 16 , 1977. and June 30 , 1977 , and thereafter at the first meeting of the council after every ordinary election . |
| 7 | He took part in a television series starring Billie Whitelaw called Time Out For Peggy , playing a verse writer for a greetings card manufacturer , and in a Margaret Rutherford TV play , The Noble Spaniard He also had two more demanding projects — pantomime and a second Carry On film . |
| 8 | In themselves they 're historic , but it was Ponting 's expertise as a stills cameraman that has given the world a stunning pictorial account of a legendary expedition . |
| 9 | the Deputy Head ( Curriculum ) worked with the Head of Additional Studies Faculty to produce a framework for a study-skills course which would link with the work of all other departments ; |
| 10 | Andrew , 38 , a buyer for a sports equipment company , said they were very surprised when they learned they had been entered . |
| 11 | One of the mill towers still stands as a private house and the old ropery is the base for an antiques shop . |
| 12 | The South African , once ranked in the world 's top 300 , decided to enter when she found herself in the north west for a three-months summer stay with her boyfriend 's family in Bolton , but was never seriously tested as Benmnett fell to her second consecutive defeat in the final . |
| 13 | General hospital units were being developed within the catchment area of the hospital and its function as an admissions unit would eventually be superseded . |
| 14 | If that 's the case , WAGWIN would make a decent present for a Windows fanatic . |
| 15 | Flavia Ormond is making her debut as a drawings dealer with an exhibition of Italian Old Master drawings c.1550–1800 at Douwes Fine Art Limited , from 1 to15 July . |
| 16 | The bequest is described as a legatum but the action as a fideicommissi persecutio . |
| 17 | A shaky victory , and a massive disappointment for a Lions player , followed the pattern of 1980 and 1989 . |
| 18 | It was this and the suspiciously silent room that initiated Jane Holt 's search for a police officer . |
| 19 | ‘ Jones was at the club as a YTS player when I arrived . |
| 20 | A woman rider has been crushed to death by her own horse during a trials event . |
| 21 | Where the degree course and the HNC/HND course have not been designed to be integral with each other , students seeking entry to the degree course on the basis of the HNC/HND will normally need to take two further academic years of full-time study for a Degree and three further academic years of full-time study for an Honours Degree ( or the part-time equivalents ) . |
| 22 | Where the degree course and the HNC/HND course are designed to form a continuous integrated programme and where students by the end of the second year or the equivalent stage have not only achieved the SCOTVEC award but also satisfied the objectives and reached the standard required by CNAA for that stage of a degree course , students may take one further academic year of full-time study for a Degree and two further academic years of full-time study for an Honours Degree ( or the part-time equivalents ) . |
| 23 | The Castle Eden Walkway Country Park was the setting for a woodcrafts weekend . |
| 24 | Iron Agers : Castle Eden Walkway Country Park is the setting for a woodcrafts weekend today and tomorrow . |
| 25 | Yet , being in a largely residential area , it 's an unlikely setting for an arts centre . |
| 26 | He started his carrier as a lyrics writer and then went on to the Daily Telegraph . |
| 27 | He is a chartered engineer and has served with the Royal Air Force as an aerosystems engineering officer . |
| 28 | But they did not want to offend the public ; and , most important , they had billed the march as a civil-rights story . |
| 29 | They show their immaturity as soon as they get behind the wheel of a sports car . |
| 30 | He was just as at home behind the wheel of a Sports Car as he was in a Grand Prix car , and his passion for all branches of the sport possible hindered his quest for the world title . |