Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Around the end of the silent era and in the early sound days , the glass was actually in front of the camera during shooting , possibly adding storeys to a low building or giving a view of non-existent distant hills , or whatever was required . |
| 2 | the main , or one of the main , reasons for the business ' structure was to avoid registration ( not , say , due to the partial exemption rules or to get limited liability protection or facilitate a part sale ) ; |
| 3 | so you can type text or add a spreadsheet to a picture , or stick a silly cartoon into a spreadsheet . |
| 4 | Summary In this chapter , we have suggested that literary essays have a characteristic style or voice which is different from the way you talk or might narrate a story or write a letter . |
| 5 | Some words which narrate a story or describe a situation can be set in the form of musical prose and passed over fairly quickly , like the old recitative quoted above . |
| 6 | A copyright owner can , of course , grant permission or issue a licence or contract for a work to be copied or reproduced in some way , either in part of whole . |
| 7 | It is not permissible to bolster a witness 's evidence by introducing previous consistent statements unless they form part of the res gestae of the case or refute a suggestion in cross-examination that a witness has recently " changed his story " . |
| 8 | It goes without saying , of course , that neglecting a horse 's physical needs will damage or undermine a horse 's health , and consequently its well-being and how it feels in itself . |
| 9 | Whenever I saw her and Shadwell together they always looked pretty intense , as if they 'd just had a fight or shared a lot of secrets . |
| 10 | However , the ambit of the Act is extended by s13 which provides that to the extent that the Act applies the exclusion or restriction of liability , it also applies to clauses which : ( a ) make " any liability or its enforcement subject to restrictive or onerous conditions " , such as time limit clauses requiring notification of claims , or commencement of proceedings , within a limited time ; ( b ) exclude or restrict " any right or remedy in respect of the liability " , such as clauses : ( i ) excluding the right of a buyer to reject goods , terminate a contract or exercise a right of set-off , or ( ii ) requiring a customer to accept repair or replacement from the supplier ; ( c ) subject " a person to any prejudice in consequence of his pursuing any right or remedy " ; ( d ) exclude or restrict any rules of evidence or procedure , such as clauses : ( i ) making certificates of quality conclusive evidence that goods correspond with the contract , ( ii ) making one party 's record of a transaction conclusive evidence of the facts recorded , ( iii ) requiring certain evidence in order to obtain particular remedies — eg " no refunds without receipt " . |
| 11 | Thus the Chancellor would rescind a contract or rectify a deed where the common law courts would enforce it in accordance with its original terms . |
| 12 | There are of course exceptions — film noir , melodrama and , for television , prime-time melodrama are critical attempts to define a genre or distinguish a subgenre where no industry label exists — and in television there is increasing recognition by both critics and producers of cross-generic mutations which defy easy categorization . |
| 13 | You can pull out of the purchase or negotiate a discount to cover the costs . |
| 14 | Now my view is that I think rather like your comment on Christian doing concerts , Scottish Amicable er Standard Life Scottish Hydro , Scottish Power , Scottish Nuclear I do n't necessarily see it as making influence to make a decision to make a purchase or to recommend a purchase to the third party in another part of Scotland |
| 15 | A " good " response is one where the user enters an appropriate replacement ( corrects a misspelling or enters a synonym ) , accepts a correct suggestion ( EXP system ) , or aborts the search when the word is correct and essential to the meaning of the search . |
| 16 | 1.58 It is not enough for the defendant to argue that he denies liability or denies a conviction in his defence ; he must also show that his grounds for doing so are sufficiently strong to put the plaintiff at risk of either complete or substantial failure at trial or that , on the face of it , the plaintiff 's claim is not worth very much even on full liability . |
| 17 | ‘ I think a wife 's place is by your side , whether it 's in the kitchen or making a programme in some remote corner of the globe , ’ said Keith , who is planning to do Floyd on the Far East next year . |
| 18 | I am interested in working for the Forestry Commission , for a national park or getting a job which involves caring for any aspect of the environment . |
| 19 | But equally often he 'd collapse in the middle of a sentence or whistling a tune . |
| 20 | And the main lesson is that there are no short cuts to choosing a university course or choosing a university . |
| 21 | Students away from the university , say on a sandwich course or having a year abroad , might or might not be included in lists one used . |
| 22 | They pointed out that the incident could be marked by planting a tree on the course or giving a party . |
| 23 | Moreover pupils need to learn appropriate modes of behaviour for a range of off-site learning activities , e.g. a visit to a cathedral , a climb up to a hill fort , following a town heritage trail or exploring a castle . |
| 24 | It might be as straightforward as writing down or calling out an answer , pressing a button , etc. or it may be a task that requires manipulative skills such as wiring an electrical component or threading a needle . |
| 25 | Anyone wanting to take part or make a donation should contact Bob Finch or Eileen Adams at the civic centre on 266522 , extension 2334 or 2332 . |
| 26 | One does n't want them to sort of follow it blindly , of course , one wants them to discuss it carefully , very carefully , but it has to sort of fit into the ongoing life of the institution and not be a kind of little game that someone is playing on their own somewhere because they happen to be linked with the university or doing a degree or something . |
| 27 | Pot Luck or Share a Yacht + £7pp |
| 28 | Security deposit ( held by Falcon Sailing , repaid less retentions ) Per yacht Pot Luck or Share a Yacht + £70pp |
| 29 | If you tells us about your condition and accept the risks , we 're usually quite happy to accept your booking for all yacht holidays except Pot Luck or Share a Yacht . |
| 30 | When I read a book or saw a play or studied a synopsis , there came into my mental vision a fairly detailed and consecutive pattern of what the film would be like . |