Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neighbourhood police are supposed to spend as much time as possible per shift walking their beat , even taking tea-breaks at some appropriate place on the round , returning to the station only for their main meal break and when a criminal , such as a shoplifter , is apprehended , although this is rare . |
| 2 | A play is primary a piece of action and although a script contains some scenic and character description , the essential interest lies in the dialogue and the action arising from it . |
| 3 | The flowchart in section 0401.3 outlines the FSA considerations for determining whether we can accept an engagement and whether a client can be treated a corporate finance client . |
| 4 | If you have paid for , or returned , any items it would be helpful if you could give some indication of the date of payment or return and whether a cheque was used . |
| 5 | It was where physical prowess was under constant assessment and where a boy 's self-respect could be built up or crushed . |
| 6 | From now on ignorance will be no excuse and if a doctor gives a pill or an injection it is up to each player to make sure it 's not on the list of banned medicines . |
| 7 | It will also show this combination when a person reads a single sentence and when a person reads a long passage of prose . |
| 8 | This is in contrast to Britain where woodland exploitation throughout prehistory and history has left a landscape largely bereft of natural woodland and where a mantle of alien conifers dominates many upland areas . |
| 9 | Like all areas of our business , hotelware is being examined at present and until a plan for the future has been determined we will continue to maintain our activity in hotelware . |
| 10 | Standing Orders further allow the Speaker to accede to a request for a debate on any matter of urgent topical importance and although a debate is rarely allowed , Members are not unskilled in framing such requests in a manner which makes the point . |
| 11 | Various factors could prevent the tenant from commencing to trade within a specified period and where a tenant has fitted out the premises and is paying a full rent ( or using up a rent free period ) the tenant would hopefully only delay opening for trade for a good reason . |
| 12 | He knelt down by a familiar mound and after a moment 's hesitation yanked out the cross that he had placed at the head of the grave . |
| 13 | Children who have very clear food preferences will determine their own diet and if a parent is concerned about the nutritional balance then seeking advice from a paediatrician or general practitioner who can refer to a dietician may alleviate concern . |
| 14 | The visiting locomotives will progressively arrive during the Steam Festival and after a test run will be used on weekend passenger services . |
| 15 | ‘ But vision is a developing process and unless a baby has really bad vision difficulties , I would n't prescribe glasses until the baby is about two years old . ’ |
| 16 | A total of eight calls were made that day and although a routine became evident , it was never repetitive . |
| 17 | Sunlight at the top of the vent pipe attracts flies from within the pit and if a gauze is fitted over the top they fall back and die in the pit . |
| 18 | Motability is a registered charity and if a person can not meet the full cost of putting a car on the road , including any adaptations , Motability may be able to provide some financial help from special funds . |
| 19 | If a free kick is kicked into touch on the full , the team will not gain ground and when a penalty kick is kicked directly to touch , the same team will have the throw-in . |
| 20 | People from different families live and work in the same area and as a result women are forced into Burkhas . ’ |
| 21 | France , where the national flock is already melting under the heat of imports and Ireland , which is packed to the limit and where a fall in numbers is inevitable . |
| 22 | Each relation is an entity and if a domain is a key in one relation and an attribute or part of a key in another , this would represent a one-to-many hierarchical relationship . |
| 23 | No Tiller is ever seen with a man , she does not go out with a man , receive any man and the rule extends even to her father and brothers , no Girl holds a conversation with a man , inside or outside the theatre and if a man addresses her , she would say ‘ Excuse me ’ and walk away . |
| 24 | Whatever name the frightened young Pole spoke it did not make sense and when a sergeant said , ‘ It sounds like Wolski sir , ’ and smiled , Wolski took the cue and smiled back and nodded , patting the horse and looking positive . |
| 25 | While this pattern was reproduced only imperfectly in the ECSC and while a timetable of functional spillover might have taken an unconscionable time to achieve , what in the end counted for the ECSC was that it did provide an atmosphere of mutual confidence among the leaders of the member states — despite the disputes , none contemplated leaving the Community — and that this helped to pave the way for the creating of the European Economic Community in 1957 . |
| 26 | There may be cases where all the fault lies on the side of the head , and indeed in the earliest days of financial delegation many governors were said to have resigned because they could not find enough time to master the intricate responsibilities of new government and because a path through those intricacies had not been mapped by the head . |
| 27 | Hazel waited in silence and after a time Fiver said , slowly and expressionlessly , " But we must go on , until we reach the hills . " |
| 28 | In such case we must treat the pair as one insured item and if a repair or replacement of the lost/damaged item is not possible the insured is entitled to the sum insured for the pair or set . |
| 29 | We continue to provide the best product , provide factual production information and if a customer is not satisfied that his amp sounds and performs better after installing Groove Tubes , we 'll give them their money back . |
| 30 | You must gauge for yourself whether or not you have struck up a good relationship with the interviewer and whether a letter would work for you or against you . |