Example sentences of "[prep] [prep] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | for example about , because you know one of the things that I 've thought about for quite a long time is the idea of encouraging voluntary organizations , concerned with the disability to get more interested in the arts and that 's obviously what Mecca is |
| 2 | Six patients had a third dialysis after at least a further four weeks . |
| 3 | So we 've got tan forty degrees equals opp over adjacent which is equal to well we do n't know opp so we 'll just leave it as opp over a hundred and twenty . |
| 4 | Er approximately eight hundred hectares I think , and I suppose the cynical amongst us might might say what has the allocation of of nearly a hundred hectares of land adjacent to the A one , some of which is in in greenbelt , what has that got anything to do with the er vitality of of Leeds commercial centre or urban regeneration , but we accept that 's a that 's a matter for Leeds , we not objecting to their proposals . |
| 5 | indicator of of quite a rich scene and , that the |
| 6 | But that is nothing compared to the inflation that seems to have occurred in the early universe : an increase in size by a factor of at least a million million million million million times in a tiny fraction of a second . |
| 7 | It 'll close with the loss of at least a hundred jobs if it 's taken over by the Suffolk-based brewer Greene King . |
| 8 | one hundred and fifty crackers and a tub of at least a hundred blowers ! |
| 9 | Members of the police force had also demanded a pay increase of at least a 100 per cent . |
| 10 | The maintenance of at least a partial tree cover is particularly advantageous because it guarantees a supply of nutrients via litter fall , as well as affording protection against soil erosion . |
| 11 | Yet schools are prepared to tie up the time of senior staff , in effect the resource equivalent of at least a full-time head of department post , with the vaguest responsibilities for taking difficult pupils away from classrooms . |
| 12 | However , radar reflection spectra did indicate that the surface of Mercury consists largely of dust to a depth of at least a few metres , and that the dust could be composed largely of silicates . |
| 13 | The line should be capable of at least a 60 amp supply and possibly up to 100 amp for a large property or heavy user . |
| 14 | The obvious answer would seem to be : through a plurality of parties , so that any government would have to be a coalition representative of at least a significant number of these diverse Interests and groupings . |
| 15 | Produced by one of those boring names that is usually the guarantee of at least a little hype , but who cares ? |
| 16 | Another key advantage is insulation , say Potton , who claim that their product can yield heat savings of at least a third over a comparable brick home . |
| 17 | Traces of at least a dozen different cars up that wee track that leads back to the road , and of two or three heavy vehicles , all very deeply indented . |
| 18 | The reality was a group of at least a dozen efficient-looking Germans armed with machine pistols . |
| 19 | Within the last fortnight , we have seen the release on parole of one offender after serving just 22 months of a five year sentence for sexual offences against at least a dozen young boys , and the sentencing of another man to life imprisonment after a sexual orgy resulting in the death of a nine year old . |
| 20 | Although the authors do not deny the importance of the social and political environment in which unions operate , as well as the effects of economic forces , these influences are dealt with in only a limited way . |
| 21 | Firstly , lack of care was associated with at least a threefold increase in the risk of depression , whether the women were working-class or middle-class , and whether the loss was by separation or by death . |
| 22 | The programme of study is intended to provide an intensive grounding in aspects of the History of Islamic Art for candidates with at least a good Second Class Honours degree ( or the equivalent ) in an appropriate subject . |
| 23 | RBL seeks to contribute towards the development of set/confidence and ability in continuing education : the student who is able to pursue further studies in later lye and with at least a latent readiness to do so . |
| 24 | The inability to confirm this well-known fact has not spoilt the sudden acceptance of the placebo as something with at least a false concrete explanation rather than being some form of gothic magic about which it is better not to speak . |
| 25 | Most fields are too large to research convincingly , unless you go into them with at least a provisional focus . |
| 26 | If this peptide plays a significant part in regulating fat consumption , it is interesting to note that dietary fat has a role in colipase regulation with an adaptive response to dietary lipids having been shown with at least a twofold increase in pancreatic procolipase in rats fed a 25–30% lipid containing diet . |
| 27 | A neighbourly area with at least a few houses nearby will not only give company and a better community feeling but also add to security and safety . |
| 28 | Why not try to leave here with at least a few pleasant memories ? ’ |
| 29 | As a result , its fields are competitive with a dozen men and women hoping to win the $25,000 first prize , and if not , go away with at least a little piece of the $160,000 prize money . |
| 30 | An average day sent us safely home with at least a dozen nice trout weighing some 5lb , with the occasional larger fish of up to 3lb . |