Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I think a good example to use with younger people with er pe with pensions as well is that the , the er the cutting down of funding that the government is making and it 's going to be hitting like the younger people and another important thing is like with the , with the Australia issue , I mean in Australia now it 's compulsory for everybody under the age of twenty five to have a personal pension and that r and that age rise is going to , that age limit is going to rise each time because they want to abolish the State pension completely and it was only , what , what about two months ago that there was , that there was er articles in I think it was The Times about them doing a similar operation in this country , you know ? |
2 | He had informed his silent audience of the death — just ‘ death ’ — of Dr Kemp ; explained that in order to establish the , er , totality of events , it would be necessary for everyone to complete a little questionnaire ( duly distributed ) , sign and date it , and hand it in to Sergeant Lewis ; that the departure of the coach would have to be postponed until late afternoon , perhaps , with lunch by courtesy of The Randolph ; that Mr Cedric Downes had volunteered to fix something up for that morning , from about 10.45 to 12.15 ; that ( in Morse 's opinion ) activity was a splendid antidote to adversity , and that it was his hope that all the group would avail themselves of Mr Downes 's kind offer ; that if they could all think back to the previous day 's events and try to recall anything , however seemingly insignificant , that might have appeared unusual , surprising , out-of-character — well , that was often just the sort of thing that got criminal cases solved . |
3 | It 's time for everyone to have a super time ! |
4 | The electrodes were so positioned that current flowing through them caused a particular pleasure . |
5 | It had a long , narrow study , a bedroom , an antechamber , and a big kitchen , and there was enough room for them to hold a private New Year 's ball . |
6 | In October 1962 the choir felt it was difficult for them to give a strong lead to the congregational singing because of where the choir was placed and it was recommended that the Trustees should take expert advice on the rearranging of the pulpit area of the church . |
7 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
8 | If polar bears are dominant in the Arctic , then there would seem to have been no need for them to evolve a white-coloured form of camouflage . |
9 | This is not only because of the harmful effects they can have on the physical self but also because the need for them indicates a severe deficiency in the emotional self — a deficiency which needs to be helped and treated rather than disguised . |
10 | It is certainly much easier for them to win a great many individual battles than to win the war . |
11 | He arranged for them to adopt a dark-haired boy at birth . |
12 | It took thirty minutes for them to locate a frayed section of the Bridge ; force its weave apart with clamps and keep the gap open with plastic crates . |
13 | I am keen for them to have a greater opportunity to develop both their working and their family lives . |
14 | Also , you must ensure that there is sufficient time and resources for them to have a reasonable likelihood of success . |
15 | Although babies do n't really need to wear ‘ proper ’ shoes , it 's nice for them to have a soft covering in ‘ breathable ’ leather to protect their delicate feet . |
16 | When she finally came downstairs it was to find Carole insisting that , since this was their last night in the Hamptons before returning to the apartment in New York , she 'd arranged for them to have a romantic candle-lit dinner in their cottage . |
17 | It is difficult for them to have a high profile throughout the whole of the night and into the morning . ’ |
18 | That part of a social policy course that is concerned with describing policies and the institutions responsible for them has a clear face value to the social policy ‘ practitioner ’ . |
19 | To select the preferred party we will need final offer prices , terms and conditions which will mean having to provide the short listed parties with the further information necessary for them to make a firm offer . |
20 | Leeds eventually managed to score in the 85th minute , when Cantona pounced on a Lee Chapman nod-down , but by then it was far too late for them to make a miraculous recovery . |
21 | It was as difficult for them to develop a public analysis of rape eight years ago as it is for them today publicly to acknowledge the extent of sexual abuse of girls and young women inside and outside the home . |
22 | The Regent diamond of 410 carats recovered from Golconda in 1701 was soon acquired by Governor Pitt , grandfather and great-grandfather of men who between them despoiled a great part of the French empire . |
23 | Balancing between them took a great deal of agility . |
24 | Other jurists between them reach a grand total of eleven cases ( none of which may be attributed to petitioners ) . |
25 | Perhaps in the matter of excitement Davis and Baker between them had a special way of making the blood dance , but ( listen to the Overture , for instance ) Nelson achieves a fine clarity of texture and , even more than Davis , he makes the phrases ‘ speak ’ . |
26 | Because complementary medicine is a highly diverse category , the research will focus on and compare three complementary therapies — homeopaths , chiropractors and reflexologists — which between them illustrate a good selection of the issues faced by complementary practitioners and of the different ways in which these issues have been dealt with . |
27 | The look that passed between them showed a certain amount of respect but a little mistrust as well . |
28 | It 's a big honour for the choir , who between them have a combined age of 2,500 years . |
29 | Pierre Leveque had arranged for me to join a small party attending the season-opening hockey match that evening at the Molson Stadium , with the local Montreal Canadiens playing the New York Rangers , but I did not realize it was the mayoral party until we arrived . |
30 | He watched me intently , eyes narrowed against the sun which struck into this side of the courtyard , waiting for me to give a reasonable answer , which was foolish of him . |