Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lord Wilberforce said in Anisminic : ‘ Although , in theory perhaps , it may be possible for Parliament to set up a tribunal which has full and autonomous powers to fix its own area of operation , that has , so far , not been done in this country . ’ |
| 2 | Robert Aaron , of Low Coniscliffe , has applied to the council for permission to set up a portable building in his garden for village events . |
| 3 | In 1984 the Anglian Water Authority applied for permission to carry out a land-drainage scheme on the Stour between Stratford St Mary and Flatford Mill , with the purpose of converting the riverside pasture to oil-seed rape . |
| 4 | In between , Strachan showed his alertness again , running Nigel Worthington and John Harkes ragged in the first seconds after half-time to set up a simple header for Lee Chapman . |
| 5 | Malone absorbed the pressure and against the run of play took up a position inside their opponents 22 . |
| 6 | Not quite the sort of punt to take on a picnic . |
| 7 | All this of course took up a great deal of time and delayed the completion of Robyn 's thesis on the nineteenth-century industrial novel , which had to be constantly revised to take the new theories into account . |
| 8 | Primary schools will of course carry out a range of cross-curricular work , but there can be great benefits from this approach at secondary level also . |
| 9 | Did the experience of plenty bring about a fundamental change in the American or British character ? |
| 10 | A loan is a sum of money borrowed over a period of time at a certain rate of interest . |
| 11 | A serious matter-of-fact weekend gives you plenty of opportunity to sort out a financial hassle connected with income tax , pensions or an inheritance . |
| 12 | When the European Communities Act 1972 became law each House of Parliament set up a committee to advise on how scrutiny of European legislation could most effectively take place . |
| 13 | Indeed , " the main theme " of the book is the argument that the triangular pattern of cooperation between government and the two sides of industry built up a new form of harmony which lasted until the mid-sixties and led to the trade unions and employers ' associations being elevated to a new sort of status so that they became " governing institutions " sharing some of the political power and attributes of the state itself . |
| 14 | Towards the date for closure of Banstead , in mid-1986 , two researchers from the national offices of MIND carried out a brief study of the closure process . |
| 15 | According to his instructor at the Borders Parachute Club , Wakenshaw had the presence of mind to carry out a textbook emergency descent to save his life . |
| 16 | In 1936 the Ministry of Labour carried out a pioneer survey of private sector employers ' pension scheme membership , finding that women comprised about 20 per cent of the total membership of around 1.6 million persons . |
| 17 | Summerbee struck right on the stroke of half-time to set up a clash with France impressive 3–0 winners over Portugal in the final tomorrow . |
| 18 | The author makes use of irony to point out a moral conclusion . |
| 19 | Notice of intention to carry out a review and an alteration to the Lothian Region structure plan . |
| 20 | In the same way , the laws of thermodynamics laid down a framework within which engines and refrigerators operate . |
| 21 | All heads of department carried on a voluminous correspondence with this official . |
| 22 | A mindless act of violence sets off a chilling , psychologically tense tale . |
| 23 | She fumbled for the torch , and thumbed over the button with a chilly hand , and the cone of light spilled over a man 's body , face-down in the shallow water , glistening under the abrupt brightness in violent projections of black and white . |
| 24 | That same pool of light picked out a half-smoked cigar on the edge of an ashtray , a partly consumed sandwich , and several mugs of cold tea . |
| 25 | Then Diane found a switch and threw it , and a weak pool of illumination washed down a white screen on the back wall . |
| 26 | On the following day , a sprinkling of ash fell over a wide area , and a great column of steam was seen rising above Krakatoa , leaving no doubt that a major eruption was under way . |
| 27 | Lists inventory of furniture in a Haunted House inventory of equipment to take on a journey/expedition menus for the King 's celebratory banquet or a friend 's birthday party shopping list for ingredients for a cake shopping list for Christmas presents census returns — who lives here , what do they do ? |
| 28 | A breastsummer is n't just a piece of wood stuck over a gap , it 's a piece of wood that holds the walls together , and the rest of the building up . |
| 29 | One of the machine tenders used a piece of wood to knock down a catch on a door in the base of the copper sheathing around the bottom of the barrel . |
| 30 | as the level of average consumption rises , an increasing portion of consumption takes on a social as well as an individual aspect … the satisfaction that individuals derive from goods and services depends in increasing measure not only on their own consumption but on consumption by others as well . |