Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the work the original opening between Cell-y-bedd and the church was discovered , thus explaining the entry in the Parish records in 1721 ‘ for shutting up Melangell 's door — 9 pence ’ ! |
| 2 | The asking of that question in 1962 brought problems about teaching and the curriculum into a sharper national focus , and into a context of Government and politics from which they have never since been dislodged . |
| 3 | The tough world of motor racing finds Cagney competing against his brother for glory and the girl . |
| 4 | It is during gastrulation that the cells leave the outer surface and move inside the region where they will form the gut . |
| 5 | The use of a spectacle-case for protection and the habit of keeping the lenses clean helps to ensure that these aids to sight are kept in a usable , effective condition . |
| 6 | Ore was crushed and stamped on the spot , being sent as a concentrate to Cheadle in Staffordshire for reduction and the manufacture of wire , and Dickson says , sheets for coppering the bottoms of ships . |
| 7 | ‘ She ought to have time for preparation before the police burst in on her . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't think I 'm not grateful for what you 've done for Mum and the boys , ’ she said , aware that her gratitude sounded stiff and forced . |
| 9 | Because of the heat all work stopped about lunch-time and the city came to a halt . |
| 10 | Bills for gambling debts are stuffed beneath an overflowing chamber-pot and the Prince is surrounded by medications for indigestion and the pox . |
| 11 | Right , now , we 've talked about very briefly , touched on the division between university and the city , and obviously the erm differences between the King and Parliament exacerbated what happened in the city . |
| 12 | Other lecturers emphasise the New Testament as literature and the response of the reader . |
| 13 | The work involved the evaluation of land for the rival purposes of agriculture , housing , air-fields , hydro-electric schemes , etc. , and often resulted in acrimonious tussles between Agriculture and the Home and Health Departments . |
| 14 | When formulating its eventual recommendations , the National Consultative Group will have to take into account two essential differences between agriculture and the rest of British industry : it is for the most part composed of relatively small-scale and highly efficient enterprises employing limited numbers of men and women working in relative isolation from one another ; and , as we have seen , the boundaries between the craftsman and technician in agriculture are shifting and difficult , if not impossible , to define . |
| 15 | Showing visitors the links between agriculture and the landscape has been an important part of the thinking behind each weekend 's programme . |
| 16 | There is a wide consensus among medical educators and students about the need for change and the direction it should take , and there are plenty of examples from Britain and elsewhere that change is possible and can be effective . |
| 17 | It is important to emphasise that the impact of the Teacher Placement Service is far greater than the sum of teachers taking placement , as evaluative returns and case study evidence consistently point to the experience as a stimulus for change and the development of partnership activities . |
| 18 | The Royal Commission began by analysing the need for change and the challenges that local authorities would face in the future ( Redcliffe-Maud 1969:Vol. 1 Ch. |
| 19 | There is the push for change and the pull of security , the longing for intimacy and the fear of being engulfed , the wish to be the same as others and the drive to be different . |
| 20 | FEB 1992 In the 36 hours following the TOP launch in February 1992 senior managers talked to all Station staff , including shift workers , to explain the need for change and the part everyone would play in the process . |
| 21 | Anthony Bradley , emeritus professor of constitutional law at Edinburgh University , said there was a case for a double-stage inquiry which first examined the principle or case for change and the second to study how changes could be made with the minimum dislocation or waste of expenditure . |
| 22 | It therefore approaches and studies the mass media from a number of perspectives , such as cultural premises , the potential for change and the evolution of normative values leading to a ‘ new order ’ . |
| 23 | They will not bring about change unless the rewards for change or the resolution of a crisis situation can be delivered . |
| 24 | Richmond bureau has overcome the conflict between the need for support and the interruptions that this entails by formally assigning an experienced advice worker the task of support during the hours that the bureau is open to the public . |
| 25 | I flailed for support as the camera flew up to the padded ceiling . |
| 26 | She 's trembling violently and she starts to retch , leaning against me for support as the heaving racks her . |
| 27 | Visitors will be charged £1.50 for admission and the Taste Sensation roadshow set off for its Blackpool location just days after being unveiled at Park Royal . |
| 28 | This is illustrated by comparing the electronegativity differences between hydrogen and the halogens with the bond enthalpies of the hydrogen halides ( see table 5.8 ) . |
| 29 | Whereas I can spend £4 on a long-lasting budget game such as Turrican or The New Zealand Story . |
| 30 | The economic effects of a service such as education are clearly impossible to quantify accurately , and attempts by economists to calculate returns on investment in education are laden with many assumptions and are unavoidably narrow in approach ; in particular , the financial return is calculated on the basis of a ratio between income and the cost of educational qualifications [ Blaug , 1965 ; Morris and Ziderman , 1971 ] . |