Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun sg] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | German radar at St Marc or lookouts at about this time reported 17 ships , so the coastal batteries were closed up for action against ships . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been sniffing around and nothing about this city smells kosher . |
| 3 | The three broad value orientations affecting leadership and organization that have appeared in western societies during this century form different patterns which distinguish organizations from each other . |
| 4 | As a result the mechanisms by which new teaching practices were disseminated during this period remained problematic . |
| 5 | During this restoration work some traces of earlier Norman work were found embedded in the walls of the aisles , also remains of the rood screen . |
| 6 | The four symphonies written during this time reflect Italian influences in their design and content . |
| 7 | He remained with the Casuals as an administrator , successively secretary , chairman and a vice-president , and during this time did much to foster the club 's strong involvement with schools ' soccer . |
| 8 | I am grateful for this opportunity to clarify any uncertainty that may have resulted from this case , the specific circumstances which lay behind it and the way in which it had to be decided . |
| 9 | Costs for this purpose exclude financial expenses , debt related expenses and foreign exchange losses . |
| 10 | The definition of ‘ occurrence ’ for this purpose includes any one storm or period of extreme weather lasting for 72 hours . |
| 11 | BY crossing the Irish line six times at Twickenham , England in one fell swoop exceeded the total number of ties scored last year when winning the Grand Slam — and it 's time for this columnist to eat humble pie , after criticising England , along with the other Home Unions , for inferior standards of back play to Southern Hemisphere sides . |
| 12 | With the above proviso in mind , the results for this question suggest overwhelming support for initiating an automatic inspection visit to all firms late in delivering their accountants report . |
| 13 | into our budget for this year to put that in all the other Park and Ride car parks . |
| 14 | Other SAG goals for this year include increasing European membership and establishing a user council . |
| 15 | In order for this court to have proper regard to article 10 , it is necessary to state first what test is to be applied . |
| 16 | Preparing for this Assembly involves much more than booking a few halls and sending out invitations . |
| 17 | This was not found to be the case , although the number of people in each profession was far too small for this finding to carry much weight . |
| 18 | By arrangement with the Sole Selling Agents who will be pleased to arrange a mutually convenient time for this Company to escort prospective purchasers around the property . |
| 19 | Chairman , less than one year ago since the report prepared for this committee recommending that work should commence on the preparation of the new bypass scheme of the town of Brandon , and since that date considerable progress has been made . |
| 20 | I think it 's quite legitimate for this Committee to take that twenty thousand because it 's there , and to say to itself , post budget we will have to look at the whole of the areas covered by budget protection to find the replicated twenty thousands in future years , and not just expect it to come from registration . |
| 21 | But the provisional guid the guideline which was set by Policy and Resources in the first instance , was just for this Committee to identify seventy thousand pounds ' worth of reductions . |
| 22 | Still plenty of time for this game to go either way though . |
| 23 | However , as I have already remarked , I do not consider that it would be appropriate for this House to make new law in this instance . |
| 24 | The planting suggestions for this garden include many plants that require an acid soil . |
| 25 | The test items developed for this project added further details to the picture . |
| 26 | Now write three goals for this family making sure that ( a ) they are objective and ( b ) they are independent of method . |
| 27 | The Seagate drives I used for this article required 2 jumper connections made on the master drive , and all the connectors removed from the slave drive … |
| 28 | The cost of a united Germany is going to give the German Chancellor a few headaches , but when you consider what a mess Berlin was less than fifty years ago , the future for this city looks brilliant . |
| 29 | Mechanisms for this effect needs further elucidation . |
| 30 | Judy Dunn has invaluable advice for parents on this theme in her book The Beginnings of Social Understanding : The point is that co-operative behaviour is incompatible with aggression and for this reason increasing co-operative activities by reinforcing them is one very effective way of diminishing aggression . |