Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun sg] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To refuse or to omit to leave is as much a trespass as to originally enter without any right . |
| 2 | In local government this is not so much a problem because of the wholesale reorganisation of local government in 1974 which followed a more or less universal pattern in terms of new structures and new functions . |
| 3 | The UCTA covers not only clauses which exclude such liability in whole , but also those which exclude or restrict it partially ( eg a limitation as to the monetary amount to be paid by way of compensation for such a liability when incurred ) . |
| 4 | Was the reservation letter received by him merely a promise as to the future or was it a statement of present fact ? |
| 5 | The reasons are numerous — the recession , people 's awareness of drink/driving and perhaps a perception that in some way white spirits are healthier ! |
| 6 | In November the Smolensk guberniia executive committee is being rebuked in turn by no less a person than V. Molotov , Secretary of the Central Committee in Moscow , for allowing subordinates to impose taxes beyond those laid down in the All-Union list . |
| 7 | Typically Sugar responded to the market perceptions and within weeks gave the customers what they wanted an upgraded 1512 with not only a fan but with cooling vents too ! |
| 8 | The difficulty here is that simple lack of stress may also alleviate the symptoms — so an improvement while on holiday may be a slightly ambiguous result . |
| 9 | The attempt here is to highlight the inadequacy of the present legal approach where it is assumed that selling on credit , or leasing for the useful life of the equipment is not lending , and that reservation of title on sale does not constitute the creation of a security interest but is merely an agreement as to the time at which the property should pass to the buyer . |
| 10 | Quite often however the question of whether materials are merely an annoyance or in fact a danger to health is a quantitative one . |
| 11 | As you 've conceded , Florian 's marriage is no longer a fact except on paper , and Nicky is n't his wife . ’ |
| 12 | The Education Reform Act required college governing bodies to be dominated by employer interests , and it is normally a requirement that at least 50% of the attendance at any governing body meeting should be from the employer sector . |
| 13 | Workwise , the day was already a write-off and in any case she was eager to know what the girl had to say . |
| 14 | The child is removed to another place , usually a bedroom or into the hall , to avoid any reinforcement for the aggressive behaviour . |
| 15 | However , there is always a danger that in taking such measures a State may , intentionally or unintentionally , give undue assistance , and so promote its own industry at the expense of that of its trading partners . |
| 16 | But there are erm others who , for whom teaching is the major aspect and the major important role that they perceive for themselves erm but there is always a balance and on balance , taken over the whole system , I should think that most people spend fifty or sixty per cent of their time on research . |
| 17 | In fact , according to Gerald Thomas , it was always a toss-up as to who was the most popular character on the ‘ Carry On ’ lot at any one time , Ken or Sidney James . |
| 18 | These were essentially fighting men , or milites strenui , making a career of arms and receiving the sword-belt from a superior lord , preferably a king or at least a count . |
| 19 | And even when it succeeds , there is still a chance that after pursuing it for some way another gazelle passing in front will impede it and its first , tiring target will be able to escape . |
| 20 | I mean that 's not to say they 're not still a threat but at the moment er Leicester are starting to boss the game again and that 's the important to them . |
| 21 | Nevertheless it is still a loan that of course has to be repaid . |
| 22 | It was purely accidental , but still a penalty and worth three points as Thomson popped it over . |
| 23 | Though rejected by the army in 1914 on grounds of defective eyesight , Gurney enlisted on 9 February 1915 while still a student and from 25 May 1916 served in France as a private with the 2nd/5th Gloucesters . |
| 24 | Most of us defecate once a day and at a convenient time . |
| 25 | I was longing to say no when she rang on Sunday but simply could not — she is married to a German and only comes home to Scotland once a year because of the costs , and I know how much she likes to come through to see the shops and friends . |
| 26 | Her daughter drives out from Bamford once a week but around this time of year she goes to stay with some other relative , I 'm not sure where , so I dare say she is n't there at the moment and you have n't got any immediate neighbours resident . |
| 27 | Rhoda would open the tin and foil once a week or at least once a fortnight before Christmas to soak the cloth with more bourbon before resealing it . |
| 28 | A piano bar is open once a week and in front of the hotel is a pool and sun terrace . |
| 29 | An extensive debate about the fidelity of copying DNA sequences by Taq polymerase has been published , but this is not usually an issue except in highly specialised applications , such as the study of variant clinical isolates of HIV . |
| 30 | So , you work it out take home an hour but to be realistic you 've got ta take petrol out of it . |