Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [adv] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect that evening was that it hurt , especially as my supper was delayed for over an hour by blocked jets . |
| 2 | Both women died instantly but Mark , who was trapped for almost an hour in the wreckage , was taken to Wexham Park Hospital , Slough , Berks , with severe chest and leg injuries . |
| 3 | She had sat for maybe an hour , in an almost trancelike state , then she heard a rustling and approaching footsteps . |
| 4 | Selissa Vance 's frantic parents searched for nearly an hour before they found her , virtually unhurt , under a nearby tree . |
| 5 | I will now try to summarize what I have said about how an animal finds its way about . |
| 6 | More and more they were now given the title of " extraordinary " , even when they remained for long periods at the courts to which they were sent : increasingly the term , applied to either an ambassador or an envoy , became a mere title of honour . |
| 7 | Matt Aitken walked into the studio armed with just an idea . |
| 8 | Most businesses would be valued on either an earnings or asset or dividend yield basis as appropriate but there are certain ‘ rules of thumb ’ or key features which one may use as a ‘ double check ’ to confirm the reasonableness of the determined value . |
| 9 | In the past , many of those with a responsibility for encouraging good governance have shown at least an absence of discouragement to management excesses . |
| 10 | I imagine we 've got at least an hour before any more humans come , and it 's not a lot different to a truck . ’ |
| 11 | In discussions about the military situation in the east , the SD noted , the question was constantly being raised about how an end to the war against Russia would be possible at all . |
| 12 | Kits are customised with either an EISA board , an AT board or software only . |
| 13 | Although there are numerous interpretations of the basic herati form , it is usually employed in either an allover or medallion-and-corner format . |
| 14 | Answer guide : The answer below is based on both an absorption costing approach and a marginal costing approach although the question is deliberately not explicit about which should be used . |
| 15 | But most non-scoring credit decision systems are based on a similar idea — an attempt to predict the future , based on how an individual seems to fit into a pattern of past good and bad credit risks . |
| 16 | Small to medium ground-living birds , mostly with sober plumage , sexes alike , and moderately thin bills adapted to both an insect and a seed diet . |
| 17 | Popular options are repayment linked to either an endowment policy or a pension plan . |
| 18 | After being detained for over an hour and interrogated by the police captain , he is finally permitted to leave ( scene six ) . |
| 19 | Rescue workers had battled for over an hour to revive them . |
| 20 | Rescue workers had battled for over an hour to revive them . |
| 21 | In 1977 , J. Ekstrand demonstrated that when a healthy adult male weighing 60 kg swallowed 10 milligrams of fluoride , the levels of ionic fluoride in his blood peaked after about an hour to just over 0–4 ppm per kg of body weight ( European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , vol 12 , p 311 ) . |
| 22 | A request is most likely to be followed by either an acceptance or a refusal . |
| 23 | Gilt-edged stocks increased by around an £1/8 Marks & Spencer retreated with the rest of the high street pack . |
| 24 | But before he cruised to his unbeaten 85 which sealed this victory with more than 11 overs to spare , he was put through quite an ordeal by the pumped-up Waqar . |
| 25 | The journey was meant to last three hours , but the train always left at least an hour late . |
| 26 | Learners when questioned about why an aspect of nursing care is necessary often demonstrate poor understanding of the principles upon which such care is based , in relation to their patient 's need . |
| 27 | The Iraqi cease-fire ended after barely an hour . |
| 28 | After they had been stranded for about an hour , they heard splashing and noticed a smell of dead fish , then a hissing noise . |
| 29 | I saw a lot of old friends , and wore a dashing outfit purchased at perhaps an extravagance in a London second hand shop — but from the compliments , I feel now it was worth it and that , feeling good in it , I will wear it quite a lot . |