Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Report distinguished between homosexuality as a ‘ condition ’ and homosexual behaviour , and , although it advocated the removal of the latter from the criminal law , it remained firm in its condemnation of homosexuality . |
| 2 | Büchler reported that CRP showed an overall accuracy of 93% in the detection of pancreatic necrosis ; a serum CRP concentration of > or <100 mg/l distinguished between patients with a better or worse prognosis with 100% sensitivity and 86% specificity . |
| 3 | A comparative newcomer , David Sillito , was assigned as navigator on a patrol which was sent to destroy the track near Sidi Barani . |
| 4 | It is true that if Mr. Tully fails to comply with the order of Buckley J. he could be punished for contempt after a hearing in open court and subject to review by an appellate court . |
| 5 | Is the contract on " written standard terms " if the terms are held on a word processor and one term is altered for dealings with a particular customer ? ( b ) A business regularly contracts on terms prepared by its trade association : are those terms its " written standard terms " ? ( c ) A business makes individual contracts by telephone , or other instantaneous communication , but incorporates its normal terms of business into the contracts by express oral reference , or by a course of dealing ; are the terms then " written standard terms " ? ( d ) Are terms " standard " on the first occasion they are used ? ( e ) A business has negotiated a set of terms for use on all contracts with a particular customer . |
| 6 | During the second phase of the UGIX project a new interface ‘ shell ’ is being developed as part of a generic GIS-independent approach to GIS user interfaces ( Raper and Bundock 1991 ) . |
| 7 | The Core Language Engine was developed as part of a research programme in natural-language processing supported by the UK Department of Trade and Industry under an Alvey grant and by members of the NATTIE consortium ( British Aerospace , British Telecom , Hewlett Packard , ICL , Olivetti , Philips , Shell Research , and SRI ) . |
| 8 | His Pakistan team-mate , paceman Wasim Akram , re-signed for Lancashire in a five-year deal worth around £250,000 . |
| 9 | Hyman , on the other hand , gives a functional definition of browsing : " Browsing is the activity subsumed in the direct shelf approach whereby materials arranged for use in a library are bed in the reasonable expectation that desired or valuable items or information might be found among those materials as arranged on the shelves ! " |
| 10 | Nearby is Middleton Hall , whose gardens are freely open to the public and are currently being examined for development as a Welsh National Botanical site . |
| 11 | Thousands of the films and publications have been incinerated as part of a year long clampdown on the trade . |
| 12 | The male ruff is a long-legged wading bird whose head and neck feathers are specially developed for use in a jumping display on a lek display ground . |
| 13 | But a much looser style of interviewing was developed for use in a series of neighbourhood studies . |
| 14 | The disclosure by the state and defence departments came as United Nations officials in Sarajevo announced that Serb militiamen had allowed a ten-truck UN relief convoy , halted for days at a checkpoint in eastern Bosnia , to continue towards the encircled town of Gorazde . |
| 15 | United Nations officials in Sarajevo said Serb militiamen had allowed a ten-truck UN relief convoy , halted for days at a checkpoint in eastern Bosnia , to continue towards the encircled town of Gorazde . |
| 16 | Valuation problems are exacerbated when privatisation has been undertaken as part of a wider adjustment to outward-looking policies . |
| 17 | Such searches may be undertaken as part of a comprehensive strategic review or in order to assist a client in implementing an agreed acquisition strategy . |
| 18 | Some departments offer opportunities for supervised study that need not necessarily be undertaken as study for a degree or other qualification . |
| 19 | Most serious in parts of Catalonia , in Aragon and in neighbouring Rioja , the movement was eventually suppressed with military force ; the strength and resilience of Aragonese anarchism were nevertheless still evident in the spring of 1934 , when the regional capital , Zaragoza , was paralysed for weeks by a general strike . |
| 20 | Ascending and descending colonic biopsy specimens were taken from 12 patients with longstanding quiescent ulcerative colitis who were being examined as part of a programme to screen for dysplasia/malignancy , and from 12 patients who acted as controls , who did not have ulcerative colitis . |
| 21 | Pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed and the patient referred for consideration of a lung transplant . |
| 22 | The belief underlying such proposals is that many older people are only referred for treatment at a late stage of dependency when treatment is less effective and more expensive . |
| 23 | On the basis of these authorities , we would hold that both litigation costs and non-litigation costs can be referred for quantification to a taxing master to be taxed . |
| 24 | This was followed by a wedding staged as if the Bride and Groom were being manipulated as puppets by a group of servants , a particular japanese theatrical tradition . |
| 25 | This time it was Maldita , a grey mare who had slipped into the yard already broken as part of a job lot a few weeks ago . |
| 26 | In the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible , which is an important part of the sacred literature of all three religions , God is likened for instance to a judge , a king , a midwife and a mother eagle . |
| 27 | The gunman holding children hostage at a school in Paris has broken off negotiations with a threat that he 'll kill them and himself if his demand for twelve million pounds is not met . |
| 28 | Psychology is normally taught as part of a Biological Sciences degree programme , but there is also a joint degree with Artificial Intelligence . |
| 29 | He was diverted during coffee by a thumb nail sketch of that fruitless expedition , but by the time the sommelier had visited the table with Cognac a second time , he was back to the great danger of ennui in the BEF , and 2nd Grenadiers ’ seven months in France spent cultivating a defensive mentality which could well be disastrous if hostilities ever broke out . |
| 30 | He knew that he 'd fallen for bait like a fool . |