Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the idea is you have some kind of token so that er , classic example in sort of junior schools , primary schools , that y'know if a child actually does what you want it to do , it gets a kind of star in a star chart and added up so many stars it gets some kind of present and basically the same kind of thing can be applied in clinical and in occupational settings as well . |
| 2 | It is a matter of fact in each case whether a child has sufficient understanding to make certain decisions or take certain actions . |
| 3 | In the Tudor Grange case Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson noted that ‘ it has never been decided and was left open in that case whether a trustee in bankruptcy or a liquidator could assign otherwise than for value received by the estate of which he is the trustee . ’ |
| 4 | While his friends were earning their few pennies for a week 's work as paper-boys and butcher 's assistants , Dave was caddying for a round at Hollinwell , the championship course near his home . |
| 5 | No case of this kind has ever been considered by the courts before , and I do not think the dicta in the previous cases should be read as excluding a case of this kind where a landlord seeks , by a course of intimidation , to " annul his own deed " , to contradict his own demise , by ousting the tenant from possession which the landlord has conferred upon her . |
| 6 | Although not designed as ‘ brain storming ’ sessions , progress review meetings may have to serve this function if a job is behind programme and rescheduling is required to get back on target . |
| 7 | There may be more than one relationship between two entities , for example , in this case because a PRODUCT is supplied by SUPPLIER . |
| 8 | ( I recently watched a more formal version of this technique where a class of adolescents was invited to direct the teacher in how to appear as a King of a small Greek State in classical times who had lost his power to a conquering neighbouring state but who did not want to lose his dignity . |
| 9 | In some cases when a property is to be monitored for a lengthy period , i.e. over 12 months , we are prepared to consider paying for temporary cosmetic repairs to keep the property more presentable internally . |
| 10 | So I was surprised when one morning , while filling the kettle at the tap in the yard , I noticed some of our neighbours looking across at this cottage where a painter was taking the ‘ To Let ’ sign out of the window . |
| 11 | The double explosion came just a few hours after a bomb exploded at Woodside Park tube station . |
| 12 | Historians are not going to have much success convincing these companies to retain this data unless a business case can be established or there are legal requirements that foster its preservation . |
| 13 | 10 In determining for the purposes of this Act whether a house is unfit for human habitation , regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters — repair , stability , freedom from damp , internal arrangement , natural lighting , ventilation , water supply , drainage and sanitary conveniences , facilities for preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water ; and the house shall be regarded as unfit for human habitation if , and only if , it is so far defective in one or more of those matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition . |
| 14 | A direct descent to Wharfe can be made , as indicated by the dotted line on the map , by walking west from the column to the edge of the escarpment and following this south until a breach occurs to permit a passage down the slope to a path that joins White Stone Lane near the hamlet . |
| 15 | You will also need scissors , which are more convenient for this job than a knife . |
| 16 | We had to wait for some days until a convoy of ships was ready . |
| 17 | Bizarrely , it 's a pork butcher 's shop , and there 's more to this business than a bacon slicer and a few trays of pies . |
| 18 | Three days later , Mr Koc said he was taken from his room at the hospital to another room where a man was lying in bed watched by his wife and six-month-old baby . |
| 19 | Three days later , Mr Koc said he was taken from his room at the hospital to another room where a man was lying in bed watched by his wife and six-month-old baby . |
| 20 | And at this point when a range of established values were under scrutiny , the body was made to carry a new symbolic load which reflected the change from the social conformity of the previous decades . |
| 21 | A " product " is defined by the Act as being any goods including electricity and includes a product comprised in another product whether a component part or a raw material . |
| 22 | By contrast , most privately rented accommodation is not available for short periods ( say for a few weeks while a house purchase is carried out ) . |
| 23 | A stiff neck for a few weeks after a bump was tolerated in the past . |
| 24 | The point is of some importance since a number of rules of procedure are growing to be applicable to Cabinet Committees and we ought to know where there is a real , useful distinction or whether it is merely the pragmatical difference that some are serviced by the Cabinet Office and some are not . |
| 25 | And most shops did LESS business this August than a year ago . |
| 26 | This unmarked transition from " Chaucer " to another pilgram-narrator where a tale begins is unparalleled in the rest of the Canterbury Tales , and , be it by accident or design , it encourages us to reflect upon how far the Miller 's Tale is also Chaucer 's . |
| 27 | GLENN RALPH is back among the schoolboys this week because a rogue putter found its way into his bag . |
| 28 | The point is of some significance because a duty to balance the interests of present and future members would involve an expansion of the directors ' discretion , in effect , allowing them to justify their actions by reference to the well-being of the enterprise even though they are contrary to the interests of the existing members . |
| 29 | Care should be taken when setting this keyword if a multitude of mail and task mail is to be avoided . |
| 30 | We used this door when a ghost came on or went off in a cloud of smoke . |