Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It 's a matter of fact rather than rather than rather than a matter what is shown on the one inch map .
2 Contrary to some popular images , normally this does not seem to be reversed in a significant way during the last years of life of the older generation , except perhaps where a person receives substantial personal care , but is not in a position to repay it through bequests after their death .
3 As Richard Sennett ( 1974 ) puts it , ‘ A feeling can be conveyed more than once when a person , having ceased to ‘ suffer it ’ , and now at a distance studying it , comes to define its essential form ’ ( p. 112 ) .
4 Rachel had always thought that dodgems were inappropriately named , and that day was no exception , for as they cruised round there were many more bumps than dodges , accompanied by screams and shrieks as the guitars throbbed louder than ever and a siren wailed above them ,
5 She felt Fand grip her arm ; the white face turned , whiter than before as a gust of fire passed .
6 Though data are not available , it may well be that socio-economic disparities were narrower in 1974 than before as a result partly of the Contract of Employment Act , 1963 , which required employers to give their employees notice of one to four weeks according to length of service , and partly of the increased power of trade unions .
7 It is important to note here than even if a parent is gripped by those negative fantasies that the textbooks claim to be real and universal , she is also immediately capable of embracing a critique of the values she is confronted with .
8 THERE are always horses at Edelson House in Gainford if only because a part of the garden is a horses ' graveyard .
9 The rest of this book will not produce more than a flawed account of some of the arguments that have been advanced both concerning the physical and moral nature of God ( because even if a God existed , there is still the question of whether we should worship Him or rebel against Him ) .
10 Because even if an ARLA member goes bust its clients are covered for loss by insurance .
11 Suffix 1 refers to the particles , 2 to the matrix , V to the Voigt sum as above and a term with no suffix to the self-consistent overall value .
12 Very often we are only interested in θ satisfying θ ≤ U. In this case we would stop as soon as a tableau is reached in which θ ≥ U.
13 As soon as a girl reaches puberty , which is celebrated as a life cycle rite , she must be manned off outside the family and its clan group .
14 Parent company Abacus Municipal Holdings are ready to relinquish their involvement as soon as a buyer can be found .
15 As soon as a board attempts to interfere with management tasks it 's a fair bet that profits will decline .
16 With admissible or near-admissible algorithms the search can end as soon as a spanning hypothesis has been found .
17 As the State Department and the White House both set crisis management operations in train , and President Bush urgently conferred with top officials , FMLN statements — that the guests , except for the armed Americans , were not hostages and were free to go as soon as a ceasefire was arranged — were almost ignored .
18 The proposals were reported to have offered the MNR a privileged status , allowing it to start political activities within Mozambique as soon as a ceasefire had been concluded , but requiring it to recognize the Mozambican Constitution .
19 Now , delivery sheets are faxed direct to the distribution centres as soon as a lorry leaves the works .
20 As soon as a character is within reach , or if they are attacked themselves , the Daemonettes attack and the illusion of their appearance is immediately dispelled .
21 As soon as a character moves through the arch from area 60 , he finds himself in a meadow of what looks like thick , lush , flesh-coloured grass .
22 As soon as a character walks through the green and yellow arch from area 61 , he finds himself in this vast stagnant bog .
23 As soon as a character lays a hand on this item , the skeletal Cleric grips it more tightly .
24 The Home Office Code under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 [ PACE ] requires that as soon as a suspect arrives at a police station , they should be told by the custody officer of their right to independent , free legal advice .
25 The great majority of lenders say that they see the courts as an unfruitful last resort , and would prefer to make some special arrangements ( smaller but regular payments , say ) as soon as a customer gets into difficulties .
26 In keeping delayed payments to a minimum , the important thing is to have a simple routine which is operated as soon as a customer exceeds the credit terms given and accepted on the haulage contract .
27 Aspects of the work of Marslen-Wilson and Tyler ( 1980 ) which we discussed in Chapter 6 ( see section 6.5.1 ) strongly suggest that clause interpretation begins as soon as a listener hears the first part of the clause .
28 The recognition lag Effective economic management would require the authorities to take action as soon as a disturbance occurs which is judged to have an adverse impact on the desired combination of macroeconomic objectives .
29 But what does happen is that people are directed away from blighted homes we know that that happens , it happens all the time , as soon as a home 's name is mentioned social workers , quite honourably believe that there 's no sense in putting down people 's names , no no sense in sending people there and you would expect nothing different from them so it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy .
30 If a first baiter knew his job , as soon as a man had ploughed a stetch he 'd drop his stick across the furrows .
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