Example sentences of "[vb -s] an [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since 1 December 1992 ( an implementation date agreed between Customs and the Law Society ) , Customs also see the payment of a landlord 's costs where a tenant exercises an existing right under a lease or licence as consideration for the supply by the landlord to the tenant . |
| 2 | This book needs an explicit account of aspects of foregrounding to help readers focus their investigations . |
| 3 | Sailing in these conditions also needs an alert awareness of safety matters : you should pick your sailing venues with great care and always sail with others . |
| 4 | Remarkably simple yet it still needs an awful lot of erm individ er people teams of people back at head office backing you know know what I mean . |
| 5 | It needs an added ingredient in order to determine how the universe should begin and what should happen when matter collapses under its own gravity . |
| 6 | Secondly , he needs an ever-deepening understanding of Christian doctrine and moral theology . |
| 7 | To help someone see the nature of his justification ( and live by it ) he needs an ever-deepening understanding of grace . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , sustained horticulture needs an abundant supply of organic waste to maintain soil structure and fertility . |
| 9 | It therefore needs an abundant supply of nature 's essential rehydrating fluid — water — to keep it soft and supple . |
| 10 | UNDER the heading of ‘ Obscure objects of desire ’ , an article in which one Julian Durlacher finds ‘ a magazine for you ’ which covers an extraordinary range of subjects such as the British Bee Journal , the Budgerigar , and Smooth , ‘ a fashion magazine for those who love rubber , leather and vinyl ’ , came mention of the official organ of the BIE . |
| 11 | A card index of chess openings covers an entire wall from floor to ceiling ; there is a computerised data bank of opening variations and middle game types . |
| 12 | In one example — Haringey , which covers an inner-city area of North London including Tottenham — the 5 per cent limit worked out at £7 million . |
| 13 | In many respects it is an excellent sequel to Flow injection analysis by the same authors and , like its forerunner , it covers an impressive range of applications supported by a generous number of drawings and diagrams . |
| 14 | Instead he incorporates an evaluative criterion by arguing that a value orientation is more appropriate than others if it : |
| 15 | → I would add to N B Cherry 's letter by saying that of course modern guitar design owes an awful lot to the pioneer designs of the ‘ 40s and '50s in very much the same sort of way that the modern motor car owes a great deal to its predecessors — that is to say , four wheels , petrol driven internal combustion engine etc. , etc. , you get my drift . |
| 16 | Even the decision of Midland Bank in 1989 to set up First Direct , its branchless telephone-banking arm , just outside Leeds owes an indirect debt to the tradition of Yorkshire thrift — market researchers found that people trust Yorkshire accents on the telephone . |
| 17 | It does not matter how successful a person can be , there often lingers an unhealed wound from early childhood which haunts them . |
| 18 | This rapid glimpse of some of the principal sectors of the information industry emphasises an important point about multimedia . |
| 19 | In fact , he has an extraordinary repertoire of mannerisms , all of which could be reasonably mistaken for possession of one kind or another . |
| 20 | If he is under 24 , and has not been charged with this offence before and has an honest belief on reasonable grounds that the girl was above 16 , he will have a defence . |
| 21 | The Pains of Sleep has an unrelenting quality of nightmare . |
| 22 | Man has an undeniable need for a God and for a religion corresponding to that God . |
| 23 | it has an adverse effect on your decision making . |
| 24 | The majority of evidence appears to support the concept that hypertension has an adverse effect on prognosis in the diabetic . |
| 25 | Whether this actually has an adverse effect on sales is unproven . |
| 26 | ‘ The requirement of a creditor to wait 12 months before claiming relief instead of being able to claim at the end of the first quarter after an insolvency ( as was possible previously ) has an adverse effect on his own business 's cash flow . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , stress has an adverse effect on all individuals who become its victims , that is to say , for example , sickness , loss of income , unhappiness , poor relationships , negative attitudes , loss of motivation . |
| 28 | The increased salinity has an adverse impact on the dyke flora , threatening the habitat and also affecting stock grazing on the marshes . |
| 29 | A most useful dictionary ( although not called such ) for the country historian , a copy of which has an honoured place in the author 's library , is Old Country and Farming Words by James Britten ( The English Dialect Society , London 1880 ) . |
| 30 | Every cloud of dust on the road has an immediate response from the German mortars . |