Example sentences of "[vb mod] a [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pilgrimage to Salisbury can be as must a quest for Mrs Proudie as for that God to whom she was so imperious . |
| 2 | How should a system of justice deal with these ? |
| 3 | And the occasional newsflash , I daresay , should a swarm of killer bees approach , or a hurricane , or a radioactive cloud , might well be useful . |
| 4 | Why should a faculty of theology teach only the history of Christianity or the study of language ? |
| 5 | But what after all should a biochemistry of memory be about , and how would one know if one was discovered — that is , what sort of biochemical answer might prove convincing to both biochemists and to psychologists ? |
| 6 | It was at about that time that I wrote a paper entitled — I hoped provocatively — ‘ What should a biochemistry of learning and memory be about ? ’ |
| 7 | The cardiotocography machine must certainly not be used as a poor substitute for midwifery care , nor should a shortage of midwives be used as an argument for a policy of continuous cardiotocography . |
| 8 | Might a dig at Macbeth 's Hillock , in concert with textual sleuthing , yield exotic fruit — the skeletons , perhaps , of three witches in one coffin , with a shrivelled newt or toad nearby ? |
| 9 | What better inspiration could a literature of theory have than an audience composed of theorists and critics ? |
| 10 | Could a course of treatment be judged without reference to the accompanying activities of the doctors who arranged it ? |
| 11 | Oh yeah , lots of stuff made for the Army and and and they did n't know , I mean the manufacturers s sent the work to the hosiery dye- yards they they did n't know what they were sending or what they got , they just churned it all out and and that was it you know it were I could a lot of things about that . |
| 12 | Only in the former case could a violation of autonomy conceivably be justified . |
| 13 | How else could a crowd of deadbeats like that have kept control all these years ? ’ |
| 14 | As Cannon comments , ‘ in no other populous state of the nation at this time could a handful of millionaires and a political consultant so early have decided on their own to run an aging actor for governor without consulting party leaders . ’ |
| 15 | Crest Homes told us they were aware of the suggestion there may a problem at Haydon Wick , but insisted it 's not supported by the research that 's been carried out . |
| 16 | The nuns were some of the best doctors in a Europe and saved may a person from death but old Henry put paid to them , flattening the convent and pillaging its treasures . |
| 17 | Can I may a couple of queries Mr Chairman ? |
| 18 | 4 ) How may a study of Self-Image Theory assist the Marketer to understand some of the behavioural reasons for consumer demand ? |
| 19 | Can a younger lover beat the ageing blues — or would a change of style do the trick for you ? |
| 20 | One of the older Gnomes , who had a face like a wrinkled nutcracker and bright twinkly eyes , asked would a bit of magic be of any use anywhere , because was n't magic a powerful thing when you had a difficulty , and the other Gnomes said to be sure it was . |
| 21 | Subsequent popes would exercise their right to provide far more often and much more widely than John did , but never again would a king of England be quite so impotent in the choice of his bishops . |
| 22 | Would a prohibition against rape be non-neutral ? |
| 23 | If Labour withdrew from Bradford or Birmingham , would a multitude of parties not spring up based on rival religious and racial identities ? |
| 24 | Not only would a list of varieties make a book like this out of date in a short time , it would not help you either . |
| 25 | Would a tank of 18″ × 12″ be big enough ? |
| 26 | Only if a legal system was eventually brought in would a breach of contract become a criminal breach of the law . |
| 27 | Only by the merest chance would a traveller through space happen upon the planet Earth ; a tiny jewel of a place , orbiting an unexceptional star in an ordinary galaxy , but — miracle of miracles — providing precisely those conditions , neither too hot nor too cold , nor too dense nor too sparse , where the astonishingly delicate processes of life can unfold . |
| 28 | Would a series of articles concerning the kind of work we all do and the particuler skills needed , be a viable proposition ? |
| 29 | Would a series of transparencies be better than overcrowding one frame ? |
| 30 | Sabbath ! — a true Sabbath , a restful day , when all nature sweetly unfolded her beauty ; while man , unless blinded , must admire , and if he has been taught to worship , each look at nature would a note of praise call forth , and pave the way for prayer . |