Example sentences of "[vb mod] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How should a system of justice deal with these ? |
| 2 | And the occasional newsflash , I daresay , should a swarm of killer bees approach , or a hurricane , or a radioactive cloud , might well be useful . |
| 3 | Why should a faculty of theology teach only the history of Christianity or the study of language ? |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 ? ’ |
| 6 | What better inspiration could a literature of theory have than an audience composed of theorists and critics ? |
| 7 | Could a course of treatment be judged without reference to the accompanying activities of the doctors who arranged it ? |
| 8 | Only in the former case could a violation of autonomy conceivably be justified . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Can a younger lover beat the ageing blues — or would a change of style do the trick for you ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Would a prohibition against rape be non-neutral ? |
| 13 | Only if a legal system was eventually brought in would a breach of contract become a criminal breach of the law . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Nor will a history of art criticism be attempted . |
| 17 | An interlocutory judgment will certainly enable the plaintiff to get an interim payment as will a judgment on liability tried first ( ie when a split trial has been ordered ) . |
| 18 | There will a lot of cricket played in the remaining matches , with only three points separating five teams from second to sixth in the table . |
| 19 | Seldom can a Committee of Inquiry have been told more firmly what they had to do , and what they might not do . |
| 20 | Stupid really , because what good can a bit of information like that ever do you ? |
| 21 | How can a Government at war with health service workers claim to be defending the NHS ? |
| 22 | ( iii ) Can a Rule Against Insider Dealing be Enforced ? |
| 23 | Can a party of government be a pseudo-religious miracle-worker , getting the lame to walk and the blind to receive their sight ? |