Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be a route away from unemployment or dead-end jobs . ’ |
| 2 | The exceptions to this rule are that the plaintiff can disclose the fact that there has been a payment in into court , and how much it is , on the hearing of an application for an interim payment ( Fryer v London Transport Executive ( 1982 ) The Times , 14 December ( see Kemp & Kemp , vol 1 , para 14 – 066 for discussion of this case ) . |
| 3 | The two major volcanoes , Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea , have attained elevations of over 4000m above sea level , but they rise more than 9000 m from the floor of the Pacific Ocean from a base well in excess of 200 km across ( Fig. 5.12 ) . |
| 4 | The district judge can order a trial instead of arbitration , if satisfied that a difficult question of law or exceptionally difficult questions of fact are involved , that fraud is alleged , that both parties agree to trial , or that it would be unreasonable to order arbitration in the particular case having regard to the subject matter , the size of any counterclaim , the circumstances of the parties or the interests of other persons likely to be affected by the claim . |
| 5 | That problem is not a function only of Government or their housing policy — it is much more deep-seated and complex than that . |
| 6 | There the emphasis in late medieval times was on the transcendental unity of the whole body of Christ embracing both the living and the dead , a unity constantly in creation through the energy of love . |
| 7 | Whilst there is always someone I can go to with a problem , on most occasions I see a case through from start to finish ’ . |
| 8 | He had already been convicted , in 1989 , on a misdemeanour charge of having sexual relations with a teenage girl [ see p. 37406 ] — a case currently under appeal . |
| 9 | No doubt Smith , the Oxford University Australian , who won five caps for the Wallabies , will feel a bit closer to home facing the All Blacks twice in the next 11 days . |
| 10 | Yes , can I bring this argument a bit closer to home and talk about the sexual division of labour within the family , which I think is one of the underlying causes of discrimination against women , and that 's really just a fancy term for the fact that when we talk about child care women do most of the work and men do very little , and really I do n't think we can look at the position of women without looking at how , in fact , child care and caring is organized within the family . |
| 11 | No doubt Sir David is off on another of his trips to an exotic location soon — but for now he 's happy to settle for a spot of exploration a bit nearer to home . |
| 12 | No , you can not prevent it from happening — but scientists are a bit nearer to understanding what goes on at the molecular level . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'll be glad to stretch your legs for a bit longer in Thunder Bay , and some of you might visit your horses . ’ |
| 14 | So if I was you Richard I would n't leave it till last minute , I a bit sooner in case the buses are not running . |
| 15 | Only I heard him crying a bit lately at night time . |
| 16 | Both Thins and Bargain Bookshops expected to be up a bit ahead of inflation , which was not good enough for David Flatman but ‘ a near miss ’ for Ainslie Thin . |
| 17 | and , and it went , cos it was quite a bit more worth petrol that went all over the place . |
| 18 | erm then erm what I 'll do I 'll pick it up next week and that will obviously show you a bit more about Abbey Life and any , any of your friends or anybody you think might , might like to look at the video erm you know just to give them an insight , people you mentioned erm to me that you perhaps know you 'd like to pass the video on to them to have a look erm and if er er you 've got my number and if you want to ring me then I can get some more videos if you think other people might be interested I 'm quite happy to pass them on , on to you as well , okay ? |
| 19 | ‘ I wish I knew a bit more about Place . ’ |
| 20 | Maybe Ladbrokes know a bit more about football than messrs Wilson , Motson , et al . |
| 21 | The magazine will continue to cover American painting , drawings , prints , and sculpture from the Colonial period to 1960 , with occasional attention to decorative arts and architecture , and a bit more to photography . |
| 22 | Later , usually with Preston or his grandad , he 'd felt a bit more at home , but not much . |
| 23 | Their mother and father have told them that it is about time they started helping a bit more at home . |
| 24 | Like he was behind er I never held him I was behind him like you know well it gives his legs a bit more like movement . |
| 25 | We could have been a lot more down the road to genuinely modernizing the Labour Party , making it a bit more in tune with our own members and those many thousands who should be members of the Labour Party . |
| 26 | In the long term we 'd like to go on , and build a workshop , make our own recycle refurbish electrical goods , because , obviously , this is something a bit more in capital intensive , and it 's something we 're looking at it in the future . |
| 27 | When other horses are reaching their limit , Milton always seems to have a bit more in reserve . ’ |
| 28 | We need to restrict x a bit more in order to express what we want . |
| 29 | All that we know is that nurse prescribing will cost a bit more in medication . |
| 30 | He said he 'd noticed that our Mini was getting a bit down at heel , and in the light of Ken 's injuries he thought the least he could do was to give me a better means of transport . |