Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb base] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the work of the French Marxist Louis Althusser , the family , as an ‘ ideological state apparatus ’ , becomes the scene of the operation of ideological processes whereby the reproduction of existing social relations of production is secured , but even this more sophisticated version assumes a functionalist fit between intention and effect . |
| 2 | We had a one-and-a-half-hour wait between semi and final . |
| 3 | Staff who take such a break remain on contract to Shell . |
| 4 | Why was Newley having a second go at divorce ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I must admit , though , that I 've never had a lady go to sleep on me before . ’ |
| 6 | It is obviously devastating for a parent to watch a child go through misery , but Dorothy Einon points out that children learn how to give and take from such experiences . |
| 7 | Poor Ernest must have kicked and jerked , for it rang again , a stuttering tremble of sound , and then was silent . |
| 8 | And a bloke come in garage yesterday , he 's just one of them hoovers like yours . |
| 9 | Many of those not working will be attending a benefit do for cricketer Derek Pringle at London 's Chiswell Brewery . |
| 10 | Alternatively , a 25mm ( 1in ) thick wooden shelf can be fitted inside or outside a window reveal with angle brackets , into which staples or screw-eyes can be fixed along the front edge and returns . |
| 11 | One other important aspect of Table 4.6 is the fact that the exemplars of a junction differ in accident estimates . |
| 12 | Furthermore , the margin scheme applies only to goods sold by taxable dealers who have acquired them from a private individual or a very small dealer or a body exempt from VAT . |
| 13 | Especially in the early 1930s , notwithstanding the pay-cuts , police officers in the city had a job secure from redundancy — which was more than you could say for most of those they policed . |
| 14 | Shaun May had already brought a diving save from 'keeper Jukes with a hard ground shot and the midfielder was also involved with the goal . |
| 15 | With a security alert in operation at the GCHQ national security establishment , a suspected mole is mysteriously killed and linguist Bob Jones confides his misgivings about the intelligence business to his father Frank . |
| 16 | The problems in constructing such a device seem at present insurmountable , but who can predict the future ? |
| 17 | A pushover try by scrum-half Chris Tynan and another by Gray put the result beyond doubt with Rees kicking a conversion and a second penalty for a 22–0 lead before Gale hit back with a drop-goal and a penalty providing the USA with reward for pressure . |
| 18 | For example , the branches of a tree diminish in section according to their loading . |
| 19 | Anal pressure was measured by a station pull through technique as described previously . |
| 20 | What would such a policy do for unemployment ? |
| 21 | Crusaders had nothing of note to show in the first half apart from a drive lofted over the bar by Stephen Lynch from Burrows ' free kick in the second minute and a double save by Distillery keeper Steve Collins from Steven Livingstone in the 31st minute . |
| 22 | " It 's not like other sports , in that you ca n't watch a tournament unfold in front of you . |
| 23 | When much of the country was maintained as a game preserve for shooting , all predators , including Polecats , were thought of as competition and ruthlessly trapped by game keepers . |
| 24 | Prize Draw Winner of a prize draw for charity , Lorraine McDowell is presented with a ‘ Barnaby Bear ’ by the representative for Barnardos Homes . |
| 25 | The four dissenting judges thought the ritual nature of the three-stroke ‘ slippering ’ was degrading , with a three-day wait between sentence and punishment and without adequate consent of the mother . |
| 26 | Prices range from 78p for a cabinet knob with pewter-look finish to £101.92 for a door pull with brass finish . |
| 27 | Showing they do not mean to let anyone sleep on the job in creating better relations , pupils of Brackenhoe School , Middlesbrough , organised a bed push for South Cleveland Hospital 's baby monitor appeal . |
| 28 | In the villages the amounts given as a dowry vary from area to area and community to community , but within any community they depend on the status of the bridegroom and his family . |
| 29 | She knelt on the floor of the bedroom , a suitcase open in front of her , ramming in jerseys , shoes , underwear . |
| 30 | You see , there are ladies … or women who smoke , but their choice is usually Woodbines ; a few ask for Gold Flake , but quite a number ask for shag for their pipes . ’ |