Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many Scottish freeholders were involved in colonial trade and the plantation economy of the West Indies and , as might be expected , they saw their member of parliament 's influence in London as a route to obtaining the advantages which they desired in the colonies . |
| 2 | The reservation fee is not security for not showing up , it is a payment for reserving the room . |
| 3 | In using a cognitive approach to the task of interpreting it may be possible to find a base for comparing the language systems . |
| 4 | Silent serial recall of similar-sounding words ( homophones ) or signs sharing the same handshape ( non-homophones in English ) was used as a base for considering the effect of overt rehearsal either in sign ( into sign ) , or in words ( into words ) . |
| 5 | With its dramatic Alpine backdrop Munich is a fabulous city in which to either enjoy a GTF City Break , or to use as a base for exploring the surrounding beauty of Bavaria . |
| 6 | Ideal as a base for touring the Snowdonia National Park , Caernarfon is also popular for sailing and regular boat-trips run from the quay-side by the castle in the summer months . |
| 7 | This general doctrine applied particularly to the Middle East because : ( 1 ) it lay on the route of any Soviet expansion into Africa ; ( 2 ) it could provide bases for a Soviet role in Africa ; ( 3 ) it formed a forward position for the defence of South Africa and India ; ( 4 ) it was a base for bombing the Soviet Union ; and ( 5 ) it was an area crucial for its oil resources . |
| 8 | The significant part of Beecroft 's career began in 1829 with his appointment as superintendent of works at Fernando Po , where Britain was establishing a base for combating the slave trade . |
| 9 | Also here are some onscreen messages and a provision for resetting the saved ‘ good ’ reference values if the number of accumulated bad readings exceeds a predetermined level . |
| 10 | And in escaping from the world to remote places and using lay brothers to find a vocation in tilling the soil , the Order was soon transformed into a wealthy economic organization . |
| 11 | No city could absorb such a body-blow without showing the effects , and by 1937 Danzig was in severe financial difficulties . |
| 12 | Should the Slater Foundation accept , then , that it has performed a function in goading the LTA forward and retire from the arena and let them get on with it ? |
| 13 | They may have had a function in aiding the picking out of broken threads on the loom . |
| 14 | As this oesophageal motor activity is non-peristaltic in nature , it probably doies not have a function in clearing the oesophageal lumen from residual contents or refluxed materials . |
| 15 | This answer exhibits a common defect : it cites a case without explaining the legal principle involved in it , i.e. the legal ground on which the case was decided . |
| 16 | Just a case of taking the tape deck around and if you 're not having a conversation yo you can use the radio so I 'm not really worried . |
| 17 | It is now a case of getting the support , and raising the funds to secure one of the two routes which are available to us . |
| 18 | A case of getting the priorities right ! — |
| 19 | Large plants and containers make this impractical , and it is then a case of loosening the soil-ball at the sides with a stick pushed down against the inside wall of the container . |
| 20 | It is usually a case of accepting the method used by the manufacturer whose software is being employed . |
| 21 | Well I 've read a few of the , it 's just a case of remembering the precise details . |
| 22 | This is not simply a case of watching the vitamins and minerals . |
| 23 | Cressey and MacInnes ( 1980 ) argue more broadly that Taylor 's project of minute and exact control over labour was actually a failure , and that Braverman 's tendency to take Taylor at face-value is a case of confusing the ‘ fetish of capital ’ for its reality . |
| 24 | Because of this , if it involved binding , it was more a case of binding the man rather than the woman . |
| 25 | Unfortunately this is very much a case of throwing the baby out with the bath water . |
| 26 | It 's a case of pushing the float up until it holds and does n't drag under . |
| 27 | Classical acting is really quite a recent thing for me so it 's a case of speaking the verse as naturally as possible but observing it ‘ s rhythms and structure . |
| 28 | It was a case of asserting the rights of children while making sure they were less influenced by their parents . |
| 29 | For some , it was simply a case of combining the orthodox grammar-school curriculum with the much less precise curriculum of the secondary modern school , and hoping for the best . |
| 30 | If the garden is small it will be a case of growing the monkey puzzle in the swimming pool , so many demands will be made on it , but most herbs are sufficiently ornamental to be fitted into the aesthetic need that a garden fulfils . |