Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the judges , Lord Chief Justice Lawton , then inquired whether this meant that the Attorney General was entitled to consider the political trouble which would be caused by a decision to enforce a particular law . |
| 2 | Each of the novels in the group initiated by Sea Change has a particular theme in the service of which the characters are drawn . |
| 3 | They are usually " top down " decisions taken by nurses at district or unit level which , in terms of the workforce , may be about deciding how many nurses it is possible to " squeeze out of a budget or how to negotiate around a budget to obtain a particular number of nurses . |
| 4 | Religion displays a particular preference for negative additive conjunctions such as nor . |
| 5 | Public concern came to a head in the Maxwell Confait case , in which the reliability of confession evidence obtained from a mentally handicapped defendant became a particular source of anxiety ( Fisher , 1977 ) . |
| 6 | A septate gall bladder provided a particular problem in that the lower chamber was cleared , but despite a repeat procedure , manipulation of the lithotrite into the upper chamber was not accomplished ; clearance was achieved by percutaneous cholecystolithotomy as a further procedure ( patient XIII ) . |
| 7 | Whereas the requirements of a ‘ speciality ’ chemical are often concerned with effect ( though nowadays terms overlap ) , the buyer of a fine chemical specifies a particular substance , and the supplier must deliver precisely what is specified in terms of chemical structure and purity level . |
| 8 | Simultaneously the work explores the very private , often hidden world of women 's personal everyday histories ; ‘ Each handbag has a particular personality of its own — on opening one a strong perfume filled the air , another was entirely practical , filled with hairpins and half a broken comb , a third contained a funeral card ’ . |
| 9 | Each chapter examines a particular aspect of early Anglo-Saxon society . |
| 10 | The experiments are not particularly relevant to anything , they 're just experiments for experiment 's sake , one experiment illustrating a particular bit of theory ; it does n't do anything particularly useful , you just look at an oscilloscope and take some readings and hence you can demonstrate this bit of theory . |
| 11 | If the applicant requests a particular method of service ( which in practice is seldom done ) 77 that request will be complied with unless to do so would be incompatible with the law of the country of destination . |
| 12 | ‘ But he has a system now whereby he selects a side to suit a particular game . |
| 13 | The department retains a particular strength in the theology of the Reformed tradition , but both staff and student body are quite ecumenical in composition . |
| 14 | Never assume that the defendant had a particular state of mind unless the question states that he had it . |
| 15 | Why might an attempt to explain a particular set of phenomena flounder ? |
| 16 | The speaker is viewing the phenomenon as an action John throwing the ball ) which can be explained in terms of the agent 's intention to achieve a particular result ( the window breaking ) . |
| 17 | Like the other roles we have sketched , being an organizer required a particular set of skills and a particular commitment to the group . |
| 18 | Potager describes a particular type of formal vegetable garden planned and planted with a draughtsman 's precision to achieve an intricate symmetrical design of beds bounded by clipped hedges and separated by gravel walks . |
| 19 | For example , choices may be driven by a search strategy with the user seeking a particular item of information or instead may be an unstructured , browsing investigation , as much a reflection of the user 's curiosity as a desire to locate anything particular . |
| 20 | Earlier , it was noted that the law prohibits a particular category of person , called an insider , from dealing on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information if he does so with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss . |
| 21 | The analysis of wear patterns on prehistoric stone tools can show which sort of work produced a particular pattern of wear . |
| 22 | The consultant recommended a particular system which was installed in 1978 . |
| 23 | The Act represents a particular view both of the nature of learning and schools as organisations . |
| 24 | This rather convoluted question fits a particular pattern which it is useful to familiarise yourself with : ( a ) a quote captures a general perception ; then ( b ) you are asked about some other writer ( or invited to select a writer ) where it is plausible to think the quote may be relevant ; then ( c ) you are asked to discuss this second writer in the light of the quote . |
| 25 | • Media work has a particular significance , leading naturally to discussion of how spoken language and visual accompaniment are interpreted ; this leads to an understanding of the processes of selection , omission and editing which take place when any programme is prepared . |
| 26 | Basically what we 're doing is to count during training how often a sub-pattern a tuple has a particular state has a particular pattern . |
| 27 | For example , in 1985 the Council adopted a particular Directive by a qualified majority ; the UK voted against it . |
| 28 | One of the requirements of that particular council guides to the Chief Officers was that , they should bring before the councils a statement that Treasury Management policy and arrangements and that , in fact , was done in the autumn of ninety-two , and the council adopted a particular statement which reflected its circumstances at the time , erm , and the then policy . |
| 29 | The user has to drill two holes in the sides of the centre recess to fit a particular machine . |
| 30 | Most of the Powis Square mob frequented a particular betting shop where their noisy ways were tolerated . |