Example sentences of "a total [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The initial increase in balances with the Bank of England of £10 billion has allowed banks to create new advances ( and hence deposits ) of £90 billion , making a total increase in money supply of £100 billion . |
| 2 | The whole thing had a total air of unreality , it was so different from anything he had expected . |
| 3 | It 's the one thing Constanza had always been proud of ( although she is a total internationalist of course ) . |
| 4 | Here a total sense of calm prevails and only church bells disturb the peace . |
| 5 | This constituted an apparent retreat from earlier calls by the Palestinian negotiating team for a total freeze on settlement building . |
| 6 | The PLO leadership ( including the PLO executive committee ) met in Tunis on July 20-21 and reiterated its demand for a total freeze on settlement building , calling for imminent elections to a " legislative council " which would have " complete authority " in the occupied territories during the transitional period . |
| 7 | As there is a limit to the number of houses which can be sold in a particular area each year , new land allocations should have a total capacity in excess of the requirement . |
| 8 | Whereas a firm offers units of output for sale at a price , a bureau offers a total output in exchange for a budget . |
| 9 | For instance , take a clause which imposes a total cap on liability under a contract . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're hampered by a total lack of evidence , ’ said Golding . |
| 11 | Is the honourable gentleman unaware that the district auditor has in fact indicated that there is a total lack of accountability or any sort of proper financial control in the police authority . |
| 12 | Or it might suggest that , despite a total lack of plausibility in their claims for knowledge , religious movements have survived either through institutional inertia , or insofar as they assist in conferring a sense of identity on national or local communities . |
| 13 | This was a middle-aged man who had been involved in a road accident after which he suffered from headaches , difficulty in walking , and a total lack of sleep . |
| 14 | With a total lack of enthusiasm , Terry stripped down to her bra and pants , and climbed apathetically into the dress . |
| 15 | Thursday dawned as dully as the day before and Fabia got out of bed and went through the routine of getting showered and dressed and going down to breakfast with a total lack of enthusiasm or appetite . |
| 16 | Does he accept that not only that youth 's family but many other people have a total lack of comprehension as to how someone could be hanged in this country when he was in police custody when the gun was fired and the unfortunate police officer was killed by another person ? |
| 17 | A total lack of musical skill combined with a total lack of imagination is a terrible thing to have to sit and listen to . |
| 18 | If Lotus has shown a total lack of imagination in developing 1-2-3 for Windows , maybe it 's because all its innovative effort has been poured into Improv . |
| 19 | She has an air of someone who enjoys life very much : an inquisitiveness , thoughtfulness , acceptance and a total lack of selfconsciousness . |
| 20 | British radio works far closer to the texture of ordinary life than that , engaging as it does a deeper sympathy for a shared world of ordinary experience and a total lack of awe . |
| 21 | ‘ Unfortunately there are people with a total lack of respect for anyone or anything and the problem has grown , ’ Councillor Tom Ferguson said . |
| 22 | ‘ There was one decision that showed a total lack of understanding of the game . |
| 23 | The newcomer 's grin showed a total lack of remorse . |
| 24 | There can be fewer more devastating experiences in life than to be thrust from a situation of regular employment with all the stature that this entails , to becoming an enforced member of society 's underclass , the unemployed the situation with a total lack of dignity , ask anyone who tries to claim benefits , the situation with a loss of social standing and frustration at unachievable ambitions . |
| 25 | He spoke with a total lack of melodrama , as though he were reciting a shopping list . |
| 26 | At the end of the day the whole community has to know what this is all about , but let me stress , there is no threat in this process that is being proposed , to bring about a total cessation of violence , there is no threat to any section of our community , none what so ever . |
| 27 | I am saying Mr Major , as Prime Minister , if someone in my position is saying I believe , I believe , there is the best opportunity here for lasting peace , by which I mean a total cessation of violence , the least I expect is that you should listen to what I have to say . |
| 28 | In this fashion there is virtually a total overlap between theft and obtaining by deception . |
| 29 | At one point the lies had begun to hurt so much that Terry Blamey ordered a total ban on press interviews . |
| 30 | The calls came as the British Medical Association in a new report stepped up its demands for a total ban on boxing . |