Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it is sitting in the medicine chest or pharmacy it is not Homoeopathic at all ; it is just a potentised remedy ( potentisation is the name given to the process of preparation of the remedies used ) . |
| 2 | The sum of £250 had been borrowed from Joseph Barnard , the treasurer , to make good the actual deficiency which ‘ had not arisen from any defect or negligence whatever in the management of the institution , but on the contrary arose from the great success of the Infirmary and the high reputation it had acquired , so that the number of patients had increased rapidly ’ . |
| 3 | Whether these were John 's family or whether there was another brother or sister I do not know , but I have never been able to find out anything about who they were or where they went to . |
| 4 | If reading Alison 's story sets off alarm bells in your head about whether you too have an exercise obsession , or perhaps have a friend or sister who does , then turn to ‘ Obsessions : Where to get help ’ . |
| 5 | This involved a teacher treating a pupil in a manner which suggested that he or she was the same sort of person as an older brother or sister who had either offended in some way or was being offered as a worthy model . |
| 6 | Now , unless I am mistaken , those partisans of anti-cruelty or pro-welfare who are gathered here also accept these same aspirations . |
| 7 | Further , not all women feel free to use contraceptives such as the pill or diaphragm which require forethought , since ‘ nice girls ’ do not plan to have sex . |
| 8 | The addressor is the speaker or writer who produces the utterance . |
| 9 | Nancy enjoyed seeing them and an occasional painter or writer who asked to renew acquaintance with Arnold 's collection . |
| 10 | The fact that number is a grammatical category in English means that an English speaker or writer who uses a noun such as student or child has to choose between singular and plural . |
| 11 | a dust particle sticking to the printing plate or blanket which appears on the printed sheet as a dark spot surrounded by an halo . |
| 12 | As a result of this incident , the Police have appealed to any railway enthusiasts or photographer who were in the area on the day to report any strange or unusual activities about the WSR lines . |
| 13 | Primary prevention refers to attempts to eliminate the noxious or infectious agent at its source , either through changes to its habitat or immunization which makes the body invulnerable to it . |
| 14 | Woe betide the witness or counsel who did not appear to be fully candid ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ I left in 1940 to join the RAF , which I stayed with until November 1945 , and then I went to Hacker Rubens & Co which has now become Hacker Young . ’ |
| 16 | The division has OEM relationships with Fujitsu Ltd , Acer Group and C Itoh & Co which market its kit across the Pacific Rim but it is keen to sign a major US distributor . |
| 17 | However , listening to Tommy Horton & Co you would think Nick Faldo was fighting a war on our behalf . |
| 18 | W. F. Blackwood left to purchase a nearby spinning company of hosiery yarns — none other than Douglas Reyburn & Co who were taken over by Stoddard in 1947 . |
| 19 | After 18 months they moved again , this time to Sheffield and after two or three years with Harold Jackson & Co she showed her individuality and confidence by striking out on her own and ‘ putting up a plate ’ . |
| 20 | Brewery leases are proving extremely popular , according to agent Christie & Co It has revealed around 850 applications for new leases over the last two months and according to Paul Newman of the company 's leasing division ‘ unlike other business sectors there is a strong demand for them . ’ |
| 21 | If we can write back to somebody , or send them the CD or shirt they want , we will almost certainly have them for life . |
| 22 | Driveways have spaces for two cars , front and rear lawns are turfed and owners of Les Jones homes arrive at a house or bungalow which is attractive and complete in every way - and not surrounded by a mass of mud as on so many new housing estates . |
| 23 | Her attraction had only grown ; he found himself trying to smell her hair when they sat together in pubs , he gazed out of the comer of his eye at her breasts under whatever jumper or T-shirt she was wearing , wanting to touch them . |
| 24 | Write your answers on the back of a postcard or envelope no bigger than 5in × 6in — please include your boot size , the size of jacket , fleece or T-shirt you 'd like , and your size for waterproof pants — and send it to Outdoor Action Adidas Competition , . |
| 25 | These initially hair-like fibres seek out and feed off the cellulose in the wood which is digested by the fungus to leave a dry , desiccated and fragile shell of wood-fibre or lignin which , in the absence of the cementitious cellulose , can not continue to perform any structural role required of the timber . |
| 26 | The solution would be to give all senior house officers a named educational supervisor or mentor who could coordinate an educational programme specially tailored to each senior house officer 's needs . |
| 27 | The provers note daily in their diaries any symptoms and signs which they develop , any changes in attitude or temperament which they may experience , or any other changes . |
| 28 | The teacher can often save lengthy explanation by carefully constructing a diagram or chart which encapsulates the main points of a lesson . |
| 29 | Moreover , the law continues to require that RE syllabuses should be non-denominational ; RE must not be given ‘ by means of any catechism or formulary which is distinctive of any religious denomination ’ . |
| 30 | This not only showed how out of touch with the English political scene Tyndale was , but illustrated the honesty or obstinacy which made him feel that he had to declare his opposition to the divorce , although it had been supported by most of the other Reformers . |