Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] an [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of strong colour contrast as an aid to orientation is shown graphically in the Welsh Office Package ( 1984 ) . |
| 2 | The Khmers Rouges had claimed meanwhile that a " group of Soviet technicians " was repairing " electronic equipment in Soviet-made tanks " in preparation for an attack on Battambang by the State of Cambodia forces . |
| 3 | The desktop , or client , versions of Windows NT will be priced at £400 — $500 — on a per-unit basis , or £250 as an upgrade from Windows 3.1 or OS/2 . |
| 4 | The desktop , or client , versions of Windows NT will be priced at £400 — $500 — on a per-unit basis , or £250 as an upgrade from Windows 3.1 or OS/2 . |
| 5 | On June 5 the Minister for Education , Yoon Hyon Sup , submitted his resignation as an act of atonement for the manhandling of the Prime Minister , although this was rejected on June 7 by Roh . |
| 6 | When Evangelista demanded £8,800 for an appearance at Valentino 's show last year , he refused : ‘ I like them , but I hate the stardom created around them , ’ he said . |
| 7 | In regarding the literary text as an instrument of expression or representation , the specificity of its literary qualities is likely to be overlooked . |
| 8 | The net result of Honderich 's weakness as an historian of ideas is that his book slips into confusion . |
| 9 | The first of these summit meetings took place at Geneva in November 1985 ; it provided an opportunity for an exchange of views on the progress made at the arms talks and on regional issues . |
| 10 | This gives him an opportunity of bringing his appointed representatives together to discuss sales opportunities , the marketplace , and provides an ideal opportunity for an exchange of ideas . |
| 11 | Now he 's using his skills as an inspiration to people like Stuart . |
| 12 | Darlington Borough Council has been asked to grant planning permission for an outbuilding at Salter Carr Farm , Sadberge , by Mr and Mrs Knaggs . |
| 13 | Celia and Richard Chamberlain of Old Malton Road , Staxton , Scarborough , have been refused permission for an aviary on appeal to the Department of the Environment . |
| 14 | In order therefore to teach RE effectively , we need to be very clear about how shaky the secularist stance actually is , and how strong is the case for an openness towards religion . |
| 15 | The idea is that the court should give only very cursory consideration to the applicant 's case at the leave stage , and that leave proceedings should not be used as a surrogate for a full hearing in order to test the strengths and weaknesses of the parties ' respective cases as an aid to settlement out-of-court . |
| 16 | Butler thus agrees with BRS to the extent that both cases see the battle of the forms as an exchange of counter-offers , which can only result in a contract when one side makes an unconditional acceptance , either intentionally , or in error . |
| 17 | May I say how much I appreciate the Minister 's approach — that if , and only if , through patience and good will the present peace negotiations succeed , there is hope for an end to terrorism in that part of the world ? |
| 18 | This may give rise to a civil claim for breach of contract on the part of the guest who is double-booked , and may possibly lead to the prosecution of the hoteliers for an offence under section 14 of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 . |
| 19 | ‘ That week orchestras around the world programmed the Adagietto as an elegy to Lenny 's memory , ’ Kaplan recalls , ‘ and while the precedent had been set by Bernstein himself [ he had conducted the movement at a memorial service for Koussevitzky and later at the funeral of US Senator Robert Kennedy ] , I was afraid that these ultra-slow , sad performances were helping to a trend into a false tradition . ’ |
| 20 | The attacks are designed to disrupt plans for an election on May 23rd . |
| 21 | He continued with his plans for an expedition to Australia while Darwin was in the process of conceiving one of the most important discoveries in scientific history . |
| 22 | In the early 1900s , the War Railway Council ( later the Railway Executive Committee ) , asked the L & NWR to prepare plans for an ambulance for home use . |
| 23 | The District Council endorsed these opinions and Jacques wrote to National Secretary Harry Nutt the following week to tell him so — adding that the Council had also supported the plea for an increase in Ministry grant-aid to 90% of teaching costs , which was of course in keeping with National WEA policy . |
| 24 | It provides the framework for an interpretation of action but the full story is only revealed by an examination of the rules which direct action and which provide for the interpretation of situations . |
| 25 | Drawing on the work of anthropologists , linguists and historians , it seeks to provide a theoretical framework for an understanding of multi-lingualism and multi-culturalism , and through the Franco-British comparison to suggest guidelines for assessing the implications of multi-lingualism for contemporary social and cultural policy . |
| 26 | In a conciliatory speech , relayed live from the Malacanang Palace in the capital , Manila , on the day of the signing , Ramos characterized the change as an expression of confidence in " our national stability " and in the " resilience of our democracy " . |
| 27 | This model has influenced most subsequent studies , whether in the functionalist accounts of Talcott Parsons and his followers ( who see economic ‘ modernisation ’ as the agent of change ) or in the orthodox Marxist version ( which sees change as an effect of capitalism ) . |
| 28 | He took it upon himself to promote the idea of having a noble building for an Institute in Glasgow , and in this he was ably supported by brothers James and Edwin Docharty , sons of a famous Scottish painter , and a number of other deaf people of exceptional ability . |
| 29 | It is also the centre of a men-only pilgrimage in February , when local farmers bring in handfuls of hair cut from the tails of their animals and burn them before the sanctuary as an offering to St Blaise , as the patron saint of stock-breeders . |
| 30 | Ray , who went to Highbury as an apprentice in May 1968 , was bought by Shankly for £180,000 in July 1974 . |