Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is despite the fact that I am paying hundreds of pounds a year for the privilege of a so-called collection service . |
| 2 | All for the privilege of a little pussybumping ! |
| 3 | First , any new source of revenue should be capable of producing a yield large enough to provide for the possibility of a substantial reduction in both grant and domestic rates . |
| 4 | ‘ No-one would go to the trouble to devise such an imposture , and kill at least once , probably twice , to maintain it , just for the possibility of a few snippets of military information . |
| 5 | When he told them that the Government could have used more oil at the power stations this summer and so built up coal stocks for the winter against a possible strike , but had n't , they merely retorted , ‘ More fool you ’ and thanked him for letting them know how strong their position was . |
| 6 | So , what is the best treatment for the patient with a solitary cerebral metastasis — biopsy and radiotherapy , or surgical excision and radiotherapy ? |
| 7 | Good nursing hinges on the ability to assess , plan , provide and evaluate care for the patient in a given set of circumstances . |
| 8 | Having just finished a talk to a class of candidates for the ministry in a major denomination I was ‘ verbally assaulted ’ by the principal of the theological college concerned who picked up on a brief reference I made to Creation and Evolution and proceeded to state in the strongest possible terms that many true Christians believe in the theory of evolution and reject the biblical account of a literal six day creation as recorded in Genesis . |
| 9 | The chances of the man who was seen as a contender for the presidency until a few days ago , the former leader , Mr Alexander Dubcek , winning the post are now seen as receding . |
| 10 | Above all , the Prime Minister and the Government should be negotiating for the inclusion of a wider and more positive concept of economic convergence in the treaty than any that has yet emerged . |
| 11 | It is much harder to argue for an unclear and complicated arrangement for arriving at what is taught in schools than for the logic of a national curriculum . |
| 12 | MANCHESTER UNITED served notice on their rivals that they are on course for the Championship with a magnificent 5-0 slaughter of Coventry at Old Trafford yesterday . |
| 13 | The protocol disbanding the treaty , which called for the promotion of a gradual shift towards all-European security structures on the basis of agreements achieved at the Paris CSCE ( Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe ) summit in November 1990 [ see pp. 37838-39 ] , was expected to come into effect by the end of the year , once it was ratified by all six parliaments . |
| 14 | Originally there were to be two of these , one for the preparation of a general statute and one to deal with local variations , but the arrangement proved unworkable and by the end of April 1859 there were four , each with responsibility for both the general and the particular aspects of its field . |
| 15 | The Madame lived to the age of 90. when she died , some time in the 1970s , the hotel was left to Abdulrahim , a Nubian from Aswan who had come to work for the Madame as a young boy before the Second World War . |
| 16 | For the compiler of a Manzoni catalogue raisonné , there are complications . |
| 17 | ‘ Merymose is a braver man than I thought , if he is going to Kenamun of all people for the help of a former scribe of the Great Criminal ! ’ |
| 18 | 9 Head for the sun with a red and black suitcase , £18.95 ; straw sun hat , £7.50 ; paper parasol , £5.25 ; cotton scarf , £8.15 ; straw neck purse , 95p ; and embroidered slippers , £7.50 ; Neal Street East . |
| 19 | If at the end of three months you decide that this is too elaborate for you or you 'd like to , if you need to see a week at a glance , er , you just call my office , send back the pages you have n't used , and we would exchange those er , for the equivalent in a different format . |
| 20 | 186 names for the museum of a hundred days |
| 21 | The specifications were sent to seven suppliers who were invited to bid for the installation of a new system . |
| 22 | This example is for the installation of a new LIFESPAN Process , where none of the database details files already exist . |
| 23 | On June 30 the USA had called for the installation of a transitional government , thus indicating that it would no longer help Doe to remain in power . |
| 24 | I have attached an estimate for the installation of a cheap rate storage heater system , from MANWEB . |
| 25 | The former Soviet Republic of Turkmenistan is planning several projects to modernise its telecommunications system and agreement has been reached with Turkey for the installation of a 200-line telex exchange , and NEC Corp and Mitsui & Co are working to modernise existing telecommunications in the country ; the Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications is also looking into buying in payphones that will be able to handle international calls . |
| 26 | However , we have obtained some indirect evidence for the involvement of a superficial representation in the interpretation of deep anaphors in a study that addressed a quite different issue ( Garnham & Oakhill 1988 ) . |
| 27 | The reason why it is difficult in English to obtain direct evidence for the involvement of a superficial representation in the interpretation of definite pronouns ( the most common kind of deep anaphor ) is that the form of a pronoun does not usually depend on how its antecedent was ( or might be ) described . |
| 28 | Research has shown that the most effective temperature for the bulb in a UV system to operate at is 77°s ; F. If the bulb is too close to the water , it becomes chilled and the temperature drops . |
| 29 | Integrated Session — the second week of each session — when the whole group — friends and helpers — gathers together for the sharing of a sacred experience as the family of God . |
| 30 | Another is the full implementation of an integrated research and technology programme for the entire group and so , too , is the completion of preparations for the start-up of a new European sales organization . |