Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] an [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Conference , this particular motion calls for an increase of members required to form a branch or be allowed to continue as a branch should it lose members . |
| 3 | Jade was apparently right for an emperor , jade and pearls for an official of grades 1–3 , jade and gold for those of grades 4–7 , gold or silver for gentry and silver for ordinary folk . |
| 4 | And we have unlocked the sex secrets of an army of teenagers . |
| 5 | Almost all societies have elements of an exchange of objects in which persons are directly implicated , market exchange in which they are not implicated , and separate spheres of exchange which constrain the equivalences between things ( e.g. Douglas 1967 ; Miller 1986 ) . |
| 6 | Now that Santa 's grottos have been dismantled , and the inflatable reindeer packed away , many garden centres are stocking the shelves with an array of aids to instant wildlife gardening . |
| 7 | Or suspicion springs from an accumulation of complaints , from the physical signs of untidiness or carelessness , from characterization of a discharger from prior contact as ‘ the sort of person ’ who might be expected to give trouble , or characterization of a plant or business as ‘ the sort of firm or occupation ’ which causes problems . |
| 8 | The study , commissioned by the Association of County Councils ( ACC ) , discussed the implications of an allocation of responsibilities within a county that varies from district to district depending on its size . |
| 9 | If the financial statements of an issuer of securities to the public fail to comply with an applicable accounting standard , the issuer and its directors will be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $NZ100,000 . |
| 10 | Accessories sold with the windows usually include remote controls , and roller and Venetian blinds in an assortment of colours , as well as blackout blinds ( to completely exclude light ) , and exterior blinds ( to reduce solar heat gain ) . |
| 11 | Some six months later an anguished letter arrived from the United States in which she said that since arriving in the USA she had barely had two weeks without an attack of herpes and could she possibly attend again when she was next in England . |
| 12 | Fears of an outbreak of legionnaires disease at one of the region 's biggest hospitals has led to patients being transferred to an RAF hospital for surgery . |
| 13 | Section 119 provides that a company if so authorised by its articles may : ( a ) make arrangements on an issue of shares for a difference between shareholders in the amounts or times of payments of calls ; ( b ) accept the whole or part of the amount remaining unpaid although it has not been called up ; or ( c ) pay a dividend in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others . |
| 14 | The essential mistake lies in supposing that there can be an accommodation of attitudes without an accommodation of institutions . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ All summer the umpires have made frequent and random checks on an assortment of balls . |
| 16 | Instructions for an array of accumulators |
| 17 | For a closer indication of the Authority 's priorities , we have therefore incorporated the length of each course and the number of participating teachers into an index of teacher-days : for example , a three-day course for eight teachers would involve twenty-four teacher-days ( 3 × 8 = 24 ) , while a half-day course for seventeen teachers would involve eight and a half teacher-days ( 3 × 8 = 24 ) . |
| 18 | One study used this approach to handle design decisions within an assembly of parts described by a three-dimensional wireframe modeller ( see Figures 2.7 and 2.8 ) . |
| 19 | Chronology is one of the cornerstones of geomorphology , and researchers are urged to balance their studies of present geomorphic processes by an appreciation of rates of work over timescales of 10 4 — 10 6 years . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , they are useful enough here to employ as starting points for an examination of ways in which real people can be studied by the social investigator . |
| 21 | Last September , Which ? published the results of an inspection of standards of garage servicing at 30 garages , including 12 members of the RMI and the Scottish Motor Trade Association ( which also has an OFT-approved Code of Conduct ) . |
| 22 | Ireshopeburn Story time : North Pennines storyteller Taffy Thoman will be joined by members of The Company of Storytellers for an evening of myths and legends next week . |
| 23 | Reports of an abundance of whales in the Southern Ocean brought European whalers south during the late 19th century , when scientific exploration of the continent also began ( Hayes , 1932 ) . |
| 24 | In many cases where a firm provides corporate finance services to an issuer of investments , it may make offers to or enter into transactions with prospective investors . |