Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] a [noun] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He walked free from court after after it was revealed that a detective in the case was sleeping with his first wife . |
| 2 | With rare exceptions the classical economists took it for granted that a reduction in the money-wage rate would be translated into the all important reduction in the real-wage rate which was required by marginal productivity theory . |
| 3 | The reasons for this change will need to be examined later , in Chapter 6 , but for the moment it should be noted that a change in the instinct theory underpinning this later analysis had been made . |
| 4 | To some extent this is true , because it is known that an increase in the intensity of the light falling on each pixel accelerates the decay of the charge . |
| 5 | But Gallacher said : ‘ I felt my jersey being pulled and a push in the back . |
| 6 | However , if the benefits are spread more widely , then either the value of benefits per person will be diminished or an increase in the resources to fund the benefit will be necessary . |
| 7 | Studs Lonigan dropped through the floor into a bottomless pit , never to re-emerge , even for a moment 's campus debate ; the United Artists film that was supposed to become the moving blueprint of life for the new decade of Sixties youth caused but a ripple in the thoughts of these sensitive young souls and vanished without trace . |
| 8 | The occupants , including the patient 's daughter , refused to open the door ; entry was gained after a panel in the door was broken and ( according to the Crown ) the appellants both assaulted the police officers . |
| 9 | The drama erupted after a resident in the Middlesbrough hostel mixed two household substances , which reacted violently with each other . |
| 10 | Nothing was left but a clearing in the forest and a flock of doves who rose up into the air , wheeled round , and flew off . |
| 11 | This is not to deny that it is an intelligent reaction , and that the sense of when to trust the analogy between present and former situations is in some individuals very intelligent indeed , but there is nothing in that to distinguish it from the other insights and hunches by which we instantaneously synthesize similarities and differences too fine and complex to be analysed before a change in the situation obliterates them . |
| 12 | On Saturdays Maisie now followed a routine as carefully planned as a day in the life of a nun in a particularly strict order . |
| 13 | The submissions made by Mr. Collins for Winchester on this issue can be summarised as follows : ( i ) in exercising its functions as a recognised S.R.O. , Lautro was under a duty to act in accordance with the rules of natural justice : to act fairly in the circumstances ; ( ii ) that duty was owed not merely to Lautro 's member , Norwich Union , but to persons or bodies who would be prejudicially affected by its decisions , in particular to those whose earnings or profits would be affected ; ( iii ) fairness required that a body in the position of Winchester should be notified that Lautro was considering issuing an intervention notice , and be given the opportunity to make representations before the decision to issue the intervention notice . |
| 14 | Some scientists have suggested that a rise in the sea temperature could be releasing more mercury . |
| 15 | Some commentators have suggested that a decline in the family ownership of companies has meant that a ruling class based on the ownership of the means of production no longer exists . |
| 16 | No reported case has even suggested that an expert in the range of circumstances discussed in this book owes no duty in tort to the parties to the contract under which the expert makes his determination . |