Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any firm decisions on holding early elections to a new legislature ( the Seimas ) were blocked in June by the political split which had repeatedly left the current legislature , the Supreme Council , inquorate as a result of boycotts . |
| 2 | Equally , with the use of appropriate figures , it would show that CDs become more liquid , the nearer they get to maturity , i.e. the nearer to maturity they get , the smaller is the loss or gain as a result of changes in prevailing yields . |
| 3 | I can see this light shining from the side , so I squeeze through a couple of trolleys to see if I can get out that way . |
| 4 | And England 's private schools , whose pupils account for a quarter of sixth-formers and of A-level passes , know that parents will pay for the prospect of a smooth path to university . |
| 5 | If on the other hand the board does not fully and cleanly develop after a couple of minutes , then the board has not been exposed to UV light for long enough . |
| 6 | Sleep for a couple of hours and then see how you feel . |
| 7 | By contrast with the offences in Part 1 of the Act which specifically provide for a requirement of mens rea , no such explicit provision is made in this Part of the Act . |
| 8 | Indeed it is to be found in most legal systems whose constitutional arrangements and traditions provide for a separation of powers between the legislative , executive and judicial branches of government . |
| 9 | ‘ How I long for a return to wingers , all-out attack — and entertainment . ’ |
| 10 | If you would like to see the New Home range in action , send for a list of stockists and visit one to collect a free sample of embroidery . |
| 11 | This rapid production of InsP 3 is fast enough to account for the odorant-induced generator potentials which appear after a latency of 100–200ms . |
| 12 | People expect of a theory of origins that in some way or other it gives them some quite privileged and special position , and they feel undermined and threatened by a theory of origin which does n't say something really rather special about them . |
| 13 | They scream in horrifying agony , and thick gouts of blood spray over anyone in the area as the meats fly with a squelch into roasting-trays on the tables , where they flop about for a few minutes like dying animals . |
| 14 | Oh it is now yes , you 've got , I mean you 've got the service now have n't you and erm , but I like at St Margaret 's hospital I 'd been , I had been , I went in there to have my last boy , but they 're very , very good there they were , I 've not been in , I 've been in , I 've had treatment here for my hip and that up at Harlow but they would n't do the operation because of my blood clotting you see , so therefore I 've got to grin and bear it , I 've had eight years of it , I could n't walk for six months , but now I struggle and get around as I say with a couple of sticks I get round |
| 15 | Glass vessels appear in a variety of forms in graves and were classified by Harden ( 1956b ) into eleven types divided into three chronological groups , which have since been extended and reviewed ( Harden 1978 ) . |
| 16 | Topics as diverse as spectroscopy and nitrous acid appear in a range of publications , all attesting to the interest inherent in the subject of chemistry ( Table 2 ) . |
| 17 | Just plug in a couple of speakers and one mains socket and the whole thing springs to life . |
| 18 | Place in a bowl with walnuts and sultanas . |
| 19 | Below , we report on a number of initiatives currently taking place in the regions . |
| 20 | Geodemographic targeting systems are build on a system of likelihoods . |
| 21 | This is a very informative leaflet produced by Dover Harbour Board , with details on which dock your ferry or hovercraft departs from , travelling to your resort by car , rail or coach plus a list of essentials to take . |
| 22 | It is disappointing that South Saxon charters for these years are frequently of doubtful authenticity , if not entirely spurious , but they hint at a sequence of events similar to those in Kent . |
| 23 | Sadly , 300 kids a year die as a result of accidents in the home and hundreds of thousands more end up in hospital after some — preventable — mishap . |
| 24 | Do n't think it could never happen to your child — every year 300 children in the UK die as a result of accidents at home and a staggering 870,000 are treated in hospital accident and emergency departments . |
| 25 | The riders climb through a tunnel of cheers . |
| 26 | Stir fry for a couple of minutes . |
| 27 | The two heavies spin round to see four lethal-looking blacks gliding swiftly from the limousine , and they both freeze for a second like cowboys ready to draw . |
| 28 | ANIMALS suffer and die for a plethora of reasons ; many are arguably trivial . |
| 29 | When the game starts , wait for a couple of minutes , then make your way to Dr Dingle 's room — he 's the first person to croak it . |
| 30 | Thus , a consideration of earlier work on DMVs has led us to the conclusion that the settlement patterns we actually see on the maps and in the landscape consist of a range of settlements , at various stages of development at all periods ; everything , in fact , from surviving medieval villages to totally abandoned farm sites . |