Example sentences of "with an [noun sg] of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geoffrey Marshall , commenting on the bureaucracy of the system says that " it comes to a climax with an exchange of reports between practically all parties capable of exchanging them . " |
| 2 | The day concluded with an exchange of ideas on the ways in which branches and colleges could achieve better publicity , and thus increase the number of students even further in the coming years . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , ’ Diane said , with an edge of exasperation in her voice that she could n't fully conceal , ‘ what do you reckon ? ’ |
| 4 | We had some hot weather , but with an eiderdown of cloud under the sun . |
| 5 | The gesture was generous and public spirited , with an element of naivete about it . |
| 6 | This might encompass all those qualified defences with an element of excuse in them . |
| 7 | Almost 25 per cent of all the farms in Wales were reported as having low standards of living ‘ with an element of struggle in making ends meet financially ’ . |
| 8 | It was almost a door and looked out on to a long paved garden bordered with box hedges and there was an inviting looking higher hedge at the bottom with an arch of greenery over a gap in the middle . |
| 9 | William and Mary Ann were there in all their glory , as we might expect : he with a spotted waistcoat and flamboyant flowery buttonhole , she with an expanse of fur on her head and around her shoulders . |
| 10 | However , in 1992 , the amount owed to the banks fell by £6m , which contrasts with an increase of £12m in 1991 . |
| 11 | In the three months August to October , there was a decrease in the amounts outstanding on credit agreements with consumers of £0.21bn compared with an increase of £0.17bn in the previous three months . |
| 12 | The aim is to stabilise CO 2 emissions at 1990 levels by 2000 , with a tax equivalent to $10 on a barrel of oil , beginning with an increase of $3 in 1993 and then a further $1 a year until 2000 . |
| 13 | In 1991 the total amount of consumer credit outstanding increased by £0.22bn compared with an increase of £4.08bn in 1990 . |
| 14 | In the fourth quarter of 1991 the total amount outstanding on credit agreements with consumers ( broader coverage which includes loans on bank personal accounts , by insurers and by retailers figures for which are only available quarterly ) fell by £0.24bn , compared with an increase of £0.13bn in the previous quarter . |
| 15 | She sat up with a start , blinking , to find the room full of electric light again , and her host occupied in turning off the lamps , his face streaked with oil and his black hair wildly untidy , but with an air of triumph about him which she registered with some amusement . |
| 16 | By contrast the Sergeant Major has already finished , and is jogging on the spot with an air of contempt for the rest of us mere mortals . |
| 17 | He was leaning against the rail smoking a cigarette and staring with an air of melancholy towards the distant island . |
| 18 | In the whole population , the genotype characterized by two short alleles ( genotype DD ) was associated with an excess of cases with myocardial infarction compared with the two other genotypes ( ID and II ) ( P=0.007 ) . |
| 19 | 7.5.1.1 the Premises or the Retained Parts or any part of either of them are damaged or any part of them are damaged or destroyed by any of the [ Insured Risks or Insured Risks except one against which insurance may not ordinarily be arranged with an insurer of repute for properties such as the Premises unless the Landlord has in fact insured against that risk ] so that the Premises or any part of them are unfit for occupation or use and |
| 20 | 7.6.1.1 the Premises the Retained Parts or any part of either of them are damaged or destroyed by any of the [ Insured Risks or Insured Risks except one against which insurance may not ordinarily be arranged with an insurer of repute for properties such as the Premises unless the Landlord has in fact insured against that risk ] and |
| 21 | The Chancellor complains that people with an income of £500 per week will pay more tax under Labour . |
| 22 | A YOUNG mother suffering from post-natal depression killed herself with an overdose of drugs after leaving her baby daughter alone in their home . |
| 23 | Without a means of preserving the difference between divine and human personality , we are liable to end up with an idea of God as a favourite uncle ! |
| 24 | AT&T Co has raised $400m with an issue of notes due May 1 1995 at par to yield 3.35% for the first year , after which the notes ' yield will float on a quarterly basis over the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate and are noncallable for life . |
| 25 | This notion , that gender inequality is thus almost irrelevant for mainstream sociological theorizing , has met with an onslaught of criticism by writers who have argued that it is inappropriate to take the family as the unit of analysis in such a way . |
| 26 | and despite my inbuilt irreverence for all sacred stones of all establishment temples , I too had grown up with an aura of awe for the British and all things British , and London was meant to encompass represent and symbolize the best of the best of it all . |
| 27 | Hundreds of thousands had died in the post-war 'flu epidemic , so anyone who caught it — especially children — was bundled off to bed , as Clare was , with a hot water bottle , some aspirin , and a glass of hot milk with an eggspoonful of whisky in it . |
| 28 | For the mainstream activities of Teaching ( ‘ T ’ ) and Research ( ‘ R ’ ) the University received an increase of 5.8% , compared with an average of 9% for the English universities . |
| 29 | The British already pay less tax , relative to GDP , than the citizens of the other main EC countries : 39% of GDP compared with an average of 44% in Germany , France and Italy . |
| 30 | In a consideration of terraces it is probably better to cover large areas with an accuracy of measurement of approximately + or 1.5–3.0 m ( 5–10 ft ) than to measure a few terrace fragments with great accuracy . |