Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Various reports a plea for support a plea for interest particularly for the seventy fifth anniversary year next year and after that we had the most lovely party . |
| 2 | Actually , Ron does n't know it , but he 's got a point — you really ought to think about money a bit . |
| 3 | On one occasion during field-work a father who needed to be present while his young son was being questioned at the station instructed his child to ‘ Tell these f'ing black bastards nothin' ’ , and when told that that was a lovely way to bring up his son replied , ‘ Aye , and I 'll keep bringing him up that way ’ ( FN 11/7/87 , p. 9 ) . |
| 4 | Where a contract term or notice purports to exclude or restrict liability for negligence a person 's agreement to or awareness of it is not of itself to be taken as indicating his voluntary acceptance of any risk . |
| 5 | Where a contract term or notice purports to exclude or restrict liability for negligence a person 's agreement to or awareness of it is not of itself to be taken as indicating his voluntary acceptance of any risk . |
| 6 | Section 2(3) states : " Where a contract term or notice purports to exclude or restrict liability for negligence a person 's agreement to or awareness of it is not of itself to be taken as indicating his voluntary acceptance of any risk . " |
| 7 | Meanwhile , a group of Catholic senators was trying to push through parliament a bill banning abortion and granting ‘ full human rights ’ to the foetus in time for the pope 's visit . |
| 8 | Indeed , he was selected to carry up the bill of settlement to the Lords , and in 1702 piloted through Parliament a measure to attaint the pretender . |
| 9 | If one has to identify a stimulus — for instance a word - then one can accomplish this more quickly if presentation of the word is immediately preceded by an associated word or picture . |
| 10 | If there are more or modified synapses , the chemicals and structures of which the synapses are composed must show signs of change , which might be measurable either by biochemical methods ( for instance , an increase in the amount of synaptic membrane protein ) or under a microscope ( for instance a change in the dimensions of particular synapses , or an increase in synaptic numbers ) . |
| 11 | For instance a man who is over fifty and who smokes over twenty cigarettes a day is four times more likely to suffer from heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age . |
| 12 | A disposition is a very wide term and for instance a transfer out of assets by trustees to a tenant for life although it would not be a transfer of value would nevertheless be a disposition . |
| 13 | The cost equation complicates further because coaxial cable needs only simple connections at each end , for instance a plug to fit a TV set . |
| 14 | For instance a pancake race in Stockton was just what the doctor ordered . |
| 15 | Choose a cake with particular relevance to the child in mind , for instance a pet-owner or animal lover would be thrilled to receive an iced rabbit in a hutch , the frog sitting on its own water lily pond or the ponies in their stable . |
| 16 | The focus on the addresser , for instance a speaker or an author , constitutes the emotive function , that of expressing the addresser 's attitudes or feelings ; the focus on the addressee or receiver , the conative function , that of influencing the feelings or attitudes of the addressee ; the focus on the context , the real , external situation in which the message occurs , the referential function ; the focus on the code , as when a message elucidates a point of grammar , the metalingual function ; the focus on the means of contact , as in the case , say , of expressions inserted by one party into a telephone conversation simply in order to reassure the other party that they are both still on the line , the phatic function ; the focus on the message itself , the poetic function . |
| 17 | Where the material to be used in enquiry work is audio-visual ( as for instance a filmstrip , perhaps with the accompanying booklet transcribed on to audio-cassette so that the eye can concentrate on the pictures and the slower readers have quick access to the text ) then of course suitable equipment must be available in sufficient quantity for the expected numbers of students at any one time . |
| 18 | Imagine for instance a case where size was influenced by 22 loci , each with only two alleles ( A/a ; B/b ; C/c … |
| 19 | For instance a rite of lifelong commitment for adults or of young people on the verge of adult life who have been confirmed at an earlier age . |
| 20 | For instance a telephone listening service is offered to people in distress by associations such as the Samaritans and Befrienders . |
| 21 | For instance a manufacturer and a wholesaler could enter into a contract for the supply of domestic refrigerators ( consumer goods ) for onward sale by the wholesaler to retailers , while a factory owner could enter into a contract with a manufacturer for the supply of a machine for use in his factory ( commercial goods ) . |
| 22 | For instance a glissando based on the chord of the ‘ added 6th ’ might be desired , such as the following : |
| 23 | Thus there is a move towards active documents , where part of a document ( for instance a table ) can be generated by running a program rather than by being wired in . |
| 24 | ‘ It is possible they operate individually but are connected by having the same contacts , for instance a dealer in Essex or Ireland , ’ said Det Sgt Elston . |
| 25 | Take , for instance a designer like Montana , whose particular skill is in sculptural tailoring . |
| 26 | The remedy of purchase from a third party , with the consequent obligation on the seller to pay the increase in the purchase price , is broadly similar to that available at common law , but , again , the express clause imports a certain amount of flexibility in the area of the price paid for third party goods ( for instance a premium might have to be paid for quick delivery to meet the buyer 's original timescales ) , and as to how closely their specification need resemble the original goods . |
| 27 | The materials may be part of a formal presentation by a teacher , or series of teachers ; but may also be made into individualized or self-instructional form , for instance a project booklet with all relevant " starter " material including basic data , examples for further study , assignments or suggested activities , and a booklist . |
| 28 | ‘ Dylan as an actor and as an explosive performing force was a dangerous rival for other actors , as I know , for I worked with him a few times or several , and once for instance a director [ Douglas Cleverdon ] said to him — we were rehearsing a radio play at the time — Dylan , will you take the words ‘ Mam ! |
| 29 | The trouble is that any proposed reduction — granting for instance a value of 0.8 to a second preference and 0.6 to a third — is bound to be arbitrary . |
| 30 | They are able to do a lot of things that former generations could not do ; for instance a lot of them are able to study now in the legal field , become nurses and so on . |