Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use of the indoor swimming-pool , sauna , solarium and fitness room is included and there 's also a hotel bar , a lounge , playroom , table-tennis , pool & billiards and a few free bicycles . |
| 2 | However , Intel has slapped writs on Cyrix , C & T and a firm called ULSI , and it recently won a case against Atmel , another chip maker hoping to break into the PC microprocessor market . |
| 3 | Over other property of an infant , neither parents nor guardians have now — if they ever had — any effective powers , except such as a will or settlement or an order of the court may give them ; they can not , for instance , give a valid receipt for a legacy or money payable to the child . |
| 4 | Consider using an object such as a bag or briefcase or a chair to fend off the attacker ( bear in mind the potential difference between fending off and striking with a weapon ) . |
| 5 | The joint is made with putty or mastic and a gutter bolt holds the two lengths together . |
| 6 | She knew that I loved to walk along the inlet with the children , looking for shells or pebbles or a wild flower . |
| 7 | A National Consumer Council opinion poll this year found 98 per cent thought it important that consumers should have a legal right to demand a replacement or refund if a product can not be repaired reasonably quickly . |
| 8 | Shall I shall I just write off and send them like pound or donation and a few leaflets could |
| 9 | Thus the Vienna Sales Convention has been criticized for excluding questions relating to the validity of the contract of sale , the transfer of property , or the resolution of property disputes between the seller or buyer and a third party . |
| 10 | 1 banana sliced on to 1/2 deseeded honeydew melon , plus a diet yogurt OR 1 slice of wholemeal toast with 2 teaspoons marmalade or honey and a small banana |
| 11 | Madeira wine is relatively expensive and should not be used in basic cooking to give richness or tenderness where a cheaper red or white wine would suffice . |
| 12 | To access external sources of information , such as PRESTEL or TTNS or an on-line database such as DIALOG , the microcomputer will have to be linked to a modem . |
| 13 | You can pass a mix of string an numeric parameters to the same procedure or function and a function can return either a string or numeric value , irrespective of the type of parameters passed to it . |
| 14 | Special care must always be taken during the climb away if single-strand wire is being used , because there is no sudden jerk or noise if a kink breaks early on the launch . |
| 15 | It can be a real effort to avoid slumping , but the relief of a straight-backed chair that supports the lower back , a pillow in the lap to support sewing or knitting or a lectern for reading is immeasurable . |
| 16 | Guy 's did not close the children 's intensive care unit — where Dean and a second baby who died were treated — until later . |
| 17 | A partnership between a large public-spirited company like Pilkington 's or ICI and a school or college would not be replicated in an area in which there are no large companies at all . |
| 18 | ‘ Admission to the beer hall is free and the beer buffs wo n't be turned away for not having clogs or bells or a finger in the ear , ’ said Brendan . |
| 19 | In each of these settings , there will be things to look out for as signs or signals that a violent episode might take place . |
| 20 | A partnership between a school or college and a company on the doorstep will be different from one where the partners are separated by several miles or an extended bus journey . |
| 21 | You 're now ready to knock the joint apart with a mallet or hammer and a block of scrap softwood . |
| 22 | An offer of coffee or tea and a glass of squash for the child are added indicators to those essential elements of marketing — attention to people and thoughtfulness . |
| 23 | Slippery seaweeds abound on most shores , and the choice of footwear is either gumboots , or plimsolls or a pair of old strong shoes . |
| 24 | It seems rather grandiose to label a talk with a colleague in the same office or department as an ‘ interview ’ , but in some ways it could be considered to be one , especially if our colleague is an expert in the field in which we ourselves have become interested . |
| 25 | Hotels showing this symbol offer an exciting ‘ package ’ of entertainment & attractions or an excursion at certain times of the year FREE of charge to customers staying 3 nights or more . |
| 26 | There were medieval survivals like the Feast of Fools , the election of a boy bishop and the scandalous Festum Asinorum , when an ass was led into the church or monastery and a parody of the Eucharist performed with the monks braying the Kyrie . |
| 27 | People in the Clermont Ferrand area normally get their fish from Bordeaux or Boulogne and a lot of it is actually second hand Scottish fish being bought by agents in Boulogne . ’ |
| 28 | Venetian blinds are better suited to a study or workroom where a simple , practical treatment is needed , and where they can be easily dusted over . |
| 29 | ( Fashion , page 174 and Lagerfeld , page 200 ) is editor at large for Harpers & Queen and a graduate of the late Sixties hemline school of journalism . |
| 30 | And with a fabulous climate of around 250 days of sun a year , tempered by refreshing sea breezes , this southern shore has become a paradise for those who want not more from a holiday than relaxation or sport or a combination of the two . |