Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On their feet were sandals very similar to those worn by a friar , but there was nothing peace-loving about this pair of demons . |
| 2 | The important point about this category of moves , is that the ‘ home ’ remains in existence and a person is required to establish a new life elsewhere . |
| 3 | What is particularly noteworthy about this category of stations is the wide range of uses covered . |
| 4 | Sociologists have often talked about this inequality in terms of differences in social class . |
| 5 | Let's pause for a moment and think about this issue of arguments and the learning process . |
| 6 | What was remarkable about this state of affairs , however , was not the difficulties of parliamentary control that the executive experienced , but its ability , even in those difficult conditions , to get a great deal of legislation passed and to remain in office . |
| 7 | cheap talk about this League of Nations … |
| 8 | There is nothing about this combination of themes which marks it out as the exclusive preserve of the right . |
| 9 | His first published book , Syntactic Structures ( 1957 ) has been the main source for ideas about this method of descriptions . |
| 10 | But the true history of Opren raises serious doubts about this picture of events . |
| 11 | Do n't you worry about this side of things ; just keep the home fires burning . ’ |
| 12 | There is still much to learn about this family of chemicals and it is obviously prudent to reduce the levels wherever practicable to do so . |
| 13 | Keep your thoughts hidden and your counsel concealed until we find the truth about this party of knaves . ’ |
| 14 | It might be said that if psychoanalysis had not posited the pleasure principle as the basis for the functioning of the unconscious , there would be no problem about this set of phenomena of ‘ compulsions to repeat ’ . |
| 15 | And er , er , the next thing I remember was er , er being picked up by somebody off this pile of bricks and the doctor told me that it was a gas , some sort of gas has come out of it which had overpowered me like , you know . |
| 16 | ‘ At least you lucky bastards are getting off this ship of rats . |
| 17 | At some time during this period of reunions , Hortense became pregnant — an event which was announced in the Journal de l'Empire in October of the same year . |
| 18 | Any new concepts or terms that emerge during this examination of relationships must also be inserted in the deck of cards . |
| 19 | I think it was his fourth , but as I had been a child during this proliferation of fiancées I was n't certain . |
| 20 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper , Drouot chairman Joel-Marie Millon said : ‘ We have been asking for this measure for years . |
| 21 | ‘ They may have saved up for this holiday for years . ’ |
| 22 | Possible reasons for this spread of results include issues related to both the origin of the dictionary and the origin of the test data : |
| 23 | Evelyn had wrought herself up to such a pitch that she was utterly unprepared for this turn of events . |
| 24 | It was therefore not hard to think up entertaining themes and commission a bunch of lively articles for this issue of theNI on the subject of the underground economy . |
| 25 | Worn as an amulet they even warded off the evil eye and , in a more generalised form , are still carried for this purpose by Italians today . |
| 26 | Initially , a sleeve sensor was adapted for this purpose in adults and we have now developed the UOS sleeve sensor so that it is small enough for use in children . |
| 27 | The apparent reason for this increase in imports was a reduction in demand from China which had a major impact on the international market for urea ( see Lancaster , 1989 ) . |
| 28 | The general opinion was that the court was ‘ vulgar and in bad taste ’ , but interestingly enough it was not the King who was held responsible for this state of affairs . |
| 29 | It was ridiculous to blame the Court , and by implication the sovereigns themselves , for this state of affairs , but the opponents of the regime were not selective in their targets . |
| 30 | He liked Donald a great deal ; and the prospect of the man 's imminent death did nothing to dispel this feeling , since he was the person directly responsible for this state of affairs . |