Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [conj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His death quite literally shattered the Prince and for a time he lost all sense of purpose . |
| 2 | really cos there 's such a cross section of conversation going on , it 's really funny there 's this bit in the car when we went outside with the mike and on a at Claire 's party and er erm like there 's me talking to Claire really loudly like across the car and Frank talking to Nigel across the front and he speakers were up here and there 's just a whaaaaaaa this massive rabble going on . |
| 3 | At this stage most people would have given up the struggle and for a time settled for Ted , who by now had enlisted new blood into his team , including the trusty old campaigner , John Peyton , and Peter Walker , who was re-engaged as Ted 's campaign manager . |
| 4 | Yet these are the same people who are our neighbours , our friends and those who sit beside us in the cinema or at a football ground . |
| 5 | I was copying all the afternoon ( Piero ) and I was in the sort of mood where normally I have to go out to the cinema or to a coffee-bar , anywhere . |
| 6 | Pamella 's clock is running slow the Gloucester team were playing rough A familiar example , which actually contains an adjectival phrase rather than a single adjective , is : ( 66 ) a rose by any other name would smell as sweet With this construction , too , there is possibly a certain element of idiomatic restriction ; why for instance are the following examples unacceptable ? ( 67 ) the guide was eating gluttonous Suzanne pirouetted sensuous We may at least hazard a guess as to why this construction is fairly limited in its occurrence : there are three intensional elements in operation , the entity phrase in subject position , the property which is to be instantiated by the verb and as a third item a property that can be expressed either by an adjective or by its adverb competitor ; now where the lexical meanings are such that there would be an appreciable difference in the effect of applying the third property to the entity of the subject by contrast with the effect of using it to qualify the property of the verb ( which is the case in ( 53 ) by contrast with ( 54 ) ) then intuitive awareness that there is going to be a difference may generally allow the construction with the adjective to be available . |
| 7 | Never stash money in the house — either in little tins , jars or under the mattress except for a small amount for use in emergencies . |
| 8 | Perhaps that will be a thought for people who foolishly keep money under the mattress or in a jam jar . |
| 9 | Therefore , gaining resources may not depend on the logic of the case but on a number of other factors . |
| 10 | The evidence of Table 6.10 strongly supports the case that in a competitive and semi-strong form market , few investment advisors can be consistently successful . |
| 11 | ‘ You 've done that before , ’ the guitarist said , scooping the coins from the case and into a large brown envelope . |
| 12 | ( Frottole were performed in France. ) 26 They inherited the syllabic note-against-note style , dominated by the text and with a good many repeat notes , lightly relieved by melismas or imitation , and the clearly marked cadences . |
| 13 | " The preface and to a still greater degree the text of the memorandum evince the author 's hidden intention to provide general ideas for the transformation of the whole of Russia " . |
| 14 | Shortly afterwards T. reiterated her opposition to a blood transfusion both to the midwife and to a doctor . |
| 15 | Then try to use any lift nearby , keeping within easy reach of the field and in a position from which it is easy to drop on to the circuit . |
| 16 | Notwithstanding this provision , it is often of some reassurance to a purchaser from the husband if the wife is joined as a party to the contract or to a separate consent to sale form ; this confirms that she knows that vacant possession is to be given and the land charge is to be cancelled and can contain a specific release by the wife of her rights in the property as from the date of sale . |
| 17 | for one pound and unfortunately as he the option of the contract and on a number of occasions question whether he should exercise the option . |
| 18 | My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has expressed the view that , unless the outstanding issues are resolved in the near future , it is unlikely that political talks could begin before the election because of a lack of time ; but the Government very much hope that the obstacles will be overcome and that the talks can then begin . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) Where , in pursuance of the contract , the seller delivers the goods to the buyer or to a carrier or other bailee or custodier ( whether named by the buyer or not ) for the purpose of transmission to the buyer , and does not reserve the right to disposal , he is taken to have unconditionally appropriated the goods to the contract . ’ |
| 20 | John Knox , at the time of the queen 's return established as minister of St Giles , denounced her religious compromises from the pulpit and in a series of interviews endeavoured to persuade her to give up her idolatrous views , regretfully concluding that she was ‘ indurate against God and his truth ’ . |
| 21 | In these circumstances , we can not guarantee that private management will be efficient unless it is subject to effective competition and challenge , either from other competitors in the market-place or from a tough and watchful regulatory body . |
| 22 | The American Psychiatric Association has chosen eating disorders for the first of its series of detailed practice guidelines , derived from the literature and from a consensus of expert reviewers , to assist doctors in clinical decision making . |
| 23 | It 's a fight against all that dehumanises , blocks and blights those who are made in God 's image and do n't know their God-given potential in the present and in a future which goes beyond the grave . |
| 24 | Even today some Victorian houses in Earls Barton have a former ‘ shop ’ behind the kitchen or in a backyard ; other cottagers worked in their living rooms . |
| 25 | He guided Alexandra out of the kitchen and along a passage so dark that if it had not been for his hand on her elbow , she would not have known where she was going . |
| 26 | The swimmer 's great frame was contorted in agony , yet he struggled out to the canoe and with a supreme effort of will got aboard in a tortuous heave . |
| 27 | It can be approached from a path made of gravestones laid end to end through the churchyard and over a brick-built bridge . |
| 28 | Sales growth of Omega products through the pet trade has slowed , due in part to the effect of the recession and to a small decline in the population of dogs . |
| 29 | It is no help to the sufferer or to a solution of the mind-body problem to propose that mind and body are engaged in battle from which the mind should always emerge as victorious . |
| 30 | It is much more to do with the image within the hair and from a grooming point of view , the hair should be on a par with the clothes . |