Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only were various articles stolen , but a clay statue was smashed , presumably as part of a search for valuables . |
| 2 | The foundations of modern archaeology were laid down in the 17th century , and throughout the 17th and 18th centuries emphasis was put on the recording of archaeological monuments , initially as part of general topographical works , but eventually as part of a study of the monuments themselves . |
| 3 | Only with the passage of time did the two channels come to be seen widely as part of a single public service system . |
| 4 | The second was a law enforcement action brought by the Crown ; he referred in particular to such an action brought under a statute which provided expressly for enforcement of a provision of the statute by civil proceedings by the Crown , which was the position in the Hoffmann-La Roche case [ 1975 ] A.C. 295 where the Crown was proceeding pursuant to a provision of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices ( Inquiry and Control ) Act 1948 . |
| 5 | It was decided at the Brdo kod Kranja meeting to hold by the end of May a separate referendum in each republic except Slovenia , which had already voted overwhelmingly for independence in a referendum in December 1990 [ see p. 37924 ] . |
| 6 | ‘ All right , my dear , ’ he murmured , ‘ we 'll have you right as rain in a moment . |
| 7 | Only then will the necessary biocides and corrosion inhibitors be able to work effectively as part of a continuous water treatment programme , which is supplied and monitored by Rentokil 's service . |
| 8 | A study was undertaken by one of the authors in 1977 to investigate how trade exhibitions could be used more effectively as part of a communications programme , and the summary of the results of this study forms the remainder of this section ( Lancaster and Baron , 1977 ) . |
| 9 | On occasion there were more serious charges where preliminary hearings were held and the case either dismissed or passed on for trial at a higher court . |
| 10 | One is simply placing a microphone in the corner of a bar and hoping that people will listen , and another is putting comedians on as part of a disco . |
| 11 | Work in this area might usefully go on as part of a larger , more focused programme . |
| 12 | Currently , the TUC 's regional education programme is shifting steadily in favour of courses even shorter than the ten-day representatives ' courses , not organised coherently as part of a process of recurrent union education but arranged on a more or less ad hoc basis around single issues . |
| 13 | You will need to write down certain things like a list of goals for food change and exercise , interesting recipes , a list of rewards ( perhaps as part of a contingency contract ) , and your daily weight . |
| 14 | There are also more specialised information sources you might need to use : if you want to know about the readership of a particular contemporary magazine or newspaper , for example ( perhaps as part of a study of the relation between ideology and audience ) you could use BRAD ( " British Rate and Data " ) , which lists advertising rates and audited newspaper and magazine circulations . |
| 15 | Gedge went on to regret persuading the rest of the band that it was good enough for release as a single . |
| 16 | This earring here , this pendant earring just lifts that area up just a little bit , not too much , not too obtrusive , but just enough for sort of a a highlight catching the pendant earring just to lift it up a little . |
| 17 | In Paris , Sally would insist , she 'd starve , and Walt used to claim that he 'd never be able to write anything good enough for acceptance by a commercial publisher . |
| 18 | ‘ I could mend that for you , ’ he had said , hating anything broken or untidy only for want of a firm nail . |
| 19 | I write about these themes myself but often only for want of a better language . |
| 20 | only for matter of a week , ten days by which time it 'll be fixed . |
| 21 | Tamdin Sithar , a 46-year-old Tibetan , is serving a 12-year prison sentence imposed in 1984 , apparently for possession of a printed statement by the Dalai Lama . |
| 22 | In choosing to link the issues for debate , the Opposition at least seem to recognise that they go together as part of a coherent strategy . ’ |
| 23 | We all work well together as part of a dedicated team for the good of the community . ’ |
| 24 | A relatively strong force of fighters approached Malta on 11 April , apparently as cover for a Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft . |
| 25 | Another point is that the information management unit was intended not only as part of a construction industry course for students at universities and polytechnics , but was also aimed as a course to assist construction industry personnel already in industry . |
| 26 | It must never be used as a quick fix , but only as part of a dedicated care programme . |
| 27 | The French were particularly opposed to the re-creation of a German Army and , in October , Premier René Pleven announced that France would rearm German troops only as part of a ‘ European Army ’ which , by creating federal defence institutions , would prevent Germany regaining any military independence . |
| 28 | Eat sweet things only as part of a meal , then have something sweet once a day , then only on alternate days . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , the general point stands that Behaviouralists , for all their dramatic talk of a ‘ Behavioural Revolution ’ , were really arguing only about method within a basic theoretical approach shared with Realism . |
| 30 | ‘ Uncle Jake says we 've to be down for breakfast in a quarter of an hour . ’ |