Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | The law therefore allows the offence to be treated just as seriously as rape , and we have seen how some would argue that it should be included as a form of rape , or at least as a form of the most serious offence of sexual assault , in any reformed law . |
2 | In one case " attainment of a norm " will mean style borrowing : the approximation to some external norm as a " disguise " or at least as a point of reference . |
3 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
4 | Such a course can then remain relatively isolated , or at least on a par with other courses offered within the same institution on a more traditional basis , or act as a focus for further course development ( through the processes of ‘ accretion ’ or ‘ invention discussed in Chapter 2 ) . |
5 | They are fun or their readers or audience and offer a chance to win something for nothing or at least for a very slight effort . |
6 | The first was the pressure for independence or at least for a measure of internal self-government in India . |
7 | It will go forever — or at least for a century . |
8 | Clues to the exact build quality on a guitar such as this lay within , which is a tall order for the humble reviewer , but by hook or by crook — or at least with a simple mirror — all is revealed . |
9 | It still has to be used full screen , or at least with a fixed window size . |
10 | The most significant developments occurred in Scandinavia where there was a long tradition of limited cooperation , or at least of a belief in a common cultural area which made such cooperation valuable , if not almost inevitable . |
11 | At the same time , by not forcing the text to fit the categories of the model , the text can be seen as a transformation of it , or at least of a part of it . |
12 | The next day , as you come at the problems with a fresh eye ( or at least from a slightly different angle ) , the notes look wrong again , but this time for slightly different reasons . |
13 | Miss J. has pretty well run him and now he 's doing a roaring trade and has just married a daughter of Lord Lytton , he 's evidently right in with the right lot of people … and what a God 's mercy that for once in a way these people have got hold of the right man and what a thing for England . ’ |
14 | Bright intervals are possible and apart from the chance of a light shower it should stay dry milder than of late with a top temperature of eleven celsius fifty two fahrenheit in a moderate south easterly wind . |
15 | So you think that resources ought to be allocated on the basis of need of particularly populations , and an analysis of the spread of within the age groups , rather than on just on a sort of so much per head uniform way . |
16 | A different way of questioning the justification of corporate power in terms of wealth maximisation is to argue that at least beyond a certain level of prosperity , increases in wealth do not compensate for , can not be traded-off against , the accumulation of power . |
17 | Third at the last fence , he passed Royal Mail and with just over a furlong to go was finishing so strongly that it looked as if he must catch Aldaniti . |
18 | And from somewhere beneath a cupboard she produced an enormous canvas draped in a sheet and showed it to me . |
19 | Water travelled along well-made open stone drains 25 metres from the former to the latter , and from there into a vertical soak-away ( Plate 9 ) . |
20 | It is finished in black leather , has an ABS breaking system and a 158 bhp engine that shifts it from 0–62 mph in 7.7 seconds , and from there to a top speed of 134 mph . |
21 | Beaverbrook , indeed , who knew Law very well but was also addicted to dramatic interpretations , believed that the collapse of Law 's health stemmed partly from this destruction of his position as undisputed captain , maybe of ‘ the second eleven ’ in Churchill 's phrase , but at least of a team of like-minded , straightforward and loyal men . |
22 | But at least for a little while Mama would be happy , and keeping Mama happy had become a way of life , almost . |
23 | But at least on a stage production you 'll have rehearsed it all . |
24 | ‘ It is not the least good pretending any longer that the film is a thing one does not go to , ’ admitted Macpherson , the editor of a journal which in 1928 recommended fourteen Russian and European films but at least in a second category included two films by Cecil B. de Mille . |
25 | ‘ I 'd seen him like that so many times before , but at least after a couple of days he 'd say , ‘ Vicky , I got to clean up . ’ |