Example sentences of "[conj] [det] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because its prime concern had to be the restoration of viability , then where that implied a loss of jobs , the Agency would only recommend rescue if the workforce understood and accepted the implication , would arrange for the selection of those who were to become members of the co-operative and , by exclusion , decide who would lose their jobs . |
| 2 | If it had been impossible for one reason or another to use a boat on the water I would have done the best I could with a plummet and noted what I could see from the banks . |
| 3 | Where this involves a mix of ISDN and multimedia ( see p 52 ) , it will bring easy access to a combination of sound , text , video , data and graphics , and revolutionise desktop communications . |
| 4 | The first investigation of a large representative sample of step-children confirmed that the documented economic and social problems created by divorce were considerably alleviated by remarriage , especially where this provided a step-mother ( Ferri , 1984 ) . |
| 5 | Similarly for in-print books there are points where library and book trade concerns overlap , and where these have a bearing upon selection they are described below . |
| 6 | ‘ generally speaking a prosecutor has as much right as a defendant to demand a verdict of a jury on an outstanding indictment , and where either demands a verdict a judge has no jurisdiction to stand in the way of it . |
| 7 | However , we remind ourselves of the principles outlined earlier in this judgment and the observation of Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest in Connelly v. Director of Public Prosecutions [ 1964 ] A.C. 1254 , 1304 , that ‘ generally speaking a prosecutor has as much right as a defendant to demand a verdict of a jury on an outstanding indictment , and where either demands a verdict a judge has no jurisdiction to stand in the way of it . ’ |
| 8 | So , an athenian democracy where all have a voice is required . |
| 9 | The new careers service will not be restricted to helping young people — there will also be scope to assist unemployed adults , people faced with redundancy or those seeking a career change . |
| 10 | These tend to be those least capable of caring for a child , or those bearing a foetus with malformations for which the diagnosis is time-consuming . |
| 11 | And did you find that that made a difference to your overall service ? |
| 12 | Well we 're the study seminars can take place either at Sussex or overseas , and in fact our present policy is to try and increase the number that actually take place in the Third World , because we feel that that has a number of advantages . |
| 13 | Oh that 's right , yes , well we 'll come to that , yes er , well a byte is a bit not that that means a lot , er , what 's a bit ? |
| 14 | ‘ I need n't tell you that that created a howl of protest from the Russians . |
| 15 | ‘ They would need a bigger margin than that to mount a search down there at the bottom of the world . |
| 16 | Dundee , who languish in the basement , and Celtic , the leaders , are the two highest-scoring teams , although neither has a defence which would intimidate opponents . |
| 17 | He observed babies using ultrasound and discovered that each showed a preference for one or the other thumb . |
| 18 | However , to obtain the juiciest and most succulent roots , use root cuttings about 1.2cm ( ½in ) wide and 20cm ( 8in ) long , and plant in February-March , making sure that each has a bud . |
| 19 | No other contact with the board was required of the business heads , although each had a contact on the board who provided ongoing support . |
| 20 | It 's true that some to leave a mess but that 's convenient for builders and speculators who can wreck a place and then blame it on the squatters . |
| 21 | Although this becomes a time consuming procedure , several negative brushings effectively excludes a diagnosis of biliary neoplasm . |
| 22 | Although this constitutes a piece of anecdotal evidence , it serves to illustrate the point about the value of the information content of dividends . |
| 23 | Although this represented a success for the government , it made more unlikely any early surrender by cartel leader Pablo Escobar Gaviria , who had escaped from prison in July [ see p. 39001 ] . |
| 24 | This caused disquiet amongst Colonial officials and prompted Creech Jones , the Colonial Secretary in the later years of the Labour government , to circulate a memorandum to the Cabinet in early 1947 in which he said : ‘ I know full well how important it is that our overseas payments should be kept as low as they possibly can be , but I can not believe that this justifies a course which is contrary to our declared policy in regard both to Colonial and to commercial matters and contrary also to the policy which has long been pursued by the Labour Party . ’ |
| 25 | We can certainly agree that political sociologists have not confined their attention to the narrower governmental sphere or believed that this constitutes a part ( albeit an important part ) of the world of politics . |
| 26 | The government had , however , signed in late May a decree easing the procedure for former owners to reclaim confiscated properties , and the FSLN claimed that this violated a pledge to respect existing legislation awarding title to current occupiers of properties [ see p. 37370 ] . |
| 27 | He hoped that the markets would see that he had tied sterling to the Deutschmark and that they would realise that this meant a commitment to achieving German-style price stability . |
| 28 | However , we have seen ( Chapter 22 ) that this takes a variety of forms . |
| 29 | US trade associations have claimed that this represents a diversion of 1.93 billion lbs of aluminium away from the solid waste stream . |
| 30 | Sequencing of the deletion breakpoint ( 1 ) indicates that a frame shift occurs between ND1 and ND5 , and that this generates a stop codon on the first nucleotides of the conserved ND5 fragment . |