Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning , then , to the relationship of criminal law and legal theory , I asked what legal theory might contribute to criminal law and I dealt with two central issues ; first , the limits of exposition imposed by the nature of legal rules which , I argue , are essentially incomplete and therefore incapable of a final , exhaustive statement ; and , secondly , the nature of methodological purity , where I argue against a tendency to distort data to fit a favoured critical principle . |
| 2 | I basically leave them stock , except for the lead pickup , where I go with a Lace Sensor Super Lead . |
| 3 | Down the street opposite , Spring Avenue , and towards the car park , where I head for a silver Ford Granada , so that I can pause and hide a mo , to see how the pursuit is going . |
| 4 | I had to go below ground to an office where I spoke to a policeman . |
| 5 | My next call was to a local Somerset newspaper , where I spoke to a gentleman about the subject of the Chalice Well cover . |
| 6 | Stockley Park near Heathrow is the site of a huge new golf course , where I work from a small mobile office . |
| 7 | But there is no reason why you should not try other foods , although I advise against a diet of all dried food . |
| 8 | But almost immediately I ran into a new danger . |
| 9 | His interest and concern calmed me and sitting in his study at the back of the church I felt more at peace than I had in a long time . |
| 10 | I am not mad , most noble Festus , but in sober sadness I have suffered this day more bodily pain than I had before a conception of . |
| 11 | He has words of praise for the RSNO Chorus , which he says has ‘ sounded better than I remember in a long time ’ in the initial rehearsals of a work new to all concerned . |
| 12 | ‘ I feel better about the market now than I have for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ I saw Everton more times in the last few months of last season than I have for a long time . ’ |
| 14 | So erm I 'm looking forward to this season much more than I have for a long time , so I ca n't wait , wherever I end up , we 'll have to see , but erm I 'm looking forward to it anyway . |
| 15 | ‘ Better than I have in a long time . ’ |
| 16 | My first machine cost £22 , which was just slightly less than I earned in a month at the office . |
| 17 | There was-no sign of a mansion , so I knocked at a cottage door and enquired . |
| 18 | Since I was n't in a position to return the Parsons ' hospitality , I felt an obligation to provide conversational value for money , so I embarked on a series of anecdotes about my time abroad , some true , all exaggerated , a few plain invention . |
| 19 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 20 | I was n't positive on this one , so I checked with a leading manufacturer who said it was not wise to mix , as the addition of stain could upset the drying time . |
| 21 | When I took it off afterwards , my hair was a mess , so I put on a turban or tied in back with a band , which is what I do every day . |
| 22 | ‘ It is important for the children to be medically fit to go , so I ask for a full report from their doctors , ’ says Dr Holmes-Smith . |
| 23 | To make this even more ridiculous , I decided to select the most unlikely container I could think of , so I opted for a supermarket plastic carrier bag . |
| 24 | My English travelling companion was game to try the dulse seaweed , which is a speciality in Ballycastle , so I went into a little shop on the seafront . |
| 25 | ‘ A week or so after I got back it was still there so I went to a doctor and said I might have picked up a parasite . |
| 26 | It got more painful — so I went to a different doctor , who said it was an infected sebaceous cyst and gave me stronger antibiotics . |
| 27 | Not a wink all night did I get , so I went for a breath of air . ’ |
| 28 | I was awake early , so I went for a swim . |
| 29 | There now seemed no need even to ask for help ; my needs were known , so I waited for a cure . |
| 30 | I am starting to puff a bit now so I stop behind a Ford Capri and try to get my breath back . |