Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later on the same page he makes this challenging statement ‘ If any of us actually had the power to release souls from purgatory and refused to exercise that power except in return for a payment of money he would be considered cruel and unchristian — which indeed he would be . ’ |
| 2 | Where the defendant makes a payment into court he will normally : ( 1 ) obtain a certificate of total benefit from the Compensation Recovery Unit of the DSS and ; ( 2 ) send to the court with the payment a certificate showing the amount deducted . |
| 3 | A CO Down businessman who played a key role in the inter-party talks at Stormont has failed to win a Unionist Party nomination to stand in East Belfast in May 's local government elections . |
| 4 | The Social Services department has a variety of equipment which can be on free loan to you if you are assessed to need it . |
| 5 | This can only be true for those speakers who are more or less monostylistic and " basilectal " : in other words , those whose repertoire is confined to a variety of Creole which is almost maximally different from Standard English . |
| 6 | What it can offer will be illustrated in case studies below , but can be summed up as a general information carrier , providing instant access to a variety of information which is more up to date than printed sources an educational service , providing information on new technology , higher education , careers , educational developments and new educational products a gateway service , providing access to remote databases such as ECCTIS ( see below ) a service providing access to other viewdata systems via Bulletin ( W.M. ) , Monitel a mailbox facility , allowing electronic communication between schools and other users and providing contact points for school librarians and teachers a software service providing telesoftware and enabling users to obtain access to software via Prestel Education and Micronet a microviewdata service , allowing users to create their own databases through Prestel |
| 7 | This tale about Swegen 's Slavonic wife may fit with Thietmar 's statement that he had Cnut and his brother Harald by a sister of Boleslav whom he later abandoned , which may in turn tie in with the Encomiast 's story that after their father 's death Cnut and Harald brought their mother back from among the Slavs . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a bucket of water they need , never mind swimming pools . ’ |
| 9 | it 's a function of age you er |
| 10 | If a curve is plotted of the specific volume of a polymer as a function of temperature it will in general be of the form shown in Figure 3.11 . |
| 11 | When the orbital period is plotted as a function of time it shows a steady decrease : . |
| 12 | ‘ It was just a case of finding who they were . ’ |
| 13 | One example my coal hole accommodated for nigh on ten years was a case of Krug I bought after a successful poker evening . |
| 14 | At its most basic , this was a case of dance your ass off , although Hamilton Bohannon , another Christian , felt obliged to point out that ‘ Ps . |
| 15 | At its most basic , this was a case of dance your ass off |
| 16 | At the end of the day it is a case of choosing what one 's faith will be about — a point which Christians are reluctant to acknowledge . |
| 17 | At first there was no grand plan , it was simply a case of choosing who was around or who had been recommended by her new friends from Vogue . |
| 18 | In an age when much more business is project-oriented when it is increasingly a case of throw it at the wall and see what sticks ( perhaps in the public sector they really wish they did n't have to be so careful with the dosh and could similarly try things out more just to see what might work ) , the role of the chief exec is to empower the team and keep informed of progress ( half a side of A4 and no hyperbole please ) . |
| 19 | Where we are unable to deal with a case by negotiation we will issue court proceedings . |
| 20 | I have n't got to smoke pot , but I do and I think that 's more security than anything , knowing that you 've got a bit of pot which you can put down and you can say : ‘ Oh , I do n't want none of that today , I 'm not in the mood for it . ’ |
| 21 | They could go into the chapel , and the Adam library , and the red drawing-room , and with a bit of luck they 'd be so busy looking at the Chippendale and the Hepplewhite they would n't notice the holes in the rugs . ’ |
| 22 | With a bit of luck they 'll wipe each other off the face of Asia . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ With a bit of luck we should get picked for the Russian ship tomorrow Bill . ’ |
| 24 | With a bit of luck we 'll be able to make a holiday of it for you , get in a couple of London shows as well . ’ |
| 25 | Fans must not seek consolation from comments such as ‘ … we dominated but did n't score … ’ or ‘ … with a bit of luck we 'll do better … ’ . |
| 26 | There 's fresh water , and I found some fishing tackle , so with a bit of luck we could be eating in style tonight . ’ |
| 27 | But with a bit of luck we 'll know tomorrow . |
| 28 | But if we have everything ready to leave as soon as I get back from chess and I 'll make sure I leave promptly if we can come straight away then , with a bit of luck we 'll be on to the M twenty five b by half past four so we might |
| 29 | so with a bit of luck we wo n't have to go |
| 30 | ‘ With a bit of luck it 'll stay over in Manchester , ’ Otley said . |