Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [noun] [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 | And they 'll like the fact that it 's a Prince of Ireland who has been sent to talk to them . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It can be used by a variety of students/trainees who are in transition from one education/training programme to another . |
| 6 | She tried phoning him with a variety of invitations she felt he would n't refuse , but he always made excuses for not meeting her . |
| 7 | Pay-workers were occupied in a variety of tasks which included all the ore dressing , i.e. preparation of the ore until fit for market . |
| 8 | The skills required to carry out enterprise activity at Level Three are complex and require the student to deal with a variety of tasks which are running concurrently . |
| 9 | After considering a variety of cases their main conclusion is that , operationally , the genome ( the genes of an individual animal ) is a common unit of selection and that to refer to individuals as units of selection is not necessarily in error . |
| 10 | We hope that by including a variety of cases we can inspire individuals and groups all over the country to take up arms on behalf of a threatened building in their neighbourhood . |
| 11 | Australian Rolf , 62 , is one of a variety of artists who performed the classic for a fun CD . |
| 12 | The Social Services department has a variety of equipment which can be on free loan to you if you are assessed to need it . |
| 13 | They identified a variety of factors which were found to be held in common by a number of American companies recognised as meeting the criteria for excellence . |
| 14 | There is no ‘ correct ’ way for a librarian to calculate the desirable size of his bookfund , but taking into account published standards plus a variety of factors which affect the use and condition of his stock he can devise a semi-scientific approach . |
| 15 | The neo-populist view points to a variety of factors which counteracted the tendency of commercialization to foster differentiation . |
| 16 | Of course , there is a variety of factors which might affect the amount of the subsequent invoice : the supplier might not have 100 boxes , the price may have changed , the manager may have used the wrong price , etc . |
| 17 | He was also probably ruminating , feeling his way , nudging towards a variety of decisions which he had to make . |
| 18 | There is a variety of decisions which might be made and different people who might make them . |
| 19 | Very little research has been carried out on the functions of domestic pottery ; there must have been a variety of functions which , glibly , can be placed under the headings of cooking and storage , but behind such distinctions there is little clarity . |
| 20 | This index enables you to access a variety of options which display information about Design Changes ( DCs ) ; for example , to find out the state of a particular DC , who is approving it , and why , and to look at assessment comments . |
| 21 | It aims to build up listening and speaking skills through a variety of activities which children can join in happily and with confidence . |
| 22 | The Teacher 's Notes suggest a variety of activities which take learners back to the video " text " several times . |
| 23 | In a variety of forms it was known in ancient times . |
| 24 | Again , there is the fact that a variety of signs which , whether or not they suggest weapons , huts or traps or remain enigmatic , can only be interpreted as symbolic in intent . |
| 25 | Subjects in Study 3 were members of the Unit 's subject panel , thus most had participated in previous experiments at the unit , for a variety of reasons they may be generally better at this type of task than those recruited through a newspaper advertisement appealing specifically to drivers . |
| 26 | We had originally intended to freeze our budget at precisely the level that it has been at the last two years for a variety of reasons we have decided that it is sensible to actually bring it down yet further . |
| 27 | Particularly in the 1930s significant shifts in popular attitudes affected political postures , and for a variety of reasons there were calls for increased public sector intervention in a range of national economic and social affairs . |
| 28 | CPMA Managing Director , Nigel Rushman , claims that several other sponsors have already signed for the Sevens spectacular in April at Murrayfield , but for a variety of reasons none has come out of the woods yet . |
| 29 | For a variety of reasons it was not possible to hold interviews with members of the music and drama departments , or with any representative of the senior management . |
| 30 | As we have seen , there is a variety of ways in which a reformulation can achieve relevance , and consequently , a variety of effects it may achieve . |