Example sentences of "in a [noun sg] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I 'm not in a scrape this time , so stop fussing . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd hate to try and work out a leaflet in a committee this size . |
| 3 | Thought you said you were in a rush this morning ? |
| 4 | In a sense this tendency was enhanced by the nature of the LEA guidelines , which requested a great deal of factual information in addition to an appraisal , and the advisers themselves who in some cases presented the purpose of the self-appraisal in terms of explaining their practices rather than appraising them . |
| 5 | It 's our work around heterosexism which makes a direct and daily challenge to them , and in a sense this work is a pure act of coming out in that it no longer allows them to treat us as one of the girls ( or boys ) who is really just like them . |
| 6 | In a sense this point is a trivially obvious one . |
| 7 | In a sense this argument is correct : it is extremely difficult , without resorting to artificial devices , to show a causal connection between the insider 's trades and the loss allegedly sustained . |
| 8 | In a decision this afternoon , Oxford City Council 's Parks Officer , Bob Stag , has been saying how industrial waste , and even Council rubbish , has made the site too dangerous for the fire . |
| 9 | In a way this novel is A Year in Provence fictionalised . |
| 10 | In a way this standing behind and it 's unfortunate we have to have something as big as this table er and if I stand behind it then you know Gordon 's not getting my full centre line yep . |
| 11 | In a way this job at British Coal is a particularly gruelling one . |
| 12 | And in a way this answer , like the first , was astonishingly appropriate , brandishing a secret truth and a paradox before a man who would have appreciated it to the full , but could not be let into the secret . |
| 13 | After all , the film is about the terror and torture of needing to write and writing to need , which in a way this article is as well . |
| 14 | You do n't need the brake lights of the guy in front of you to tell that he 's gon na stop , you 've anticipated that in a minute this guy 's gon na stop so you you 're already er braking and slowing down . |
| 15 | She knew that Brian was in a mood this morning . |
| 16 | But it will still have to vote in favour of the Maastricht Treaty in a referendum this spring before the treaty is allowed come into effect . |
| 17 | Zeta 's Lad , who has won five chases in a row this season , certainly looks the part and although he is no ‘ good thing ’ I feel he has the form to win the race given a clear round . |
| 18 | In a letter this week to the Lord Chancellor , Mark Sheldon , President of the Law Society , says that recent remarks made by Lord Mackay suggest that the Government is considering restricting the individual 's right to choose their own solicitor . |
| 19 | Does he agree with the Prime Minister who told me in a letter this week that even that does not justify a special economic initiative or does he agree with local industry which is crying out for a partnership with Government to take Britain out of recession ? |
| 20 | In a statement this evening , Thames Water apologized for the inconvenience caused , but said they must always give the welfare of their customers the highest priority . |
| 21 | I had me hair in a ponytail this morning , it looked silly . |
| 22 | This was their sixth successive League victory , and though it was only the first time they have scored three goals in a game this season , everyone at Highbury knows it could have been seven . |
| 23 | Surprisingly it was the first time that Arsenal 's all-star attack had scored three goals in a game this season as they wrecked Coventry 's unbeaten away record with superb strikes from Alan Smith , Ian Wright and Kevin Campbell . |
| 24 | Only First Division players are involved in a ballot this week , with the result announced on Friday . |
| 25 | These are the main conclusions of the House of Lords ' select committee on science and technology in a report this week ( Engineering research and development , HMSO , £6. 10 ) . |
| 26 | Nice to see Stubby again ; Good God , the power structure in a town this size was more formidable than politics in New York City . |
| 27 | ‘ There 's Sean O'Farrell and the master left in a hurry this hour past for New York City , both without a bite inside them — and now you . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ No more than usual in a prison this size , ’ the Governor answered without looking at the other man . |
| 29 | Why you 're doing this Christmas , it may be my last , John said what do you mean , I said well , I do n't know if I 'm going to be in a classroom this time next year , I mean , I really enjoy Christmas with the children , fifteen years since I 've done it , I 've forgotten how I enjoyed myself . |
| 30 | So I put it in a rock this time and it was so funny though . |