Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] and [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To my great surprise , I found that in all types of managerial organization in many different countries over 35 years , people in roles at the same time span experience the same weight of responsibility and declare the same level of pay to be fair , regardless of their occupation or actual pay . |
| 2 | These are the rhyolites , which are right at the other end of the spectrum from basalts ; that is to say they are acid , contain a lot of silica and have the same composition as granite . |
| 3 | Or have you ever needed a break from the pressures of work and paid a few pounds more to escape the holiday crowds ? |
| 4 | The buildings will all look the same , the same companies will sell the same goods in all their shops , the people , apart from trivial physical differences and , possibly , their own languages , will all aspire to the same condition of affluence and to look the same as everybody else . |
| 5 | Several Passifloraceae present pollen and nectar at different times of day and share the same pollinators , while certain nectar-less Bignoniaceous lianes mimic nectar producers , by flowering at the same time as , or just after , those that are pollinated . |
| 6 | The methods of testing varies from kit to kit , but most consist of taking a sample of water and adding a few drops of the special reagent or tablet and giving it a shake . |
| 7 | In June 1183 , the Young King fell victim to a sudden attack of dysentery and died a few days later . |
| 8 | During the Reagan presidency , the Guardian kept blaming his errors on age , and perforce , there I was again with another angry letter — ‘ Son of Disgusted , Centre for Policy on Ageing ’ — pointing out that , like it or not , Ronald Reagan had always been like that , making the same kind of statement and endorsing the same brand of policies . |
| 9 | In our lives today we have to continue that journey of exploration and answer the same questions as Paul did . |
| 10 | I took a deep breath of cool air before diving into the blast of heat and walking the few steps to the house . |
| 11 | It will keep going until it is all gone and then it will go to another place with water and do the same . |
| 12 | He may well go into shock and take a few months to accept the inevitability of family life . |
| 13 | They were also inclined to distinguish reason from imagination and to regard the latter as a sensual quality corresponding to the animal nature of man whereas intellect corresponded to his divine nature . |
| 14 | D.& C. Builders v. Rees ( below , p. 267 ) decides that there is no material distinction between giving a small sum in cash and giving the same amount by a negotiable instrument . |
| 15 | While Otley and Nigel squared up to each other Elinor emptied the contents of the envelope onto the table : family snaps , letters , postcards belonging to the Chatwins , the coat of arms well in evidence and having the same circlet of tiny flowers as the monogram on Tumbleweed 's handkerchief . |
| 16 | I 'm going to brief Major Lower that we should recommend the whole fleet be grounded at least until we 've had time to get this examined in detail and to inspect a few more . ’ |
| 17 | It is worth discussing your child 's needs in detail and having a few rehearsal sessions before committing yourself to a job . |
| 18 | Each criterion will be specific enough for Bill and me to judge performance against it without hesitation and to reach the same conclusion , . |
| 19 | She was here to work , to wend her way among the clusters of people gathered around the groaning buffet tables , to smile like a wax mannequin and to stop when requested , to pirouette and offer the same answer to each question about her gown whether it dealt with size , colour , fabric , price or availability . |
| 20 | So Yeah I sa er well she 'd , actually she does two twenty P's cos she goes to town and gets a few things but , I mean it , I said it might be bad weather one day |
| 21 | He 'd been all over town and had a few vocals left , a few guitar bits , and was rather disenchanted with the studio he was using . |
| 22 | Popping along to open days and public events to see what 's on offer and collecting a few prospectuses will give some data to think about . |
| 23 | When the prime minister arrives at the Palace for the weekly audience , the private secretary acts as host and spends a few minutes beforehand in conversation . |
| 24 | Since historical entitlement theorists make original acquisition the root of all subsequent entitlements it is essential that they demonstrate that acquisition is an event of sufficient moral significance to bestow on the acquirer all the incidents of private ownership , including the right to transfer the property at will and to confer the same package of rights on all subsequent transferees . |
| 25 | it 's not as if you 're like selling them at cost and making a few pence because |
| 26 | He went to meet them as they scrambled from the bus , hand extended in welcome , greeting them individually by name and exchanging a few words with each one . |
| 27 | An office colleague to whom I had told my story , went to Lochinver by train and bus a few months later and stayed at the same cottage . |
| 28 | In 1891 the tenor bell was recast by the bell founders Mears & Stainbank at a cost of £30 , being shipped to London by barge and returned the same way . |