Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well actually people in my area do have a concern about this , also though I was brought up in my teens at least within a rural area and I know full well that to hold certain views even those of the majority within rural areas , are not necessarily easily expressed and I have today been told of yet another example of this being the case . |
| 2 | For although the two stood with their heads for once on a level pegging , the size of their shadows differed to no small degree . |
| 3 | The Owens have been told by surveyors that the road works could devalue their home by up to a hundred and fifty thousand pounds , and they think the department of Transport should listen to their arguments . |
| 4 | It is thus appropriate that she should begin her enterprise in Out with an investigation of that originary metaphor described by Nietzsche , the act of perception . |
| 5 | Undertakers would give the poor no credit and , whilst efforts were being made to raise cash , corpses remained on their deathbeds for up to a fortnight . |
| 6 | In April , partly in response to Dell 's campaign , Compaq cut its prices by up to a third . |
| 7 | She kept her voice to just above a whisper . |
| 8 | Those who smoke could be cutting their fertility by up to a third . |
| 9 | They 'll be forcing their way in here in a few minutes . |
| 10 | Farmers may have to reduce their herds by up to a quarter if they want to save the country 's forest , the group says . |
| 11 | A sharp gust of wind set the whole tree in motion and he dung on desperately like a sailor in the rigging , remembering Dalziel 's jocular injunction to ‘ watch himself ’ . |
| 12 | He had worked at his books in here as a boy , shared port with Sir John as a stripling in his callow youth , sitting across from him before the fire in this male stronghold , deep in the leather chair . |
| 13 | To utilize this to the full , Brusilov resolved to launch all four of his armies at once over a wide front , rather than concentrating them as dictated by contemporary military thinking . |
| 14 | It was only when Hurley called Coleman direct at the end of March 1988 , telling him to get his ass over there in a week or he would find somebody else , that Donleavy agreed to release him . |
| 15 | DARLINGTON manager Ray Hankin has agreed to put his boots on again for a testimonial game at Shildon later this month . |
| 16 | Send your pictures to along with a note of your name , department and location and any title or story behind the subject of the picture . |
| 17 | Trim your cutting to just under a leaf node with a sharp knife or razor blade — they should end up around three inches long — and remove the leaves from the bottom half . |
| 18 | Our canoes were loaded on the trailer and we were in the van and on our way by 7.30am for a 5 ½ hour drive to the Allagash Wilderness Waterway . |