Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [prep] [noun] [prep] an " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was all part of the defence of London in an emergency . |
| 2 | The British did not respond , partly because of their current involvement in the defence of Kuwait against an Iraqi threat . |
| 3 | The upward slope of the function reflects the response of firms to an actual value for p which turns out to be greater or less than they had expected at the end of t - 1 . |
| 4 | The addition of FaxAgent to an Octel voice information processing system enables users to access the mailbox via any touchtone phone to be told how many messages — whether speech or facsimile — are waiting . |
| 5 | Hence , the addition of glucose to an aqueous solution of sodium , chloride , bicarbonate and potassium ions allows absorption of sodium ions and glucose , and a consequent osmotic uptake of water which pulls along the other ions by ‘ solvent drag ’ . |
| 6 | States of motion in quantum mechanics can be superposed in a way that is analogous to the compounding of displacements in space or , more generally , to the addition of vectors in an abstract vector space . |
| 7 | ‘ To ask us to approach the ACU in Britain about an alternative date seems totally contrary to the accepted procedures . |
| 8 | The conventional wisdom is that the biggest effects are produced after the veil of material from an eruption ( called a ‘ dust veil ’ , although suspended droplets of liquids such as sulphuric acid may be just important as solid particles ) has spread around the hemisphere and is blocking the Sun 's radiation more or less uniformly . |
| 9 | Much of the GSB is subsequently allocated for the funding of schools within an authority in accordance with the principles of formula funding explained in Chapter 1 . |
| 10 | ‘ Per venit ad aures nostras — It has reached our ears , most beloved Son in Christ … ‘ , followed by the usual sanctimonious phrases , then the allegations of sodomy , murder , the unsuitability of the Prince of Wales for an innocent French princess , the dissolution of the treaty , all culminating in bloody war . |
| 11 | Recent research has shown that babies as young as 6 months comprehend changes in the direction of gaze of an adult as a signal . |
| 12 | I suggest that a simpler approach to detecting the direction of motion of an object , one method of which was put forward by M Kumaran in July , is to use half a 74LS74 D-type flip-flop , as shown in the diagram , which performs exactly the same function . |
| 13 | The Maastricht Treaty is a specific and conscious step in the direction of Euro-nationalism as an end in itself . |
| 14 | ‘ There is a difference between the provision of services to an employee earning less than £5,000 and an employee earning more than £5,000 , or one who is a director . |
| 15 | Various definitions of project finance exist but the key feature to all is the provision of finance for an identifiable project which on completion will hopefully generate an adequate cash flow to service outstanding bank loans and other debt . |
| 16 | Under the agreement , necessitated by the expiry in June of an earlier memorandum [ see pp. 39069 ; 39115 ] , the government approved the allocation of US$200,000,000 in relief aid , including US$90,000,000 for Kurds in the north . |
| 17 | Often , the change in function of an organ during evolution is even more dramatic . |
| 18 | Few Pauline contemporaries noticed the change in Thomas from an animal carefreeness into the youth who ‘ had quite a number of temptations to print , and at the age of fifteen easily gave way ’ . |
| 19 | We note with appreciation the existence of democracy in an independent Namibia , and the government 's commitment to human rights and a free and unrestricted press . |
| 20 | Problems ( again not attributable to readers ) were also caused by items which are not adequately identified by the pressmark supplied in their catalogue entry ( 9% ) , and by serials , of which the location of a particular issue may not be evident from information available in the Issue Hall ( 6% ) , while the sending of call-slips to an inappropriate part of the Library also caused some delay ( 4% ) . |
| 21 | He made frank , often ribald remarks about other people , especially fellow-writers and intellectuals , and he was scathing about the award by Oxford of an honorary doctorate to a minor littérateur , E. V. Lucas , instead of to Eliot , and I do n't wonder . |
| 22 | It is the first time the inspectorate has taken the board to court for an alleged lapse of safety . |
| 23 | Since the second amendment to the articles of agreement the structure of the Fund has been defined as consisting not only of a board of governors , an executive board , and a managing director and staff , but also a council if it is called into being by a decision of the board of governors with an 85 per cent majority of total voting power . |
| 24 | In 1908 , Beveridge , who by now was an acknowledged expert on unemployment and its remedies , joined the Board of Trade as an unestablished civil servant and prepared his first brief for the president , Winston Churchill . |
| 25 | He insisted on seeing the Board in person for an explanation of their order ; some accommodation was evidently reached and Mr. Bailey was continued in office for a further year . |
| 26 | Under South African law police could hold the man for questioning for up to 48 hours before seeking the permission of magistrates for an extension . |
| 27 | World 's End Nurseries is situated in the heart of Chelsea in an acre of landscaped garden . |
| 28 | I gave up the idea of tea , but was able to make a washer in the afternoon with rubber from an abandoned tyre . |
| 29 | BOOKMAKERS William Hill suspended bets on Charles renouncing the throne after fears of an attempted betting coup by royal insiders . |
| 30 | If a very close relative offers to lend you the money in return for an interest-free repayment of the loan , take up the offer , if you know that he or she genuinely will not miss the money . |