Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Babies are conceived for a variety of reasons apart from basic urges — some over a wayward partner who shows signs of straying from the fold ; in competition with a sister who has recently conceived or in determination to produce the first grandchild .
2 At the newer universities and polytechnics the process of institutional growth had led to a variety of adjustments both in the modes of teaching ( most notably through the introduction of the seminar ) and curriculum ( with a more modern and selective emphasis , and the use of the period study ) .
3 Algal , lichen and moss communities grow wherever there is a hint of moisture , in a variety of habitats all over the continent .
4 All such knowledge must be of value in nursing , where a wide range of people from a broad range of cultures are cared for daily in a variety of contexts both at home and in the hospital setting .
5 Cooper jnr , who followed his father to St Andrew 's from Exeter in September last year , had a trial with Liverpool earlier in the season .
6 information , er , they did it on erm , one of the programmes they actually put a bucket of water actually on the equator , I do n't know if you saw it .
7 As violence continues in Sarajevo , the United Nations has asked France to delay sending a squadron of helicopters there for safety reasons .
8 I sometimes like to think it was my eloquence , but the fact of the matter is that if I had got up on my hind legs and suggested a bit of Karaoke instead of the morning service , they would have leaped at it .
9 Mind you , I think they 've had a bit of luck lately with a couple of wealthy chaps coming to live in the area and showing signs of interest . ’
10 He put it away , a bit of hesitation there in the Oxford United defence , and it 's a goal to Spurs scored by Gary Mafford , in fact he 's put the ball in the net ; mistake from Andy Melville gave Spurs a corner , the ball was n't cleared , Gascoigne played a one two , was blocked by United , it came out to Mafford in the end and the goal 's in so Spurs take the lead after eight minutes .
11 Half a tick — I 've got a bit of bumph somewhere with the drill in case of air raids . ’
12 Reggane was forty miles away , with a bit of sand just before it , but nothing serious .
13 I saw him play last week against Sunderland reserves , he had another magnificent game , his passing was absolutely immaculate — got a good goal , hit a great volley that for another goal ; he can just pass the ball , and I think that 's what we 've lacked a little bit of , er a bit of guard sometimes for our midfield .
14 JB : There 's a bit of painting there on the wall that I rather like — well in fact I do like it , it took 20 minutes .
15 Steep routes , close to the road , sunshine , pleasant surroundings and generally good quality rock ; plus there 's a bit of adventure away from the crowds for those prepared to look for it .
16 The dealer got more and more paranoid sitting there , noticing these two guys in the corner who kept looking at a bit of paper then at him , then having a bit of a conflab .
17 do you remember the time though as being , you , you certainly imply that it was a , a time when there was a quite a bit of unrest perhaps at the complexity of the scheme , as much as anything else .
18 So erm I 've got a bit of time also in which to apply for a few things and go and see a few people erm
19 Begged a bit of dosh together by laying a hat on the floor down the underground and sucking a harmonica .
20 Well I I know I 'm putting you under a bit of pressure here on the basis that erm it 's lovely to be able to have a choice .
21 So you had a bit of swamp just off the bottom of your garden
22 For this general practitioners are rewarded with an income below the national average and a level of frustration much above it .
23 This had been the basic premise of a proposal made in late August by the Netherlands ( holder of the presidency of the Council of Ministers in the second half of 1991 ) specifying four conditions for economic convergence : ( i ) a high degree of price stability , indicated by a level of inflation close to that of the best-performing state for a two-year period ; ( ii ) a sustainable government financial position , indicated by budget deficits deemed not to be excessive ; ( iii ) currency within the 2.5 per cent fluctuation margins of the exchange rate mechanism ( ERM ) of the European Monetary System for at least two years without devaluation against other member state 's currency ; and ( iv ) a close approximation of comparable interest rates to those member states with the best performance in terms of price stability .
24 Each dose stimulates a reaction to the vital force , which moves up a level in health only to be further stimulated by the following dose which matches the favourable change in the patient and remains completely homœopathic as regards symptoms and potency level .
25 Then , on Tuesday 22nd , a blast a Hampstead tube station disrupted late shopping , and a security alert temporarily closed a branch of Books Etc in the City of London .
26 Summarizing , we can conclude that the GGGCCC motif seems to adopt a strongly curved conformation with a direction of curvature opposite to and the magnitude similar to the A-tracts .
27 I envisage and this is what I believe to be his last film Not a Hope in Hell early in 1960 .
28 The checks and balances of the US system lead to a fragmentation of power both within the executive and between it and the legislative branch , while executive dominance within the Canadian parliamentary system assures a more unitary approach .
29 ‘ The fact that the regime has so quickly and so completely imploded in East Germany could risk a reunification of Germany almost by default before long , ’ one diplomat said .
30 The fear is that stretched resources have led to a reduction in places specifically for the most troubled children .
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