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

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1 And by the way , Steven , I did not find your views about Pakistanis very humorous .
2 THE little boy next door said to his father : ‘ Dad , I do n't want a bike for Christmas anymore . ’
3 The Supreme Court is expected to weaken further the nationwide constitutional protection for abortion early next year .
4 In addition to that , John Prescott was mentioned , and John could not attend the meetings that he does around the country if he did not have the facility to be able to be away from Parliament during times when erm , there are votes that need to be taken .
5 Political parties provided the labels with which electors could identify , and elections became gladiatorial contests between parties rather than between individual candidates .
6 ‘ The reading of it has been a good preparation for Lent as far as I am concerned : for it shows me ( through the heroine ) the special sin of abuse of intellect to which all my profession are liable , more clearly than I ever saw before .
7 Now , after almost fifty years we look back and the rich variety of our doings in the years between fulfills the concept of university as a preparation for life rather than training for a specific walk of life .
8 A skilful negotiator will attempt to trade concession for concession so that ultimately an agreement which satisfies both parties is reached .
9 and knit a jumper for Michael an'all , when Michael 's in she knits him a jumper , the jumper
10 Hence , for example , in the case of the educational system , we should not assume that dominant ideologies about women necessarily give rise to uniform practices in schools and amongst teachers .
11 Free Presbyterians would differ from other Protestants in their attitude to the above reasons for unionism only in taking them more seriously .
12 There are other reasons for owls not hunting in the rain — it hampers both vision and hearing , and limits vole activity , too , so there 's less prey even for those owls that do choose to venture out .
13 The Down 's syndrome register should consider classifying reasons for referral more precisely .
14 There are many legitimate reasons for pupils not to be in school , the most obvious being ill-health , medical or dental appointments .
15 He was at the Cotswold Wild Life Park to lend his expertise for Kids Out — an annual fun day for children with special needs .
16 It looked as if the Saunders-Atkinson partnership had done the trick for Villa again in the 77th minute .
17 While the law has not yet been enforced , individuals offering counterfeit Indian objects for sale now face fines of $250,000 and prison terms for first offences .
18 One of these has already been put forward , by the CNAA early in 1982 , termed Model C. In its response to the July 1981 Green Paper , the CNAA is critical both of Model A and Model B , regarding Model A as inadequate and lacking credibility both on academic and other grounds , and Model B as too exclusive in that it creates a division between institutions substantially involved in the provision of public sector higher education and those only marginally so .
19 There tends to be more division between workers where the strike may be defined as ‘ illegal ’ ; employers are likewise more apt to continue production and employ strikebreakers ; and trade unions are more likely to elicit more public condemnation and encounter ‘ more vigorous state repression ’ when they deliberately flout the law ( ibid.:1125 ) .
20 Er it gives us when when we actually set the thing up and make the presentation , it gives us another opportunity for publicity not only in the local papers o of our own area but the local papers of wherever the school was .
21 It would be an opportunity for reflection specifically for people coming with a background of development experience and practice .
22 CAMI agrees that direct marketing is an opportunity for effects as creative as anything that television can do ; his company recently produced a brochure for a property development called The Fountains which featured a front cover made of plastic , filled with water and a handful of coins .
23 Once there , you would work on community , and scientific land and water-based projects — with lots of opportunity for adventure in between times .
24 The Home Ownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere ( Hope ) programme was set to be expanded , but overall the proposed expenditure on " choice " was to be an estimated $16,000 million in fiscal 1992 , approximately $3,700 million less than in the current fiscal year .
25 provide opportunity for catharsis ie. the release of hostile feelings etc that have been , or may be , repressed otherwise .
26 The atmosphere tends to be less formal and there is greater opportunity for integration both between staff and students and between the students themselves .
27 The financial information presented above is based on the Group 's audited consolidated accounts for LASMO alone , restated for the changes in accounting policy adopted in 1991 .
28 One of the principal reasons for this was considered to be the existence of the defence for men under 24 .
29 Such activity would further promote contacts between individuals either susceptible to or infected with micro-organisms .
30 Can the family deal with conflicts about colour within and without the family ?
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