Example sentences of "[Wh det] i [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Lyttelton , it 's such a thrill to see Alan Bennett blossom in another line of work , by which I mean a full-length piece like The Madness of George III . |
| 2 | Everyone , I 'm sure , has a ‘ little black dress ’ type of pattern , by which I mean a perennial favourite that gets made up in different yarns and colours over the years for various celebrations , parties and so on . |
| 3 | I am saying Mr Major , as Prime Minister , if someone in my position is saying I believe , I believe , there is the best opportunity here for lasting peace , by which I mean a total cessation of violence , the least I expect is that you should listen to what I have to say . |
| 4 | It seemed that they were either capitalist or social democrats which I mean a social democrat by any other na a Tory by any other name 's just the same . |
| 5 | In my Bill , for which I seek a Second Reading today , the provision is that Parliament should be elected by the single transferable vote in the first instance , but thereafter , in subsequent elections , Parliament should be free to determine its own electoral system as long as that is consistent with the principles of proportionality . |
| 6 | I 've got a ‘ 56 goldtop Les Paul with soapbar pickups which I like a lot . |
| 7 | When the direction of resources ( within the limits of the contract ) becomes dependent on the buyer in this way , the relationship which I term a ‘ firm ’ may be obtained . |
| 8 | For the third period in general management for the rest of her working life , I assess her annual salary at fifteen thousand nine hundred pounds net , to which I apply a multiplier of twelve to reach the figure of one hundred and ninety thousand eight hundred pounds . |
| 9 | I have a 3′ community tank in which I keep a pair of Silver Dollars , a Red-tailed Black Shark , two sucking loaches , a Coolie loach , Neon and Cardinal Tetras , guppies and three Indian Glassfish . |
| 10 | The hon. Gentleman referred to another issue in which I take a good deal of interest — women and work . |
| 11 | Thus it might erroneously be said of the dog 's leaping to catch the ball that what I really see are just its movements , upon the basis of which I make a leap of faith to its inner , privately introspective , enjoyment . |
| 12 | Also , I have a square heater with doors on the side for which I need a 12V motor . |
| 13 | These documents appear to be expanding in length daily , but the principal provisions tend to remain constant , and it is because of this that I have felt able to expound a series of amendments which I believe a commercial conveyancer should have in mind in considering the draft documentation . |
| 14 | After that it was back into the ‘ chocolate box ’ scenery of western Norway , the fabulous fiords and magnificent mountains , which are marvellous to look at and to photograph , but which I find a bit aloof and unattainable . |
| 15 | The next one , which is similar to camomile and which I find a lot of people like better , is lavender . |
| 16 | It must be , for my peace of mind , another of those places on which I lock a door and turn my back . |
| 17 | May we move on therefore to this very important work programme which I think a very substantial matter |
| 18 | Correct but even The one prior to that which was apparently wrong which I think a lot of things were reconciled |
| 19 | So that 's a good case in which I think an Institute of this kind can perform a very useful role which does n't have any paternalistic undertones at all , because it will learn as much as it will teach , so to speak . |
| 20 | ‘ I believe , ’ he said , ‘ that I can obtain you a position as reader in a publishing house in which I have a certain interest . |
| 21 | I mainly use the package with my Brother 950i , to which I have a connecting cable , but I ca n't wait for Soft Byte to produce one for the Pfaff 6000 so that I can view the patterns on screen before knitting them . |
| 22 | I stood up for six questions , not least for question No. 3 , in which I have a constituency interest . |
| 23 | And Lot fifty is a suitcase Standard , there it is now , Lot fifty for which I have a hundred and fifty offered , sixty , one seventy , one eighty one ninety two hundred , two twenty two forty , two sixty two eighty , three hundred and twenty , three twenty seated , any more ? |
| 24 | Lot fifty eight collection of record pads and bits and pieces for which I have a hundred pounds offered , and ten , one twenty , one thirty , any more at one thirty , forty , one fifty , one sixty , one seventy one eighty , one ninety , two hundred , two twenty two forty two forty on the left at the back , any more at two forty , two sixty , two eighty two eighty three hundred three twenty three twenty on the left near the back now , at three twenty , are you , it 's your bid , sir , at three twenty pounds , any more at three twenty and I 'll sell at three hundred and twenty pounds . |
| 25 | ‘ My ghost , Araminta does not want the only part of this inheritance in which I have an interest . ’ |
| 26 | To choose , I have to judge that here and now , for me , one alternative is the better , and to make my choices consistently I have to add to ‘ Face facts ’ other principles to which I ascribe an imperative force , and ensure that they are logically compatible . |
| 27 | The device which I call a Wurly costs no more than a standard pump to run . |
| 28 | You know what I mean a |
| 29 | It 's like an earthquake , or what I imagine an earthquake would be like . ’ |
| 30 | I believe that each of us has what I term a spirit ( but which I am quite happy for others to call the soul , the higher self , the inner self — or any of dozens of different names ) and that it is this spirit which has a journey to make through several lifetimes . |