Example sentences of "[noun] with a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although some Japanese still harbour a nostalgia for lost European greatness , the ‘ Western ’ package which formerly embraced all cultural , intellectual , physical and institutional characteristics with a source in Western Europe or the US has now come to mean almost exclusively the latter . |
| 2 | To their credit , they 've all but ditched RDF 's cringeworthy word polemics , giving a greater role to singer Linda Goodman and infusing almost all their songs with a wealth of nightmarish samples . |
| 3 | Charles met Robyn off the train from Rummidge with a bottle of champagne in his hand . |
| 4 | Various features of these personality characteristics relate to crime , the most important being extroversion 's association with a resistance to being ‘ conditioned ’ out of various forms of behaviour . |
| 5 | All members are skilled craftsmen and women , who have the back up of old established Association with a reputation for having members who do goo work at a fair price . |
| 6 | Close association with a member of the other sex , as in marriage , allows a wider range of response and action than either partner could have on their own . |
| 7 | Kodak Limited has responded to the appeal from the British Olympic Association with a donation of £10,000 to help support the British Teams at the Winter and Summer Olympics in 1992 . |
| 8 | Continued haemorrhage — ( a ) if the volume of intravenous fluids required to restore or maintain haemodynamic stability was greater than 1000 ml/hour or 3000 ml/12 hours , ( b ) fresh haematemesis and , ( c ) haematemesis or melaenas in association with a fall in packed cell volume greater than 5% in a 24 hour period , two days after admission . |
| 9 | First there are the buildings which are usually , though not exclusively , domestic in character , located in their own spacious plots of land or yards , often in association with a range of agricultural features . |
| 10 | The second distinctive group covers the well known strip buildings which are set end-on to the road frontages , often in association with a range of specialized activities . |
| 11 | Sir Peter then presented the Association with a cheque for £50,000 to help further development of this concept . |
| 12 | The project is being carried out in association with a group of Nigerian scholars as part of a wider study of social structure and environmental change in Northern Nigeria . |
| 13 | Even the useless dowelling with a bit of tin can on the end might come in handy one day ! . |
| 14 | One of Lewis 's more ambitious poems , ‘ The Jungle ’ , ends with a question — ‘ does the will 's long struggle end / With the last kindness of a foe or friend ? ’ — a question answered on 5 March 1944 when , hours before the start of his first patrol against the Japanese on the north Burma coast , he did himself that kindness with a shot from his own revolver . |
| 15 | Visitors will be shown the auditorium with a description of the alternative formats . |
| 16 | Many aspects of our environment show a rhythm with a period of 24 hours as a result of this solar day . |
| 17 | This , defined as sinus rhythm with a rate of greater than 100 beats per minute , was present in many of our patients with or without oxygen and seems to be a normal physiological response . |
| 18 | Trees and the treasury : Valuing Forests for Society argues that a history of subsidised conifer plantations has left timber growers with a surplus of mature trees which cost more to fell and process than they earn as timber . |
| 19 | I myself was accidentally witness to the diverting scene of a journeyman taylor 's beating his wife about the ears with a neck of mutton , to make her know , as he said , her sovereign lord and master . |
| 20 | , Cecil Bernard ( 1894–1969 ) , bibliographer , was born 2 April 1894 in London , the only child of Frederick James Oldman , a builder and contractor with a business in New Cross Road , south-east London , and his wife Agnes Barnes Nightingale . |
| 21 | He further accepted that the court should only attach importance to clear statements showing the intention of the promoter of the Bill , whether a minister or private member : there could be no dredging through conflicting statements of intention with a view to discovering the true intention of Parliament in using the statutory words . |
| 22 | Benefits of this system include an improvement in urban fuel economy of between 8 and 14 per cent , remarkably stable idling with a reduction from 900 rpm to 825 rpm and a consequent gain in comfort and also a reduction in pollution brought about by the lower fuel consumption . |
| 23 | The Jags have unearthed a highly unusual talent in Chic Charnley , a forward with a feel for the unexpected , but he will face a physical examination against Falkirk , who have already had three players sent off in one match this season . |
| 24 | ‘ She 's not plodding up and down the mountainside with a barrel round her neck . ’ |
| 25 | RETAIL goods are notoriously hard to shift in these dark days of recession but most high street chains manage to offload last season 's stock with a bit of discounting and persuasive salesmanship . |
| 26 | For example , if the broker acquired the stock with a view to selling it on to the customer at a profit , it would have to disclose this fact , the historic price of the stock , the current market price of the stock and the profit on the sale . |
| 27 | While we watched , Annabel wormed her way into the circle around Kezia with a plate of smoked salmon sandwiches . |
| 28 | I 'll tell you , if ever I get into the Owsla , I 'll treat outskirters with a bit of decency . " |
| 29 | It was only after a passionate entreaty by his relative Lady Frances Wingfield , who lived in St. Martin 's , that Cromwell relented and he later presented the widowed countess of Burghley with a portrait of himself . |
| 30 | Apparently a hooded stranger with a bag of gold had asked if he could stay at her house one night . |