Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [conj] [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Science , then , is not the whole of experience but only an abstract mode of experience . |
| 2 | Instead of a systematic policy of imperialism , Unionists had Montagu 's Indian policy and Milner 's policy in Egypt ; instead of settlement in Ireland there were outrages ; instead of a broad social policy there was first a reckless waste of money and then an abandonment of almost all that had been proposed . |
| 3 | As for the avant-garde , we can see the development of modernism as precisely an outraged and deliberately esoteric response to the new drive towards total commodification . |
| 4 | When the cat is found hanged in the closet ( the first act of violence after nearly an hour 's build-up ) , his wife reproaches him with being a coward because he will not confront the men she thinks have killed the animal . |
| 5 | Mixed exhibitions tend to have rather perfunctory introductions and catalogue entries ; the same is often true of exhibitions arranged by groups of artists , though they may have statements of aim or even an artists ' manifesto . |
| 6 | If she 'd expected signs of embarrassment or even an apology , it was obvious that she 'd miscalculated . |
| 7 | St Nicholas Cathedral at the corner of our square is a great deep cavern of dusky toned Baroque , the light upheld by the dark shadows which flow in elegant curliques and whisps around the ornate ceiling , along pillars and walls emblazoned with the richness of colour that only an intensely , at times intellectually , emotional and predominantly Catholic country could produce . |
| 8 | This provision ranges widely in form and presentation with major concerts , recitals , plays , celebrity lectures , opera , dance , films , demonstrations , exhibitions of works of art and even an award-winning Summer Festival of Extra Mural Activities designed for visitors and tourists . |
| 9 | This provision ranges widely in form and presentation with major concerts , recitals , plays , celebrity lectures , opera , dance , films , demonstrations , exhibitions of works of art and even an award-winning Summer Festival of Extra Mural Activities designed for visitors and tourists . |
| 10 | It took nineteen years to complete what was not only a remarkable feat of engineering but also an outstanding example of Francisco Franco 's single-minded pursuit of self-aggrandizement and immortality . |
| 11 | The new channel will be obliged , at the start , to offer only half an hour a day of news and only an hour a week of current affairs . |
| 12 | A well-known publisher , Anthony Blond , writes ‘ The design and appearance of a general book matters but not too much : after all , printing is only a form of communication and rarely an end in itself . |
| 13 | Upon consideration of the hypothesis that bile constituents and their intracolonic degradation products influence colon carcinogenesis , it has been proposed that subjects with a metabolic predisposition towards lowered serum cholesterol may also have an increased secretion of bile and hence an increased risk of developing colorectal carcinoma . |
| 14 | The ballad was ancient , the kind of thing that only an old man would enjoy . |
| 15 | X 's secretary , formerly for eight years secretary to Judge now of the European Court of Justice and formerly an advocate who lives just along , came with me to see get the Royal Bank/Univ Alumnus of the Year Award on Saturday . |
| 16 | To make a contribution towards this end requires not only knowledge of alternatives and commitment to putting them into practice but also an understanding of how social policy is made and implemented . |
| 17 | Everything else was on the same scale — an orchestra of sixty players to dance to , eight large buffets with four tiers on each so laden with food that hardly an inch of rosewood or mahogany showed , a winter garden where gentlemen could smoke their cigars , and a long terrace where perspiring dancers could escape the candle fumes and wander in the warm , starlit twilight . |
| 18 | Lodgings accommodation is available on both a self-catering basis ( known as a ‘ bedsit ’ ) and also ( in some cases ) with breakfast and possibly an evening meal provided . |
| 19 | Bear that in mind and also an important part of communications that 's why there 's always so many problems about which is right . |
| 20 | I was given anti- depressants , that did n't help and it was n't until four years later when they actually admitted me to hospital and then an ulcer and the depression disappeared once it had been diagnosed . |
| 21 | For some liberal historians , it is the idealism of the young rebels , their commitment to liberty or even an altruistic wish to atone for their own privileges by improving the lot of the wretched peasants and workers , which lies at the heart of the matter . |
| 22 | He told the plaintiffs that he had two paintings by Munter for sale and accordingly an employee of the plaintiffs visited the defendants ' gallery to view the paintings . |