Example sentences of "[prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Och dinny Inverdarroch that 's them tae a T ! |
| 2 | ‘ Efter we get alang here a wee bit , ye come tae a loch , then roon' the bend is a castle , then we cairry oan up the road a bit till we cam tae anither loch … ’ |
| 3 | Ye ken , ye walk up tae a door and it opens of its ain accord . |
| 4 | ‘ Ach they 're too busy playin' tae a system now tae score goals . |
| 5 | tae a hairst o winter paets ta cut an cure : |
| 6 | You see , every time he lets Hitler dictate to him , his ignominious peace takes a step nearer a war . ’ |
| 7 | Peterborough United moved nearer a Third Division play-off place with a 2–0 home win over Bournemouth . |
| 8 | Sandstones with compositions which plot in this area are therefore much more susceptible to diagenetic change than those with compositions nearer a quartzose sandstone ( Fig. 5.42 ) ; they thus have a much higher diagenetic potential . |
| 9 | The Danish eluded her but the tone of voice nearer a growl than a polite question suggested she was being asked to state her business . |
| 10 | Still , the activity all around him was reassuring , for every yard was another step nearer a payment to him . |
| 11 | The twelfth-century popes were committed to maintaining their temporalities by the Reform movement which was preoccupied with temporal as well as moral rehabilitation , but it was Innocent who brought the Papal State nearer a political reality than it had been before . |
| 12 | I 'm nearer a pensioner . |
| 13 | One wooden paddle later formed the basis of' the front door of' a nearby house . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've sent for a breakdown lorry-from a garage , so we may be able to salvage the car before it goes right under . ’ |
| 15 | Marvel at The Little Woman Behind The Man : ‘ I 'd like to sing a song fer a special girlfriend who 's kinda important to me . ’ |
| 16 | They'se helpin' their Dad at the moment seein' as there 's no school fer a bit . |
| 17 | I 'll teach you to write yer own name fer a beginnin' . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ S'pose you 'll be wantin' to stay fer a bit , eh ? ’ |
| 19 | It wo n't do him no harm to be out of his mother 's apron-strings fer a bit longer . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , git the hankerchiefs out fer a weep , ’ groaned George , pretending to play the violin . |
| 21 | They scotched 'is little caper an' what was left was too small fer a cartage business so 'e pulled out . |
| 22 | Anyway , nuffink 's gon na 'appen fer a long while yet so the owners are lettin' the place out fer rent . |
| 23 | As I said before , we can stop over the ovver side o' the water fer a celebration drink . |
| 24 | If yer remember , yer 'ad ter send Bessie out fer a couple o' pound last Friday ter tide us over till Monday . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Well , I 'm in fer a right 'idin' if I ai n't got that bleedin' contraption out o' the 'ouse by the time my Joshua comes 'ome , ‘ specially if 'e 's bin on the turps again . |
| 26 | Let's go fer a ride , ’ Chopper butted in , his large flat face breaking out into a smile . |
| 27 | I 'd be grateful fer a lift ter the site if yer do n't mind , ’ the constable asked . |
| 28 | ‘ She was found out by a couple o' the local lads who went over Charin' Cross fer a good time . |
| 29 | I want us ter prosper fer a number o' reasons , Don , ’ she said with conviction . |
| 30 | Those carmen are sittin' outside the wharves fer hours on end at times , an' they like ter come in fer a mug o' tea an' a chat . |