Example sentences of "apart from [art] [adj] [noun pl] and " in BNC.

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1 The day progressed and I had searched a reasonably large expanse of foreshore without much to show by way of finds apart from a few pennies and halfpennies .
2 It was empty apart from a few chairs and a couple of tables .
3 Apart from a few ornaments and pictures he had paid for everything .
4 Apart from a few Sikhs and a very irritable Hindu from East Sheen , most of the targeted persons seemed quite pleased to be asked .
5 Apart from a few independents and a handful of dissidents the only candidates among whom the elector can choose will be those that the parties have seen fit to put before him .
6 But apart from a few sparrows and a robin redbreast the branches were bare .
7 Apart from the potent drives and desires surging through you there 's a loved one 's wants and wishes to be considered as well .
8 Apart from the potent drives and desires surging through you there 's a loved one 's wants and wishes to be considered as well .
9 Although the Labour Party as a whole has not taken a stand on the political position of the monarchy , Tony Benn has expressed the view that these two powers of the Crown should be transferred to the Speaker of the House of Commons because he stands apart from the political parties and is directly answerable to the Commons for the conduct of the chair in a way that does not apply to the position of the Crown .
10 Apart from the political overtones and undertones , Nicholson knew he was breaking new ground with one specific sex scene in which he showed full-frontal nudity and a fairly complete filming of the sex act itself , still unheard of in the movies , in spite of the musical Hair .
11 Quite apart from the leisurely beginnings and ends of terms , the examination time , unexpected holidays , and festivals , requests for children to parade or sing or help with community work , there are the apparently inevitable absences of teachers : the headmaster to collect salaries , the senior teachers to mark and supervise examinations or attend panels , the married ladies to nurse sick children or to have babies .
12 Publicity is therefore essential and apart from the regular posters and leaflets , hospital radios and newsletters are also being exploited to get the service across .
13 Apart from the above stages and terminology , there are some basic facts to be known which will enhance the user 's understanding of the microcomputer and appreciate not only its uses , but very importantly , its limitations .
14 Apart from the armed forces and civil and military users such as air traffic control , the biggest inhabitants of the spectrum are telecommunications and television .
15 Apart from the new leaflets and a few
16 Apart from the two Americans and Sir Ivor from Ireland , from France came Carmarthen , third in the Arc , La Lagune , winner of the Oaks , and Petrone , facile winner of the Prix Henri Foy ; from Argentina , Azincourt II ; and from Japan , Takeshiba-O .
17 Emily had become accustomed to taking her meals with Letty ; there was no dining-room in her lodgings , only one small sitting-room apart from the two bedrooms and it was convenient to eat in the kitchen , keeping the sitting-room as an office .
18 Apart from the general doubts and suspicions this shift away from power may raise in feminist minds , it also raises internal questions for the difference theorists themselves .
19 However , in the past the courts have tended to adopt a different approach and first " look at the contract apart from the exempting clauses and see what are the terms , express or implied , which impose an obligation on the party " ( Lord Denning in Karsales ( Harrow ) Ltd v Wallis [ 1956 ] 1 WLR 936 ) and only then consider the impact of the exclusion on that liability .
20 It is the same as Handout 1 apart from the accompanying questions and instructions .
21 Typical symptoms of Hexamitiasis , apart from the severe lesions and skin ulcers that typify Hole in the Head disease of Discus and other species , are emaciation , and darkening of the body colour especially in the abdominal region .
22 Apart from the few wives and daughters of master printers who had picked up something of the trade in the family firm , the first women compositors in Britain to receive anything like a " systematic training " were apparently taken on by the firm of McCorquodale of Newton-le-Willows in about 1848.12 It was a little-known experiment that did not last .
23 Apart from the founding treaties and Community legislation , they may include in particular the multi-lateral conventions concluded between Member States under the auspices of the Community , pursuant to Article 220 of the EEC Treaty , such as the Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters of 1968 .
24 As a matter of general law , apart from the statutory provisions and the Law Society 's regulations , the firm 's name must not be such as to deceive the general public into believing that it is dealing with some rival firm .
25 Apart from the detailed maps and walking instructions , the guide provides a wealth of background information on the geology , history and archaeology of the area .
26 In spite of his wild nights , Modigliani completed thirty-six oils and gouaches during 1915 , approximately three paintings a month , apart from the preliminary studies and his sketchbooks full of drawings .
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