Example sentences of "[verb] [vb -s] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found that the strictness with which these criteria are applied varies from region to region , and that the Department of Health is prepared to be flexible if you can argue a cogent case . |
| 2 | A police officer reported that ‘ in some villages the young men are brought up from their childhood with the idea that according to ancient Kandyan custom the highland on which the [ coffee ] estate has been opened belongs by right of inheritance to the village below and in helping themselves they are only taking the rent of the ground . ’ |
| 3 | How these colours are used differs from regiment to regiment , and the examples shown represent just one variation for each state . |
| 4 | The trouble is that what is measured differs from medium to medium , and , therefore , cost measurements differ almost completely between , say , TV and posters in what they are costs of . |
| 5 | Obviously , it is a matter of judgement just what coverage , and what frequency to aim at — especially when you remember that the type of ‘ reach ’ being measured differs from medium to medium . |
| 6 | Successful students receive the profile assessment of their language skills , confirmed by a course certificate : the range of achievement that can be certificated extends from GCSE to post GCE A-level . |
| 7 | The number of youngsters sniffing varies from place to place and at different times . |
| 8 | But the way the roles are played varies from occasion to occasion according to which particular individual is playing which particular part at any particular time . |
| 9 | The actual length of time one is asleep before this level is reached varies from person to person . |
| 10 | The precise form this differentiation takes varies from community to community ; for example it is likely to be manifested differently in pre- and post-industrial societies and to vary in accordance with culturally determined roles assigned by societies ( see Coates 1986 for a general discussion of the issues ) . |
| 11 | The way in which such imputed values are found varies from case to case and is seldom straightforward . |
| 12 | The extent to which national goals for primary education have been consciously set and conscientiously followed varies in emphasis from country to country . |
| 13 | The amount charged varies from lender to lender . |
| 14 | The extent to which these have been achieved varies from authority to authority but , in some , considerable progress has been made towards integration . |
| 15 | Just how the distinction is established varies from system to system but usually " we " , the insiders , are treated as " true " kin . |