Example sentences of "[noun] and most [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was during this period that the wheel and most of the machinery was stripped out . |
| 2 | Also , there has to be strict rules for visitors ' feeding of the animals and most of the time no feeding of this kind is allowed . |
| 3 | Yet all these different forms are variations of one basic anatomical pattern : a body divided into three distinct parts — a head bearing the mouth and most of the sense organs ; a thorax filled almost entirely with muscles to operate the three pairs of legs beneath and , usually , one or two pairs of wings above ; and an abdomen carrying the organs needed for digestion and reproduction . |
| 4 | I have visited some of the Indian battlefields and most of the European , accompanied by the writings of Jac Weller and Elizabeth Longford . |
| 5 | The establishments continued to handle much of the internal administration and most of the service functions . |
| 6 | You can slip two or more needles side by side and most of the time it is preferable to do so in order to get a more definite design effect . |
| 7 | The union already has 3,000 members in opted-out schools and most of the union will be in the sector if , as ministers expect , half of all secondary schools have become grant maintained by 1997 . |
| 8 | Was there any sense of surprise really that as the quarrier was were Welshmen and most of the workforce were Welshmen that in fact things would come to some sort of agreement , that there would n't be this kind of |
| 9 | Jamie has no demons like you and defies you with being a skunk Repulsive to humanity and most of the animal kingdom , but irresistible to another skunk ! |
| 10 | The kitchen occupied the lower storey of the dwelling and most of the space in it was taken up by a lemon wood table and four rush-seated chairs decorated in traditional colours and floral patterns . |
| 11 | No , it will not be the gas board in the Republic of Ireland , and I suspect that I shall be returning to the subject of gas all afternoon and most of the evening . |
| 12 | The Heritage range is the most flexible because cantilever cross frames are used to carry all the first floor loads and most of the roof , leaving internal divisions largely a matter of choice . |
| 13 | Fold in the cooled honey , whisky and most of the oatmeal . |
| 14 | Law Fair : A double stand was taken at the Law Fair in February which was manned by representatives from the Young Barristers ' Association , the Circuits and most of the Specialist Bar Associations . |
| 15 | In December 1915 Chapman , Connor and most of the City players ‘ attested ’ . |
| 16 | The same pattern of events continued throughout Sunday evening and most of the night . |
| 17 | Fox F M's weather — it 'll be a dry evening and most of the night , but towards morning rain will spread in to the Banbury area extending down to the Berkshire Downs on Wednesday morning . |
| 18 | They trooped into the dining-room , sat down , admired the cake , ate the mince pies and most of the rest and drank their tea . |
| 19 | The couple have lived in the house for more than 20 years and most of the gardening is done by Mrs Ashdown , who said : ‘ I just potter and have a chat to people passing by . |
| 20 | Because there is little tradition of using research , social workers find it difficult to suggest areas for investigation and most of the running is , therefore , made by central government . |
| 21 | It was fairly quiet as by that time the workforce had arrived and started their day shift and most of the night shift had already left . |
| 22 | Jackie had no chance to give them his expert advice because the triangle sounded for the afternoon shift , and he was carried off by Biff to his office for the rest of the day and most of the night . |
| 23 | At first , when all the others went away I hated being alone ; and I watched the road all day and most of the night hoping that a car , anybody , would come over the hill from either direction . |
| 24 | I was actually brought up by my Aunt Queen , along with her five children , because my mother was working all day and most of the night running the eel shops . |
| 25 | They 'd staked out Culley 's flat for half a day and most of the night . |
| 26 | ‘ It sleeps all day and most of the night . ’ |
| 27 | They kept going all day and most of the night , passing the cathedral city of Melchester and reaching open land . |
| 28 | I avoided him instead , sometimes even for a day and most of an evening , until I was in the mood , strong enough , weak enough , who-knows-what-enough to take a sip of Francis . |
| 29 | The Swiss do not have a national health service and most of the population is covered by voluntary health insurance . |
| 30 | The skins who patronised this shop , every Sunday and most of the rest of the week , were part of the skinhead revival . |