Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the Belgians or the Portuguese , the less said the better . |
| 2 | You could also use the abbreviation ‘ wpg ’ for the instances when the word ‘ word-processing ’ is required . |
| 3 | Although the company has so far finished only four chips , all seven should be ready for the prototypes that the company will exhibit at the Berlin Radio Show in August . |
| 4 | So far no one has claimed responsibility for the bombs but an Animal Liberation Front supporter passing the Minister Lovell incident denied any knowledge . |
| 5 | New Year 's Eve in those early years had possessed a dull religious sheen , a pewter glimmer , which by much effort and polishing and dedication of the will could bring her a little light , a little hope , a little perseverance : but she had longed for the flames and the candles , the cut glass and the singing . |
| 6 | It is an enabling bill of fare for the rites and the prayer in which the Church urges us all to take our part . |
| 7 | not not look at go for the customers and the deals I think and all that the backup . |
| 8 | This was hardly a welcome dowry for the investors that the government wanted to attract into a newly privatised industry . |
| 9 | Where I could also spend a great deal of time talking about our common enemies , our mutual friends and some of the similarity and our aims for world peace and again , I 'm gon na leave that for the statesmen and the politicians . |
| 10 | Jason poses for the cameras while the jury pass by , unnoticed . |
| 11 | Job-creation costs for the zones and the areas around them are high . |
| 12 | ‘ requiring a seat belt ’ Means per regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicles ( wearing of Seat Belts ) Regulation 1982 : ‘ The classes of vehicle mentioned in regulation 4 are ( a ) a vehicle to which Regulation 46 of the Construction and Use Regulations applies ( see later ) ; and ( b ) a vehicle which is equipped with anchorage points and seat belts and to which that Regulation would apply if it were not for the circumstances that the vehicle — |
| 13 | Promotion is important for the punters and the club . ’ |
| 14 | The furniture is neither splendid nor plentiful ; as for the carpets and the curtains , the former are threadbare and the latter faded . |
| 15 | Most of them are in it just for the bylines and the booze , you know . |
| 16 | As the campaign entered its final 24 hours , the main parties returned to their central themes : the economy for the Conservatives and the health service for Labour . |
| 17 | It was the feeling he got while watching out for the bookies when the police were in the area . |
| 18 | The answer to divided loyalties and different loyalties is not murder ; it is respect — respect for the differences and an accommodation of those differences . |
| 19 | The RA 's modest total of 145–8 looked a tall order for the champions as the weather deteriorated . |
| 20 | I accept Mr. Lester 's submission that there must be a causal link between the benefit provided for the taxpayers and the cost of the benefit referred to in section 63(1) . |
| 21 | The International Court of Justice condemns US support for the Contras and the mining of Nicaraguan ports . |
| 22 | The designation marking the canonization is frequently deleted so that Val merely sounds like a dilettantish scamp with an eye for the girls and a desire for a good time . |
| 23 | The answer to this decisive question resides not in a logic which compels , for example , all questions of law always to be for the courts or the tribunal . |
| 24 | I wonder whether you could define the circumstances in which it is appropriate for the Government to introduce a law reform Bill and seek to push it through all its procedures in a day without it going to a Standing Committee to be considered carefully as to its detail , when it happens that there is no particular circumstance of urgency and when the reform concerned could lead to considerable difficulties for the courts if the measure is not fully considered ? |
| 25 | Most people go for the stars or the Tarot . |
| 26 | David Bigg of the Braintree and Witham Rail Users Group said he was surprised that extra money could be found for the roads when the railways were desperately in need of extra investment . |
| 27 | Behind and under the stage , there are stairs and passages and many , many rooms — dressing-rooms for the singers and the dancers , rooms for the stage workers , the opera dresses and shoes … |
| 28 | Edith Durham sought to redress the balance in dispatches for The Times and the Manchester Guardian and through indefatigable lobbying in Whitehall and elsewhere . |
| 29 | It was then that the feeling of utter boredom would assail him and he would be driven to join the crowd for the buses and the queue for a seat in the pictures in Hereford to pass the Saturday afternoon away . |
| 30 | It is a valid subject , and the hon. Gentleman is not to blame for the procedures that the House has foisted upon itself . |