Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [vb -s] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Perhaps the best hope for progress lies in the many examples of good practice that already exist and which the Act simply reflects and builds on . |
2 | it follows from this that ‘ it is characteristic of all unproductive labourers that they are at my command … only to the same extent as I exploit productive labourers … however , my power to employ productive labourers by no means grows in the same proportion as I employ unproductive labourers , but on the contrary diminishes in the same proportion . ’ |
3 | The sense of smell operates in the same way in all mammals , including us . |
4 | This is achieved by adjusting the spacing between the words and characters as necessary so that each line of text finishes at the same point . |
5 | Although Cheetham walked away with packets of dosh and has taken over Weidenfeld , his new list of authors relies on the same tired ( and expensive ) formula of ‘ star ’ novelists , which ultimately bores the reader and spoils the cash flow . |
6 | The spiny newt of China goes through the same sort of contortions to warn off those that threaten it and adds a special deterrent all its own . |
7 | The price of goods varies for the same item , in fact Birkbeck noted as many as ten different prices for the same type of waste paper . |
8 | Analysis of the population dynamics and associated genetics of Trifolium repens in the same pasture is even more revealing . |
9 | whatever fosters the growth of culture works at the same time against war . |
10 | It is uncertain whether the coffee plant manufactures this chemical for its own mysterious purpose , or whether it is made as an accidental byproduct of the roasting process ( the smell of coffee originates from the latter source ) . |
11 | Here , clinging like autumn leaves to a few favoured trees , some 200m butterflies sleep through the winter . |
12 | ZOOLOGIST Kristy Bird 's love affair with Africa resumes in a few weeks when she embarks on a special project to study the impact of poaching on Kenya 's elephant population . |
13 | The first consists in demonstrating that the element in question participates in the same semantic contrast with a third element as a proven semantic constituent . |
14 | ‘ Of course we thought about political problems , but everyone in Israel suffers from the same ones , ’ says Igor , a railway engineer studying at the Mevasseret ulpan . |
15 | The information which appears on Skymaster comes from the same computers at Heathrow which churn out the printed stuff so you can guarantee that the data is accurate and changes reach you faster than they normally would on the paper system . |
16 | The Di Meo brothers ' exhibition of paintings by Michel Haas , whose figures emerge from deep shadow , continues until 11 July , while the review of Spanish art put on by Artcurial ends on the same date . |