Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Newley and I have been bidding for the same things for years . ’
2 Do you always go for the same kinds of things ?
3 those seeking work were looking for the same kinds of jobs as those that had found it ;
4 Moreover , ideological divisions have frequently led to union rivalries which can undermine strike action , especially since the unions compete for the same grades of employees ; in BR a single union can in most cases bring out most or all members of a grade .
5 Pointing to the way in which poverty structured the lives of the majority of her respondents , she concluded that ‘ young Black women and young white women become pregnant for the same sorts of reasons , and this is because they share the same socio-economic contexts ’ ( Phoenix , 1988a , p. 154 ) .
6 Second , there are interior sources which have only ‘ fired ’ once during the several years of observations .
7 Kevin advises ‘ When choosing frames do n't forget about the many types of lenses available .
8 She wrote to me about the many pressures on girls to worry constantly about their looks , and in particular their bodies .
9 None the less , it seems likely that the course of studies was so arranged that the students would pass through the same grades of medreses as those in which they would later teach : such would in any case seem to have been the practice in later times .
10 After a few days of tests and observation , the surgeon approached her bed .
11 The treating , perhaps fortunately , cut his visit short for after a few nights of festivities he was stony broke .
12 In the past , the young store cattle were sold after a few months to farmers on the UK mainland but recently the EEC has guaranteed high prices for beef and so many farmers have fattened their calves on their own farms .
13 Certainly we do not need to try to go into the whole causal history of an event in order to specify something — one of the many sets of things — that had the property of making the occurrence of the event necessary .
14 The resolution of the many conflicts between farmers and environmentalists remains a hit-and-miss affair .
15 We have n't set the world alight , but we have seen a selection of the many kinds of birds and animals which choose to make Shetland their home .
16 Wander around the flora carpeted landscaped gardens and take a leisurely lunch in one of the many restaurants with choices to suit everyone 's taste .
17 A few of the many examples of results obtained with such equipment are Figs. 11.2 , 12.9 , 21.7 and 21.19 .
18 These are just some of the many examples of journalists facing danger and oppression that are documented in the Review , which is published annually by the International Press Institute .
19 Feeble illumination came from phosphorescent lichens mottling the ceiling and from the furnaces of the many tribes of recyclers whose smelting activities and whose upward export-trade in reusable elements to higher zones of the city alone prevented their home-space from filling as full as a constipated bowel .
20 The reason for this will become clear when the fossil faunas are examined , for post-depositional breakage of the upper and lower jaws often removes any evidence of the jaws themselves so that only the teeth are left to provide an indication of the former numbers of jaws , and this index attempts to take this into account .
21 examine with reference to their general compliance with these conditions , the several drawings bearing the numbers given in the enclosed list ; and to prepare a statement , giving first the Conditions which they assume to be required in the cases of each of the three classes of designs and secondly , showing whether any and which of the several sets of drawings selected fail to comply with such conditions ; and also in what respect , and to what extent , these conditions are neglected or departed from .
22 Many of the same suggestions for traps appeared in all the books , modified only by terrain .
23 He merely maintained that the non-recurrence of the same complexes of qualities was a probability , not a certainty .
24 Much of the same sorts of observations as apply to Marx 's and Engels 's notion concerning labour also apply to their discussions of property .
25 Likewise , unlike the Labour party , my party and its predecessor have had no difficulty with the proposition that if we create a Scottish Parliament with the kind of effective deveolution which the Bill proposes , the case for the retention of the same numbers of Members of Parliament who presently come from Scotland to Westminster would be weakened .
26 Yes , I 'd say there was a definite move towards the same kinds of objects , the same kinds of styles and qualities of furniture being found in a wide variety of income groups , areas of the town , different types of houses , a much more over-all feel , really , a move towards classlessness I suppose you could call it .
27 Despite his wide range of achievements , Dall 's name is little known outside of a few groups of specialists .
28 Abubakar Mgumia , minister for tourism , natural resources and environment , said : ‘ The hunting of a few elephants by tourists will not affect the number of elephants in the country . ’
29 Johnson Matthey was amongst the many companies with chemicals operations in the locality taking part .
30 They 'd never amount to a fortune — not at a penny a hundred points — but at least they paid for a few packets of cigarettes .
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