Example sentences of "[prep] [indef pn] [adv] [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helen 's dividends , like her own , had dwindled to smaller and smaller sums ; even for someone as uncommitted to possession or luxury as Helen was it had become necessary to top them up . |
| 2 | I can think of nothing more damaging to law and order in the metropolis than having the hon. Gentleman as chairman of such an authority . |
| 3 | In 1988 this was recognised by Swiss Federal Railways promotion of a stretch of former " Gotthard Road " between Fluelen and Goschenen as one suitably traffic-free for use by those who seek to combine touring and sightseeing with cycling , which in Switzerland has become popular as part of a current " fitness ' movement . |
| 4 | This is very unusual for a European wine region ( in most cases , vineyards generally face south to some degree ) and especially for one as northerly in latitude as Champagne . |
| 5 | After a few minutes he replaces it with something more conducive to conversation , the Neville Brothers ' ‘ Yellow Moon ’ . |
| 6 | There is a simple sense that Coleridge is happy to write them , that although Kubla Khan has its savage side , it is a savage side in which he revels and although Frost at Midnight carries lonely memories ( particularly bitter to someone so desperate for love ) he overcomes them and thinks upon a happy future instead . |
| 7 | So much of modern astrophysics has sprung from the seeds of radio astronomy that I would recommend a session with this book for anyone currently involved in astronomy research . |
| 8 | If the investigation is undertaken by someone primarily interested in intonation , for example , the data selected has to meet certain requirements . |