Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As simple as can be , except that nowhere in the world have I encountered a door with such a gap between it and the floor . |
| 2 | It looks like wheat , except that right in the middle of this prairie is a group of small hills rising unexpectedly out of the flat plain . |
| 3 | Among the pieces of evidence advanced for the traditional view , for example , are the facts that until late in the reign of Suleyman the Muftis were considerably less well-paid than the kazaskers and that the Muftis did not sit in the divan whereas the kazaskers did . |
| 4 | One of the most significant and suggestive points about the early history of the office is that until late in the period under consideration nearly all the Muftis held the office until their deaths , that there were very few resignations or removals . |
| 5 | IHTA 1984 , s18(2) states that if immediately before a transfer the transferor ( but not the transferor 's spouse ) is domiciled in the United Kingdom , the value in respect of which the transfer is exempt shall not exceed £55,000 less any amount previously taken into account for the purposes of that exemption . |
| 6 | I had n't bothered with landing lights and I was n't sure , any longer , where I was I only knew I had to keep climbing and that somewhere at the top was relief and safety . |
| 7 | The problem of course with Christology for feminists is that Jesus was a male human being and that thus as a symbol , as the Christ , or as the Second Person of the trinity , it would seem that ‘ God ’ becomes in some way ‘ male ’ . |
| 8 | On neither score is there any universal agreement , and many would deny that the objections are well grounded , holding that they rest on over-simplifications , and that even to the degree that Barth did move in the directions suggested , he nevertheless did not fall into the extreme positions of which he is held guilty . |
| 9 | Bridbury also suggests , from the admissions to the freedom of the boroughs , that the ranks of the citizens were being widened , and that even at a time when rural conditions provided more incentive for men to remain in the country than at an earlier date the towns were still able to attract them ( 61 , pp.62–4 ( Tables , 65–9 ) ) . |
| 10 | The students and others were highly critical of the Dip.AD for a number of reasons , not all of them compatible : that it did not impart a sound technical training and failed to produce good design practitioners ; that it was becoming so academic in content that it was losing touch with the market-place ; that its status was popularly regarded as inferior to that of courses in other subjects which led to the award of degrees ; and that instead of a network of inter-related courses imparting a wide range of studies , it offered only a small number of ladder-like disciplines . |
| 11 | This is specifically so in the case of the findings of the Reporter in his Report on the SEELPI Inquiry , which the Reporter in her decision on the Linlithgow appeal referred to , adopted in respect of the Linlithgow land supply only , and that solely on the basis that the interpretation had not been challenged on the day . |
| 12 | But he declared that he would be unable to recognize Roksanda , after having seen her for such a short time , and that only by the light of his master 's ring . |
| 13 | Little of the frantic and customary Neath 15-man handling movements were seen and until late in the game , three-quarters and full-backs stood motionless , until they also found the driving maul and battering game too appealing . |
| 14 | The other er aspect perhaps is if and again on the consultation leaflet and in the manual , effect on houses demolished . |
| 15 | I think just to conclude the the engine of growth argument , erm , has obviously been raised in relation to other new settlements , notably Cambridge and and this has been referred to already , erm the situation in Cambridge is different to York in in that the level of growth that 's that 's anticipated for that city is is is significantly higher , and the new settlement erm proposals there have been considered in in that regard and and just for the record C P R E have supported the the new settlement in that particular location , but it does seem to me that the returning to your basic point , that that erm if one applies those circumstances in Nor North Yorkshire it does fly in the face of of established policy in the structure plan , and the overriding er policy is is one of restraint in what is is considered to be one of the country 's most sensitive environmental areas , thank you . |
| 16 | and and also as a farmer , if I |
| 17 | I mean I 'm aware of the thing that 's what makes me ask you more about that account , but I am worried about it and and actually in a way are in a very good position . |
| 18 | For example : the traditional notation regarding ‘ on board ’ loading was replaced by a ‘ taking in charge ’ statement ; the traditional prohibition against transhipment was eliminated , because transhipment was of the essence in combined transport ; since the transport commonly originated and finished inland , the terms ‘ place of receipt ’ and ‘ place of delivery ’ were inserted in separate boxes , either replacing the traditional ‘ port of loading ’ and ‘ port of discharge ’ or joining them as additional specifications ; and since often times the name of the vessel was not known or could not be established with certainty at the time of issuance , the box for the vessel 's name was modified to refer to an ‘ intended vessel . ’ |
| 19 | There were voices , if as yet in a minority , within both industry and government favouring the establishment of free collective bargaining . |
| 20 | At the same time — whether just before or just after the theft — Mrs Stratton died . |
| 21 | The court has jurisdiction to decide issues of the construction of expert clauses both before and probably during a reference ( see 8.17.1 ) but not afterwards , except , possibly , with the consent of both parties ( see 13.9 ) . |
| 22 | In the centuries just before and just after the Conquest , handwriting comprised a mixture of styles and letter shapes , depending on the language used ( Latin , Anglo-Saxon , Norman French ) and the importance of the book or document being written . |
| 23 | It must be admitted , though , that this very informal technique does require quite a lot of work to be done both before and especially after the interview and the researcher is always in danger of forgetting to put a point forward or not being able to understand his or her own notes afterwards . |
| 24 | There are some things not even money can buy though and even in the cash fuelled world of Formula One , that something is success . |