Example sentences of "of england the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | About a third of the public water supplies in Britain come from groundwater ; in the south and east of England the proportion is locally much greater . |
| 2 | For example , in the south of England the word ‘ bath ’ will rhyme with art and harp , but in the north a short vowel is more likely — bath , giraffe , path and laugh , will rhyme with hat , fat , sat , cat . |
| 3 | For many of these more moderate members of the Church of England the ritual and ceremonial elements of its liturgy , which were so offensive to Puritans , were a source of great comfort and spiritual solace . |
| 4 | I 'm sure you know that the Bank of England the Bank of England have made a very strong point that on balance there should be more non-executive directors than executive directors in the company and , er it is felt very strongly that to get a good mix of non-executive directors really does protect the shareholders ' interests and , er I think we 're very much following the lead , er , of the Bank of , of England , erm , in this particular respect . |
| 5 | It would be surprising , Mr. Beloff submitted , if Parliament had given the Bank of England the right to issue notices calling for the immediate production of documents which ipso facto overrode court orders , and constitutionally anomalous to allow an executive order to override a judicial order , since it would deny the court an opportunity to balance competing interests ; the court should be slow to conclude that it was excluded from this arena . |
| 6 | Thus , along the south coast of England the movement of material is eastwards , while on the east coast , where the dominant winds are north-east , it is southwards , except along part of the north Norfolk coast where it is towards the west . |
| 7 | Was actual invasion of England the answer , Ramsay wondered ? |
| 8 | At all times goods were being imported ; in much of England the distribution patterns imply unequal access to such goods , the quantities falling off rapidly beyond the point of entry or greatest consumption . |