Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Extensive entries for each of the artist 's works are preceded by a long chronology with numbered and itemised sections discussing in detail the major developments in Magritte 's career . |
| 2 | Lay brothers hurried about , unpacking the carts , and we were escorted into the spacious , white stone guest house : a large solar on the ground floor with above it chambers for each of the abbot 's guests . |
| 3 | Cheshire 's work shows that this assumption is too simple since , for example , main verb DO and auxiliary do behave quite differently in Reading vernacular and in standard English , the patterns of variation in Reading vernacular being quite different for each of the verb-form 's two grammatical functions . |
| 4 | An appeal is well under way to buy one for each of the county 's 30 ambulances . |
| 5 | For example , in the eighteenth century pleuro-pneumonia killed about two-thirds of the country 's cattle , especially in the low-lying lands in the north , and farmers were forced to restock from less devastated regions such as the offshore Friesian Islands . |
| 6 | Both laboratory experiments and numerical simulations have demonstrated that plumes can arise only at a boundary between convective regimes , such as that between the Earth 's core and mantle at a depth of 2,900 km . |
| 7 | Nagel refers to Adam Smith whom he takes to be advocating , as a matter of reason , the restriction of moral judgment only to that which the agent has done in a narrow sense because to attribute responsibility for that beyond the agent 's control seems irrational and is akin to strict liability . |
| 8 | He noticed how bare the room was of the bits and pieces that usually make two lives one life ; but Carla had tried to compensate for that with a beachcomber 's finds : little groups of pebbles and shells on the windowsills , a fan of dried marram in a vase , a gnarled limb of driftwood that she had smoothed and varnished . |
| 9 | The two storey building has space for 300 of the college 's students . |
| 10 | And when you sat there saying ‘ But what about some of the women 's issues ? ’ , they sat there saying , ‘ Why , why does it matter … ? ’ |
| 11 | Thirteen of the Pacific nations — the US , Canada , Japan , Australia , New Zealand , Hong Kong , Malaysia , Singapore , Indonesia , Thailand , Brunei and the Philippines — now account for half of the world 's growth . |
| 12 | South Korea was elected to chair the developing countries ' Group of 77 ( G-77 ) for 1993 at the Group 's General Assembly in Vienna on Dec. 14 . |
| 13 | Members in developing countries should note that additional funds have been made available for 1993 by the Society 's International Committee , to provide grants for successful applicants from such countries . |
| 14 | At the magnificent new venue of Kiawah Island in South Carolina , the winner and a partner of his or her choice will experience a thrilling battle between some of the world 's top golfers . |
| 15 | Protestors are furious that hundreds of 150ft. pylons would cut through some of the region 's most beautiful countryside , disrupt farming , devalue property and risk health problems from electromagnetic fields . |
| 16 | There would be no chance of refilling it ; and one tank for four months through some of the world 's most spectacular coral seas would call for superhuman restraint . |
| 17 | And the many real or invented minor figures who weave in and out of the opera , such as the Hostess , Fortune Teller , cabbalistic Bookseller , Faust and Mephistopheles , provide an exemplary portrait gallery for some of the company 's finest character singers . |
| 18 | The incumbent bailie-depute , a man named Sproull , was not acceptable , for in his other capacity as commissary , Sproull was making life difficult for some of the duke 's friends , notably the duke 's ‘ vassal Dowan , whose son marryed irregularly ’ . |
| 19 | erm I sometimes feel erm that erm in fact = it would be a good idea when I see people doing things which I regard as immediately dangerous , but I think it might make considerable difficulties for the relationship between the police and the motoring public which erm are already at times very strained , and I 'm not sure , for some of the reasons erm that Norbert has suggested , that it 's erm necessarily a very erm happy system . |
| 20 | Hand tools , power tools , adhesives , wood finishes , specialist woods , books , and videos will also be on show , available for some of the country 's leading wood-working and DIY equipment manufacturers . |
| 21 | THE game could soon be up for some of the Beeb 's quiz shows . |
| 22 | Doubts were expressed about the authorship of the early ‘ St Jerome in the Wilderness ’ from São Paulo although the poor condition of the surface may account for some of the picture 's awkwardness . |
| 23 | County roles take members into schools in their day-to-day work , and for some of the team 's functions ( especially the selection of schools for recommendation for inclusion in the project ) the project role is being played at the same time . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , when the work is completed , we will have the satisfaction of knowing that the George IV Bridge Building will provide a secure and stable environment for some of the nation 's greatest treasures for the foreseeable future . |
| 25 | A ‘ Social and Propaganda Committee ’ was formed — probably to good effect , for some of the Club 's present members joined at this time , either as Artisans or Juniors . |
| 26 | Er very difficult unless you 're into the share market er on a regular basis , but erm if you want a P E P , er er I , I 'd certainly say they 're worth having , and certainly for some of the people er in this room . |
| 27 | It is a routine which would break most people , but Zarei is a top class ultra runner and this relentless pounding of the streets of London is merely preparation for some of the world 's most gruelling races . |
| 28 | Their skyscrapers dominated the skylines of New York , London and Toronto , and provided homes for some of the world 's most powerful companies . |
| 29 | After each of the opponent 's moves , |
| 30 | Once again , the Ian Charleson Memorial Award — named after another of the University 's graduates , who portrayed Liddell in the film ‘ Chariots of Fire ’ — will be presented to the participants contributing most to cross-cultural links . |