Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [adv] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must also be borne in mind that in 685 Ecgfrith was able to invade through Strathmore as far as Nechtanesmere ( Dunnichen ) , near Forfar , which will have been in the more northerly kingdom of Circinn ( between the Isla and the Dee ) . |
| 2 | Collections for medical supplies were also undertaken and the first British Medical Unit of doctors and nurses , organized by the Spanish Medical Aid Committee , left for Spain as early as August 1936 . |
| 3 | But the Chinese Muslims are spread throughout the country , from Xinjiang in the north-west right along the Great Wall of China as far as Peking and dotted throughout Ningxia province , including such key cities as Xian , home of the famous terracotta army , where the Chinese-style pavilions of the Great Mosque have been a place of worship for Muslims since the eighth century . |
| 4 | He warned that if Slovenia went ahead with secession , EC support would be withdrawn — leading to the total economic collapse of Yugoslavia as early as September . |
| 5 | Change was in the air of Glasgow as surely as Bill Haley , his kiss curl hanging limply over one eye , was singing ‘ Rockin' Through the Rye ’ and driving an entirely new breed of Glaswegian wild with frenzy … the teenager . |
| 6 | A versatile and hardy traveller , his earliest journey was to Italy and Sicily , the prelude to an extended and detailed tour of Greece as far as Thessaly . |
| 7 | On the assumption that the account of this event in Molla Husrev 's life is at least broadly correct , however , and in the light of the documentary and such other evidence as exists , it would appear that he left for Bursa not earlier than Rajab 876 nor later than Shawwal 877 and returned to become Mufti perhaps as early as 878/1473–4 . |
| 8 | Francisco said , ‘ You have settled down in Spain much faster than Rosie . |
| 9 | Its lands reached from abbeys in Yorkshire as far as Borrowdale and Eskdale , where its sheep runs extended over the fells . |
| 10 | Diana was due back in Britain early today while Charles continued his Far East tour . |
| 11 | Fighting erupted in Beirut yesterday shortly after President Elias Hrawi was quoted as saying that Syrian troops would leave parts of Lebanon as soon as he had overcome the resistance of troops of General Michel Aoun in the Christian enclave . |
| 12 | In Asia-Pacific where else but Shangri-La |
| 13 | The irony is that within five years , investigations started with a view to relaying part of the canal route to Kilmacolm as far as Paisley for a new passenger service ! |
| 14 | It was no coincidence that the first official title of the Free French movement 's executive — a title which de Gaulle had suggested to Churchill as early as July 1940 — was the Conseil de Défense de l'Empire . |
| 15 | Modernists and moderates were probably as numerous as one another , as Charlie Allen of the CIA reported to Casey as late as November 1986 . |
| 16 | Gradually the Islanders were phased out , the last going to Montserrat as recently as August 1990 . |
| 17 | The target of 221 for 3 seemed beyond Maldon early on as Essex II bowler Glen Bolton and Nigel Hilliard pinned them down . |
| 18 | The distribution of leopards is wide , ranging from South Africa northwards and eastwards through Asia as far as China , and in parts of North Africa and Asia the species is in serious danger of extinction . |
| 19 | Annie looked at Elizabeth almost guiltily but Elizabeth just smiled and said , ‘ Leave the boxes in my trap and send Martha down to our house tomorrow . |
| 20 | Initial documents were sent to Dublin from Britain in January , but Mr Barnes has since revealed that more documents were supplied by London as recently as July . |