Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [conj] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.

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1 A military-bureaucratic oligarchy is functional to the needs of a state which requires a degree of autonomy from class interests in order to mediate between them while at the same time preserving capitalism as the dominant mode of production and private property as a fundamental institution .
2 Leaning forward , he suddenly tilted her face towards him and in the same movement covered her lips with his .
3 The boat was blown to glory , nothing was ever found of it except for a few bits of debris , and to all intents and purposes both occupants were blown to glory with it . ’
4 13–1–1877 Christmas passed off here very quietly , little notice being taken of it except by the few English residents amongst us .
5 The launcher was only six feet away from him and in a few seconds thousands of people were going to die horribly .
6 Other examples in the Renaissance include the malcontent who haunts the very power structure which has alienated him , seeking reinscription within it but at the same time demystifying it , operating within and subverting it at the same time ; the revengers whose actions constitute an even more violent bid for reinscription within the very society which has alienated and dispossessed them ; the assertive women , the ‘ women on top ’ described by Natalie Zemon Davis who simultaneously appropriate , exploit , and undermine masculine discourse .
7 She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy .
8 I er I can only write it from a Jewish perspective , it 's the perspective I stand at , but it seems to me that beyond a few superficialities there is no such thing as Jewish spiritual truth any more than there is Jewish mathematical truth .
9 I should be grateful if you would , in accordance with the confidentiality undertaking , now return the Information memorandum to me and at the same time confirm in writing that you and your advisers have destroyed any further copies of the documentation .
10 The thought patterns allow me to erm put down what I wanted to talk about , expand on it and at the same time break it down into areas and on the other and spend some time on each area .
11 His mouth closed over hers and at the same time his body abruptly demanded entry .
12 May the MEDAU SOCIETY continue to blossom , grow and stay alive — it is an example for us and at the same time an inspiration to continue our work for the benefit of people everyone .
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