Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun pl] and [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It 's claimed that for some men and women it 's like a drug they ca n't do without — and they end up like any other addict , ruining their lives , desperate for the next ‘ fix ’ .
2 But for some rebels and waverers they will become ‘ redundant ’ to the party organisation .
3 ‘ To ensure that artists are fully aware of all conditions and clauses we will offer a list of music industry lawyers for them to choose from if they need help with the contract .
4 For all intents and purposes you could guarantee a one hundred per cent success rate . ’
5 The bed appeared un-made and for all intents and purposes I did n't see her , had I seen her erm the situation would have been very different .
6 With these oilskins and boots they 'd just come home and drop them outside the door and go indoors .
7 Our main concern is with those policies and issues we regard as being the most important in determining the achievement of national goals through partnership with the multinationals .
8 In the private service sector , where trade unions are less active , temporary workers often do not receive the same level of fringe benefits as permanent workers ; and in some organisations and industries they are paid at a lower rate — for example the statutory minimum rather than a higher , collectively bargained rate — than are comparable permanent workers [ see Chapter 7 ] .
9 These maxima were subject to the proviso that ‘ in such shires and countries that where it hath been and is now used to give less wages , that in those shires and countries they shall give and the taker of the wages be compelled according as they have been used to take .
10 These titles are retrospectives , released by Savoy shortly after Parker 's premature death ( aged 35 ) ; with this handful of LPs , Savoy sought to encompass the late great alto saxophonist 's complete Savoy discography , which to all intents and purposes they do .
11 To all intents and purposes he was an attache with the Kenyan delegation at the United Nations and the only person outside UNACO who knew the truth was his wife , and even she had only been briefed in the vaguest possible terms .
12 To all intents and purposes it was a failure .
13 To all intents and purposes it is legal — it may look ugly but so do most of the putters these days , and the design has obviously been passed by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club , which does exercise a very tight control over such matters .
14 Few can afford to compete everywhere , and many have chosen to concentrate on those businesses and markets they know best .
15 The managers of nursing agencies have often had considerable experience in assisting nurses back into practice after a career break , and can be extremely helpful and conscientious in responding to any doubts and queries you may have .
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