Example sentences of "[det] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , suppose that the level of output of the good increased . |
| 2 | Given that the level of eligibility for free legal aid is so low , it is interesting to note that in 1989–90 , 79 per cent . |
| 3 | Given that the man in possession of the no.8 jersey was Derek White , the injury could , in any case , be viewed as incidental . |
| 4 | Add to this the change in orientation of the legs in many reptiles , which can be used in an efficient running action , unlike the ungainly waddling of the amphibians and it will be apparent why the reptiles were better adapted to terrestrial life than the amphibians , and why they largely displaced them . |
| 5 | Is this the kind of stuff for teenage boys ? |
| 6 | Is this the shape of training for Inspectors in the future ? |
| 7 | The concentration of production in a few firms was considerably more marked in 1970 than it had been 15 years earlier , and many economists attribute around half the increase in concentration in the 1960s to the merger boom during those years . |
| 8 | The energy exporters are likely to account for more than half the growth in demand to the year 2000 and their share of consumption will increase to almost 50% . |
| 9 | It claimed the tenancy was worth half the difference in value between the tenanted land and equivalent vacant possession land , and taxed half this amount . |
| 10 | Stand the post on a bed of rubble , then empty half the bag of mix into the hole . |
| 11 | If we took half the amount of effort in planning our future we would be much more certain of making that a success too . |
| 12 | Many women will still require surgery ; for some the treatment of cancer with drugs is n't appropriate . |
| 13 | Thus even for the privileged few the length of time during which they can enjoy their peak earnings is being restricted . |
| 14 | In fact , the author notes with great interest a proposal in the latest Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill to create another Commissioner-the Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action-modelled along the lines of the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members . |
| 15 | I hereby declare this a Court of Law with myself as judge and those present as jury . |
| 16 | Nor is this a matter of division between a pro-government side and an anti-government one . |
| 17 | I made a hand winch with a double handle and a ratchet and room for half a kilometre of twine on the drum ; I made different types of tails for the kites that needed them , and dozens of kites large and small , some stunters . |
| 18 | Then I went to the Ladies and drank half a pint of water in little trickles in my cupped hands . |
| 19 | Robin 's first job was to well wash half a hundredweight of gravel following Paul 's advice to wash small amounts at a time . |
| 20 | Rachel has been lapsing in and out of horrific hallucinations at Liverpool 's Broad Green hospital since she took half a tablet of Ecstasy at a party 11 days ago . |
| 21 | The clock has been timed to a consistent gain of less than half a minute per week during several months of sustained testing . |
| 22 | There will be a rotational delay of half a revolution on average before the required track index entries are found . |
| 23 | After half a century of rejection by the Arab world , Israelis have reason to doubt whether handing back the territories they captured in 1967 would make any lasting difference to Arab attitudes . |
| 24 | I was within half a mile of Darrowby with the lights of the little town beginning to wink between the bare roadside branches when a car approached , went past , then I heard a squeal of brakes as it stopped and began to double back . |
| 25 | THE PURCHASE OF half a mile of track by Avon Valley Railway members signals the start of the railway 's long awaited southern extension and the hope that passengers will be able to steam towards Bath during the second half of 1993 . |
| 26 | They 've already begun the arduous task of carrying their plants half a mile across town to their new home . |
| 27 | Medical experts told the court that they found cocaine and half a bottle of whisky in Kim Brockwell 's body . |
| 28 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |
| 29 | For instance , the use of cannabis by the young is far more likely to be branded as ‘ drug-taking'/'drug addiction ’ and hence a ‘ social problem ’ than is the consumption of thirty cigarettes a day by adults or half a bottle of brandy by middle-class businessmen . |
| 30 | Allow about half a bottle of wine per person or the equivalent in other drinks . |