Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Although there was a reduction in mental hospital beds of 17 per cent between 1955 and 1975 , this hardly bears comparison with the trend in the USA where for the corresponding period the reduction was 66 per cent . |
2 | Eleven weeks before the opening of the British Empire Exhibition ( where for the first time the King 's speech was transmitted by wireless to every part of the country and many parts of the British Empire ) , the house with every item in place was ready to be presented to both the Queen and the public . |
3 | Where after a full dissolution the winding up of the practice is in the hands of some only of the former partners an allowance may be made to them in recognition of their efforts before the net profits are determined for the purposes of this section or otherwise . |
4 | In 1857 he was promoted to locomotive superintendent of the northern division , covering all routes of the LNWR north of Rugby , at Crewe works where in the following year the first of almost 1,000 of his 0–6–0 type freight locomotives were built . |
5 | ‘ Where in the ordinary course a person gives a statement to the police and later comes to give evidence for the Crown , the defence can not inspect in advance such statement . |
6 | Hotman 's case is particularly interesting in that where in the first version the word populus was used , in the 1576 edition the term ordines , meaning orders or estates , was inserted to " clarify " the meaning , or , we might suspect , to reassure those alarmed by the dangerously democratic sound of the first version . |
7 | The provisions relating to abatement of the action on payment within five clear days of all arrears of rent and costs is not applicable where in the same action the lessor is claiming re-entry or forfeiture on a ground other than , or as well as for non-payment of rent . |
8 | The last stanza of ‘ Exequy ’ is a summing-up of the kind of rituals described by Frazer in Adonis Attis Osiris where in the declining year the representative of the year-spirit was put to death , often by burning . |
9 | Knowledge of Greek science and technology , combined with Iranian and Indian traditions and enhanced by further scientific studies and inventions , spread from there to other parts of the Islamic world , including Sicily and southern Italy and especially Moorish Spain , where by the twelfth century the main centres of learning were in Cordoba and Toledo . |
10 | If you have a particular task in mind it may be that a 2.4 volt drill will perform quite adequately , although as a general rule the lower voltage drills are best suited to small diameter pilot drilling and countersinking . |
11 | Chevron 's net profits for the first quarter of this year ( adjusted for changes in accounting ) were $101m , 47% higher than for the same period a year earlier . |
12 | Following the pattern of community constables in England , where the overwhelming majority are male ( Brown and Iles 1985 : 9 ) , there are no females among Easton 's neighbourhood constables , although for a short period the sergeant was female . |
13 | Diagonally opposite the stove is the icon corner , although for a Belorussian peasant the most sacred spot is the stove column , where the souls of predecessors reside . |
14 | Further , although after the initial period the prosecutor may direct police investigation , it is doubtful that prosecutors will have the time or expertise to give more than general directions , thus leaving the police to do the job according to their lights . |
15 | It may be noted that although throughout the preceding period the vast proportion of the nation 's building costs was being spent on war damage repairs and reinstatement , an activity in which building and quantity surveyors provided invaluable service , the building surveyor made no impact within the Institution at this time . |
16 | Access to Viti is through the power station grounds and on to the road 's end , although with the late spring the road was just another snow field . |
17 | Except in a piecemeal way the EC budget does neither . |
18 | Although in the normal course the maker of any written statement filed at court will be called to give oral testimony this may not always be the case . |
19 | In April 1932 RAPP was disbanded , and although in the Soviet Union the ensuing liberalising effect was only temporary , lasting until 1935–6 when rigid cultural controls were reintroduced under the watchful eye of Zhdanov , in France , by contrast , 1932 was to mark the beginning of a prolonged period not only of cultural liberalisation within the PCF but also of political co-operation between communists and fellow-travelling sympathisers . |
20 | In the same broadcast , Erman announced government proposals to cut armed forces numbers from an estimated 75,000 to 55,000 and to reduce the period of conscription from a year to six months , although in the current year the number of conscripts called up was expected to be doubled . |
21 | It is curious that although in the nineteenth century the historical picture was the most prestigious , and the anecdotal picture the most popular , it is the scientific illustration-birds , flowers , ships , steam-engines , and great buildings such as railway stations — which catch and hold our attention and admiration . |
22 | Changes in taste , coupled with a general decline in craft techniques , have meant that the use and range of chemical treatments has declined in this century , although in the Far East the beautiful patinated Shakudo alloys ( see p. 95 ) are still produced by the traditional chemical treatments . |
23 | There can be no doubt that this sort of help is most valuable for teachers , and where it can not be provided from a curriculum development project itself might in less ambitious form be offered from a teachers ' centre or from a schools library service , although in the latter case the advice on sub-themes and topics would necessarily be tentative rather than prescriptive . |
24 | Thus , natural justice has been held to be applicable to cases of disciplinary action within a university and to expulsion for failure in examinations , although in the latter case the examiners had based their decision on the personal attributes of the candidate as well as exam marks . |
25 | Although in the sixth century the Byzantine Emperor Justinian 's great generals Belisarius and Narses succeeded in reconquering much of the west , so that for a time the Mediterranean again became a Roman lake , in the following century Europe faced a dangerous new enemy . |
26 | From the beginning the IDA trod carefully : the planning application for the site appeared in the national daily , the Irish Independent , rather than in the local paper the Cork Examiner , and the application did not specify that the factory would be using asbestos . |
27 | In August to October sales were 0.25 per cent lower than in the previous three months ( after seasonal adjustment ) and 0.25 per cent lower than in the same period a year earlier . |
28 | Pretax profits of £1.5m were 34% higher than in the same period the previous year , while borrowings amounted to just £156,000 compared with £1.3m in May 1992 . |
29 | In spite of the fact that Leese 's charges were much more blatant than in the original offence the authorities decided not to prosecute in case an acquittal might be misunderstood by the general public . |
30 | a particular version of a module is moved from online to offline storage once only , although within the offline system the module may be duplicated and may be moved between media items . |