Example sentences of "according [prep] the royal [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the Royal Mint around twenty three thousand pounds of coins a day disappear ! |
| 2 | Nowadays not even luncheon vouchers can attract them , according to the Royal Court Young People 's Theatre . |
| 3 | According to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters , which has just celebrated its centenary , of the thousand-odd portraits undertaken professionally each year , hardly any are commissioned by their subjects . |
| 4 | Many of Europe 's population of the species depend on the site , according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . |
| 5 | Swan numbers in the UK have increased by 25 per cent in the five years since anglers stopped using lead weights , according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . |
| 6 | The EC is already funding a management programme for the threatened wetlands , and according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , the Commission would be " pouring its own money down the drain " if it were to decide to back the scheme . |
| 7 | The UK government 's latest offer of oil exploration licenses threatens key wildlife sites , according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) . |
| 8 | A combination of ideal weather conditions and careful management of protected sites has resulted in a record breeding season for several of Britain 's rarest bird species , according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) . |
| 9 | Major airlines are still transporting wild birds from the Far East to Europe , despite assurances to the contrary , according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) . |
| 10 | Hopes of record breeding for many rare birds in the UK this year were ruined by poor weather , according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . |
| 11 | According to the Royal Institute of Surveyors … this case is not unusual … |
| 12 | ( According to the Royal College of Physicians , fluorides used in the fluoridation of public water supplies would be ‘ derived from sources that would otherwise have been discharged to the sea as waste ’ — see Fluoride , Teeth and Health , report of the RCP . ) |
| 13 | Government , according to the Royal Commission on the Constitution in 1973 , was viewed as being too remote . |