Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun pl] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have learnt of your work via my colleague in Hong Kong , Fiona Lauder , who says that you would be interested in contributing a script which could fit into our Resources Books for Teachers series . |
| 2 | Newspapers and Short Activities are welcome , user-friendly additions to OUP 's Resource Books for Teachers series , underlining what a practical series this is . |
| 3 | IMPROV FOR WINDOWS SALES SURPASS 125,000 UNITS |
| 4 | One strategy for understanding the cultural divide between women ar.d men in the Arab Middle East is to focus , first or those people — such as women and men of urban elites or upper middle classes for whom changing domestic roles is an explicit issue ; and , second , on a topic — such as marriage and marriage ceremonial where women and men are equally involved and their beliefs and activities may be treated together , not separately . |
| 5 | Now um I 've stuck in some data from the West study about um what sorts of feelings people reported themselves as having . |
| 6 | The group 's operations after the sale show a thumping loss of Pounds 4.4m . |
| 7 | FIG. 1 Three-day running averages of NO 2 vertical column amounts for 1991 in units of molecules cm -2 , for morning and evening when the Sun is at a solar zenith angle of 90° . |
| 8 | It chipped in trading profits of £139m in the full year on turnover of Pounds 700m . |
| 9 | The actual work of constructing the Sighthill Bypass was undertaken by Messrs Balfour Beatty Construction ( Scotland ) Limited under the terms of a contract valued at just under £13 million and supervision of this work was provided by Department of Highways staff , the Director of Highways being the Engineer for the Works . |
| 10 | Beating expectations Asda rang up of profits of £46.1m against Pounds 10.1m last time . |
| 11 | ii Example of a resident 's day 8 — 10.30 am Rise when awake assisted to dress/with personal hygiene assisted with breakfast 11– 12 noon group activities newspaper groups music/movement plan afternoon outings etc 12.00 — 12.30 Set tables for dinner 12.30 — 1.30 Lunch/assist with dishes 1.30– 2.00 Quiet period — neighbours 2.00– 3.15 Small group activities outings using mini bus Hairdressing games/quiz walks 3.15– 4.45 tea and relaxation 4.45– 6.00 set tables , Supper and dishwashing 6.00– 7.00 news/informal period 7.00– 9.00 Structured evenings can include : singsong videos bingo outside entertainers come in Drinks served at 8 pm Summary In all these activities we attempt to restore some choices to our residents , and having assessed each one individually before and after admission to the home , we can tailor each programme/activity to the individual strengths of our residents . |
| 12 | A 39% increase in new life assurance business was the other main ingredient in the mix that transformed £14.8m losses to Pounds 19.6m profits in the three months to end-September . |
| 13 | This has slashed the pre-tax profit figure from £47.7m to Pounds 43.8m for the year to September .. |
| 14 | The British Crime Surveys ( BCS ) were set up at least partly because of official scepticism over police statistics , and in an attempt to counteract the portrayal in parts of the media of crime rates soaring out of control . |
| 15 | A number of countries lifted long-standing embargoes on arms sales to Israel in 1989-90 . |
| 16 | Frame Technology Corp , San Jose warns that it will likely report a first quarter loss on revenues 15% to 20% below analysts ' expectations of $20.5m ; it did $770,000 net or $0.07 per share on $13.3m a year ago and says the shortfall is from the Frame North America distribution organisation ‘ which has experienced lower than expected sell-through ; ’ business projections are on target for Europe and OEM units but it is restructuring the North American sales organisation , establishing a separate sales division to focus on direct corporate sales . |
| 17 | On promotion to Chief Inspector in 1988 , he moved to Fratton and two years later he was appointed second-in-command of the community relations department at police headquarters in Winchester . |
| 18 | The principal Secretary of State had a salary of £100 per annum from the Crown , the Lord Admiral got £200 , the Master of the Court of Wards £233.6s. 8d. , the Clerk of Wards £20 . |
| 19 | she did n't say well er my husband brought me here because it was a decision that she had parted , it was a choice she had made as well and so she , she excepts her responsibility , she excepts her blame and she goes to return so there was , there was this sense of confession and , and confession can be costly when we 've got to admit that I was wrong , I did wrong , I was mistaken , I went the wrong way that could be a costly mistake and , and , and er costly experience for us to go through , but surely the , the true sign of repent is that we do acknowledge our sin , we acknowledge our failure , that we acknowledge what it means to god , we ca n't shift that blame onto somebody else then also consider not just the cost that Naomi had to pay in going back , but also there was a cost for Auper and for Ruth as well as Moabias there would be little joy for them in Israel , they were foreigners , they were strangers , there would n't be much hope for happiness for them , there would be very little likeliness for them ever getting married in or remarrying er in , in Israel , they would n't be able to worship there own god , they 'd be taken from one culture to another , there 'd be taken from one language to another , what was it gon na be like for them , alright , perhaps whilst they were living with Naomi perhaps she could pull a few strings for them , but what happens when she goes and they are left by themselves and yet it would appear that with Naomi making her decision to return that they too these two daughters in law they decided to go to Bethlehem with her and it tells us that they set out together but perhaps they had n't thought it really through because their not totally committed to us and as they come towards the frontier and their gon na pass into in , back into Judah with their few miserable possessions that they 've gathered together , Naomi again considers the consequences facing these two young women , Auper and Ruth , they continued with her , as she pleads with them to go back home , Judah is no place for a foreigner , Judah is no place for somebody to come unless they are part of gods people , and I 'm reminded of again of what it tells me in , in the book of acts , that in the early church , that people were actually frightened , frightened to join with the disciples , they were frightened to join the church , there was no room for , for stragglers , there was no room for hangers on , there was no room for those who went just because they thought it was gon na be the next , the in thing to do , but folk were actually frightened of joining because they knew they had to put their lives right , they knew they had to live holy lives , they knew that god had to be lord and master in their lives and unless they were willing to do that and be committed to him they were actually frightened of joining and one of the great weaknesses of the church today is that it becomes and it can becoming our thinking and nothing more than just something we join , something we belong to , something we go along to er as like a club , like an association , but that 's not the picture we see it in the New Testament , it is a very exclusive body , it is a very exclusive grouping , a grouping of those who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ and that 's why not every body is a member of the local church , not every body who goes to church on a Sunday is a member of a church to Jesus Christ now they know if they are , but other people may not know , they know and the lord knows , I know if I belong to him and he knows if I belong to him other people may not , I can put on the act , I can look as though I 'm playing the part , I can go through the routine , I can , I can , I can fool every body , but he knows and I know , and he knows and you know and so Jesus said not every body who says lord , lord on that day will I acknowledge and recognize and so for Ruth and Nao er yes Ruth and Auper it was gon na be different of course for them as foreigners in Judah especially when Naomi goes and she pleads with them go back home , Judah is not place for Moabias , she knew what it had been like to be a foreigner , she knew what it had been like to be an alien land in an alien culture in a different religion with a different language she had known the bitterness of it all , she pleads with them go back home she prayers for them the lord bless you , the lord you know be gracious to you and so on , but they refused and again Naomi puts it to them , to please go back and Auper reconsiders and she takes the counsel and advice of her mother in law but no so Ruth and Naomi turns and says look your sister in law 's gone back , she 's gone home , you go as well , you ca n't do it , its a too greater price for you to pay , its a choice you must n't make , a decision you must n't make , your gon na have poverty , your gon na have loneliness , your gon na have hardship . |
| 20 | Filter tip cigarettes , which account for some 97% of cigarettes sales in the UK , yield less tar than plain cigarettes although some filter brands yield more carbon monoxide . |
| 21 | Ray was pleased with the response of Inroads staff to the teamwork evenings . |
| 22 | ‘ People send you things that they think are exotic or bizarre , but when you listen to them a lot of them are just band copies of hits people just trying to sound like the Beatles . |
| 23 | In Jones v. Padavatton [ 1969 ] 1 W.L.R. 328 at 333 , above , p. 186 , Salmon L.l. said of Shadwell v. Shadwell : ‘ I confess that I should have decided it without hesitation in accordance with the views of Byles l. , but this is of no consequence . |
| 24 | One was that the arts INSET programme could be deficient as the views of arts staff would not be represented when INSET decisions were being made . |
| 25 | I did and I was absolutely amazed at how much stuff I sold and the kind of things people bought . |
| 26 | Fags and mags are not the kind of things people give up lightly , and so recession has not really been a problem for T&S . |
| 27 | But the kind of things people write about now will say can we do anything about the export of live cattle ? |
| 28 | In a later elaboration of his perspective , Anderson argues more generally that kin relations must always be understood in terms of the kind of calculations people make , and this should provide the starting-point for any analysis : ‘ if we are to understand variations and patterns of kinship relationships , the only worthwhile approach is to consciously and explicitly investigate the manifold advantages and disadvantages that any actor can obtain from maintaining one relational pattern rather than another ’ ( Anderson , 1972 , p. 226 ) . |
| 29 | On Oct. 8 the OAS voted unanimously for a trade embargo , the freezing of Haitian government assets , the banning of arms sales and the diplomatic isolation of the military junta , although agreeing to the provision of basic humanitarian aid . |
| 30 | Among other lots were ; pine chest of drawers £100 ; flint lock pistol £105 ; Royal Doulton figure Queen Anne £140 ; ships 's sextant £160 . |