Example sentences of "[verb] between [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 We might surmise that the separations John experienced between the ages of two and seven years resulted in the development of an internal blueprint predicting that close relationships were unlikely to be sustained , and cautioning against becoming involved with others .
2 To what extent were politicians responsible for the high unemployment which Britain experienced between the wars ?
3 There was a tight thicket of new , thorny growth in the clearing , a bird darting between the branches picking at the red and blue berries that hung from the twigs .
4 A discharge from the urethra can sometimes be demonstrated during the medical examination , but , since the urethral opening in the female is hidden between the folds of the labia , such a discharge will not be apparent to the woman herself ; even if she examines herself , the natural moistness of this part of the body will tend to mask any contribution from the urethra .
5 A few hens pecked between the cobbles and rabbits scuffled in hutches along one of the dry-stone walls .
6 Everyone did their own labelling. , As a result of this approach , a strong camaraderie developed between the Roddicks and the franchisees they selected to help spread their business philosophy .
7 The arts generally continued to thrive through public subsidy , to orchestral music above all , and new forms of partnership were being developed between the Arts Council and local authorities and industry and finance .
8 Quite complicated tooth-and-socket hinges were developed between the valves .
9 But as tree crops ( coconuts , coffee , cocoa , rubber ) became increasingly important in the mercantile economy into which the islanders were drawn , so conflicts developed between the men who planted the trees , their sons who inherited them , and the matrilineal inheritors of the land on which they stood .
10 Associated with cost is the gap that has developed between the ways in which essentially the same text is used by different groups of people .
11 Another dispute in 1335 , during the time of John Champneys , Vicar 1330–38 , arose between the parishioners of Halling and the churchwarden John Heryng , this dispute again being taken before the Bishop of Rochester by the then church-warden , John le Baker .
12 In Allen v. Flood a dispute arose between the ironworkers ' union and woodworkers , the former objecting to certain work being done by the latter .
13 Penteli was an important quarry near Athens in Greece and recent research has distinguished between the products of the upper and lower quarries .
14 While the 1972 law distinguished between the functions and the body — ORTF — entrusted with their implementation , the 1974 law detailed how the state intended broadcasters to meet their obligations . ’
15 According to Alexander Henderson , in The History of Ancient Wines ( 1824 ) , the ninth century saw the beginning of a distinction between the various wines of Champagne ; references henceforth distinguish between the wines of the Vallée de la Marne and those of the Montagne de Reims .
16 Some , but only some , members of the resistance distinguish between the Palestinians who were brought in by the Iraqis to do a bit of their dirty work , and Kuwait 's large and long-established Palestinian population .
17 Oh yes , er yes they were , they were er of course there was a great divide there I mean between the Liberals I mean they were the only two parties in those days .
18 The happy medium mean between the extremes of hot and cold furnishes to the chaste and sober eye all that can be wished for . ’
19 Once trimmed and ready to be positioned , ensure that they are thoroughly cleaned by pouring boiling water over them and allowing to soak , scrubbing between the folds .
20 The head of the ‘ effigy ’ is a wax portrait — Bentham 's own head was removed , desiccated , provided with glass eyes and placed under a glass dome to sit between the feet of the auto-icon ; it , too , is now on public display — a little start-eyed , yet nevertheless recognizable ( Col. 3 ) .
21 Clutching the hot loaf to her chest she fled , expecting every minute to hear shouts of : ‘ Thief … thief … ’ as she threaded between the wharves arriving at a narrow lane not far from Marsh Street where the press gangs roamed .
22 An obvious example is the contradiction that may arise between the requirements for parental affection , on the one hand , and status with peers , on the other .
23 It is very true that in one sense it must be implied that although there is no existing difference , still that a difference may arise between the parties : yet I think the distinction between an existing difference and one which may arise is a material one , and one which has properly been relied on in this case …
24 Jehan fumbled for the short sword which he kept tucked between the straps behind his saddle .
25 The memory of lightning flaring between the cracks in the boards and me pushing home the four-inch nails with numb fingers arrived simultaneous with the patter of descending footsteps …
26 You can then paint between the strips of tape with a second colour and remove the tape when the paint is dry .
27 He must build between the moments a place of images and light .
28 ‘ He apparently slipped and has fallen between the floors . ’
29 Everything was covered in fine , red dust that gritted between the teeth .
30 A timetable covering the completion of our work and of the transaction under the terms of the engagement will be drawn up and agreed between the directors and us by [ date ] .
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