Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] high [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many groups will make models of their village or their high street as it was in the past . |
| 2 | More than 250,000 visitors have enjoyed the excitement of the York Model Railway — the land that took over 10,000 hours to build and where our High Speed Intercity train travels an amazing 14 miles a day . |
| 3 | He said yesterday that its high cost and strong earnings would deter predators . |
| 4 | Dahl was known as a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby , while Molin favoured a delay in the closures , arguing that their high cost might jeopardise Swedish industrial competitiveness and employment prospects . |
| 5 | Argos can offer goods at lower prices than its High Street competitors because it has n't got as many overheads . |
| 6 | After the opening of his much acclaimed film of Henry V , Kenneth Branagh said he was worried that his high media profile could lead to a ‘ Branagh backlash ’ , and that people might get ‘ bored rigid ’ reading about him . |
| 7 | If no organic being excepting man had possessed any mental power , or if his powers had been of a wholly different nature from those of the lower animals then we should never have been able to convince ourselves that our high faculties had been gradually developed . |
| 8 | It was also one of the most polluted , both because of insufficiently controlled industrial emissions and its high density of population . |
| 9 | It took over from the Cortina as the best DIY car around , and its high build quality ensures public loyalty . |
| 10 | He said that the federation does not predict that any sector of engineering will increase employment next year , though it forecasts the civil aerospace industry will be least badly affected because of a backlog of orders and its high level of exports . |
| 11 | In October 1989 former opposition MP J. B. Jeyaretnam began libel proceedings in London against the Singapore government and its high commissioner in the United Kingdom . |
| 12 | The cult is very powerful and its High Priest is one of the Electors of the Empire . |
| 13 | TR1 ( a field-effect device ) provides a small amount of r.f. gain and its high input impedance is ideal for directly matching the input tuned circuit . |
| 14 | Many branches have reported large sums being transferred by individual customers from building societies as a result of our advertising and its high interest claim . |
| 15 | In spite of compensating for Labour 's traditional hold over local government and its high number of long-serving male councillors , the party 's 19 per cent equals that of the Scottish National Party , which has 37 women councillors out of a total of 191 . |
| 16 | If he succeeds , it will be good news for recession-ravaged Britain and its high unemployment trouble-spots such as Merseyside . |
| 17 | Pellet formation takes place in the stomach , and it comes about because the small size of the pyloric opening connecting the stomach to the rest of the digestive tract and its high placement prevent the passage of larger particles into the intestines ( Reed & Reed , 1928 ; Grimm & Whitehouse , 1963 ) . |
| 18 | Rather than producing a brave new economic world , the ECSC and its High Authority had constantly to wrestle with national objections and intransigence . |
| 19 | Being surrounded by sea on three sides , Wales has a far higher proportion of lower lying land than the Auvergne and its high upland or mountain areas are far less extensive . |
| 20 | Contra leaders were threatening by late April that they would refuse to disarm and demobilize their forces until the Sandinista Popular Army ( EPS ) had begun to be demobilized and its High Command retired . |
| 21 | It needed fresh paint and bright drapes , and her high heel caught in the floorboards . |
| 22 | One reason for them being so common is that they reproduce at a high rate , and their high reproduction rate is one of the main topics of this chapter . |
| 23 | A potential problem now exists in deciding who should pay for such detailed assessments : mother and baby units must attract referrals from outside their district to remain financially viable , and their high ratio of staff to patients is likely to prove expensive . |
| 24 | But , as events were to show , the Liberals were quite unable to take advantage of their pivotal role , and their high hopes were to be rapidly dashed . |
| 25 | ‘ Jesus called them together and said , ‘ You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them , and their high officials exercise authority over them . |
| 26 | These service up to 80,000 people , and their high quality acts as an attraction to tourists . |
| 27 | Every year the Irish national broadcasting service , RTE , buys in a series of Radharc programmes and their high quality has ensured that a number of them have appeared on other national TV networks . |
| 28 | As has already been hinted , many western countries are concerned about the ageing of their populations , largely because of issues relating to the perceived burden of financially supporting older people and their high use of health and social services . |
| 29 | When the Junto ministry collapsed in 1700 , and William was forced to admit into office the Tory Earl of Rochester and his High Church followers , they were able to demand that Convocation be allowed to sit . |
| 30 | The relationship between the youthful Macpherson and his high commissioner , Sir Harold MacMichael [ q.v. ] , was an instance of affectionate respect between two colonial servants as well as an inspiration to the Palestine Service . |