Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although new galleries , squats and collectives are opening up spaces , there is n't the same sense of dialogue between artists here as in New York . |
| 2 | It was Charles who answered quietly , ‘ Oh , about times past when we were young and silly and , at Christmas , what we were going to get in our stockings . |
| 3 | always keep a special look out for cyclists particularly when overtaking or turning , bearing in mind that two wheels are much less easy to see than large vehicles . |
| 4 | Models of interdependence deal with mutual vulnerability between states rather than shared vulnerability to global processes . |
| 5 | This can best be seen in the appointment of commissions to assess the subsidy on aliens granted in Edward IV 's last parliament , one of the few cases where the council took positive decisions about personnel rather than ( as with the sheriffs , for instance ) simply confirming Edward IV 's appointments . |
| 6 | This can best be seen in the appointment of commissions to assess the subsidy on aliens granted in Edward IV 's last parliament , one of the few cases where the council took positive decisions about personnel rather than ( as with the sheriffs , for instance ) simply confirming Edward IV 's appointments . |
| 7 | Such scars were left on Jackson and Turpin , but it would be facile to accept these as rules rather than exceptions . |
| 8 | The other constraint on the speaker is that the word-meaning chosen must also be one which is conventionally accepted as used for entities rather than for properties . |
| 9 | The trend has been to increase differences between institutions rather than to treat them equally . |
| 10 | Oh that 's good , cos Dempsey 'll stay in there for ages now if she pisses all over there . |
| 11 | In contrast , radiocarbon typically produces error terms of plus/minus 50–100 years , independent of age , for ages less than about 10,000 years , after which the error increases . |
| 12 | 1.10 It appears that nearly all languages make at least one division in the words of their vocabulary , morphologically or syntactically , or in both ways , between those which commonly do instantiate and those which can not instantiate entities ; the former are traditionally called nouns , and there is a very high degree of intuitive agreement in cross-linguistic identification of nouns precisely because speakers of even widely different cultures are disposed to agree in what they regard as entities rather than properties . |
| 13 | He gets all over the pitch , and I could see him fitting in in all kinds of areas , he used to be good for Spurs even when the defence came under pressure , and he 'd tackle back , becoming the ball winner . |
| 14 | Examples are fewer , it seems , than for matrilines but include spider monkeys , the red colobus , chimpanzees , and also the hamadryas baboon when movements between clans rather than in and out of harems is considered . |
| 15 | Further work by Reicher [ 1969 ] extended this to show that familiar words are perceived as units rather than strings of letters . |
| 16 | Thus , asking for a shape , given its name , is not a valid way of testing for knowledge of a shape ; it is probably more important to build up pupils ' understanding of similarities and differences between shapes rather than simply teaching their names . |
| 17 | Hence the syntactic and semantic relations between words further than this distance away in a piece of text are not considered . |
| 18 | Political parties provided the labels with which electors could identify , and elections became gladiatorial contests between parties rather than between individual candidates . |
| 19 | In practical terms , the audit process can be summarised as a sequence of stages ( Fig 13.4 ) although , like the SSM , these should be regarded as guidelines rather than prescriptive , as there may be a need to refer back to earlier activities and make adjustments as the audit progresses . |
| 20 | Scarlet was beginning to believe she did it for reasons of her own , proselytizing for converts so as not to feel so lonely , so as to feel assured of the validity of her views , surrounded by like-minded people . |
| 21 | That still leaves a healthy blend of seasoned hands and determined younger players , many of whom are happy to be regarded as all-rounders rather than specialists . |
| 22 | These are ancient divisions of the territory , recognized for centuries past as distinct pays , but you are unlikely to find them entered on a modern map , so I should apologize for introducing what will seem like obsolete names . |
| 23 | The person who graduates from television 's school , then , is someone who has little imagination and few skills in logical analysis and critical discussion ; they have a marked preference for images rather than reality ; and a deep and increasing commitment to just one activity : watching television . |
| 24 | One to the sea , which is about 80 miles away , and another to Sao Paulo which is quite near , and I hope to do some shopping for presents there before I come home . |
| 25 | ( He had also proposed a new electoral law , but on Jan. 16 the constitutional and legal committees of both chambers of parliament had refused to recommend his draft to the Jan. 21 joint session of parliament , preferring a draft put forward by deputies , which provided for votes to be cast for parties rather than individuals . ) |
| 26 | Which he uses for parties rather than as a restaurant . |
| 27 | These , it must be emphasized , should be seen as privileges rather than automatic rights . |
| 28 | Incongruities and idiosyncrasies were seen as strengths not as weaknesses , as indicators of a capacity for quiet change rather than as evidence of a tendency towards obfuscation . |
| 29 | BBCBASIC does not incorporate " garbage collection " routines and it is possible to run out of room for variables even though there should be enough space . |
| 30 | Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy . |