Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly there is much of interest here as the exhibition runs the whole gamut with further wide-ranging , bird 's eye views through more down to earth transcriptions to a couple of urban scenes . |
| 2 | Such an order should usually be made , unless there are positive reasons for not so doing , such as the defendant 's own conduct in bringing suspicion on himself or herself or in misleading the prosecution , or where there is ample evidence supporting a conviction , but the defendant is acquitted on a technicality . |
| 3 | His reasons for no longer enjoying it had nothing to do with his accident , now well past him , or with the failure of the Brabham venture ; it was within himself . |
| 4 | ‘ My reasons for so soon destroying my drawings were these ; though I dare say that they do n't appear so rational to any one but myself : I was obliged to limit the work — in order to get more subscribers — & to erase the drawings — because the expense is considerable for keeping them on , & I have pretty great difficulty in paying my monthly charges , — for to pay colourer & printer monthly I am obstinately pre-possessed — since I had rather be at the bottom of the River Thames — than be one week in debt — be it never so small . |
| 5 | If we can keep 'Lash and Bash from each others ' throats for long enough there 'll be another round-up of reader queries next issue . |
| 6 | In the April 18 issue of 19970 , chirpy chart regulars of the time , Blue Mink can be heard bemoaning the onset of ‘ Progressive Rock ’ in terms that are extremely revealing : ‘ The ‘ underground ’ scene has been rammed down people 's throats for too long . |
| 7 | Well , do n't worry , I shall only be here tonight , so I wo n't restrict your activities for too long ! ’ |
| 8 | I realised that men in politics had dominated world attitudes for long enough and although they claimed to be experts on everything , my experience showed that they understood very little . |
| 9 | ROS : Oh no — we 've been spinning coins for as long as I remember . |
| 10 | But a hundred pairs for how long ? |
| 11 | That , at least is the assumption , but there have been disagreements about how well it works . |
| 12 | A mixture of silver , tin and copper amalgam has been a successful filler of teeth for well over 100 years . |
| 13 | Large areas of the English Midlands receive several times the critical loads for even moderately sensitive soils . |
| 14 | It was not uncommon for stolen animals to be transported along paths and roads for as far as fifty kilometres . |
| 15 | Indeed , because I had been with giants for so long , I had forgotten that my countrymen were as small as me . |
| 16 | To hold weekly Union meetings for as long as necessary to monitor the progress of the campaign . |
| 17 | Having got this far they can rest on their laurels for as long as they wish . |
| 18 | The traders sometimes called swagmen have battled against the plan and are keen to hold on to their pitches for as long as they can . |
| 19 | His eyes had been feeding on darkness and projections for too long , and now , presented with solid reality , they were befuddled . |
| 20 | This of course is a value judgement which a government is entitled to make , but it is one which some economists would argue is not fully justified by the evidence , on the basis of which there have been calls for much more stringent control . |
| 21 | He was the managing director of Supersight Golf , and had been selling golf clubs for as long as most people could remember . |
| 22 | just as the ermine changes it coat for winter ; just as the seed can lie dormant for thousands of years ; just as the bacteria and the rotifers can live in their desiccated time capsules for perhaps longer than we can ever envisage , awaiting a change of outer circumstances for the tiny living specks of dust to take on another form — just so , perhaps , may the living forms we know so well have secrets tucked away within them that only the rolling of the aeons can reveal . |
| 23 | Only Carol Jones ' dogged loyalty had staved off creditors for so long . |
| 24 | Managers have two good motives to avoid a deal with creditors for as long as they can : they keep their jobs longer , and they work for shareholders , who do not want a deal either . |
| 25 | If debtors and creditors are excluded the natural inclination of the vendor will be to pursue the debtors and delay paying the creditors for as long as possible . |
| 26 | Both companies are licensed to use this source code in their products for as long as they choose . |
| 27 | Discussions about how best to check the flow . |
| 28 | As fast as FAX and having user groups for just about every computer and software product around , it is becoming one of the main channels for passing information around the scientific community for example , much of the debate on Cold Fusion was carried out over the Internet . |
| 29 | The United States had not subscribed to the convention , which had been criticized by US conservative groups for not explicitly protecting the rights of the unborn child . |
| 30 | All the searcher 's other knowledge is in the form of rules about how best to apply this operator , and of facts about states which this operator can be applied to . |