Example sentences of "[vb pp] during [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A female , instead of manufacturing the maximum number of eggs that can be created from her bodily reserves , may produce rather fewer but give each one a better chance of survival by supplying it with food in some way , so that it is sustained during its first difficult days . |
| 2 | The influence of Pater — which lies beneath Edward 's undergraduate article on the ‘ Frontiers of English Prose ’ with its carefully argued refusal to draw distinctions between prose and poetry — developed during his first non-collegiate year at Oxford . |
| 3 | One of the first things Tolkien did after his return to Oxford in 1925 was to set up an Icelandic reading group such as he had enjoyed during his last job , as Professor of English at Leeds . |
| 4 | ITALY 'S La Scala opera house threatened yesterday to take ‘ extreme ’ action against rowdy Milan audiences after Luciano Pavarotti , left , was heckled during his first performance there in five years . |
| 5 | From a medical viewpoint , a woman is considered during her first pregnancy as a primigravida and , during her subsequent pregnancies , as a multigravida . |
| 6 | She had refused to be parted from it , and leniency had been shown during her first few days in new surroundings . |
| 7 | She opened the door and was surprised to find him holding the jodhpurs she had worn during her first ride . |
| 8 | Ethel Hallow was the form sneak and goody-goody , and it was hardly surprising that Mildred felt unfriendly towards her after all the mean tricks Ethel had played during their first two terms , including almost getting Mildred expelled on two occasions . |
| 9 | As we saw with the Paddy Ashdown scandal raised during our last election , politicians everywhere seem to rely on mud-slinging instead of argument . |
| 10 | I 'm glad to hear that , Wilko has proved during his first 3 years that he is capable of getting the best out of players individually and as a team . |
| 11 | It continued in use as a corn mill up to around 1930 , although the business apparently diminished during its last decade . |
| 12 | This will be discussed during your first lesson . |
| 13 | In the three Education Acts passed during their first nine years of power , the Conservative government has made parental influence and involvement a central issue . |
| 14 | Robert , at a loss , went on a drinking spree in which he spent most of the savings he had accumulated during his first few months in the new country . |
| 15 | ‘ He got married during his last leave . |
| 16 | PHOTOGRAPHED DURING HIS FIRST VISIT TO ULSTER AS PRIME MINISTER . |