Example sentences of "[num] [conj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The desire or need for a fresh start arose either because , as in the United States , some neighbouring communities wished to unite together under a new government ; or because , as in Austria or Hungary or Czechoslovakia after 1918 , communities had been released from an Empire as the result of a war and were now free to govern themselves ; or because , as in France in 1789 or the U.S.S.R. in 1917 , a revolution had made a break with the past and a new form of government on new principles was desired ; or because , as in Germany after 1918 or in France in 1875 or in 1946 , defeat in war had broken the continuity of government and a fresh start was needed after the war . |
| 2 | for two eights or like that for four that way , so . |
| 3 | ‘ If they contact me on Middlesbrough 827594 or at 14 Aspen Drive , off Sycamore Road , I will arrange for their views to be heard , ’ she said . |
| 4 | Can you ring him some time after eight or between eight thirty and nine cos he 's gon na be so we |
| 5 | With × 7 the colour contrast between the two Thetas is noticeable , and with × 12 or × 20 it is striking . |
| 6 | Also ‘ areas ’ may refer to a few kms 2 or to whole countries , so that areas or pockets of declining food production may coexist with , and have no social access to , other areas of increased food production . |
| 7 | This unit on writing and printing could form a very useful bridging unit either between Key Stages 1 and 2 or between two core units . |
| 8 | It had been reported on April 22 that between 700 and 900 armed Iraqi police had moved into the area in defiance of a ban by allied forces engaged in setting up Kurdish refugee camps . |
| 9 | The human rights organization Amnesty International reported on Nov. 12 that in 1992 there had so far been at least 100 murders of unarmed civilians , many of whom had first been threatened , detained or tortured , in south-eastern Turkey and that political killings were continuing " virtually daily " . |
| 10 | Furthermore , the relative dispersion of the unemployment percentages ( as measured by the coefficient of variation ) was lower in 1985 than in 1975 : this is evidence of a narrowing of the differentials between the regions , possibly a result of recent regional economic policy initiatives . |
| 11 | It is interesting to compare the weights used in 1975 with those used in 1985 : note , for example , that a smaller proportion of household expenditure went on food and tobacco in 1985 than in 1975 , but a larger proportion went on housing and transport and vehicles . |
| 12 | Dr Hunt has pointed out that the geography of farm wages changed far more between 1750 and 1790 than at any time in the period 1790 to 1914 . |
| 13 | Iranian television reported on Dec. 2 that over recent months some 300 people , said to belong to four different underground networks , had been arrested . |
| 14 | Mackie , of Craigcrook Road , Edinburgh , denies a charge under the Company Securities ( Insider Dealing ) Act 1985 that between 6 and 12 September 1991 , he counselled and procured two institutional salesman in his firm to deal in Shanks&McEwan shares . |
| 15 | Although there are some hopeful signs of recovery in the US market which should ultimately lead to improvements elsewhere , there seems little prospect that world market conditions will be easier in 1993 than in 1992 . |
| 16 | Sixty years of anemograph ( wind-recorder ) data for Glasgow show that severe gusts were more frequent in January 1993 than in any other month in the record . |
| 17 | The city joined the Lombard leagues in 1167 and in 1185 , seeing that to its advantage . |
| 18 | He returned to England in 1881–3 and in 1891–2 . |
| 19 | He probably went twice to Spain with Scipio Aemilianus , in 151 and in 134 ; on his first journey he must have visited southern France , including Marseilles ( Polyb. 3.59.7 ) . |
| 20 | There were only four such papers in the 1880s , but eighteen in the 1890s and after 1900 they were ubiquitous — ‘ as much a part of the cultural scene as the gas-lamp and the fish-and-chip shop ’ . |
| 21 | It was during the early 30s and on one of my annual visits to eastern Canada that I first became acquainted with that noted Canadian humorist , Dr.Stephen Leacock . |
| 22 | By 1891 this had risen to 8430 and in 1901 to 10 092 . |
| 23 | An agreement signed in Paris on Nov. 12 and worth several hundred million French francs ( the first F30,000,000 of which were to be spent in 1992 ) provided for French technical assistance to help Russia dismantle its nuclear weapons . |
| 24 | Præsepe , nicknamed the Beehive , is one of the finest clusters of its type ; it is easily visible with the naked eye and is well seen with × 7 binoculars , while with × 12 and × 20 it is truly glorious . |
| 25 | Latest estimates are that sea levels could rise by about 20 cm by 2030 and by 65 cm by the end of the 21st century . |
| 26 | He attended meetings of the London committee on 3 November 1790 and in 1791 . |
| 27 | Our new corporate image is the visible evidence of a revised strategy for the future which you will see emerging as we progress through 1993 and into 1994 . |
| 28 | Thus , a higher-rate taxpayer who invests £10,000 in autumn 1992 should receive an income tax refund of £4,000 around March 1993 and after five years , in October 1997 , should pocket £12,000 . |
| 29 | It reaffirmed " that economic and social cohesion represent an essential dimension of the Community " and decided " to put in place early in 1993 and in those member states where the GNP per inhabitant is less than 90 per cent of the Community average [ i.e. in Greece , Ireland , Portugal and Spain ] the cohesion fund provided for in the [ Maastricht ] Treaty . " |
| 30 | Orwell had fifty-two taxable adults in the 1520s and between fifty and fifty-four households 150 years later . |