Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [num ord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Renaissance State consisted , at bottom , of an ever-expanding bureaucracy which , although at first a working bureaucracy , had by the end of the sixteenth century become a parasitic bureaucracy ; and this ever expanding bureaucracy was sustained on an equally expanding margin of ‘ waste ’ : ‘ waste ’ which lay between the taxes imposed on the subjects and the revenue collected by the Crown . |
| 2 | But although at first the converse might appear to be true , I believe it 's actually more difficult ( and therefore expensive ) to assemble a worthwhile bass that functions with pleasing efficiency — particularly in this cost-conscious area . |
| 3 | She was used to driving the luxurious Saab by this time , although at first the responsibility had unnerved her considerably . |
| 4 | … on , on , on tears the mad dragon of an engine … scattering in all directions a shower of burning sparks from its wood fire ; screeching , hissing , yelling , panting ; until at last the thirsty monster stops beneath a covered way to drink … and you have time to breathe again . |
| 5 | W. E. H. Lecky in his History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe said ‘ Amusements that were once universal passed from the women to the men , from the upper to the lower classes , from the virtuous to the vicious , until at last the Legislature interposed to suppress them . ’ |
| 6 | It was the same story every time : nothing at all until at last the significance of the date went home — ‘ But that was the day it was snowing , do n't you remember ? ’ |
| 7 | Until at last the whole site was shrouded in thick mist and she could see no more . |
| 8 | Together they worked swiftly through the rest of the queue until at last the flow stopped and the little shop was empty . |
| 9 | He would get up and blunder about falling over shoes and unable to find his dressing gown , until at last the light had to be turned on to sort him out , and Chrissy had worked himself into a frenzy . |
| 10 | Alone in the surgery Sophie continued her watch over her patient until at last the signs of recovery appeared . |
| 11 | until at last the moment comes |
| 12 | For example , for a diamond anniversary you could create a diamond-shaped picture , so try a little lateral thinking if at first an idea does n't come to mind . |
| 13 | In all kinds of ways many bad old practices disappeared , while at last the central administrative overhead came under control . |
| 14 | When at last a waiter said ‘ Your table is ready , ’ Sara looked at her watch again and found that it was nine-fifteen . |
| 15 | The ringing seemed to go on and on and when at last a voice answered it took Jinny by surprise . |
| 16 | When at last a general election was held on 29 September 1955 it was with proportional representation on the Dutch list system . |
| 17 | When at last a reluctant taker was found he asked to be recalled almost as soon as he had arrived at his post . |
| 18 | The ironical and fundamental point is that during these post-war years , when international demand for tropical commodities for the first time since 1921 really justified vast investments in the Colonies ; when the Colonies had a huge back-log of demand for essential equipment ; when at last the British government was equipped with power to give or lend considerable sums to top up what the Colonies could afford to invest from their own accumulating surplus ; and when . |
| 19 | Fortunately , it usually happened that the rejected lover did not go away , and when at last the heroine was free , there he was , waiting still . |
| 20 | When at last the government saw how matters were developing , it began to reproach industry for failing to respond to its ‘ anti-inflationary ’ measures . |
| 21 | When at last the shrill voice was silent the Trapper said : ‘ She says the boy may go but you are to stay here . ’ |
| 22 | But when at last the planes turned away and headed for land , the order was given for all passengers to get below . |
| 23 | When at last the work was finished , Mina and Kāli packed a basket with some clean clothes and went together to the stream to wash . |
| 24 | When at last the child was comforted , Māilo looked up at me across the fire . |
| 25 | When at last the consumer does rediscover the spending habit , those survivors should see a very satisfactory margin benefit . |
| 26 | On the way home from school that afternoon she began to mull over the various possibilities , and when at last the germ of a brilliant idea hit her , she began to expand on it and lay her plans with the same kind of care the Duke of Wellington had done before the Battle of Waterloo . |
| 27 | Of the two Asian models for Vietnamese independence , China and Japan , China was always more immediate and when at last the Chinese Empire fell to pieces and the Manchu dynasty ended in 1911 , the impact of this revolution was full of promise for Vietnam . |
| 28 | When at last the waves sluice over them , each shakes her body convulsively so that the brown eggs swill away in the water and , with a touching gesture of apparent exultation , lifts her claws above her head as if waving a salute . |
| 29 | When at last the two do meet , she lifts her wing and her baby nuzzles into her armpit to drink . |
| 30 | When at last the influx appeared to have slowed to a trickle , the engine was started . |