Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His sleep , he knew at once , must have been unusually deep , for he had no clear idea how long it had lasted nor where for that matter he was . |
| 2 | His inability to rid himself of the woman is a recurrent theme , even though a psychoanalytic institute in the US ( where for some reason another analyst has written a book which presents the patient as a great therapeutic success ) actually sent him money regularly so that he could pay her off when she got too demanding . |
| 3 | The gendarme stood bewildered for a moment , and then ran into the street , where for some time he could be heard blowing his whistle . |
| 4 | That is at least better than Nigeria or Turkey where despite much fanfare and expensive feasibility studies , nothing at all has happened . |
| 5 | This is why graphology was not given a separate heading in our checklist of stylistic features in 3.1 ; it was understood that such features , where of stylistic interest , would be noted under the heading of foregrounding . |
| 6 | The puzzle is , where along this chain does it get fixed that on this occasion the answer comes out " here " ? |
| 7 | This has been caused by infected suburban foxes from the east ( where until last month there was no vaccination programme ) finding their way into the city centre and crossing what was once the border into West Berlin . |
| 8 | The difficulties of achieving comparability of sampling , measurement , and outcome criteria across cultures are enormous but have been addressed in the WHO 's transcultural schizophrenia research programme , where in one study a cross-sectional sample covering eight countries was followed up over two years . |
| 9 | These certainly were not in the box when it arrived in England and I fear were purloined from you either at Perth or Sydney , the tin box where in all probability you intended to put them not being opened at the Docks . |
| 10 | They cost £650 each and Nos. 1–5 , 7 , 9–11 , 13–22 and 25–35 were delivered to Pitlake Generating Station ( bodies only ) in April 1901 , while Nos. 6 , 8 , 12 , 23 and 24 were delivered later directly to Thornton Heath depôt , where in due course all were fitted out and mounted on their trucks . |
| 11 | While these are primarily still seen as centres where teachers come to learn things , there are some instances where in small measure local curricula and local materials are beginning to emerge . |
| 12 | Alternative translation initiation was also shown to be effective for the RNA of POU proteins pit-1 [ 26 ] and Oct-4 [ 17 ] where in each case two isoforms were detected . |
| 13 | The sharpest contrast is with migrants who have brought with them the expectation that sons will bring their wives into the homes of their parents , where in some sense the wives will be under the authority of their mothers-in-law . |
| 14 | This use of dots with slurs is so consistent that I have not found a single instance where in this combination the dots were not clearly identifiable as such . |
| 15 | Where in dim patience among handsome things |
| 16 | This has not prevented their use in Europe and North America , where in any case the risk of infection is confined to relatively small groups , such as medical personnel ; but it rules out widespread use where a vaccine is most needed , in the Third World . |
| 17 | France persisted in operating a policy of cross-subsidisation where profitable coal mines subsidised those making losses , and where in any case the profitability of the whole industry depended upon generous governmental support — both policies which directly infringed the conditions of the ECSC treaty . |
| 18 | ‘ [ Subject to section 63(A) ( b ) ] where in any year a person is employed in director 's or higher-paid employment and — ( a ) by reason of his employment there is provided for him , or for others being members of his family or household , any benefit to which this section applies ; and ( b ) the cost of providing the benefit is not ( apart from this section ) chargeable to tax as his income , there is to be treated as emoluments of the employment , and accordingly chargeable to income tax under Schedule E , an amount equal to whatever is the cash equivalent of the benefit . |
| 19 | It was the path from my cottage , and I remembered the little cove called Halfway House , a cove where in any weather a boat might tie up safely and its owner make his way round to Taigh na Tuir . |
| 20 | Where in registered land a new covenant is given by the wife to the building society a certified copy of the transfer containing the covenant should be lodged with the deeds so that the building society has a proper record there of the wife 's liability , the transfer incorporating the covenant itself being retained at the Land Registry . |
| 21 | Where in registered land a new covenant is given by the new husband to the mortgagee , the mortgagee may require a certified copy of the transfer containing the covenant to be lodged with the deeds so that it has a proper record of the liability of the new husband , the transfer incorporating the covenant itself being at the Land Registry . |
| 22 | For example one notices over many years of you know having teaching I must have taught hundreds now in different class groups , ca n't help noticing that although you 're the same , subject is the same , the syllabus is the same , the reading list is the same , the room is the same , the time of day may be the same , but the groups are completely different . |
| 23 | These are now kept on computer disc and copies can be run iff at any time . |
| 24 | Where at that date , any payment was accruing due , ie where payment in arrears was stipulated , the creditor may prove for the amount which would have fallen due if the debt had accrued from day to day ( r 6.112(2) ) . |
| 25 | There were many records of such manifestations , from reliable and intelligent observers , who had often described the curious incident before they could possibly have heard bad news from India or Australia , where at that moment a friend 's life was endangered . |
| 26 | Some of these are particularly striking because they occur in circumstances where at first sight one would expect nothing interesting to happen . |
| 27 | There are several smart new dwellings here , no doubt built upon the old closes and orchards where at one time the Anabaptists were buried . |
| 28 | " Here are the Maplin Sands , off Foulness Island , where at one time we were going to have a great new airport complex , " he said . |
| 29 | The move from Greek Street — where at one stage he had had 60 boys being taught in the old Headmaster 's house — to Buxton Road had gone smoothly , and Daniel 's most illustrious pupil , Edge , had just become a Fellow of Trinity College , Cambridge . |
| 30 | Where at any stage of proceedings by assignment , transmission , or devolution the interest or liability of any party devolves on some other person , the court may order ex parte that other person to be made a party " to carry on " the proceedings ( Ord 5 , r 11 ) . |