Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the seasonal loss was not great enough to cause an ‘ ozone hole ’ of the sort above the Antarctic , where at times the layer has reached a wafer-thin 10 per cent of normal this winter . |
| 2 | It is proposed , despite the fact that it is the unorthodox view of insider dealing which is singled out for special attention , to review the policy arguments for and against the use of inside information , even where at times the debate seems more applicable to the traditional view of insider dealing . |
| 3 | Birds , like mammals , produce sound by blowing air from their lungs over vibratory vocal chords in the trachea , although in birds the vocal cords are situated slightly closer to the lungs than in mammals . |
| 4 | For painting other than on vases the evidence is as usual indirect ; but it seems certain that the emergence of a great new revolutionary style of wall-painting with broken ground-lines belongs after the retreat of the Persians , in the seventies . |
| 5 | If at times the surface gives an eclectic impression , the outline of the whole is marvellously clear . |
| 6 | You will need to be honest with yourself when setting priorities because on occasions the most important tasks may be the ones you feel least disposed towards . |
| 7 | Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river . |
| 8 | While for boys the ‘ justice ’ rather than the ‘ welfare ’ model prevails , between 70 and 80 per cent of girls in care in this country are there as a result of parents or step-parents calling in the social services because they feel their daughters to be ‘ beyond parental control ’ or ‘ morally at risk ’ . |
| 9 | Yet girls , and women , apparently choose these subjects in preference to the seemingly more objective physical sciences , while for boys the reverse is true . |
| 10 | When polymers are irradiated by a beam of X-rays , scattering produces diffuse haloes on the photographic plate for some polymers , while for others a series of sharply defined rings superimposed on a diffuse background is recorded . |
| 11 | Some contracts were , on average , overpriced ; while for others the average price was too low . |
| 12 | This kind of prestige was formalized in ploughing matches for the horsemen , while for stockmen the equivalent public arenas for competition were markets and agricultural shows . |
| 13 | One main gender distinction seems to be that sexual relations with women are much more psychological than biological , whereas with men the reverse seems to be true . |
| 14 | The difference is only that for postverbals the property complex qualifies the E ( and in surface terms we have an intransitive verb phrase ) , while with adverbals the property complex is qualified by the E ( in surface terms , a transitive verb phrase ) . |
| 15 | Whereas in mechanics the moment is calculated as the product of a force and the distance of its application from a fulcrum , in statistics the moment is computed from the product of the weight percentage in a given size class and the number of class grades from the origin of the curve . |
| 16 | The increase took place only in men , whereas in women the incidence slightly decreased ( Fig 2 ) . |
| 17 | The most critical one in some ways is a change in the structure of our lower jaw , so instead of having a lot of bones in our lower jaw we have just a single bone in our lower jaw , the dentory , which articulates with a bone called the scremosal , whereas in reptiles the quadrate and articular for the articulation and those bones have now got stuck into our inner ear and do some stuff about conducting sound impulses . |
| 18 | Some are closely related to a specific professional qualification , while in others a vocational orientation is much less obvious . |
| 19 | In some increments the Calibra shows the way , while in others the Corrado shows the Vauxhall a lead-free tailpipe . |
| 20 | This is because remedial measures have been effective in some regions ( mostly in developed nations ) while in others the rate of degradation has increased . |
| 21 | The ownership of archaeological finds depends on the local laws ( in some countries all archaeological artefacts are automatically the property of the state and have to be reported , while in others the finds belong to the owner of the land on which they were found ) , but whatever the ownership , each find needs to be properly recorded if it is to be of any use archaeologically . |
| 22 | The changes that occur in those periods all have an important international dimension , but in some the international factors interact with strongly influential , internal developments while in others the international side has greater relative weight . |
| 23 | For some cells they had the strong impression that the response increased the more the object resembled a monkey 's hand , while in others the trigger feature appeared to be a monkey 's face or head . |
| 24 | In some cases the day centres genuinely act as training centres , preparing those who attend for eventual independence , while in others the aim is simply to offer a daily change of environment and relief to their families for those too handicapped ever to lead independent lives . |
| 25 | In children , hyperactivity is frequently reported ( see p 206 ) , while in adults the most common symptom is excessive fatigue that is not relieved by rest . |
| 26 | This means that over 20% of the world 's oil consumption is burnt in vehicle engines while in industrialised-countries the proportion is far higher . |
| 27 | He noted that the top 15 oil companies represent about 60 per cent of the industry 's turnover , while in chemicals the top 15 represent only 25 per cent . |
| 28 | The other is the note in Appendix F , which says that some hobbit-names have been retained by Tolkien without translation , ‘ though I have usually anglicized them by altering their endings , since in Hobbit-names a was a masculine ending , and o and e were feminine . ’ |
| 29 | Similarly if someone has left a certain amount to somebody and has added that the sum can quite easily be offset , since the beneficiary is his debtor on account of Gaius Seius ' estate ; yet the beneficiary does not wish to enter that estate but claims the trust : our emperor replied by rescript that he was claiming the trust against the intention of the testator , since in trusts the intention of the testator is particularly to be regarded and observed . |
| 30 | As might be expected , there is frequent evidence for the reconstruction of such strip building properties , the same property boundaries sometimes being retained over considerable periods , while at others a considerable level of property amalgamation and reorganization was involved . |