Example sentences of "[subord] in [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Nevertheless , the presence — and even the personality — of servants is a conspicuous aspect of Richardson 's fictional world , where in Jane Austen 's they are chiefly remarkable by their absence . |
2 | At least it was in a courtroom , where in Perry Mason or LA Law the witnesses cracked and the truth came out ; at least it might sort out whether the central figure was hero or villain , and point to how far up the culpability went . |
3 | I saw his grave when I took a short cut through the churchyard — a modest , friendly , even jolly little grave , where in summer moon-daisies and red clover grew , and quaking grass which little children call shivery-shakes . |
4 | The same basic principles of animation can be applied when animating 3-D objects , where in fact perspective is usually built-in anyway . |
5 | Where mobility is the greatest , and where in consequence primary controls break down completely , as in the zone of deterioration in the modern city , there develop areas of demoralization , of promiscuity and of vice . |
6 | ‘ Requires no batteries ! ’ ( except in golf carts ) , ‘ Contains no detergents ! ’ and ‘ Keeps houses off beautiful land ! ’ |
7 | Span wire construction of the overhead suspension was used throughout ( except in Oak Grove leading down to the depôt ) . |
8 | Except in divorce proceedings , commencement by petition is now very rare . |
9 | The Greeks spent several centuries under the heel of the Ottoman empire , which allowed them no form of self-government except in church matters ( about which the Turks were on the whole remarkably liberal ) . |
10 | Includes unlimited travel on day of issue , except in peak periods . |
11 | As expected , the addition of bFGF to sucralfate did not augment the gastroprotective activity of this drug except in stress lesions , which were significantly more reduced after treatment with the combination of bFGF and sucralfate than with each agent separately . |
12 | I ca n't find fulfilment in peeling carrots , and I do n't thrill to the sound of the supermarket trolley — except in New York where I 'm bewitched by the all-night delis . |
13 | Currently , diesel fuel sold in the EC contains 0.3 per cent sulphur , except in West Germany where the level is 0.25 per cent . |
14 | The remedies in the 200M and 10M potencies will not be available over the counter except in specialist pharmacies . |
15 | These will only appear after the final moult , except in damsel flies which take two moults , one very soon after the other , to bring their wings to perfection . |
16 | Is this just an aberration , if you look at the road markings , you 'll see it seems to be official , cos the road is marked out for driving on the right , and the reason is that er , traffic law in this country says , that vehicles drive on the left , except in Savoy Street . |
17 | Our Greek holidays ( except in Porto Heli ) are ‘ non-catering ’ — fend for yourself . |
18 | Who is , except in television series ? |
19 | With microwave ovens , Manila and the flu epidemic suddenly dominating the news it was as if the event had never occurred except in Sir Anthony Meyer 's imagination . |
20 | All were spontaneous outbursts : none , contrary to some claims , were politically inspired or orchestrated ( except in Northern Ireland where urban problems existed on a grander , more devastating scale , and where there was a unique heritage ) . |
21 | Britain 's love of FPTP is criticised beyond its borders , because , except in Northern Ireland , it elects members to the European Parliament by this system . |
22 | This information tends to be sporadic and incomplete as there is currently no requirement for companies to deposit data from their mineral exploration programmes with any central agency , except in Northern Ireland . |
23 | It cleverly created its Polo brand to exploit Americans ' nostalgia for an English country life which never really existed except in Hollywood movies , and has been careful to use the brand only for top-of-the-range products . |
24 | But it is very lately that the truly magnificent taste in gardening has flourished in these northern parts of Europe , for although in King Charles the Second 's reign there was great spirit amongst the nobility and gentry of England for planting and gardening , which spirit was greatly heighten 'd in King William 's reign , during which time most of the large gardens of England were laid out and planted , yet we find the taste at that time extended little farther than to small pieces of box-wood , finish 'd parterres and clipp 'd greens , all of which are now generally banished out of the gardens of the most polite persons of this age , who justly prefer the more extended rural designs of gardens which approach the nearest to nature . |
25 | Although in school activities Ernest was energetic and successful , twice he ran away from home before the Kansas City Star was joined by him as a cub reporter in 1917 . |
26 | Although in France changes in the balance of class relations permitted a whittling away of forms of labour representation in the state enterprises , in Britain they have been much more resistant to change , until recent years at least . |
27 | Cairngorm 's traditional high quality climbing ropes usually come in bagged lengths of 50 metres for the UK market , although in France ropes are usually sold at 60 metres and for indoor climbing the length drops to 30 metres . |
28 | Although in Burmah Oil there was a reluctance to accept the " class " arguments without looking at the actual contents of the documents in question , subsequent cases have accepted class arguments without question . |
29 | Although in principle agriculture ought to be a net producer of energy , converting the sun 's energy into the calorific value of food , modern agriculture is actually a net consumer . |
30 | Although in Mesopotamia kingship was never so important as in Egypt , its function was the maintenance of harmony between earth and heaven . |