Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That catches the familiar dictum that science explains particular events by generalizing and by making them cases of laws at work . |
| 2 | He recommended to them lists of books for the better understanding of their religion , and the advice was excellent . |
| 3 | I was already enough of an expert to recognise it — people had begun to give me books about birds of prey , so the first time I heard this sorrowful sound I searched through my books until I found out what it was . |
| 4 | If I had to select one of my pairs of binoculars for observations of nebulæ I think I would choose the × 7 instrument , though I agree that the more powerful binoculars can bring out more details in the fainter nebulæ . |
| 5 | The examples do not identify the article or journal concerned , but each example has happened to me or my coauthors during submissions to what are generally regarded as quality journals . |
| 6 | It widened my horizons with outings to international golf at Ganton , football at Roker Park , camping at Scarborough and several journeys between Barnard Castle and North Wales . |
| 7 | In looking through my cases for examples of problems that I 've experienced with 50 millesimals I am conscious that aggravations are not one ! |
| 8 | The Porcupine fish in my 48″ × 24″ × 24″ tank is very friendly , but when I try to feed my other fish it simply eats all the food . |
| 9 | My 48″ × 18″ × 15″ tank is lit by two 42″ tubes . |
| 10 | During my inglorious years as a concert agent I used to reduce my clients to tears by stubbornly refusing to call them ‘ artistes ’ . |
| 11 | But I could see with my inner eye the form of my Lord Krishna , seated before Arjuna in the chariot on the battlefield of Kurukshetra , and I heard the sublime thoughts , and this filled my eyes with tears of joy and love . ' ’ |
| 12 | On my visits to schools as a member of the Kingman Committee , I discovered that often the English department 's description of its syllabus would explicitly state that children should not be taught the definition of grammatical terms . |
| 13 | In my visits to schools as a member of the Kingman Committee , I was impressed on a number of occasions by the imaginative use of word processing in the classroom . |
| 14 | During my visits to schools in these areas , I was impressed with the commitment of staff in the face of obviously difficult circumstances . |
| 15 | He will be well aware of the grave concerns of many of my constituents about reports of infringements of human rights in Kashmir and the Punjab . |
| 16 | The cost to my constituents in terms of the average community charge is £170 . |
| 17 | Up till now I have simply equated this with Jamaican Creole , and have based my comparisons on descriptions of that language by B.L . |
| 18 | I see my weapons as reflections of a sensible , realistic caution — that of a true professional . |
| 19 | I think my feelings about men in general turned from negative to positive last night . ’ |
| 20 | I think of my paintings as journeys into which the viewer enters , looks around , travels in , through and out . |
| 21 | Even though the wind kept the tops cool , the sun was relentless , and I foolishly changed out of my breeches into shorts for the remainder of the route . |
| 22 | ( See my comments for Upgraders about Wysiwyg ) . |
| 23 | I had hardly finished rummaging through my snapshots of cars of the '50s ( pictured here a fortnight ago ) when I was transported back another 10 years to the 1940s . |
| 24 | ‘ I have had people like Cilla Black and Petula Clarke fall into my arms in floods of tears after they 've come off from that one . |
| 25 | The backdrop for my 36″ × 12″ × 16″ aquarium is constructed from three square lightweight cork tiles , taped to the backglass outside the tank with clear waterproof tape . |
| 26 | I am prepared — delighted even — to indulge in a little D-I-Y ( having just built a cabinet and hood for my 36″ × 18″ × 18″ and got the taste for it … ) . |
| 27 | Will my 36″ × 15″ × 12″ tank be big enough for them when they are fully grown ? |
| 28 | I have had lots of tanks almost from the beginning , and have probably worked out most of my fantasies regarding sizes from 15″ × 10″ × 10″ up to 48″ × 18″ × 18″ — the only problem has been that I always want to keep more species than I have room for . |
| 29 | My 60″ × 15″ × 15″ tank houses a Green Chromis , a Percula Clown , a Cleaner Wrasse , a small Hermit Crab , a Malu Anemone , and two Cleaner Shrimps . |
| 30 | What coward turn 'd my smiles to sighes of woe ? |