Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Management ’ remained in place , only now it was responsible to a government-appointed Board of Directors and ultimately to Parliament , rather than to shareholders ' representatives . |
| 2 | The Crown 's interest was above all the defence of the land rather than of villagers ' property rights . |
| 3 | Assessment of achievements in English should therefore be primarily concerned with such understanding and skills , rather than with pupils ' knowledge about and competence in using IT and media facilities as such . |
| 4 | Just as in Jesus ' time , concern for the sick , underprivileged , outcast and those without rights or o–pressed should be unquestionable . |
| 5 | The antiseptic , do-gooding pub of the 1930s fell completely out of fashion in the post-war period , partly because of customers ' understandable preference for cosiness , and partly thanks to the campaign in favour of Victorian pub decoration conducted by the Architectural Review from the wartime period onwards , and exemplified in the glorious in-house pub ‘ The Bride of Denmark ’ in the AR 's offices in Queen Anne 's Gate . |
| 6 | At the time it was found that a major drawback in dual-purpose cattle was that they often failed to breed true : the offspring tended towards either the beef or the dairy type of the breed 's dual-purpose spectrum , partly because of breeders ' preferences but partly , it was believed , because the dual-purpose breeds were effectively hybrids : if they had begun to show too great an emphasis on dairy characteristics , extreme beef sires were introduced to draw them back to their dual-purpose role , and likewise extreme dairy sires were used when they became too beefy . |
| 7 | Mum and Dad do just the opposite , mostly because of Septimus ' wriggling , and ‘ one of those nights ’ ensues . |
| 8 | Er we left that out because of Dennis ' assurance that it was just our costs , but these are , this is certainly something that we would have to er add to our cost . |
| 9 | Exhibitions are major arenas for spectators of art , as well as for artists ' struggles to achieve reputations and recognition . |
| 10 | Vehicles that can provide 100 kilometres of driving from 6 litres of fuel are on the market , as well as in manufacturers ' laboratories , but few people buy a car solely because of its fuel economy . |
| 11 | For those whose ties are uniplex and ( relatively ) open-ended , these patterns are no longer functional and it is for this reason , and not primarily because of speakers ' desire for ‘ prestige ’ , that they disappear . |