Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [adv] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is no competition for funding then all investments with a positive NPV can be accepted . |
| 2 | If there is no competition for funding then all investments with a positive NpV can be accepted . |
| 3 | ‘ We are ’ he said later , ‘ in danger of building so many mills and factories on the river 's bank … that the stream will be all used up and its bed dry . ’ |
| 4 | In practice of course very many speakers fell outside the target quota . |
| 5 | Of course very few machines are used for a single application and in practice you need to balance the requirements of each application that you want to run . |
| 6 | erm In that sense , whereas of course in the case of primary schools there 've been fewer resources but of course far fewer students . |
| 7 | A consequence of this accommodation was , as Layton puts it , that ‘ the application of science to everyday life had ( by the 1870s ) disappeared … the learner [ of course only those learners who experienced any science teaching at all — M.Y . ] |
| 8 | And then of course so both sides we new about . |
| 9 | Someone who knows about the great act of betrayal so many years ago . |
| 10 | If the Woolwich principle comprehends payments made under a mistake of law then such payments are also covered by the statutory provisions . |
| 11 | If we could invest more in this sort of group then more families who 'd like to return to work would be able to afford to do so . |
| 12 | It is the same intensity of commitment so many women make to their children , and particularly to their sons . |
| 13 | Change is a law of life yet both factions seem set against change . |
| 14 | some of the approach work was divine watch how Joey Beauchamp beats his man here … but in front of goal too many miskicks and misses … |
| 15 | Its name came from Jordan De Cave who owned a large amount of land here many years ago . |
| 16 | However , the marriage did not stop the Prince 's favourite pastime of bedding as many women as he could , though he became more discreet . |
| 17 | What can be seen is that young girls are growing up far more quickly , and expect to be treated like adult earlier these days . |
| 18 | Even allowing for inflation both these posts did well , but the gain in real terms was not enormous . |
| 19 | The private organisation is expected to take into consideration only those consequences of the decision which affect it , while the public agency must weigh the decision in terms of some comprehensive system of public or community values ’ ( Simon 1957:69 ) . |
| 20 | In terms of the cost of job generation , when taking into account only those jobs created by public-sector support , and that are new to the economy , total costs are two or three times greater than originally assumed . |
| 21 | Taking into account only those items bought from a wholesaler , Chadwick 's undertaker was making a 175 per cent profit on his original outlay . |
| 22 | Independence was not compromised , it was stated , and although the identification of causes deserving of support and finance from the advice agency might be questionable , in practice only those problems which gave real cause for community concern could be pursued successfully because of the need for public support . |
| 23 | While it could be , and was , argued that the contemplative knowledge of God should inform the goals of active life for all men , it was acknowledged that in practice very few individuals could combine both states in balance . |
| 24 | There are in India a variety of systems of home leave , furlough , early release and parole , but in practice relatively few prisoners benefit . |
| 25 | Since , as Leech and Short ( 1981 ) point out , every writer ( and speaker ) necessarily makes choices of expression , there is , on this view , no neutral style.6 However , in contrast with Leech and Short ( 1981 : 19 – 24 , 38 ) , I do not have in mind simply those choices made from amongst the modes of expression made possible by the language . |
| 26 | Her handbag had fallen behind the car seat when she 'd stopped at the traffic lights in town so several minutes were lost as she scrabbled for her pass , then when she drove into the car park she could n't immediately find a space and had to drive round several times . |
| 27 | Anything that has appeared in print so many times must be true . |
| 28 | We have a suspicion that very little reaction has taken place because in fact very few bubbles have risen to the surface . |
| 29 | At Barlow Clowes approximately £190m was lost by investors who thought they were investing in safe gilts , whereas in fact very few gilts were bought . |
| 30 | There are in fact very few areas straddling the A sixty four north east than one needs to look at . |