Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [noun pl] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When one recalls that for decades geography was not recognized as a scholarly discipline , one can not perhaps be surprised that some scientists have unsuspectingly spent their whole careers studying geography — rather like the well-known character of Molière who did not know that he had been speaking prose all his life ! |
| 2 | Penelope hardly knew which to choose after this , but decided on brandy ; she had a vague idea that for women port was a rather low-class drink , since they did not — perhaps could not — appreciate it in the rather ritualistic way that men did . |
| 3 | ‘ Outside broadcasts ’ are reminders that for years TV was a cumbersome medium , happiest in the studio or on set piece occasions such as the Cup Final , which could be planned well in advance . |
| 4 | While a strict Freudian interpretation of the function of dreaming would not necessarily imply that it preserved sanity so much as sleep , the neo-Freudians had developed the notion that during dreams conflicts were resolved , giving dreams a purpose in maintaining psychic equilibrium . |
| 5 | We sense that during pauses assessments are being made , and we do n't like this . |
| 6 | Copper , lead , zinc and silver were the chief minerals extracted , although in places iron was also worked . |
| 7 | A study of traditional vole breeding sites in the North Yorks Moors National Park showed that a number had been taken over by mink , and that in others voles were either absent , or were present only in relatively small numbers . |
| 8 | Platelet aggregation induced by endoperoxides appeared to be greater than that which could be accounted for by the endoperoxides alone , and Hamberg et al ( 1975 ) were able to demonstrate that in platelets endoperoxides are further metabolised to a very unstable compound , thromboxane A 2 . |
| 9 | In general a controversial relatively low-profile approach was adopted by the authorities , although on occasions prisoners were drenched with water from hoses , and siren and other loud noises were used . |
| 10 | Although occasionally Nizan 's assessment of a writer fluctuated over a period of time ( Gide , Giono , Mauriac ) , although on occasions Nizan was simultaneously attracted and repelled by individual writers ( Mauriac , Drieu la Rochelle , Celine ) , the bottom line was always a clear differentiation between a progressive and a reactionary attitude to culture . |
| 11 | Chester Central and Westminster councillor Derek Bateman said that on Sundays calls were sometimes answered in Gateshead . |
| 12 | He admits that at times incidents were not handled perfectly . |
| 13 | Immediately above the town lay the barrier of the First Cataract , and for millennia Aswan was the boundary of Pharaonic Egypt and the known world . |
| 14 | One glance at the young men emerging from a vehicle told her that the rafting parties had arrived , and within moments Silas was there to greet them . |
| 15 | She reached to touch the bell and within minutes Rosa was there . |
| 16 | Rodber was taken off with spinal concussion midway through the second half , and within minutes Richards was shepherding a maul forty metres downfield . |
| 17 | She sounded half alarmed , half excited , and within seconds Tom was beside the bed pulling back the sheets . |
| 18 | But in schools science is often presented in a dry and uninteresting manner . |
| 19 | This fuelled concern that the JNA was no longer accountable to the federal government , but within hours Markovic was promising Kucan that there would be no further air raids . |
| 20 | I had no sister , I went to all-boys schools , I lived out of town , never went to parties and while for others girlfriends were the in-thing , I lived for sport . ’ |
| 21 | In some schools , particularly in urban areas , there are teachers who are not teaching or are teaching very few hours , while in others teachers are coping with very large classes . |
| 22 | Nomatodes use their body-fluid as a transport medium and depend upon contractions of the body wall for its movement ; while in insects blood is pumped round the haemocoel by a dorsal heart . |
| 23 | Most fortunately for the Allies as it turned out , since within days Falkenhayn was to unleash all his troops from the area of fallen Antwerp , together with supplementary formations of volunteers , stiffened by regulars , in a massive stroke down the coastline , with the object of encircling the sanguine Joffre 's left flank . |
| 24 | We accept that the statement that he was ‘ beaten to death ’ whilst in police custody was incorrect and went beyond the original inquest verdict of manslaughter . |
| 25 | There 's n it 's an interesting fact that as well that erm opinion polls are very often , it depends what the question you 're asked and when , when , when during elections people are asked are you prepared to s to have either A lower taxes or B spend more , higher taxes and spend more on the national health service , well people always say oh yeah , oh yeah fine . |
| 26 | In this aspect of the Ring as in others Tolkien is totally consistent . |