Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Now , the average age has plummeted , in great measure due to the efforts of this remarkable character .
2 Whilst the situation has improved greatly in the UK , in large measure due to the efforts of the British Library , Aslib , and the Standing Conference of National and University Libraries ( SCONUL ) , there are , regrettably , still some British universities which cling to restrictive practices with regard to the consultation and loan of theses .
3 Some of these crops , at least that part due to the thegns , were collected in central granaries , the barley enclosures , or berwicks .
4 Changes in style are in part due to the emphases of different Evaluation Officers .
5 Yet of course each of the schools in which the assistants work has pupils of many different ethnic origins , and in practice no single head has expressed any other intention than that assistants should work with families from all parts of the local community .
6 ‘ and any expression for whose interpretation provision is made by Part XXVI of the Companies Act , other than an expression defined above in this section , is to be construed in accordance with that provision .
7 I turn to Part XXVI of the Companies Act 1985 .
8 At the wider level each of the units has to be sequenced to achieve a balance through the entire key stage .
9 The A34 just south of Newbury is still down to a single lane due to the roadworks there , between the Swan roundabout and Sandalford roundabout and the A41 London road in Bicester has roadworks by the level crossing , temporary traffic lights there , expect some congestion which is reasonably bad at the moment , but it is beginning to clear in both directions .
10 Since the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD , it has been the synagogue that has kept the Jewish faith alive throughout the centuries even to the present day .
11 But yes , I grant you that might have seemed a bit odd to the members if it had n't been explained properly . ’
12 Introduction Part XII of the Companies Act 1985 contains provisions requiring a company to register certain charges with the Registrar of Companies .
13 The clubhouse was tucked into a line of fir trees , a low building rich with the reds and browns of natural wood .
14 Last night we celebrated the defeat of Italy — our brigadier ordered a rum ration to all ranks in honour of the occasion — yet I ca n't help feeling just a bit sorry for the Italians , and have never found it in my heart to dislike them as I do the Germans .
15 My father and mother stand nearer to the babies than I and the whole ensemble is posed on an interminable expanse of medium-cut grass .
16 The Security Council took on board some of the challenges .
17 I hope that he will take on board some of the concerns that have been expressed to me .
18 This was clearly insufficient to produce a building adequate for the needs of the county , and another circular letter was sent out asking for support .
19 Yeah , you 're a bit wet in the eyes .
20 Part 2 of the guidelines for each team should cover growth targets and new types of work as set out in the plan
21 Ignoring for the present some of the difficulties inherent in functional analysis , we may note , for example , that the account of socialization ignores the variety of other agencies that play an important part in socializing the child .
22 He is really proud of her 34-26-34ins ( 86-66-86cm ) figure — a bit different from the 40-38-44ins ( 102-96-112cm ) she was before .
23 April 15 was the centenary of the first ascent of Eagle 's Nest Ridge Direct on the Napes crags of Great Gable .
24 for instance some of the themes could be canal civil engineering and art
25 She wanted us to make her a Shaker-style chest , and there was something a bit peculiar about the dimensions , so Luke and I went to Bracken Cottage .
26 There is a distinct paucity of entirely new courses to mention , but the ‘ work in hand ’ element of Nelson 's various acquisitions over the years has led to Workout at intermediate and upper intermediate level ( née Collins ) , as well as Nelson 's own Distinction , a new post-FCE course some of the exercises in which follow the format of the CAE exam .
27 Bob and I are progressing as a piano/clarsach duo , and of course some of the accompaniments to his songs tax me to the limit , or have to be vetoed altogether .
28 But of course some of the jobs we do are quite strange really , and er er just as an example there were er th there was the job er when we were er moving stuff from the old school system .
29 Without their support some of the giants of British business would quickly grind to a halt .
30 This is the more remarkable in view of the lukewarm support some of the policies have had in the Cabinet and party .
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