Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [prep] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Florey found more interest in studies of the circulation than in Sherrington 's own field , the nervous system , and presently moved to Cambridge with a studentship in pathology . |
| 2 | Lady Debrace seemed more concerned about Harry 's ability to drive her daughter safely in so powerful a motor car than about Madeleine 's reputation . |
| 3 | The next supply contracts which British Coal will negotiate with the big electricity generators would offer electricity users an even better deal because of coal 's success in reducing costs . |
| 4 | His father had suffered the humiliation because of Mills ' treachery and so the traitor should suffer in the same way . |
| 5 | Guatemala has relied heavily on external aid , especially from the United States , though this was suspended for a time under the Carter administration because of Guatemala 's human rights record . |
| 6 | Bob Carr , the state leader of the ALP , suggested that voters had rejected the coalition because of Greiner 's " arrogance " . |
| 7 | An agreement on flights had been reached by the Israeli and Soviet national airlines in December 1989 but had not been put into practice because of Moscow 's concerns over the settlement of Soviet Jews in the occupied territories [ see also p. 37748 ] . |
| 8 | No figures are available to compare to those in this study as to people 's perception of the causes of urinary incontinence . |
| 9 | Cherbonnier & Sibuet ( 1972 ) consider S. pulvirus to be distinct from S. verrilli because the infradental papillae lie above the teeth and are contiguous , not lying on the same level as and separated by the ventral most tooth as in Lyman 's holotype , and the ventralmost tooth , i.e. the one next to the infradental papillae is block-like whereas in the holotype of S. verrilli it is tricuspid . |
| 10 | Underwriters in the insurance markets in London and New York are making no bones about being more willing to insure craft launched with the American orbiter than with Europe 's Ariane rocket , which has suffered a number of teething problems . |
| 11 | Donna and Julie were more interested in the layout of the building than in Paxton 's nostalgic musings . |
| 12 | Yet , given their potential influence , few outstanding sportsmen have used their position to challenge the notion of the legitimacy of sport as a way out and a method of social mobility , and few have pointed out that blacks ' continued domination of sport is more a reflection of limitations in other areas of a society permeated with racism than of blacks ' talent . |
| 13 | In Charles , the rural past plays a more traditional , but still surprising , part than in Busi 's novel . |
| 14 | But Mr and Mrs Clare were even more interested in their son 's marriage than in Brazil 's religion . |
| 15 | Because of his interest in the properties of pictorial volumes , the device of combining into a single image various views of an object , one of the fundamental features of Cubism , was worked out more consistently in Picasso 's work than in Braque 's . |
| 16 | Among them will be Mr Martin Lee , expelled last week from the post-1997 Basic Law drafting committee because of Beijing 's wrath over his joint leadership of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Democratic Patriot Movement in China . |
| 17 | They were not much respected in the village because of John 's laziness . |
| 18 | In particular they assumed that it was possible , at any given moment , to make reasonably precise comparisons of the real strength of the States concerned , to estimate accurately the advantages of Britain 's wealth as against Russia 's population or Prussia 's efficient bureaucracy . |
| 19 | One way or another , it was vital that she left sanctuary until after Joan 's return … |
| 20 | Accurately-timed aerial photographs of the water-line together with tide-tables gave contour maps of the beaches accurate to horizontal metres and vertical centimetres , There was very nearly a breach of security because of Bernal 's desire to be on the beaches by D + 1 . |
| 21 | ‘ But it 's been a complicated situation ; we 've had to cancel or reschedule gigs with Cozy 's band because of Brian 's thing , and there was a further complication … |
| 22 | The world paid Europe the flattery of imitation because of Europe 's success . |
| 23 | He takes us through Charles Darwin 's earlier years , the development of his ideas , his recorded ( and suspected but probable ) ambitions , shyness , doubts , agonies , successes and rebuffs with real insight as to Charles 's personal relations with Charles Lyell and Joseph Hooker . |
| 24 | However , the case of In re Mew and Thorne ( 1862 ) 31 L.J.Bank. 87 shows that even in the middle of the last century the rule was not absolute : in that case Lord Westbury L.C. in construing an Act had regard to its Parliamentary history and drew an inference as to Parliament 's intention in passing the legislation from the making of an amendment striking out certain words . |
| 25 | Here he had much greater scope than in London 's country . |
| 26 | If the opinion polls are right , at least 55% of those who have made up their minds will say Yes this time , which would be a larger share than in France 's referendum last year . |
| 27 | This is a useful concept although as Dunn et al . |
| 28 | However , the fact that Gloucester was able to forge a real link with Fitzwilliam , in an area where the duke 's territorial influence was minimal , is testimony less to the strength of the Conyers bond than to Gloucester 's own growing dominance in the north as a whole . |
| 29 | However , the fact that Gloucester was able to forge a real link with Fitzwilliam , in an area where the duke 's territorial influence was minimal , is testimony less to the strength of the Conyers bond than to Gloucester 's own growing dominance in the north as a whole . |
| 30 | He also hated the King because of Henry 's seduction of his sister . |