Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [coord] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1934 and 1937 it invalidated a string of measures initiated by President Roosevelt and passed by Congress to attempt to deal with the economic depression , while between 1954 and 1963 it made a series of decisions regarding the rights of blacks far in advance of anything that could obtain strong presidential and congressional support . |
| 2 | From the testimony of Dicke 's wife in 1991 , we learned that already between 1934 and 1936 he had started his experiments with wheat free diets . |
| 3 | Despite these drawbacks the mid-year estimates undoubtedly provide an invaluable source and Champion ( 1987 ) concludes that for monitoring population change in England and Wales between 1971 and 1981 they may well be superior to the census ; Scottish estimates , however , he considers less accurate because they were not revised in the light of 1981 census results . |
| 4 | Between 1971 and 1975 he was a vital force in British music — and those are exactly the years covered by Best Of The Mercury Years ( Mercury ) . |
| 5 | On his return to London he made his living as a novelist and freelance journalist ; between 1886 and 1889 he published ten novels . |
| 6 | Between 1875 and 1890 he revised earlier geological mapping of many parts of Britain . |
| 7 | During 1971 and 1972 he surveyed four oil refineries — two each in France and Britain — interviewing a total of over 800 workers . |
| 8 | Between 1980 and 1981 she had worked in Dunstable as an office manager . |
| 9 | The United States may also be approaching the same conclusion , for between 1980 and 1988 it moved from being the world 's largest creditor to being its largest debtor . |
| 10 | Between 1980 and 1985 I was a librarian in Brent 's Bibliographic Department , and thus reasonably close to the centre of things in matters of stock . |
| 11 | For six years he had remained current by flying a dozen hours a year , mainly on Cessna 150s ; then between 1986 and 1989 he flew only six hours , with his last recorded solo flight in August 1987 and last dual in August 1989 . |
| 12 | Between 1925 and 1929 he devoted himself to his regenerative projects . |
| 13 | I asked Frank Dick , the Director of Coaching , about this but all he said was that the field for the 60 metres had been chosen ( by him , as it turned out ) . |
| 14 | Between 1903 and 1910 she wrote nearly sixty articles on such subjects as lace , samplers , stumpwork , wallpapers , tea caddies , silks , and velvets . |
| 15 | Between 1972 and 1981 it had been £14 billion a year . |
| 16 | For instance , between 1972 and 1982 I caught 35392 hoverflies of 89 species in the Malaise trap , but seven species accounted for more than two-thirds of the catch and 35 species were each represented by fewer than 10 individuals . |
| 17 | Between 1834 and 1838 he attended the Quaker Camp Hill School in Birmingham . |
| 18 | Since he became Prime Minister he has had a chance — his predecessor had a chance , too — to increase women 's representation on such boards , but between 1985 and 1990 we know that their representation rose by a dismal 0.3 per cent . |
| 19 | John Gibbons , a courtier , was fined £8,600 for exceeding the terms of his grant of land in the forest : between 1629 and 1634 he had , without warrant , cut down 4,000 oaks worth £1 apiece , spoiled certain coppices , and enclosed 94 acres . |
| 20 | Over the period between 1872 and 1905 it is probable that increased facilities for reporting and prosecuting cattle theft resulted in a gradual increase in the proportion of crimes which were reported . |
| 21 | Between 1193 and 1201 it is possible that he is to be identified with a master Elias , steward to Gilbert de Glanville , bishop of Rochester [ q.v. ] , a close friend and kinsman of Hubert Walter . |
| 22 | And er they used to come to me and ask things about what they should do and did I think they had a claim for this and that you know , and I used to tell them you see . |
| 23 | Between 1821 and 1842 he took out five patents , one of them for a ‘ suspension railway ’ which was tried out unsuccessfully in Cheshunt , and two relating to a system of constructing roofs and bridge decks in corrugated wrought or cast iron , which was for a time quite extensively used . |
| 24 | Between 1895 and 1898 he published regular articles in the Studio . |
| 25 | Between 1263 and 1265 he was much involved in treating for peace at home between the king and his barons . |
| 26 | In per capita terms , Venezuela 's long history as an oil exporter — between 1929 and 1969 it was the world 's leading exporter — has made it the richest country in South America . |
| 27 | Between 1877 and 1882 he gained further experience with several well-known engineering firms . |
| 28 | then Sandy has n't given me a time but I think I 'd suggested to him between six and seven I think people like that they do n't have to go home and |
| 29 | Between 1894 and 1902 she bought twenty-four paintings from Colnaghi , always through Berenson . |
| 30 | To understand the nature of relations between the two kingdoms between 1250 and 1340 we must consider the manner in which the treaty was made , and the implications of the clauses . |