Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [vb base] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other jurists between them reach a grand total of eleven cases ( none of which may be attributed to petitioners ) . |
| 2 | Because complementary medicine is a highly diverse category , the research will focus on and compare three complementary therapies — homeopaths , chiropractors and reflexologists — which between them illustrate a good selection of the issues faced by complementary practitioners and of the different ways in which these issues have been dealt with . |
| 3 | It 's a big honour for the choir , who between them have a combined age of 2,500 years . |
| 4 | They ran the cell all day , after which time a green crust had formed on the cathode . |
| 5 | Those who are looking after her have a difficult task and it should not be made more difficult by being harassed by requests for information . |
| 6 | She went slowly to the refrigerator , took out a block of ice cream , cut three slices off it and put them into glass dishes , then plonked the dishes on the table , during which time a new idea came to her . |
| 7 | They voted by 19 to 6 in favour of a two year moratorium , during which time a scientific committee will ‘ review the scientific and technical considerations relevant to the proposed amendments ’ . |
| 8 | Faced with the immediate prospect of a serious coal dispute and fuel crisis the Baldwin government decided to provide a nine-month subsidy to the coal owners , during which time a royal commission , the Samuel Commission , would investigate the coal industry . |
| 9 | True , even with those drawbacks , NATO functions well , but it has had the advantage of 350,000 American service men and ourselves , all of whom speak a common language . |
| 10 | It should come as no surprise that , in a society with increasing numbers of very old people , proportionately and absolutely , a substantial proportion of whom have a serious degree of mental infirmity , a significant number will suffer abuse . |
| 11 | More recent writers have confidence in their role — as story-tellers rather than moral teachers — and more confidence in their young readers , most of whom have a working ethical sense . |
| 12 | Most of the cavers I have met , and I have met hundreds , have been careful and courageous people who cave for the adventure , challenge and hard physical exercise , and most of whom have a deep appreciation of the beauties of underground limestone . |
| 13 | That 's what all the papers keep telling them and yet none of them take a blind bit of notice . |
| 14 | The two of them make a right pair , sending messages , leaving notes you look at this , now ! ’ |
| 15 | In addition the information society substitutes brain for brawn : 70 per cent of its jobs require intellectual skills and at least half of them require a professional qualification or education to degree standard . |
| 16 | Nearly all of them use a formulaic phrase : ‘ I dug him downstairs and his belly rolled over to there . ’ |
| 17 | He looked up to see the last of them swing a booted foot over the Baglietto 's taffrail . |
| 18 | Many of them maintain a fixed parity between their own currencies and the French franc . |
| 19 | Some of them give a great deal of importance to using weak forms , but do not stress the importance of also knowing when to use the strong forms , something which I feel is very important . |
| 20 | The journalist sees new products coming through all the time , and though some of them represent a real breakthrough in their field most are not really very exciting . |
| 21 | Except for Freud , whose impersonal style does not reveal him , all of them flaunt a pronounced sado-masochistic sensibility . |
| 22 | There are 200,000 such families , and more than half of them include a sick or disabled parent . |
| 23 | You will find that a large proportion of them need a good ten inches between shelves , not forgetting that there must be ample room for them to be gently eased out and not hooked by the headband . |
| 24 | Visitors are catered for by hotels , guest houses and a large caravan park and many of them have a regular clientele . |
| 25 | Several of them have a vague impression of a coin-like disc near the base . |
| 26 | Yet ( while there are more lifers than there used to be ) most of them have a great deal to lose . |
| 27 | However most of them have a strong sense that in this celebration of the Church , Christ himself is present and feeds with Word and Sacrament those who come to him through faith . |
| 28 | It is important that United Kingdom companies keep themselves informed of developments in these proposals , as many of them have a real effect on the day-to-day functioning of a UK company and its cost structure . |
| 29 | Yes , these are for the in-service B Ed. and various other courses like that , yes , and some of them have a scientific aspect to them and we 're involved in those as well . |
| 30 | All of them feature a private suite with a family bedroom with dressing rooms , WC and usually a bathroom ( with a shower ! ) on the main floor level and , depending on the size of the house , often a private sitting room , a boudoir , and even a breakfast room . |