Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [adv] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the RAF at Ely for so many days and have |
| 2 | ln pages i and ii of the advertisement for this volume , Darwin explains Gould 's part in its production and the untimely departure which left Darwin with so many questions still unanswered : |
| 3 | No wonder this part of Ireland felt a closer allegiance to Scotland than to the rest of Ireland over so many centuries . |
| 4 | Taking Foresterhill first , a recurring comment in the responses to the trust proposal alluded to the contribution that individuals have made to the development of hospital care in Aberdeen over very many decades . |
| 5 | 1932 was a momentous year in Chiswick , which had found itself almost isolated and unable to expand due to the River Thames cutting it off from the County of Surrey , and the boundary of Hammersmith to the east , being also the boundary with the London County Council ; with little or no contact or matters of interest with Acton to the north , but nevertheless a narrow link with Brentford , to the west ( Chiswick High Road had been called the Brentford Road for very many years ) , which link was considerably enhanced by the construction of the Great West Road . |
| 6 | I thought about Tom on more than one occasion because Tom for so many years was the voice of the royal wedding and erm this and that state affairs and things , state occasions and he only lives in Murrayfield , I mean |
| 7 | He was clearly prepared to continue employing Robert under almost any circumstances . |
| 8 | Walking down the light and airy aisles of this superstore , one could be forgiven for mistaking the piles of Novell Netware for so many boxes of Monopoly piled high on the shelves . |
| 9 | There is a far greater emphasis on basic salary than on bonus ; indeed , in the UK until recently all managers of the major nationalized industries were paid the same ( low , by private industry standards ) salary — see also chapter 4 . |
| 10 | He 's bigger than Benn in almost all departments physically — including a five-inch height advantage — but is heavily outgunned in terms of experience . |
| 11 | Against the background of almost zero national population growth in the 1970s and 1980s , this has produced a mosaic of both absolute growth and absolute decline across Britain with relatively few places maintaining a static population size . |
| 12 | But Touching the Void presented Joe Simpson with as many questions as it answered . |
| 13 | She looked like a refugee from one of those films that at the time constantly glamourized the Paris left bank — like Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face or Juliet Greco in so many roles . |
| 14 | He has already sparred with Michael Bates on virtually all topics . |
| 15 | The use of sage , whether for medicinal or culinary purposes , dated back in Europe at least several centuries B.C. when it was listed in Theophrastus " writings on plants . |
| 16 | After all , days before the invasion surprised President Bush , his ambassador , presumably not speaking just for herself , told Saddam in so many words that Washington gave him the green light on Kuwait . |
| 17 | ‘ If you believe that , sir , ’ said Mark with as much politeness as he could muster , ‘ you will naturally not share the concern I have expressed in my papers . |
| 18 | I had been to London on comparatively few occasions before coming to Bletchley , and it was still to me a place of awe and wonder . |
| 19 | If Anselm with so many claims to respect could not do better than this , there could be no hope except in forgery : this was to be the next step . |
| 20 | Further , someone as competitive as Master James in as many fields puts additional strains on himself , particularly on his joints . |
| 21 | It was the steady reliability , the unfailing support , which I knew I could count on , which distinguished Eliot from so many others . |