Example sentences of "[coord] [conj] in [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By far the greatest amount of time was spent in journeys to town for spare parts , veterinary medicines , etc. , or as in one case , where the wife was particularly active , to check the livestock prices with a view to selling cattle . |
| 2 | In Germany , where Hertz had discovered the radio waves in accordance with Maxwell 's theory of the electromagnetic field , and where in 1895–7 W. K. Röntgen ( using a Crookes tube to generate cathode rays ) had discovered X-rays , the general belief was that the cathode rays would also turn out to be a form of wave in the ether . |
| 3 | If however you hear anything of the matter , urge it as much as you can , and believe me I will leave no unconnected links in my track — and that in two years I will leave but little to be discovered here , if it please Providence to continue to me its wonted care . |
| 4 | Edgar thanked the Danes for their support and allowed them to live under such laws as they might choose , and it must be significant that Swegen landed in Lincolnshire when he made his bid for the kingship in 1013 , and that in 1066 King Harald of Norway made for York , where he had hopes that the citizens would assist him in his endeavours . |
| 5 | If the Government are re-elected — God forbid — is it not a fact that privatisation would come in 1992 and that in 1993 contracts for the supply of coal to the power stations would be awarded ? |
| 6 | And if in three years you decided the performance was less than adequate , it would be worth you losing two percent to come out . |
| 7 | I understand that the Portmarnock match is to be all-ticket , and while in one way this is a bit of a pity , it is also understandable . |
| 8 | There was opposition to a subsidy demand in 1523 , and when in 1525 Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey attempted to levy the so-called Amicable Grant , to finance a campaign against France , they faced serious resistance . |
| 9 | As an old friend of John Wilkes [ q.v. ] he seems to have been , if not an active radical , at least a passive sympathizer and when in 1768 action was taken against young Methodists he comments ‘ The V.C. |
| 10 | There was also a widespread attachment to the Book of Common Prayer burial service , and when in 1653 Barebone 's Parliament abolished church weddings , hundreds of couples refused to accept the new civil ceremony and continued to be married by the clergy . |
| 11 | And when in 1949 Wyndham Lewis completed his portrait of him , Eliot quietly paid Lewis £50 more than the agreed price . |
| 12 | Between 1944 and 1946 he contributed articles to the magazine , and when in 1946 Lehmann set up as a publisher , Vaughan initially accepted charge of design and production . |
| 13 | A ‘ baby boom ’ now could provide a large number of teachers in 20 years ' time ; but if in 15 years ' time , the birth rate were to be low , there would be insufficient children for these teachers to teach ( unless pupil/teacher ratios were to be changed ) . |
| 14 | But when in one class he had taken the register and pronounced their names correctly , there had been some laughter from non-Indian children ( who were a minority in the class ) but floods of embarrassed giggles from Asian children , who seemed to prefer their names to be mispronounced in school . |