Example sentences of "[det] [vb base] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total amount of vegetables we each eat per year since 1982 has gone from 221lb to 204lb . |
| 2 | In Sussex this species is largely confined to Chichester and Pagham Harbours , where a few remain to summer in many years , although totals of more than 50 are most unusual . |
| 3 | Yeah but some get in front of him Thank you . |
| 4 | Now this is quite important , you 've got to think about this calculate as work in decimals . |
| 5 | Electrophysiological techniques have revealed units within the optic lobe mediating different visual functions : some respond to movement of small parts of the visual field , others react to long , contrasting boundaries moving in a preferred direction ; some subtend monocular visual fields , others cover the whole receptive area of both eyes , and so on . |
| 6 | After describing an examination which is taken at the end of schooling ( compulsory schooling ends at 16 , but just over half stay at school till 17 ) and which to British eyes seems remarkably casual , the HMI team observes : |
| 7 | The Lord commands , he says this do in remembrance of me . |
| 8 | What is is this come to light after the event as it were or did you know that was there when we were redoing the machine ? |
| 9 | Some of these packets have very low energy — and these correspond to radiation with extremely long wavelength ; and some packets have very high energy — which correspond to radiation of short wavelength . |
| 10 | Social factors of fundamental importance for the education system include the size of the population , its structure by age and sex , its distribution across nations and regions , its composition by social class and ethnic group and — not least — the ways in which any of these change from year to year . |
| 11 | The truth is that although there are general criteria , like whatever is Record on ‘ interesting ’ , ‘ acceptable ’ or ‘ fantastic ’ , these change from season to the season , month to month , and even week to week . |
| 12 | These range in maturity from May 17th , when $10m is due to MTN holders , to 1998 . |
| 13 | These range from archivist to VDU ( visual display unit , or computer screen ) operator . |
| 14 | These range from fashion to fairground operations ; music to lighting design — the scheme even sponsors a cow chiropodist and a breeder of edible snails . |
| 15 | These range from homework to hockey and cricket to climbing . |
| 16 | Sports facilities : these vary from resort to resort , but include a selection of tennis , mini-golf , walking , mountain-bike and pedalo hire . |
| 17 | These vary from service to service and will reflect political choice . |
| 18 | These vary from country to country and obviously you have to be aware of them and comply with them . |
| 19 | Accurate dating is crucial in these cases because tax regulations in some countries provide exemptions for antiques ; these vary from country to country , and advice should be taken locally . |
| 20 | Different states have different practices on , on er er minimum wages , on er banking structures , on regulation of utilities , on er housing policies , on transportation policies , all of these vary from state to state . |
| 21 | Matter is constructed from very different particle species and the proportions of these vary from material to material . |
| 22 | The organisation and responsibilities of these vary from time to time . |
| 23 | These vary from department to department , but , in general , formal lecturing is complemented by group tutorials and seminars and , in many scientific subjects , by laboratory and practical classes . |
| 24 | These vary in shape from the curved ‘ Bustle ’ adopted from the full-size Burgess-Dunne flying wings of 1911 to the divided Tern shaped forked tails and the vented ‘ Air Fin ’ which converts the extended delta into twin stabilisers . |
| 25 | These vary in accordance with changes in the company 's issued share capital , subject to an absolute limit which was set at 6,661,855 ordinary shares in August 1985 , representing 5% of the issued share capital at that time . |
| 26 | These vary in size from the great white pelican and goliath heron to the diminutive malachite and pygmy kingfishers . |
| 27 | With the component values specified , around switch S1 , these rates are approximately 8 , 12 and 20 pulses per second and these seem about right for the game as the author has played it . |
| 28 | Other nectar-thieves include tamarin monkeys in north-eastern Peru : these feed on nectar of the bird-pollinated Symphonia globulifera ( Guttiferae ) . |
| 29 | In the The Cook , the Thief , His Wife and Her Lover ( 1989 ) the wife ( Helen Mirren ) wears red Gaultier dresses in the restaurant , but these turn to green in the kitchen or white in the washroom to match the decor and lighting . |
| 30 | To check whether the relative emphases in the programme get carried over into government priorities , we can count the sentences devoted to each topic and see if these relate over time to spending in various areas . |