Example sentences of "[subord] in [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This revealed that the proportionate use of custody in the Crown Court was five times greater than in the magistrates ' court , and that the average length of prison sentence was three times as long . |
| 2 | The above information on turnover , profit and net assets may be omitted if in the directors ' opinion its disclosure would be prejudicial to the interests of the company . |
| 3 | The above information on turnover and profit may be omitted if in the directors ' opinion its disclosure would be prejudicial to the interests of the company . |
| 4 | ‘ Almost like old times , Denis , ’ as a happily departing season-ticket holder remarked to Mr Law of the BBC , while in the directors ' box Mr Boycott , a guest of Brian Clough , was unsure whether to smile for his friend or sigh for his county . |
| 5 | SCOTLAND suffered mixed fortunes yesterday with the women 's side romping to a 138-82 win over Ireland in the opening game of the Home International series in Perth , while in the men 's British championships at Swansea , the Scots were left empty-handed . |
| 6 | This has to be addressed to the company 's members and to state whether in the auditors ' opinion the annual accounts have been properly prepared in accordance with the Act and , in particular , whether they give a true and fair view . |
| 7 | Whereas written language sentences are generally structured in subject-predicate form , in spoken language it is quite common to find what Givo/1n ( 1979b ) calls topic-comment structure , as in the cats + did you let them out . |