Example sentences of "apart [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the tenth century it was imagined to be an immemorial tradition that archbishops wishing to receive from the pope the ‘ pallium ’ , the scarf of lambs ' wool which set them apart as metropolitans and gave them their status over the rest of the bishops , should come to Rome in person to receive it . |
| 2 | Although they were in the same show and of the same age , they were a world apart as women and performers . |
| 3 | Parents who objected were torn apart as heretics . |
| 4 | Creepy cyber-samples and malevolent noise overload have set Messiah apart as Darklords Of Apocalyptic Techno . |
| 5 | She had been shewn into a side chapel set apart for visitors . |
| 6 | You , Mr. Speaker — indeed , the whole House — will know that the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster , the Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council and the Chief Rabbi drew the Prime Minister 's attention to the pre-Christmas law-breaking , which they said ’ will determine the institution of a nationally observed day in the week substantially set apart for activities which are other than commercial in nature . |
| 7 | As we know , this agreeable stasis did not continue ; the synthesis started to come apart for reasons which I have tried to explain . |
| 8 | We 've only just met again after being apart for years . |
| 9 | Climbing roses are always popular for cladding arches , but you need plenty of headroom , with uprights for enough apart for thorns not to be a problem . |
| 10 | The difference between a bath mixer and a basin mixer is the spacing of the two inlets : ‘ 81mm ( 7½in ) apart for baths ; 102mm ( 4in ) or 210mm ( 8 ¼in ) for basins . |
| 11 | POLICE have had to keep rival groups of Welsh cockle pickers apart after fist-fights over the right to farm the seafood delicacy . |
| 12 | Most of them came apart like butterflies in a whirlwind and were dispersed ; some struggled for infinite moments , trying to summon up enough reserves of strength to achieve reality , before they were spent . |
| 13 | It never broke cleanly but flaked apart into strands that cut their fingers if they were n't careful . |
| 14 | This man went out with a pouch and gathered up owl-pellets , which he labelled , and later , took apart with forceps , bathed in glass beakers of various cleansing fluids , ordering and rearranging the orts and fragments of the owl 's compressed package of bone , tooth and fur , in order to reconstitute the dead shrew or slow-worm which had run , died , and made its way through owl-gut . |
| 15 | It took thirty minutes for them to locate a frayed section of the Bridge ; force its weave apart with clamps and keep the gap open with plastic crates . |
| 16 | ‘ Do not tear yourself apart with worries of that nature , ’ he advised quietly , coming to stand over her and look down at her seriously . |
| 17 | But apart from stadia , hospitality and support , what has South Africa got to offer ? |
| 18 | Apart from Tuesdays this was the strategy most in evidence in the centres and used to elicit participation in all activities . |
| 19 | Quite apart from questions of environmental impact , there is a distinctive animal-issue agenda we all can share and work on , whether we are pro-welfare , say , or animal rightists . |
| 20 | Quite apart from questions of competition policy , takeovers themselves must be the subject of rules , to ensure that investment decisions can be made on the basis of transparent markets and reliable information . |
| 21 | Apart from questions of naturalness , accuracy , and the ‘ logic ’ of a text , there are sometimes stylistic considerations which may make the translation of conjunctions particularly difficult . |
| 22 | Quite apart from questions of sample size and representativeness , this particular aggregation is wholly inappropriate . |
| 23 | Apart from questions of the pattern of usage , the overall amount of usage has steadily increased , as has the cost . |
| 24 | Apart from lights from distant towns , all she saw was her own reflection in the dark glass . |
| 25 | It implies , of course , that as long as they have the right kind of causal relations , other machines , apart from brains , can possess mentality ; and it also implies that the study of artificial intelligence and computational modelling is the royal road to understanding mentality . |
| 26 | Apart from programs designed for vertical markets or specially written for a particular job , most of the products you 'll find are ‘ pen aware ’ which means they can recognize a pen as both a mouse and an input device , but do n't have any other facilities to take advantage of the pen . |
| 27 | None of the favourite animals has any outstanding economic value ( unless one counts tourism ) and , apart from otters , domestic cats and hedgehogs , none is especially ‘ cute ’ as an adult , although most are endearing as youngsters . |
| 28 | Apart from conflagrations in buildings , environmental fires can occur . |
| 29 | MANY DESKTOP computers can generate high-quality digital sound , but apart from games and music programs , most software emits only beeps . |
| 30 | Apart from toys , walking-sticks , postcards and other such tourist necessities , he was also hoping to sell antiquités and the old things he had gathered lay about in an indescribable miscellany . |