Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] cases [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have seen how when the tonic syllable is followed by a tail the tone is carried by the tonic plus tail together in such a way that in some cases practically no pitch movement is detectable on the tonic syllable itself . |
| 2 | These texts share a fighting tone and a conviction that established forms of literary study , and in some cases even the concept of literature itself , have to be overthrown . |
| 3 | It is noted here because it indicates the increasing dissatisfaction of many Edwardian novelists with the high Victorian ideal of the exclusive ‘ home ’ , despite ( or because of ) the fact that in that period , as Walter Crane observed , ‘ the beautifying of houses , to those to whom it is possible , has become in some cases almost a religion ’ . |
| 4 | In these cases often the innocent suffers because of the crime of the father , but abortion should be the cause of much soul-searching and counselling before a decision is made . |
| 5 | So the very feature of our own legal practice that seemed to make conventionalism a good interpretation of legal practice — the deep , constant concern judges and lawyers show about the " correct " reading of statutes and precedents in hard cases actually an embarrassment to that conception . |
| 6 | He also made the observation , which was confirmed in this survey , that ‘ in many cases neither the farmer nor his wife were fully aware of the nature and extent of the wife 's influence ’ . |
| 7 | For example , the early years of the decade saw numerous freight-only branches close because in most cases only a handful of wagonload traffic was being conveyed — uneconomically . |
| 8 | In both cases therefore a system of representative democracy is adopted . |