Example sentences of "[coord] in [det] instance [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most conservation schemes combine both mechanical and agronomic techniques , and in many instances they are complementary . |
| 2 | Some examples of biological control have been referred to in section 4.4.3 in relation to Australia and in many instances it is clear that the introduction of alien species has proved ecologically disastrous . |
| 3 | Only a few , such as the Royal Bristol Volunteers carried on , and in that instance it was to guard the many Napoleonic prisoners of war in Bristol . |
| 4 | The problem comes in how these terms are defined : it is , for example , only at best very approximately true that nouns are ‘ the names of persons , places or things ’ , or that verbs are ‘ doing words ’ ; and in some instances it is not true at all . |
| 5 | But of course it is the individual who attracts the photographer in the first place ( and in this instance we know the reverse to be true ) , and Yass is obviously keen to sharpen our awareness of the personal face-to-face aspect of these relationships . |
| 6 | The northern towns had annual ‘ wakes ’ week holidays , and in this instance it was Bolton 's turn . |
| 7 | Well , to be fair , that 's not always the case , and in this instance I 've definitely been forced into something of a rethink . |
| 8 | Er , and in this instance I have consistently erm , asked that we , we do all we can , to allow us to spend our capital receipts , and the fact that we had the holiday last year was er , er , of of great benefit to this this council , erm , there are er times when we should er perhaps be putting money into reserves or paying off debt , but this council should be allowed to make those decisions rather |
| 9 | It usually starts shortly after the animals have been weaned and in most instances it only persists for a few months . |
| 10 | I 've used this one in the studio and I 've heard it used live , and in both instances it made a positive contribution to the sound . |
| 11 | Some of these byroads have developed a heavier traffic since they were first laid out , and in these instances it has been an easy matter to take in more of the verges and to widen the road surface . |
| 12 | Will be passed on , but in this instance they all need to be shown how to work it , yes , mhm , so that concerned me a little bit , apparently because they were holding the mike right up to their mouth and it was distorting terribly what 's going on up there |
| 13 | But in this instance they highlight only one phase of the star 's action . |
| 14 | Eisenhower conceded that the West was suffering from " the tyrannies of the weak " , but in this instance he did not question the legality of the act of nationalization . |
| 15 | As in scene five , Anderson risks a loss of positive face , but in this instance he is not under an obligation to take a turn . |