Example sentences of "apart from [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Apart from a few rings like those recovered from the megalithic passage-grave at Mané-er-Hroek in Brittany , the jade artefacts circulating in Neolithic Europe consisted entirely of flat celts with pointed butts .
2 The day progressed and I had searched a reasonably large expanse of foreshore without much to show by way of finds apart from a few pennies and halfpennies .
3 There were what we got delivered yesterday was all we had , apart from a few bottles
4 The passageway here splits into two , one branch leading to the engine sump where a cage lies jammed for ever , the other leading to where a small spiral stairway runs up from a hole in the wall , over the tunnel , to the engine room which , apart from a few acts of vandalism and the ravages of time , is very much as it was on the day it was left .
5 So apart from a few minutes to snatch a bite to eat , he was seldom off the helm .
6 This morning , most areas had a bright start — apart from a few showers in the east .
7 Apart from a few critics ' reservations about the strength of the show 's songs , the reviews saluted Crawford as the West End 's newest star .
8 Apart from a few scabs here and there and other tell-tale marks around my body my exuberance for life , living and loving , had returned .
9 Apart from a few bit parts , the rest would be real people .
10 It was empty apart from a few chairs and a couple of tables .
11 When Society members inspected the guard 's compartment , they discovered that the original vacuum gauge was still in place and that , apart from a few alterations to the window arrangements , the coach is essentially as built .
12 Shetland has no biting insects apart from a few midges in late summer , and I had n't realised just how much of a problem these Arctic mosquitoes could be .
13 Apart from a few blends , generally called either Vin d'Alsace on the label , or Edelzwicker , wines are produced from individual grape varieties .
14 Apart from a few ornaments and pictures he had paid for everything .
15 A lack of foreign exchange means that , apart from a few Toyotas , there are virtually no new cars in Rangoon .
16 Apart from a few Sikhs and a very irritable Hindu from East Sheen , most of the targeted persons seemed quite pleased to be asked .
17 Anyway , apart from a few discrepancies , the legal position of women in El Salvador is pretty good .
18 Apart from a few independents and a handful of dissidents the only candidates among whom the elector can choose will be those that the parties have seen fit to put before him .
19 But most areas did avoid the rain apart from a few spots of rain over the islands .
20 Apart from a few species of northern waders which regularly spend the winter in the islands , the rest of the birds recorded are wind-blown vagrants from South America .
21 Apart from a few pickpockets in Rangoon , street crime does not exist .
22 Thaw says the new Morse series he has just finished filming will be his last apart from a few specials .
23 And after half an hour of discussing the good things and the less good things about the royal family the vote , apart from a few abstentions , we have worried a few people fo fo fo forty three people say we think that it should be a republic , fifty four no , so there is there 's a swing factor in the middle .
24 Apart from a few policemen patrolling the quayside , the event was unremarkable .
25 She had concluded , with relief , that apart from a few episodes of moodiness from Sarah , they had taken it very well .
26 Apart from a few model entries , these are not included in the list but must be established by the cataloguer .
27 Apart from a few fanatics , there was a general disinclination to apply the laws directed against them .
28 Yet , apart from a few family friends , there was little support for such views .
29 Apart from a few pieces of glass and steel which had been gifts from my family and had sentimental value , I let her run riot among my other acquisitions .
30 He looked as if he would like to sear her with another acid remark but he remained silent , as she did , apart from a few non-committal remarks , all through dinner .
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